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PITY ME, PITY ME

Thursday October 1st in Ordinary Time: “The kingdom of God is very near to you.”
We celebrate Our Blessed Mother. Our Lady Queen of Nigeria our Patroness
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the Church

First Reading Job 19:21-27 My Avenger lives and will set me close to him when I awake

Job said: Pity me, pity me, o you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me? Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record: That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever! But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust; whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another's, shall behold him, and from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with longing.

Responsorial Psalm: I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living

Gospel Luke 10:1-12 Your peace will rest on that man

The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.” But whenever you enter a town and they do not make you welcome, go out into its streets and say, “We wipe off the very dust of your town that clings to our feet, and leave it with you. Yet be sure of this: the kingdom of God is very near.” I tell you, on that day it will not go as hard with Sodom as with that town.’

My God, my Father, have pity on me. I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust, whom I myself shall see. My own eyes, not another's, shall behold him, and from my flesh I shall see my God.  My inmost being is consumed with longing. Jeus, I trust in you. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. Saint Thérèse of the Childe Jesus, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me.

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

October the Month of Our Blessed Mother we pray: Ave Maria Stella


AELF: AYEZ PITIÉ DE MOI, AYEZ PITIÉ DE MOI.
jeudi, 26ème Semaine du Temps Ordinaire - 'Le règne de Dieu est tout proche de vous.’

Évangile Luc 10,1-12 «Votre paix ira reposer sur lui»

Après cela, le Seigneur en désigna encore soixante-douze, et il les envoya deux par deux devant lui dans toutes les villes et localités où lui-même devait aller. Il leur dit: «La moisson est abondante, mais les ouvriers sont peu nombreux. Priez donc le maître de la moisson d'envoyer des ouvriers pour sa moisson. Allez! Je vous envoie comme des agneaux au milieu des loups. N'emportez ni argent, ni sac, ni sandales, et ne vous attardez pas en salutations sur la route. »Dans toute maison où vous entrerez, dites d'abord: ‘Paix à cette maison’. S'il y a là un ami de la paix, votre paix ira reposer sur lui; sinon, elle reviendra sur vous. Restez dans cette maison, mangeant et buvant ce que l'on vous servira; car le travailleur mérite son salaire. Ne passez pas de maison en maison.» Dans toute ville où vous entrerez et où vous serez accueillis, mangez ce qu'on vous offrira. Là, guérissez les malades, et dites aux habitants: ‘Le règne de Dieu est tout proche de vous’. Mais dans toute ville où vous entrerez et où vous ne serez pas accueillis, sortez sur les places et dites: ‘Même la poussière de votre ville, collée à nos pieds, nous la secouons pour vous la laisser. Pourtant sachez-le : le règne de Dieu est tout proche’. Je vous le déclare: au jour du Jugement, Sodome sera traitée moins sévèrement que cette ville».

Mon Dieu, mon Père, ayez pitié de moi. Je sais que mon Rédempteur est vivant et qu'il se dressera enfin sur la poussière ; je le verrai. Mes propres yeux, et non ceux d'un autre, le contempleront, et dans ma chair je verrai mon Dieu. Mon être tout entier est consumé par le désir. Jésus, j'ai confiance en vous. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus, priez pour moi. Mon Ange gardien, priez pour moi.

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

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