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WHO CAN DIVINE THE WILL OF GOD


23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
Readings Wisdom 9:13-18 Who can divine the will of God?
 
What man indeed can know the intentions of God? Who can divine the will of the Lord? The reasonings of mortals are unsure and our intentions unstable; for a perishable body presses down the soul, and this tent of clay weighs down the teeming mind. It is hard enough for us to work out what is on earth, laborious to know what lies within our reach; who, then, can discover what is in the heavens? As for your intention, who could have learnt it, had you not granted Wisdom and sent your holy spirit from above? Thus have the paths of those on earth been straightened and men been taught what pleases you, and saved, by Wisdom. Readings Reflection

Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 89 (90): 
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next

You turn men back to dust  and say: ‘Go back, sons of men.’ To your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday, come and gone,   no more than a watch in the night. You sweep men away like a dream,  like the grass which springs up in the morning. In the morning it springs up and flowers: by evening it withers and fades. Make us know the shortness of our life   that we may gain wisdom of heart. Lord, relent! Is your anger for ever?   Show pity to your servants. In the morning, fill us with your love;  we shall exult and rejoice all our days. Let the favour of the Lord be upon us:   give success to the work of our hands.
 
Your Birthday Saint: Saint Rosalia, Hermit. May she  pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.
Lecture la Sagesse 9, 13-18 « Qui peut comprendre les volontés du Seigneur ? »

Quel homme peut découvrir les intentions de Dieu ? Qui peut comprendre les volontés du Seigneur ? Les réflexions des mortels sont incertaines, et nos pensées, instables ; car un corps périssable appesantit notre âme, et cette enveloppe d’argile alourdit notre esprit aux mille pensées. Nous avons peine à nous représenter ce qui est sur terre, et nous trouvons avec effort ce qui est à notre portée ; ce qui est dans les cieux, qui donc l’a découvert ? Et qui aurait connu ta volonté, si tu n’avais pas donné la Sagesse et envoyé d’en haut ton Esprit Saint ? C’est ainsi que les sentiers des habitants de la terre sont devenus droits ; c’est ainsi que les hommes ont appris ce qui te plaît et, par la Sagesse, ont été sauvés. Lectures Meditation

Psaume 89 (90) Refrain: D’âge en âge, Seigneur, tu as été notre refuge
 
Tu fais retourner l’homme à la poussière ; tu as dit : « Retournez, fils d’Adam ! » À tes yeux, mille ans sont comme hier, c’est un jour qui s’en va, une heure dans la nuit. Tu les as balayés : ce n’est qu’un songe ; dès le matin, c’est une herbe changeante : elle fleurit le matin, elle change ; le soir, elle est fanée, desséchée. Apprends-nous la vraie mesure de nos jours : que nos cÅ“urs pénètrent la sagesse. Reviens, Seigneur, pourquoi tarder ? Ravise-toi par égard pour tes serviteurs. Rassasie-nous de ton amour au matin, que nous passions nos jours dans la joie et les chants. Que vienne sur nous la douceur du Seigneur notre Dieu ! Consolide pour nous l’ouvrage de nos mains.
 
Sainte de Votre Anniversaire: Sainte Rosalie, Vierge puisse q'elle prier pour vous alors que vous célébrez votre anniversaire aujourd’hui.

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