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THE COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE

FRIDAY WEEK 20 ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
YOU MUST LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART

Reading from Prophet Ezekiel 37:1-14  A vision of Israel's death and resurrection

The hand of the Lord was laid on me, and he carried me away by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley, a valley full of bones. He made me walk up and down among them. There were vast quantities of these bones on the ground the whole length of the valley; and they were quite dried up. He said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ I said, ‘You know, Lord.’ He said, ‘Prophesy over these bones. Say, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. The Lord says this to these bones: I am now going to make the breath enter you, and you will live. I shall put sinews on you, I shall make flesh grow on you, I shall cover you with skin and give you breath, and you will live; and you will learn that I am the Lord.”’ I prophesied as I had been ordered. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a sound of clattering; and the bones joined together. I looked, and saw that they were covered with sinews; flesh was growing on them and skin was covering them, but there was no breath in them. He said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man. Say to the breath, “The Lord says this: Come from the four winds, breath; breathe on these dead; let them live!”’ I prophesied as he had ordered me, and the breath entered them; they came to life again and stood up on their feet, a great, an immense army..... Readings Reflections

Gospel Matthew 22:34-40  The commandments of love

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’

Pray the Holy Rosary: Ave Maria. Hail Mary. Hail Holy Queen.

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Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saint pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Defend and protect me. Guide and guard me.
VOUS DEVEZ AIMER DIEU DE TOUT VOTRE CÅ’UR
Livre du prophète Ézékiel 37, 1-14 Une vision de la mort et de la résurrection d’Israël
En ces jours-là, la main du Seigneur se posa sur moi, par son esprit il m’emporta et me déposa au milieu d’une vallée ; elle était pleine d’ossements. Il me fit circuler parmi eux ; le sol de la vallée en était couvert, et ils étaient tout à fait desséchés. Alors le Seigneur me dit : « Fils d’homme, ces ossements peuvent-ils revivre ? » Je lui répondis : « Seigneur Dieu, c’est toi qui le sais ! » Il me dit alors : « Prophétise sur ces ossements. Tu leur diras : Ossements desséchés, écoutez la parole du Seigneur : Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu à ces ossements : Je vais faire entrer en vous l’esprit, et vous vivrez. Je vais mettre sur vous des nerfs, vous couvrir de chair, et vous revêtir de peau ; je vous donnerai l’esprit, et vous vivrez. Alors vous saurez que Je suis le Seigneur. » Je prophétisai, comme j’en avais reçu l’ordre. Pendant que je prophétisais, il y eut un bruit, puis une violente secousse, et les ossements se rapprochèrent les uns des autres. Je vis qu’ils se couvraient de nerfs, la chair repoussait, la peau les recouvrait, mais il n’y avait pas d’esprit en eux. Le Seigneur me dit alors : « Adresse une prophétie à l’esprit, prophétise, fils d’homme. Dis à l’esprit : Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu : Viens des quatre vents, esprit ! Souffle sur ces morts, et qu’ils vivent ! » Je prophétisai, comme il m’en avait donné l’ordre, et l’esprit entra en eux ; ils revinrent à la vie, et ils se dressèrent sur leurs pieds : c’était une armée immense ! Puis le Seigneur me dit : « Fils d’homme, ces ossements, c’est toute la maison d’Israël. Car ils disent : “Nos ossements sont desséchés, notre espérance est détruite, nous sommes perdus !” ........ Lectures Meditation
Évangile selon saint Matthieu 22, 34-40 Les commandements de l’amour

En ce temps-là, les pharisiens, apprenant que Jésus avait fermé la bouche aux sadducéens, se réunirent, et l’un d’entre eux, un docteur de la Loi, posa une question à Jésus pour le mettre à l’épreuve : « Maître, dans la Loi, quel est le grand commandement ? » Jésus lui répondit : « Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton cÅ“ur, de toute ton âme et de tout ton esprit. Voilà le grand, le premier commandement. Et le second lui est semblable : Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même. De ces deux commandements dépend toute la Loi, ainsi que les Prophètes. »


Priez le Saint Rosaire : Ave Maria. Je vous salue Marie. Je vous salue Sainte Reine.

Saint de Votre Anniversaire: Saint Jean Eudesprêtre puisse q'il prier pour vous alors que vous célébrez votre anniversaire aujourd’hui
Seigneur Jésus-Christ, j’ai confiance en toi. La Vierge Marie prie pour moi. Saint Joseph prie pour moi. Les saints anges et saints de Dieu prient pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien prie pour moi. Défendez-moi et protégez-moi. Guidez-moi. Gardez-moi.

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