• Feast of Saint Matthias, ApostleMay 14, 2025

  Reading I Acts 1:15-17, 20-26

  Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and sisters
  (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons
  in the one place).
  He said, “My brothers and sisters,
  the Scripture had to be fulfilled
  which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand
  through the mouth of David, concerning Judas,
  who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  Judas was numbered among us
  and was allotted a share in this ministry.
  For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
              Let his encampment become desolate,
                          and may no one dwell in it.
  and:
              May another take his office.
  
  Therefore, it is necessary that one of the men
  who accompanied us the whole time
  the Lord Jesus came and went among us,
  beginning from the baptism of John
  until the day on which he was taken up from us,
  become with us a witness to his resurrection.”
  So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas,
  who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.
  Then they prayed,
  “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all,
  show which one of these two you have chosen
  to take the place in this apostolic ministry
  from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.”
  Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias,
  and he was counted with the Eleven Apostles.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

  R.        (8)  The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.
  or:
  R.        Alleluia.
  Praise, you servants of the LORD,
              praise the name of the LORD.
  Blessed be the name of the LORD
              both now and forever.
  R.        The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.
  or:
  R.        Alleluia.
  From the rising to the setting of the sun
              is the name of the LORD to be praised.
  High above all nations is the LORD;
              above the heavens is his glory.
  R.        The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.
  or:
  R.        Alleluia.
  Who is like the LORD, our God, who is enthroned on high
              and looks upon the heavens and the earth below?
  R.        The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.
  or:
  R.        Alleluia.
  He raises up the lowly from the dust;
              from the dunghill he lifts up the poor
  To seat them with princes,
              with the princes of his own people.
  R.        The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.
  or:
  R.        Alleluia.

  Alleluia See John 15:16

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  I chose you from the world,
  to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel John 15:9-17

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  “As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
  Remain in my love.
  If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
  just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
  and remain in his love.
  
  “I have told you this so that my joy might be in you
  and your joy might be complete.
  This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
  No one has greater love than this,
  to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
  You are my friends if you do what I command you.
  I no longer call you slaves,
  because a slave does not know what his master is doing.
  I have called you friends,
  because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
  It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
  and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain,
  so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
  This I command you:  love one another.”
  
   

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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.

• Fiesta de san Matías, ApóstolMay 14, 2025

  Primera Lectura Hechos 1, 15-17. 20-26

  En aquellos días, Pedro se puso de pie en medio de los hermanos y dijo: “Hermanos, tenía que cumplirse aquel pasaje de la Escritura en que el Espíritu Santo, por boca de David, hizo una predicción tocante a Judas, quien fue el que guió a los que apresaron a Jesús. Él era de nuestro grupo y había sido llamado a desempeñar con nosotros este ministerio. Ahora bien, en el libro de los Salmos está escrito: Que su morada quede desierta y que no haya quien habite en ella; que su cargo lo ocupe otro. Hace falta, por lo tanto, que uno se asocie a nosotros como testigo de la resurrección de Jesús, uno que sea de los que nos acompañaron mientras convivió con nosotros el Señor Jesús, desde que Juan bautizaba hasta el día de la ascensión”.
  
  Propusieron entonces a dos: a José Barsabá, por sobrenombre “el Justo”, y a Matías, y se pusieron a orar de este modo: “Tú, Señor, que conoces los corazones de todos, muestra a cuál de estos dos has elegido para desempeñar este ministerio y apostolado, del que Judas desertó para irse a su propio lugar”.
  
  Echaron suertes, le tocó a Matías y lo asociaron a los once apóstoles.
   

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 112, 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 7-8

  R. (cf. 8) Lo puso el Señor entre los jefes de su pueblo.
  Bendito sea el Señor,
  alábenlo sus siervos.
  Bendito sea el Señor,
  desde ahora y para siempre. R.
  R. Lo puso el Señor entre los jefes de su pueblo.
  Desde que sale el sol hasta su ocaso,
  alabado sea el nombre del Señor.
  Dios está sobre todas las naciones,
  su gloria, por encima de los cielos. R.
  R. Lo puso el Señor entre los jefes de su pueblo.
  ¿Quién hay como el Señor,
  ¿Quién iguala al Dios nuestro,
  que tiene en las alturas su morada,
  Y sin embargo de esto,
  bajar se digna su mirada
  para ver tierra y cielo? R.
  R. Lo puso el Señor entre los jefes de su pueblo.
  El levanta del polvo al desvalido,
  y saca al indigente del estiércol,
  para hacerlo sentar entre los grandes,
  los jefes de su pueblo. R.
  R. Lo puso el Señor entre los jefes de su pueblo.
   

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Cfr Juan 15, 16

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Yo los he elegido del mundo, dice el Señor,
  para que vayan y den fruto y su fruto permanezca.
  R. Aleluya.
   

  Evangelio Juan 15, 9-17

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Como el Padre me ama, así los amo yo. Permanezcan en mi amor. Si cumplen mis mandamientos, permanecen en mi amor; lo mismo que yo cumplo los mandamientos de mi Padre y permanezco en su amor. Les he dicho esto para que mi alegría esté en ustedes y su alegría sea plena.
  
  Este es mi mandamiento: que se amen los unos a los otros como yo los he amado. Nadie tiene amor más grande a sus amigos, que el que da la vida por ellos. Ustedes son mis amigos, si hacen lo que yo les mando. Ya no los llamo siervos, porque el siervo no sabe lo que hace su amo; a ustedes los llamo amigos, porque les he dado a conocer todo lo que le he oído a mi Padre.
  
  No son ustedes los que me han elegido, soy yo quien los ha elegido y los ha destinado para que vayan y den fruto y su fruto permanezca, de modo que el Padre les conceda cuanto le pidan en mi nombre. Esto es lo que les mando: que se amen los unos a los otros’’.
   

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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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