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THE SON OF MAN IS THE MASTER OF THE SABBATH

FRIDAY WEEK 15 IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
LE FILS DE L’HOMME EST MAÎTRE DU SABBAT 

FIRST READING ISAIAH 38:1-6,21-22,7-8 The Lord hears Hezekiah's prayer and heals him

Hezekiah fell ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, ‘The Lord says this, “Put your affairs in order, for you are going to die, you will not live.”’ Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and addressed this prayer to the Lord, ‘Ah, Lord, remember, I beg you, how I have behaved faithfully and with sincerity of heart in your presence and done what is right in your eyes.’ And Hezekiah shed many tears..... Readngs

GOSPEL MATTHEW 12:1-8 The Son of Man is master of the sabbath

Jesus took a walk one sabbath day through the cornfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the sabbath.’ But he said to them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry – how he went into the house of God and how they ate the loaves of offering which neither he nor his followers were allowed to eat, but which were for the priests alone? Or again, have you not read in the Law that on the sabbath day the Temple priests break the sabbath without being blamed for it? Now here, I tell you, is something greater than the Temple. And if you had understood the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the blameless. For the Son of Man is master of the sabbath.’ Reflections

PREMIÈRE LECTURE ISAÏE 38, 1-6.21-22.7-8 « J’ai entendu ta prière, j’ai vu tes larmes »
Lecture du livre du prophète Isaïe Lectures

En ces jours-là, le roi Ézékias souffrait d’une maladie mortelle. Le prophète Isaïe, fils d’Amots, vint lui dire: « Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Prends des dispositions pour ta maison, car tu vas mourir, tu ne guériras pas.»  Ézékias se tourna vers le mur et fit cette prière au Seigneur:  « Ah ! Seigneur, souviens-toi ! J’ai marché en ta présence, dans la loyauté et d’un cœur sans partage, et j’ai fait ce qui est bien à tes yeux.».....

ÉVANGILE MATTHIEU 12 : 1-8 « Le Fils de l’homme est maître du sabbat »
Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Matthieu

 En ce temps-là, un jour de sabbat, Jésus vint à passer à travers les champs de blé; ses disciples eurent faim et ils se mirent à arracher des épis et à les manger. Voyant cela, les pharisiens lui dirent: « Voilà que tes disciples font ce qu’il n’est pas permis de faire le jour du sabbat ! » Mais il leur dit: « N’avez-vous pas lu ce que fit David, quand il eut faim, lui et ceux qui l’accompagnaient? Il entra dans la maison de Dieu, et ils mangèrent les pains de l’offrande; or, ni lui ni les autres n’avaient le droit d’en manger, mais seulement les prêtres. Ou bien encore, n’avez-vous pas lu dans la Loi que le jour du sabbat, les prêtres, dans le Temple, manquent au repos du sabbat sans commettre de faute ? Or, je vous le dis : il y a ici plus grand que le Temple. Si vous aviez compris ce que signifie: Je veux la miséricorde, non le sacrifice, vous n’auriez pas condamné ceux qui n’ont pas commis de faute. En effet, le Fils de l’homme est maître du sabbat. »

Your Birthday Saint. Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor. May he pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.

Pray the Holy Rosary: Ave Maria. Hail Mary.

« Ah ! Seigneur, souviens-toi ! J’ai marché en ta présence, dans la loyauté et d’un cœur sans partage, et j’ai fait ce qui est bien à tes yeux.»

‘Ah, Lord, remember, I beg you, how I have behaved faithfully and with sincerity of heart in your presence and done what is right in your eyes.’

Lord Jesus I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Protect and defend me. Be my guard and my guide.

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