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 ? »
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 cœurs 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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