DO NOT MAKE THE LORD ANGRY

SATURDAY WEEK 23 ORDINARY TIME

Reading 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 We are a single body because we all share the one bread

My dear brothers, you must keep clear of idolatry. I say to you as sensible people: judge for yourselves what I am saying. The blessing-cup that we bless is a communion with the blood of Christ, and the bread that we break is a communion with the body of Christ. The fact that there is only one loaf means that, though there are many of us, we form a single body because we all have a share in this one loaf. Look at the other Israel, the race, where those who eat the sacrifices are in communion with the altar.

Does this mean that the food sacrificed to idols has a real value, or that the idol itself is real? Not at all. It simply means that the sacrifices that they offer they sacrifice to demons who are not God. I have no desire to see you in communion with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take your share at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons. Do we want to make the Lord angry; are we stronger than he is? Readings Reflection

Gospel Luke 6:43-49 Whoever hears me builds his house on a rock

Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary. Hail Holy Queen

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Blessed 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. Defend and protect me. Guide and guard me.

Your Birthday Saint: St. Nicholas Tolentino, Priest. May he pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.

Lecture de la première lettre de saint Paul apôtre aux Corinthiens 10, 14-22

« La multitude que nous sommes est un seul corps, car nous avons tous part à un seul pain »

Mes bien-aimés, fuyez le culte des idoles. Je vous parle comme à des personnes raisonnables ; jugez vous-mêmes de ce que je dis. La coupe de bénédiction que nous bénissons, n’est-elle pas communion au sang du Christ ? Le pain que nous rompons, n’est-il pas communion au corps du Christ ? Puisqu’il y a un seul pain, la multitude que nous sommes est un seul corps, car nous avons tous part à un seul pain. Voyez ce qui se passe chez les Israélites : ceux qui mangent les victimes offertes sur l’autel de Dieu, ne sont-ils pas en communion avec lui ?

Je ne prétends pas que la viande offerte aux idoles ou que les idoles elles-mêmes représentent quoi que ce soit. Mais je dis que les sacrifices des païens sont offerts aux démons, et non à Dieu, et je ne veux pas que vous soyez en communion avec les démons. Vous ne pouvez pas boire à la coupe du Seigneur et en même temps à celle des démons ; vous ne pouvez pas prendre part à la table du Seigneur et en même temps à celle des démons. Voulons-nous provoquer l’ardeur jalouse du Seigneur ? Sommes-nous plus forts que lui ? Lecture Meditation

Évangile Luc 6, 43-49 « Pourquoi m’appelez-vous en disant : “Seigneur ! Seigneur !” et ne faites-vous pas ce que je dis ? »

Priez la Sainte Rosaire : Ave Maria. Je vous salue Sainte Reine.

Seigneur Jésus-Christ, j’ai confiance en toi. La Vierge Marie priez pour moi. Saint Joseph priez pour moi. Les saints anges et saints de Dieu prient pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien priez pour moi. Défendez-moi et protégez-moi. Guidez-moi. Gardez-moi.

Saint de Votre Anniversaire : St. Nicolas de Tolentino priez pour vous comme vous célébrez votre anniversaire aujourd’hui.

TRUST GOD, TRUST IN ME

Fifth Sunday of Easter 'I am going now to prepare a place for you' First Reading Acts 6:1-7 They elected seven men full of the Holy Spirit About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid th...

THE BREAD FROM HEAVEN

Tuesday week 3 of Eastertide - ‘I can see heaven thrown open’ First Reading 7:51-8,1 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit' Stephen said to the people, the elders and the scribes: ‘You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do. Can you name a single prophet your ancestors never persecuted? In the past they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, and now you have become his betrayers, his murderers. You who had the Law brought to you by angels are the very ones who have not kept it.’ They were infuriated when they heard this, and ground their teeth at him. But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand. ‘I can see heaven thrown open’ he said ‘and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.’ At this all the members of the council shouted out and stopped their ears with their hands; then they ...

WHO ARE YOU?

I AM NOT THE CHRIST First Reading 1John 2:22-28 The anointing he gave you teaches you everything Beloved: Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life. I write you these things about those who would deceive you. As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him. And now, children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming. Responsorial Psalm: ...

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