LORD I BELIEVE

Fourth Sunday of Lent - Laetare Sunday

'As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world.’

First Reading First Samuel 16:1,6-7,10-13 David is anointed by Samuel

The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’ When Samuel arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands there before him,’ but the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Take no notice of his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him: God does not see as man sees: man looks at appearances but the Lord looks at the heart.’ Jesse presented his seven sons to Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.’ He then asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ He answered, ‘There is still one left, the youngest; he is out looking after the sheep.’ Then Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down to eat until he comes.’ Jesse had him sent for, a boy of fresh complexion, with fine eyes and pleasant bearing. The Lord said, ‘Come, anoint him, for this is the one.’ At this, Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him where he stood with his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord seized on David and stayed with him from that day on.

Responsorial Psalm The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.

Second Reading Ephesians 5:8-14 Anything exposed by the light will turn into light

You were darkness once, but now you are light in the Lord; be like children of light, for the effects of the light are seen in complete goodness and right living and truth. Try to discover what the Lord wants of you, having nothing to do with the futile works of darkness but exposing them by contrast. The things which are done in secret are things that people are ashamed even to speak of; but anything exposed by the light will be illuminated and anything illuminated turns into light. That is why it is said: Wake up from your sleep, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

Gospel John 9:1-41 The blind man went off and washed himself, 

and came away with his sight restored

As Jesus went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, for him to have been born blind?’ ‘Neither he nor his parents sinned,’ Jesus answered ‘he was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

‘As long as the day lasts I must carry out the work of the one who sent me; the night will soon be here when no one can work. As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world.’

Having said this, he spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (a name that means ‘sent’). So the blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored.....

Father, open my eyes that I may behold your glory. To be sensitive, to commune with you, and to be closer to you. Lord Jesus, you are the light that brightens our world enshroud in darkness. Lord I trust in you. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Pray the Rosary.

AELF:  4ème Dimanche de Carême, de Lætare  

«JE CROIS, SEIGNEUR!»

« Aussi longtemps que je suis dans le monde, je suis la lumière du monde. »

Évangile Jean 9, 1-41 « L’aveugle y alla donc, et il se lava ; quand il revint, il voyait »

En ce temps-là, en sortant du Temple, Jésus vit sur son passage un homme aveugle de naissance. Ses disciples l’interrogèrent : « Rabbi, qui a péché, lui ou ses parents, pour qu’il soit né aveugle ? » Jésus répondit : « Ni lui, ni ses parents n’ont péché. Mais c’était pour que les œuvres de Dieu se manifestent en lui. 

Il nous faut travailler aux œuvres de Celui qui m’a envoyé, tant qu’il fait jour ; la nuit vient où personne ne pourra plus y travailler. Aussi longtemps que je suis dans le monde, je suis la lumière du monde. »

Cela dit, il cracha à terre et, avec la salive, il fit de la boue ; puis il appliqua la boue sur les yeux de l’aveugle, et lui dit : « Va te laver à la piscine de Siloé » – ce nom se traduit : Envoyé. L’aveugle y alla donc, et il se lava ; quand il revint, il voyait.

Père, ouvre mes yeux pour que je contemple ta gloire. En communion avec toi, proche de toi, accorde-moi ta grâce pour que je sois susceptible à ta presence. Seigneur Jésus, tu es la lumière qui éclaire notre monde plongé dans les ténèbres. Seigneur, j'ai confiance en toi. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon ange gardien, priez pour moi. Priez le Rosaire.