• Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary TimeSeptember 2, 2025

  Reading 1 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11

  Concerning times and seasons, brothers and sisters,
  you have no need for anything to be written to you.
  For you yourselves know very well
  that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night.
  When people are saying, “Peace and security,”
  then sudden disaster comes upon them,
  like labor pains upon a pregnant woman,
  and they will not escape.
  
  But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness,
  for that day to overtake you like a thief.
  For all of you are children of the light
  and children of the day.
  We are not of the night or of darkness.
  Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do,
  but let us stay alert and sober.
  For God did not destine us for wrath,
  but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep
  we may live together with him.
  Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up,
  as indeed you do.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14

  R. (13) I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
  The LORD is my light and my salvation;
  whom should I fear?
  The LORD is my life’s refuge;
  of whom should I be afraid?
  R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
  One thing I ask of the LORD;
  this I seek:
  To dwell in the house of the LORD
  all the days of my life,
  That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
  and contemplate his temple.
  R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
  I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
  in the land of the living.
  Wait for the LORD with courage;
  be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
  R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

  Alleluia Luke 7:16

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  A great prophet has arisen in our midst
  and God has visited his people.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Luke 4:31-37

  Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.
  He taught them on the sabbath,
  and they were astonished at his teaching
  because he spoke with authority.
  In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon,
  and he cried out in a loud voice,
  “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
  Have you come to destroy us?
  I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”
  Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!”
  Then the demon threw the man down in front of them
  and came out of him without doing him any harm.
  They were all amazed and said to one another,
  “What is there about his word?
  For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits,
  and they come out.”
  And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.
  
   

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• Martes de la XXII semana del Tiempo ordinarioSeptember 2, 2025

  Primera lectura 1 Tesalonicenses 5, 1-6. 9-11

  Hermanos: Por lo que se refiere al tiempo y a las circunstancias de la venida del Señor, no necesitan que les escribamos nada, puesto que ustedes saben perfectamente que el día del Señor llegará como un ladrón en la noche. Cuando la gente esté diciendo: “¡Qué paz y qué seguridad tenemos!”, de repente vendrá sobre ellos la catástrofe, como de repente le vienen a la mujer encinta los dolores del parto, y no podrán escapar.
  
  Pero a ustedes, hermanos, ese día no los tomará por sorpresa, como un ladrón, porque ustedes no viven en tinieblas, sino que son hijos de la luz y del día, no de la noche y las tinieblas.
  
  Por lo tanto, no vivamos dormidos, como los malos; antes bien, mantengámonos despiertos y vivamos sobriamente. Porque Dios no nos ha destinado al castigo eterno, sino a obtener la salvación por medio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Porque él murió por nosotros para que, cuando él vuelva, ya sea que estemos vivos o hayamos muerto, vivamos siempre con él. Por eso anímense mutuamente y ayúdense unos a otros a seguir progresando, como de hecho ya lo hacen.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 26, 1. 4. 13-14

  R. (13) El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación.
  El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación,
  ¿a quién voy a tenerle miedo?
  El Señor es la defensa de mi vida,
  ¿quién podrá hacerme temblar?
  R. El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación.
  Lo único que pido, lo único que busco
  es vivir en la casa del Señor toda mi vida,
  para disfrutar las bondades del Señor
  y estar continuamente en su presencia.
  R. El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación.
  La bondad del Señor espero ver
  en esta misma vida.
  Armate de valor y fortaleza
  y en el Señor confía.
  R. El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Lucas 7, 16

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Un gran profeta ha surgido entre nosotros.
  Dios ha visitado a su pueblo.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Lucas 4, 31-37

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús fue a Cafarnaúm, ciudad de Galilea, y los sábados enseñaba a la gente. Todos estaban asombrados de sus enseñanzas, porque hablaba con autoridad.
  
  Había en la sinagoga un hombre que tenía un demonio inmundo y se puso a gritar muy fuerte: “¡Déjanos! ¿Por qué te metes con nosotros, Jesús nazareno? ¿Has venido a destruirnos? Sé que tú eres el Santo de Dios”.
  
  Pero Jesús le ordenó: “Cállate y sal de ese hombre”. Entonces el demonio tiró al hombre por tierra, en medio de la gente, y salió de él sin hacerle daño. Todos se espantaron y se decían unos a otros: “¿Qué tendrá su palabra? Porque da órdenes con autoridad y fuerza a los espíritus inmundos y éstos se salen”. Y su fama se extendió por todos los lugares de la región.
  
   

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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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