A COVENANT OF THE PEOPLE

Monday of Holy Week

‘Leave her alone; she had to keep this scent for the day of my burial'

First Reading Isaiah 42:1-7 Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delights

Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud, or make his voice heard in the streets. He does not break the crushed reed, nor quench the wavering flame. Faithfully he brings true justice; he will neither waver, nor be crushed until true justice is established on earth, for the islands are awaiting his law.

Thus says God, the Lord, he who created the heavens and spread them out, who gave shape to the earth and what comes from it, who gave breath to its people and life to the creatures that move in it: ‘I, the Lord, have called you to serve the cause of right; I have taken you by the hand and formed you; I have appointed you as covenant of the people and light of the nations, ‘to open the eyes of the blind, to free captives from prison, and those who live in darkness from the dungeon.

Responsorial Psalm: The Lord is my light and my help. 

Gospel John 12:1-11 'She had to keep this scent for the day of my burial'

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table. Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair; the house was full of the scent of the ointment. Then Judas Iscariot – one of his disciples, the man who was to betray him – said, ‘Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor?’ He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he was in charge of the common fund and used to help himself to the contributions. So Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone; she had to keep this scent for the day of my burial. You have the poor with you always, you will not always have me.’

Meanwhile a large number of Jews heard that he was there and came not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead. Then the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus as well, since it was on his account that many of the Jews were leaving them and believing in Jesus.

Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, you are God's covenant to humanity. You are the word of God, made flesh. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Let us pray the Rosary. Let us pray for the Jewish people. Peace be upon Israel.

Psaume 27

AELF: Lundi Saint -  UN ALLIANCE DU PEUPLE

«Elle devait conserver ce parfum jusqu'au jour de mon enterrement»

Évangile Jean 12, 1-11 « Laisse-la observer cet usage en vue du jour de mon ensevelissement ! » 

Six jours avant la Pâque, Jésus vint à Béthanie où habitait Lazare, qu’il avait réveillé d’entre les morts. On donna un repas en l’honneur de Jésus. Marthe faisait le service, Lazare était parmi les convives avec Jésus. Or, Marie avait pris une livre d’un parfum très pur et de très grande valeur ; elle répandit le parfum sur les pieds de Jésus, qu’elle essuya avec ses cheveux ; la maison fut remplie de l’odeur du parfum. Judas Iscariote, l’un de ses disciples, celui qui allait le livrer, dit alors : « Pourquoi n’a-t-on pas vendu ce parfum pour trois cents pièces d’argent, que l’on aurait données à des pauvres ? » Il parla ainsi, non par souci des pauvres, mais parce que c’était un voleur : comme il tenait la bourse commune, il prenait ce que l’on y mettait. Jésus lui dit : « Laisse-la observer cet usage en vue du jour de mon ensevelissement ! Des pauvres, vous en aurez toujours avec vous, mais moi, vous ne m’aurez pas toujours. »

Or, une grande foule de Juifs apprit que Jésus était là, et ils arrivèrent, non seulement à cause de Jésus, mais aussi pour voir ce Lazare qu’il avait réveillé d’entre les morts. Les grands prêtres décidèrent alors de tuer aussi Lazare, parce que beaucoup de Juifs, à cause de lui, s’en allaient, et croyaient en Jésus.

 

Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Jésus, tu es  l'alliance de Dieu de l'humanité.Tu es le Verbe de Dieu fait chair. Aide-moi, Seigneur. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien, priez pour moi. Prions le Rosaire. Prions pour le peuple juif. Que la paix soit en Israël.