GOD OUR HOPE FOR SALVATION
WEDNESDAY WEEK 1 OF ADVENT: Universalis
I feel sorry for all these people
CI: Reading Isaiah 25:6-10 The Lord will
prepare a banquet for every nation
On this
mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich
food, a banquet of fine wines, of food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines. On
this mountain he will remove the mourning veil covering all peoples, and the
shroud enwrapping all nations, he will destroy Death for ever. The Lord will
wipe away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people’s shame everywhere on earth, for the Lord has
said so. That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for
salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we hoped. We exult and we rejoice that
he has saved us; for the hand of the Lord rests on this mountain.
Responsorial Psalm: In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
Gospel Matthew 15:29-37 The crowds praised the God of Israel
CDR: Jesus reached the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and he went up into the hills. He sat there, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off hungry, they might collapse on the way.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Where could we get enough bread in this deserted place to feed such a crowd?’ Jesus said to them, ‘How many loaves have you?’ ‘Seven’ they said ‘and a few small fish.’ Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and he gave thanks and broke them and handed them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left of the scraps, seven baskets full.
My loving Father, my God. You
are our hope for salvation. Father we rejoice and exult in your saving help. Thank
you Father for sending your Son Jesus Christ. His coming our mourning veil is
removed. He wipes away our tears. The shroud enwrapping all nations, removed. He
took away our shame. He destroyed death forever by His death on the cross. Jesus
Christ is our Lord and Redeemer.
Jesus I trust in you. Jesus
have pity on me. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God’s
Angels and Saints pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Protect me.
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail
Mary full of grace.
Nation's prayer, the people's prayer.
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