• Monday of the First Week of AdventDecember 1, 2025

  Reading 1 Isaiah 4:2-6

  On that day,
  The branch of the LORD will be luster and glory,
  and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor
  for the survivors of Israel.
  He who remains in Zion
  and he who is left in Jerusalem
  Will be called holy:
  every one marked down for life in Jerusalem.
  When the LORD washes away
  the filth of the daughters of Zion,
  And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst
  with a blast of searing judgment,
  Then will the LORD create,
  over the whole site of Mount Zion
  and over her place of assembly,
  A smoking cloud by day
  and a light of flaming fire by night.
  For over all, the LORD’s glory will be shelter and protection:
  shade from the parching heat of day,
  refuge and cover from storm and rain.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9

  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
  I rejoiced because they said to me,
  “We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
  And now we have set foot
  within your gates, O Jerusalem.
  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
  Jerusalem, built as a city
  with compact unity.
  To it the tribes go up,
  the tribes of the LORD.
  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
  According to the decree for Israel,
  to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
  In it are set up judgment seats,
  seats for the house of David.
  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
  May those who love you prosper!
  May peace be within your walls,
  prosperity in your buildings.
  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
  Because of my relatives and friends
  I will say, “Peace be within you!”
  Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
  I will pray for your good.
  R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

  Alleluia See Psalm 80:4

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  Come and save us, LORD our God;
  Let your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Matthew 8:5-11

  When Jesus entered Capernaum,
  a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying,
  “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.”
  He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”
  The centurion said in reply,
  “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof;
  only say the word and my servant will be healed.
  For I too am a man subject to authority,
  with soldiers subject to me.
  And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes;
  and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes;
  and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
  When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
  “Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
  I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,
  and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven.”

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  Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

• Lunes de la primera semana de AdvientoDecember 1, 2025

  Primera lectura Isaίas 4, 2-6

  Aquel día, el vástago del Señor será magnífico y glorioso;
  el fruto del país será orgullo y esplendor
  de los sobrevivientes de Israel.
  
  A los restantes en Jerusalén,
  a todos los inscritos en ella para la vida, los llamaré santos.
  
  Cuando el Señor haya lavado la inmundicia de las hijas de Sión
  y haya limpiado de sangre a Jerusalén
  con viento justiciero y abrasador,
  creará el Señor, sobre todo lugar del monte Sión
  y sobre la asamblea,
  nube y humo de día,
  y fuego llameante de noche.
  Y por encima, la gloria del Señor será toldo
  y tienda contra el calor del día,
  abrigo y resguardo contra el temporal y la lluvia.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 121, 1-2. 3-4a (4b-5. 6-7) 8-9

  R. (cf. 1) Vayamos con alegría al encuentro del Señor.
  ¡Qué alegría sentí, cuando me dijeron:
  “Vayamos a la casa del Señor”!
  Y hoy estamos aquí, Jerusalén,
  jubilosos, delante de tus puertas.
  R. Vayamos con alegría al encuentro del Señor.
  A ti, Jerusalén, suben las tribus,
  las tribus del Señor,
  según lo que a Israel se le ha ordenado,
  para alabar el nombre del Señor.
  R. Vayamos con alegría al encuentro del Señor.
  Digan de todo corazón: “Jerusalén,
  que haya paz entre aquellos que te aman,
  que haya paz dentro de tus murallas
  y que reine la paz en cada casa”.
  R. Vayamos con alegría al encuentro del Señor.
  Por el amor que tengo a mis hermanos,
  voy a decir: “La paz esté contigo”.
  Y por la casa del Señor, mi Dios,
  pediré para ti todos los bienes.
  R. Vayamos con alegría al encuentro del Señor.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Cfr Salmo 79, 4

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Señor y Dios nuestro, ven a salvarnos;
  míranos con bondad y estaremos a salvo.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Mateo 8, 5-11

  En aquel tiempo, al entrar Jesús en Cafarnaúm, se le acercó un oficial romano y le dijo: “Señor, tengo en mi casa un criado que está en cama, paralítico, y sufre mucho”. Él le contestó: “Voy a curarlo”.
  
  Pero el oficial le replicó: “Señor, yo no soy digno de que entres en mi casa; con que digas una sola palabra, mi criado quedará sano. Porque yo también vivo bajo disciplina y tengo soldados a mis órdenes; cuando le digo a uno: ‘¡Ve!’, él va; al otro: ‘¡Ven!’, y viene; a mi criado: ‘¡Haz esto!’, y lo hace”.
  
  Al oír aquellas palabras, se admiró Jesús y dijo a los que lo seguían: “Yo les aseguro que en ningún israelita he hallado una fe tan grande. Les aseguro que muchos vendrán de oriente y de occidente y se sentarán con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob en el Reino de los cielos”.
  
   

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  Los textos de la Sagrada Escritura utilizados en esta obra han sido tomados de los Leccionarios I, II y III, propiedad de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana, copyright © 1987, quinta edición de septiembre de 2004. Utilizados con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Debido a cuestiones de permisos de impresión, los Salmos Responsoriales que se incluyen aquí son los del Leccionario que se utiliza en México. Su parroquia podría usar un texto diferente.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Spiritual Communion Prayer

At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. Amen.

Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Anima Christi Prayer

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from Christ’s side, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me.
And bid me come unto Thee.
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints.
Forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. 

May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.

And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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