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THE BIRTH OF OBED THE FATHER OF JESSE DAVID'S FATHER

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SATURDAY WEEK 20 IN ORDINARY TIME Universalis The greatest among you must be your servant CI : Reading  Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17  Ruth gives birth to Obed, the grandfather of David Naomi had a kinsman on her husband’s side, well-to-do and of Elimelech’s clan. His name was Boaz.  Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, ā€˜Let me go into the fields and glean among the ears of corn in the footsteps of some man who will look on me with favour.’ And she said to her, ā€˜Go, my daughter.’ So she set out and went to glean in the fields after the reapers. And it chanced that she came to that part of the fields which belonged to Boaz of Elimelech’s clan.  Boaz said to Ruth, ā€˜Listen, my daughter, and understand this. You are not to glean in any other field, do not leave here but stay with my servants. Keep your eyes on whatever part of the field they are reaping and follow behind. I have ordered my servants not to molest you. And if you are thirsty, go to the pitchers and drink what the s...

TON PEUPLE SERA MON PEUPLE, ET TON DIEU MON DIEU

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VENDREDI 20 SEMAINE DU TEMPS ORDINAIRE PEE Le plus grand et le premier commandement, l’amour de Dieu   AELF : Lecture du livre de Ruth 1, 1.3-6.14b-16.22    Ā« NoĆ©mi revint avec sa belle-fille, Ruth la Moabite. Elles arrivĆØrent Ć  BethlĆ©em Ā» ƀ l’époque où gouvernaient les Juges, il y eut une famine dans le pays. Un homme de BethlĆ©em de Juda Ć©migra avec sa femme et ses deux fils pour s’établir dans la rĆ©gion appelĆ©e Champs-de-Moab. ƉlimĆ©lek, le mari de NoĆ©mi, mourut, et NoĆ©mi resta seule avec ses deux fils, Mahlone et Kilyone. Ceux-ci Ć©pousĆØrent deux Moabites ; l’une s’appelait Orpa (c’est-Ć -dire : Volte-face) et l’autre, Ruth (c’est-Ć -dire : Compagne). Ils demeurĆØrent lĆ  une dizaine d’annĆ©es. Mahlone et Kilyone moururent Ć  leur tour, et NoĆ©mi resta privĆ©e de ses deux fils et de son mari. Alors, avec ses belles-filles, elle se prĆ©para Ć  quitter les Champs-de-Moab et Ć  retourner chez elle, car elle avait appris que le Seigneur avait visitĆ© son peuple et lui donnait du p...

YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND YOUR GOD MY GOD

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SATURDAY WEEK 20 IN ORDINARY TIME Universalis The greatest and the first commandment Reading  Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22  Ruth the Moabitess is brought to Bethlehem by Naomi In the days of the Judges famine came to the land and a certain man from Bethlehem of Judah went ā€“ he, his wife and his two sons ā€“ to live in the country of Moab. Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she and her two sons were left. These married Moabite women: one was named Orpah and the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died and the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband. So she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and went back to her people. But Ruth clung to her. Naomi said to her, ā€˜Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. You must return too; follow your sister-in-la...

NATHANAƋL LUI DEMANDE : D’OU ME CONNAIS-TU ?

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JEUDI 20 SEMAINE DU TEMPS ORDINAIRE PEE SAINT BARTHƉLƉMY, APƔTRE  Ā« Voici vraiment un IsraĆ©lite : il n’y a pas de ruse en lui. Ā» AELF : Lecture ’Apocalypse 21, 9b-14   Ā« Les fondations portaient les douze noms des douze ApĆ“tres de l’Agneau Ā» Moi, Jean, j’ai vu un ange qui me disait : Ā« Viens, je te montrerai la Femme, l’Épouse de l’Agneau. Ā» En esprit, il m’emporta sur une grande et haute montagne ; il me montra la Ville sainte, JĆ©rusalem, qui descendait du ciel, d’auprĆØs de Dieu : elle avait en elle la gloire de Dieu ; son Ć©clat Ć©tait celui d’une pierre trĆØs prĆ©cieuse, comme le jaspe cristallin. Elle avait une grande et haute muraille, avec douze portes et, sur ces portes, douze anges ; des noms y Ć©taient inscrits : ceux des douze tribus des fils d’IsraĆ«l. Il y avait trois portes Ć  l’orient, trois au nord, trois au midi, et trois Ć  l’occident. La muraille de la ville reposait sur douze fondations portant les douze noms des douze ApĆ“tres de l’Agneau. Psaume : Que tes...

ā€˜HOW DO YOU KNOW ME?’ SAID NATHANAEL

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THURSDAY WEEK 20 IN ORDINARY TIME Universalis SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE  ā€˜There is an Israelite who deserves the name, incapable of deceit.’ CI Reading  Apocalypse 21:9-14  He showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven The angel came to speak to me, and said, ā€˜Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it were of a great height, and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel; on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name ...

POURQUOI ƊTRE JALOUX PARCE QUE JE SUIS GƉNƉREUX

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MERCREDI 20 SEMAINE DU TEMPS ORDINAIRE PEE Seigneur, le roi se rĆ©jouit de ta force AELF: Lecture   Juges 9, 6-15  Vous m’avez dit :   Ā« Non, c’est un roi qui doit rĆ©gner sur nous Ā»  ā€“ alors que votre roi, c’est le Seigneur votre Dieu En ces jours-lĆ , tous les notables de Sichem et ceux de la maison du Terre-Plein se rĆ©unirent et vinrent proclamer roi AbimĆ©lek, prĆØs du chĆŖne de la Pierre-DressĆ©e qui est Ć  Sichem.  On l’annonƧa Ć  Yotam. Celui-ci vint se poster sur le sommet du mont Garizim et il cria de toutes ses forces : Ā« Ɖcoutez-moi, notables de Sichem, et Dieu vous Ć©coutera ! Un jour, les arbres se mirent en campagne pour se donner un roi et le consacrer par l’onction. Ils dirent Ć  l’olivier : ā€œSois notre roi !ā€ L’olivier leur rĆ©pondit :   ā€œFaudra-t-il que je renonce Ć  mon huile, qui sert Ć  honorer Dieu et les hommes, pour aller me balancer au-dessus des autres arbres ?ā€ Alors les arbres dirent au figuier : ā€œViens, toi, sois notre roi !ā€ Le ...

WHY BE ENVIOUS BECAUSE I AM GENEROUS

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WEDNESDAY WEEK 20 IN ORDINARY TIME Universalis O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king CI Reading Judges 9:6-15  The tale of the trees and their king All the leading men of Shechem and all Beth-millo gathered, and proclaimed Abimelech king by the terebinth of the pillar at Shechem. News of this was brought to Jotham. He came and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted aloud for them to hear:  ā€˜Hear me, leaders of Shechem, that God may also hear you! ā€˜One day the trees went out to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, ā€œBe our king!ā€ ā€˜The olive tree answered them, ā€œMust I forego my oil which gives honour to gods and men, to stand swaying above the trees?ā€ ā€˜Then the trees said to the fig tree, ā€œCome now, you be our king!ā€ ā€˜The fig tree answered them, ā€œMust I forego my sweetness, forego my excellent fruit, to stand swaying above the trees?ā€ ā€˜Then the trees said to the vine, ā€œCome now, you be our king!ā€ ā€˜The vine answered them, ā€œMust I foreg...