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NOTHING IS NEW ALL IS VANITY

THURSDAY WEEK 25 ORDINARY TIME
Reading Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Nothing is new and all is vanity

Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity! For all his toil, his toil under the sun, what does man gain by it? 

A generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for ever. The sun rises, the sun sets; then to its place it speeds and there it rises. Southward goes the wind, then turns to the north; it turns and turns again; back then to its circling goes the wind. Into the sea all the rivers go, and yet the sea is never filled, and still to their goal the rivers go. All things are wearisome. No man can say that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing. What was will be again; what has been done will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun. Take anything of which it may be said, ‘Look now, this is new.’ Already, long before our time, it existed. Only no memory remains of earlier times, just as in times to come next year itself will not be remembered. Reading Reflection

Gospel Luke 9:7-9 'John? I beheaded him; so who is this?'

Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was being done by Jesus; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said, ‘John? I beheaded him. So who is this I hear such reports about?’ And he was anxious to see Jesus.

Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary. Ave Maria.

My Father I thank you for a new day. Father make me an instrument of your grace. Make me understand  mystery of life. Father bring me closer to you. Life is all vanity without knowledge of you.

May Saint Maurice and his companions pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.

Lecture du livre de Qohèleth 1, 2-11 « Rien de nouveau sous le soleil »

Vanité des vanités, disait Qohèleth. Vanité des vanités, tout est vanité ! Quel profit l’homme retire-t-il de toute la peine qu’il se donne sous le soleil ? 

Une génération s’en va, une génération s’en vient, et la terre subsiste toujours. Le soleil se lève, le soleil se couche ; il se hâte de retourner à sa place, et de nouveau il se lèvera. Le vent part vers le sud, il tourne vers le nord ; il tourne et il tourne, et recommence à tournoyer. Tous les fleuves vont à la mer, et la mer n’est pas remplie ; dans le sens où vont les fleuves, les fleuves continuent de couler. Tout discours est fatigant, on ne peut jamais tout dire. L’Å“il n’a jamais fini de voir, ni l’oreille d’entendre. Ce qui a existé, c’est cela qui existera ; ce qui s’est fait, c’est cela qui se fera ; rien de nouveau sous le soleil. Y a-t-il une seule chose dont on dise : « Voilà enfin du nouveau ! » – Non, cela existait déjà dans les siècles passés. Mais, il ne reste pas de souvenir d’autrefois ; de même, les événements futurs ne laisseront pas de souvenir après eux. Lecture, Méditation

Évangile selon saint Luc 9, 7-9  « Jean, je l’ai fait décapiter. Mais qui est cet homme? »

En ce temps-là, Hérode, qui était au pouvoir en Galilée, entendit parler de tout ce qui se passait et il ne savait que penser. En effet, certains disaient que Jean le Baptiste était ressuscité d’entre les morts. D’autres disaient : « C’est le prophète Élie qui est apparu. » D’autres encore : « C’est un prophète d’autrefois qui est ressuscité. » Quant à Hérode, il disait : « Jean, je l’ai fait décapiter. Mais qui est cet homme dont j’entends dire de telles choses ? » Et il cherchait à le voir.

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

Mon Père je vous remercie pour ce nouveau jour. Père fais de moi un instrument de ta grâce. Faites-moi comprendre le mystère de la vie. Père me rapproche de toi. La vie n’est que vanité sans votre discernement.

Saint Maurice et ses compagnons, prient pour vous comme vous célébrez votre anniversaire aujourd'hui.

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