THE HOLY OF HOLIES

Monday week 5 in Ordinary Time - Year A

'All those who touched him were cured'

First Reading 1 King 8:1-7,9-13 The Ark of the Covenant is brought into the Temple

Solomon called the elders of Israel together in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the Citadel of David, which is Zion. All the men of Israel assembled round King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, at the time of the feast (that is, the seventh month), and the priests took up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all the sacred vessels that were in it. In the presence of the ark, King Solomon and all Israel sacrificed sheep and oxen, countless, innumerable. The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the Debir of the Temple, that is, in the Holy of Holies, under the cherubs’ wings. For there where the ark was placed the cherubs spread out their wings and sheltered the ark and its shafts. There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed in it at Horeb, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord had made with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt; they are still there today.

Now when the priests came out of the sanctuary, the cloud filled the Temple of the Lord, and because of the cloud the priests could no longer perform their duties: the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s Temple.

Then Solomon said:

‘The Lord has chosen to dwell in the thick cloud. Yes, I have built you a dwelling,  place for you to live for ever.’

Responsorial Psalm: Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest!

Gospel Mark 6:53-56 All those who touched him were cured

Having made the crossing, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. No sooner had they stepped out of the boat than people recognised him, and started hurrying all through the countryside and brought the sick on stretchers to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, to village, or town, or countryside, they laid down the sick in the open spaces, begging him to let them touch even the fringe of his cloak. And all those who touched him were cured.

AELF: LE SAINT DES SAINTS

lundi, 5ème Semaine du Temps Ordinaire

Tous ceux qui le touchaient étaient guéri

Évangile Marc 6,53-56 Tous ceux qui le touchaient étaient guéris.

Ayant traversé le lac, ils abordèrent à Génésareth et accostèrent. Ils sortirent de la barque, et aussitôt les gens reconnurent Jésus: ils parcoururent toute la région, et se mirent à transporter les malades sur des brancards là où l'on apprenait sa présence. Et dans tous les endroits où il était, dans les villages, les villes ou les champs, on déposait les infirmes sur les places. Ils le suppliaient de leur laisser toucher ne serait-ce que la frange de son manteau. Et tous ceux qui la touchèrent étaient guéris.

God of the univers. Loving Fatther, my God, your dwelling place Most High God is Holy. Father, you dwell in our hearts. You dwell in the Catholic Church where the Bread of Life is kept. The Holy Eucharist. Father, be with us for ever. Lord Jesus, I trust in you. Lord you are my healer, my comforter, my all. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Pray the Rosary.

Dieu de l'univers. Père aimant, mon Dieu, ta demeure, Dieu Très-Haut, est Saint. Père, tu demeures dans nos cœurs. Tu demeures dans l'Église catholique où est conservé le Pain de Vie, la Sainte Eucharistie. Père, sois avec nous pour toujours. Seigneur Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Seigneur, tu es mon guérisseur, mon consolateur, mon tout. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien, priez pour moi. Priez le Rosaire.