I COME FOR SINNERS

WHERE IS THE SEER?

First Reading 1 Samuel 9:1-4,17-19,10:1 The Lord chooses Saul as king; Samuel anoints him

Among the men of Benjamin there was a man named Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah; a Benjaminite and a man of rank. He had a son named Saul, a handsome man in the prime of life. Of all the Israelites there was no one more handsome than he; he stood head and shoulders taller than the rest of the people. Now some of the she-donkeys of Saul’s father Kish had strayed, so Kish said to Saul, ‘My son, take one of the servants with you and be off; go and look for the she-donkeys.’ They passed through the highlands of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but did not find them; they passed through the land of Shaalim, they were not there; they passed through the land of Benjamin, but did not find them.

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, ‘That is the man of whom I told you; he shall rule my people.’ Saul accosted Samuel in the gateway and said, ‘Tell me, please, where the seer’s house is?’ Samuel replied to Saul, ‘I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place. You are to eat with me today. In the morning I shall take leave of you and tell you all that is in your heart.’

Samuel took a phial of oil and poured it on Saul’s head; then he kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you prince over his people Israel? You are the man who must rule the Lord’s people, and who must save them from the power of the enemies surrounding them.

Responsorial Psalm: O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king

Gospel Mark 2:13-17 'I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners'

Jesus went out to the shore of the lake; and all the people came to him, and he taught them. As he was walking on he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus, sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.

When Jesus was at dinner in his house, a number of tax collectors and sinners were also sitting at the table with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many of them among his followers. When the scribes of the Pharisee party saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ When Jesus heard this he said to them, ‘It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.’

AELF JE SUIS VENU POUR LES PÉCHEURS. «Où est le voyant?»

Évangile Mark 2,13-17 « Je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs »

Jésus sortit de nouveau sur le rivage du lac; toute la foule venait à lui, et il les instruisait. En passant, il aperçut Lévi, fils d'Alphée, assis à son bureau de publicain (collecteur d'impôts). Il lui dit: «Suis-moi». L'homme se leva et le suivit. Comme il était à table dans sa maison, beaucoup de publicains et de pécheurs vinrent prendre place avec Jésus et ses disciples, car il y avait beaucoup de monde. Même les scribes du parti des pharisiens le suivaient aussi, et, voyant qu'il mangeait avec les pécheurs et les publicains, ils disaient à ses disciples: «Il mange avec les publicains et les pécheurs!». Jésus, qui avait entendu, leur déclara: «Ce ne sont pas les gens bien portants qui ont besoin du médecin, mais les malades. Je suis venu appeler non pas les justes, mais les pécheurs».

Lord Jesus, my Redeemer, in today’s gospel you called Levi, and he left everything and followed you. It is comforting to know and feel your love and mercy over those condemned by the world.

Lord, you search and you know the heart of everyone. You give everyone opportunity to come back to God. Lord, I want to follow you. Help me, for by myself, it seems impossible. I know that with God, nothing is impossible.

Jesus, I trust in you. Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Saint Anthony, Abbot, pray for me.

Pray the Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace. Hail Blessed Virgin Mother of my Lord and Redeemer.

Seigneur Jésus, mon Rédempteur, dans l’Évangile d’aujourd’hui, tu as appelé Lévi, et il a tout quitté pour te suivre. Seigneur c’est confortant à savoir, sentir ton amour, et ta miséricorde envers  les pécheurs. Seigneur, tu examine, et tu connais le cœur de chacun. Tu donnes à chacun la possibilité de revenir à Dieu. Seigneur, je veux te suivre. Aide-moi, sans toi, c’est impossible. Car je sais que pour Dieu, tout est possible. 

Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien, priez pour moi. Saint Antoine, Abbé, priez pour moi.

Récitez le Rosaire : Je vous salue Marie, pleine de grâce. Je vous salue, Vierge Marie, Mère de mon Seigneur et Rédempteur.