• Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, MartyrsJune 3, 2025
  • Readings for the Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs

  Reading 1 Acts 20:17-27

  From Miletus Paul had the presbyters
  of the Church at Ephesus summoned.
  When they came to him, he addressed them,
  “You know how I lived among you
  the whole time from the day I first came to the province of Asia.
  I served the Lord with all humility
  and with the tears and trials that came to me
  because of the plots of the Jews,
  and I did not at all shrink from telling you
  what was for your benefit,
  or from teaching you in public or in your homes.
  I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks
  to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus.
  But now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem.
  What will happen to me there I do not know,
  except that in one city after another
  the Holy Spirit has been warning me
  that imprisonment and hardships await me.
  Yet I consider life of no importance to me,
  if only I may finish my course
  and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus,
  to bear witness to the Gospel of God’s grace.
  
  “But now I know that none of you
  to whom I preached the kingdom during my travels
  will ever see my face again.
  And so I solemnly declare to you this day
  that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,
  for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God.”

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 68:10-11, 20-21

  R. (33a) Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  A bountiful rain you showered down, O God, upon your inheritance;
  you restored the land when it languished;
  Your flock settled in it;
  in your goodness, O God, you provided it for the needy.
  R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  Blessed day by day be the Lord,
  who bears our burdens; God, who is our salvation.
  God is a saving God for us;
  the LORD, my Lord, controls the passageways of death.
  R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.

  Alleluia John 14:16

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  I will ask the Father
  and he will give you another Advocate
  to be with you always.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel John 17:1-11a

  Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said,
  “Father, the hour has come.
  Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you,
  just as you gave him authority over all people,
  so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.
  Now this is eternal life,
  that they should know you, the only true God,
  and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
  I glorified you on earth
  by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do.
  Now glorify me, Father, with you,
  with the glory that I had with you before the world began.
  
  “I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world.
  They belonged to you, and you gave them to me,
  and they have kept your word.
  Now they know that everything you gave me is from you,
  because the words you gave to me I have given to them,
  and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you,
  and they have believed that you sent me.
  I pray for them.
  I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me,
  because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours
  and everything of yours is mine,
  and I have been glorified in them.
  And now I will no longer be in the world,
  but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.”

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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.

• Memoria de San Carlos Lwanga y compañeros, mártiresJune 3, 2025
  • Readings for the Memoria de San Carlos Lwanga y compañeros, mártires

  Primera Lectura Hechos 20, 17-27

  En aquellos días, hallándose Pablo en Mileto, mandó llamar a los presbíteros de la comunidad cristiana de Éfeso. Cuando se presentaron, les dijo:

  “Bien saben cómo me he comportado entre ustedes, desde el primer día en que puse el pie en Asia: he servido al Señor con toda humildad, en medio de penas y tribulaciones, que han venido sobre mí por las asechanzas de los judíos. También saben que no he escatimado nada que fuera útil para anunciarles el Evangelio, para enseñarles públicamente y en las casas, y para exhortar con todo empeño a judíos y griegos a que se arrepientan delante de Dios y crean en nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

  Ahora me dirijo a Jerusalén, encadenado en el espíritu, sin saber qué sucederá allá. Sólo sé que el Espíritu Santo en cada ciudad me anuncia que me aguardan cárceles y tribulaciones. Pero la vida, para mí, no vale nada. Lo que me importa es llegar al fin de mi carrera y cumplir el encargo que recibí del Señor Jesús: anunciar el Evangelio de la gracia de Dios.

  Por lo pronto sé que ninguno de ustedes, a quienes he predicado el Reino de Dios, volverá a verme. Por eso declaro hoy que no soy responsable de la suerte de nadie, porque no les he ocultado nada y les he revelado en su totalidad el plan de Dios’’.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 67, 10-11. 20-21

  R. (33a) Reyes de la tierra, canten al Señor. Aleluya.
  A tu pueblo extenuado diste fuerzas, 
  nos colmaste, Señor, de tus favores
  y habitó tu rebaño en esta tierra,
  que tu amor preparó para los pobres. 
  R. Reyes de la tierra, canten al Señor. Aleluya.
  Bendito sea el Señor, día tras día,
  que nos lleve en sus alas y nos salve. 
  Nuestro Dios es un Dios de salvación 
  porque puede librarnos de la muerte. 
  R. Reyes de la tierra, canten al Señor. Aleluya.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Juan 14, 16

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Yo le pediré al Padre, y él les dará otro Consolador,
  que se quedará para siempre con ustedes, dice el Señor.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Juan 17, 1-11

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús levantó los ojos al cielo y dijo: “Padre, ha llegado la hora. Glorifica a tu Hijo, para que tu Hijo también te glorifique, y por el poder que le diste sobre toda la humanidad, dé la vida eterna a cuantos le has confiado. La vida eterna consiste en que te conozcan a ti, único Dios verdadero, y a Jesucristo, a quien tú has enviado.

  Yo te he glorificado sobre la tierra, llevando a cabo la obra que me encomendaste. Ahora, Padre, glorifícame en ti con la gloria que tenía, antes de que el mundo existiera.

  He manifestado tu nombre a los hombres que tú tomaste del mundo y me diste. Eran tuyos y tú me los diste. Ellos han cumplido tu palabra y ahora conocen que todo lo que me has dado viene de ti, porque yo les he comunicado las palabras que tú me diste; ellos las han recibido y ahora reconocen que yo salí de ti y creen que tú me has enviado.

  Te pido por ellos; no te pido por el mundo, sino por éstos, que tú me diste, porque son tuyos. Todo lo mío es tuyo y todo lo tuyo es mío. Yo he sido glorificado en ellos. Ya no estaré más en el mundo, pues voy a ti; pero ellos se quedan en el mundo’’.

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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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