HOW BIG IS YOUR FAITH

ST. DOMINIC, PRIEST:‘Why were we unable to cast it out?

First Reading Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 If the vision comes slowly, wait: it will come without fail

Are not you, from ancient times the Lord, my God, my Holy One, who never dies? O Lord, you have made this people an instrument of justice, set it firm as a rock in order to punish. Your eyes are too pure to rest on wickedness, you cannot look on at tyranny. Why do you look on while men are treacherous, and stay silent while the evil man swallows a better man than he? You treat mankind like fishes in the sea, like creeping, masterless things. A people, these, who catch all on their hook, who draw them with their net, in their dragnet gather them,and so, triumphantly, rejoice.

At this, they offer a sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their dragnet, for providing them with luxury and lavish food. Are they then to empty their net unceasingly, slaughtering nations without pity? I will stand on my watchtower, and take up my post on my battlements, watching to see what he will say to me, what answer he will make to my complaints. Then the Lord answered and said, ‘Write the vision down, inscribe it on tablets to be easily read, since this vision is for its own time only: eager for its own fulfilment, it does not deceive; if it comes slowly, wait, for come it will, without fail. ‘See how he flags, he whose soul is not at rights, but the upright man will live by his faithfulness.

Responsorial Psalm: You will never forsake those who seek you, O Lord

Gospel Matthiew 17:14-20 If your faith were the size of a mustard seed, the mountain would move

A man came up to Jesus and went down on his knees before him. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘take pity on my son: he is a lunatic and in a wretched state; he is always falling into the fire or into the water. I took him to your disciples and they were unable to cure him.’ ‘Faithless and perverse generation!’ Jesus said in reply ‘How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.’ And when Jesus rebuked it the devil came out of the boy who was cured from that moment.

Then the disciples came privately to Jesus. ‘Why were we unable to cast it out?’ they asked. He answered, ‘Because you have little faith. I tell you solemnly, if your faith were the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it would move; nothing would be impossible for you.’

My Father, my God, you will never forsake those who seek you. Father, do not hide your face from me. May your will be done in my life. Jesus, I trust in you. Lord I believe in you. Lord increase my faith.  Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. Saint Dominic, pray for me. My Angel guardian, pray for me. 

Let us pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace.

AELF:  Quelle est la grandeur de votre foi ?  St.  Dominique, prêtre

«Pour quelle raison est-ce que nous, nous n'avons pas pu l'expulser?»

Évangile Matthieu 17,14-20 « Si vous avez la foi, rien ne vous sera impossible »

Quand ils rejoignirent la foule, un homme s'approcha, et tombant à genoux devant lui, il lui dit: «Seigneur, prends pitié de mon fils. Il a des crises d'épilepsie, il est bien malade. Souvent il tombe dans le feu et souvent aussi dans l'eau. Je l'ai amené à tes disciples, mais ils n'ont pas pu le guérir». Jésus leur dit: «Génération incroyante et dévoyée, combien de temps devrai-je rester avec vous? Combien de temps devrai-je vous supporter? Amenez-le-moi ici». Jésus l'interpella vivement, le démon sortit de lui et à l'heure même l'enfant fut guéri.

Alors les disciples s'approchèrent de Jésus et lui dirent en particulier: «Pour quelle raison est-ce que nous, nous n'avons pas pu l'expulser?». Jésus leur répond: «C'est parce que vous avez trop peu de foi. Amen, je vous le dis: si vous avez de la foi gros comme une graine de moutarde, vous direz à cette montagne: ‘Transporte-toi d'ici jusque là-bas’, et elle se transportera; rien ne vous sera impossible».

Mon Père, mon Dieu, vous n'abandonnerez jamais ceux qui vous cherchent. Père, ne me cache pas ta face. Que ta volonté soit faite dans ma vie. Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Seigneur, je t’en crois. Seigneur, augmentez ma foi. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Saint Dominique, priez pour moi. Mon ange gardien, priez pour moi.

Prions le saint rosaire : Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce.