LORD HELP ME

20thSunday in Ordinary Time

'I have been sent to the pagans as their apostle'

First Reading Ezekiel 56:1,6-7 I will bring foreigners to my holy mountain

Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest.

Foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his servants – all who observe the sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to my covenant – these I will bring to my holy mountain. I will make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their holocausts and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples

Responsorial Psalm: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

Second Reading Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 

With Israel, God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice

Let me tell you pagans this: I have been sent to the pagans as their apostle, and I am proud of being sent, but the purpose of it is to make my own people envious of you, and in this way save some of them. Since their rejection meant the reconciliation of the world, do you know what their admission will mean? Nothing less than a resurrection from the dead! God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice.

Just as you changed from being disobedient to God, and now enjoy mercy because of their disobedience, so those who are disobedient now – and only because of the mercy shown to you – will also enjoy mercy eventually. God has imprisoned all men in their own disobedience only to show mercy to all mankind.

Gospel Matthew 15:21-28 The Canaanite woman debates with Jesus and saves her daughter

Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples went and pleaded with him. ‘Give her what she wants,’ they said ‘because she is shouting after us.’ He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was kneeling at his feet. ‘Lord,’ she said ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, sir; but even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again.

Lord have pity on me. Jesus, I trust in you. Lord. you are the way, the truth and life.  Let us pray the Rosary. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel guardian, pray for me.  

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

AELF:  «SEIGNEUR, VIENS À MON SECOURS!»

Évangile Matthieu 15,21-28 

«les petits chiens mangent les miettes qui tombent de la table de leurs maîtres».

Jésus s'était retiré vers la région de Tyr et de Sidon. Voici qu'une Cananéenne, venue de ces territoires, criait: «Aie pitié de moi, Seigneur, fils de David! Ma fille est tourmentée par un démon». Mais il ne lui répondit rien. Les disciples s'approchèrent pour lui demander: «Donne-lui satisfaction, car elle nous poursuit de ses cris!». Jésus répondit: «Je n'ai été envoyé qu'aux brebis perdues d'Israël». Mais elle vint se prosterner devant lui: «Seigneur, viens à mon secours!». Il répondit: «Il n'est pas bien de prendre le pain des enfants pour le donner aux petits chiens». «C'est vrai, Seigneur -reprit-elle- mais justement, les petits chiens mangent les miettes qui tombent de la table de leurs maîtres». Jésus répondit: «Femme, ta foi est grande, que tout se fasse pour toi comme tu le veux!». Et, à l'heure même, sa fille fut guérie.

Seigneur, aie pitié de moi. Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Seigneur, tu es le chemin, la vérité et de la vie.  Prions le chapelet. Vierge Marie, prie pour moi. Saint Joseph, prie pour  moi. Mon ange gardien, prie pour moi.

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