THE WEEK AHEAD SUNDAY MASS CHURCH OF THE WORD ❈ ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Live the Word 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Look to your covenant, O Lord, forget not the atholic ink Divine Offi ce: Week III 9 August 2020 Mon 10 Aug St Lawrence, DcnM C life of your poor ones forever. Arise, O God and L defend your cause; do not forget the cries of 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Psalm 112; John 12:24-26 those who seek you. When you lend something you have to let go of FIRST READING: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13. what you are lending, and you never know in what RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 85. condition the item will be when it is returned. Lend- ing takes trust. It also takes love. Psalms (2) RESPONSE: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and grant us your Tue 11 Aug St Clare, V salvation. Ezekiel 2:8–3:4; Psalm 119; Matthew 18:1-5.10.12-14 1. I will hear what the Lord God speaks; Little children are not always good little angels. he speaks of peace for his people and his faithful. But when they are unkind or unjust with others they His salvation is near for those who fear him, are normally humble in asking to be forgiven. They and his glory will dwell in our land. ℟ instinctively trust in the power of love. 2. Merciful love and faithfulness have met; justice and peace have kissed. Wed 12 Aug (Bl. Isidore Bakanja, M) Faithfulness shall spring from the earth, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Psalm 113; Matthew 18:15-20 and justice look down from heaven. ℟ There is a danger in believing that we only succeed 3. Also the Lord will bestow his bounty, when we reach many people (in ministry). Jesus lthough a psalm can have many themes, the “Miserere”, Psalm 51, ascribed to David in and our earth shall yield its increase. reminds us that he is present with the same passion Justice will march before him, it is customary to classify them into his repentance for his grave sin against Uriah. and power among 2 or 3 as he is with a multitude. and guide his steps on the way. ℟ Acategories: psalms of praise, penitential Not only an eloquent plea for mercy, it is also Thu 13 Aug (Ss Pontian P & Hippolytus Pr, Ms) psalms, psalms of thanksgiving, messianic a joyful celebration of forgiveness: “… give me SECOND READING: Romans 9:1-5. psalms, pilgrimage psalms, wisdom psalms, again the joy of your help”. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Ezekiel 12:1-12; Psalm 78; Matthew 18:21–19:1 psalms of lament and complaint, and liturgical Equally well known is psalm 130, the “De Alleluia, alleluia! I long for you, O Lord, my soul Maybe Jesus' injunction to forgive not just 7 times psalms. In today’s Link we can only glance at Profundis” or, “from the depths”. A cry of personal longs for his word. Alleluia. but 77 times sounds impossible, because it is for us. a few of these categories. anguish and sorrow rises up from the well of grief GOSPEL: Matthew 14:22-33. Maybe this is the slow work of a lifetime. But perhaps Psalms of Praise and becomes an act of hope: “because with the We all know one Hebrew word: Alleluia! It Lord there is mercy and plentiful redemption”. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: this is not a punishment at all, but a mercy. means “Praise the Lord”. The theme of praise Wisdom Psalms O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord who gives you your Fri 14 Aug St Maximillian Kolbe, PrM (Hallel) is found everywhere in the Prayer Book The Bible contains several books which are fi ll of fi nest wheat. Ezekiel 16:1-15.60.63; Isaiah 12:2-6; Matthew 19:3-12 of Jesus but the following psalms are especially classed as “Wisdom Literature”. These books God is not a security blanket against hardship. recognized as Psalms of Praise: 113-118, 136 are part of a wisdom tradition in the ancient Instead, God is a loving presence wherein a loss and 145-150. world and a number of psalms are included in can be transformed into opportunity, an illness The fi rst group (113-118), called “The Little this category of biblical writings, which next Hallel” are associated with the Jewish feasts of week’s Catholic Link will develop. PLEASE NOTE can pass, and grief can give birth to compassion. “Tabernacles”, “Weeks” and “Passover”. Psalms 1, 37, 73, 112 and 119 are part of that with effect from Sat 15 Aug Liturgy of the Day The “Great Hallel” is Psalm 136, so called the wisdom tradition which prepared for the because it is a song of praise of God for the revelation of Jesus as the Wisdom of God. An Ezekiel 18:1-10.13.30-32; Psalm 51; Matthew 19:13-15 wonders God has done in creation, in history, example of this is the very long Psalm 119. In 1 JULY 2020 Jesus relies on us to imagine the kingdom of God – on and in daily life. Its chorus line is unforgettable: it each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet earth as in heaven – as children would, but many have “For his love endures forever”. introduces a cluster of eight verses built around OUR PHONE become disillusioned. Perhaps ordinary human beings “The last Hallel” is a collection of psalms notions of law, teaching, promise, judgement, sharing their faith regularly will change the world. which lead up to the fi nal psalm (150) which commandment and testimony. The overriding is a prayer of pure praise. The last line of the mood of this long psalm is the love of the Word NUMBER Sun 16 Aug ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY whole collection of psalms is a beautiful prayer of God: “Your Word is a lamp for feet and a will be Revelations 11:19; 12:1-6.10; Psalm 45; Luke 1:39-56 in itself: “Let everything that lives and that light for my path”. The just person listens to the Today's celebration reminds us that we, like Mary, breathes give praise to the Lord”! Word of God, meditates on it, learns it by heart have been chosen for a special purpose. It might Penitential Psalms and loves it: “My part, I have said, O Lord, is to 082 667 3857 be to help others through the work that we do, or There are seven penitential psalms (6, obey your word”. This psalm is truly a delight 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143). When we for all who love the Scriptures: “O Lord, my by the way that we live our lives in joy and gratitude. recall St Paul’s words, “where sin abounds, portion is to obey your words”. Order from our website www.rpp.org.za or email (KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial) grace abounds all the more”, it is easy to Let us give thanks that the Psalms throw light [email protected] Dcn=Deacon; M=Martyr; V=Virgin; Pr=Priest Redemptorist Pastoral Publications Redemptorist Pastoral appreciate the importance of these psalms of on our path as we negotiate our way through Redemptorist Copyright. Do not reproduce without permission. © Redemptorist Pastoral Publications, P O Box 341, Merrivale, 3291. repentance. A well-known penitential psalm is the extraordinary challenges of 2020! Publications Phone 087 808 2369. Fax 086 545 4381. Email: [email protected]. Internet: www.rpp.org.za. Printed by Paarl Media. SouthAfrica ❈ MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS: FR MIKE’S WEEKLY HOMILY: his presence calms their fears and brings them peace. All Intentions booked will be included in the daily Praying in an empty St Peter’s square, on 28 March, Understood like this, the story has great relevance for us. Masses celebrated by Fr Mike. Please join in Spiritual Pope Francis likened the coronavirus pandemic to an The incident of Peter sinking and being saved by Jesus Communion with the Church, if you are able to do so. is probably meant to represent the typical disciple, “unexpected, turbulent storm” that brings us on “the This Week’s Mass Intentions: same boat”. caught between faith and doubt. Then, Jesus’ question, Sat 08 Aug & Sun 09 Aug Why did you doubt?’ is directed at us, who often start out In the gospel for this Sunday we read how Jesus had told courageously only to lose heart when faced with a crisis. Dorothy Thompson R.I.P. 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