• Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchJuly 15, 2024
  • Readings for the Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church

  Reading 1  IS 1:10-17

  Hear the word of the LORD,
  princes of Sodom!
  Listen to the instruction of our God,
  people of Gomorrah!
  What care I for the number of your sacrifices?
  says the LORD.
  I have had enough of whole-burnt rams
  and fat of fatlings;
  In the blood of calves, lambs and goats
  I find no pleasure.

  When you come in to visit me,
  who asks these things of you?
  Trample my courts no more!
  Bring no more worthless offerings;
  your incense is loathsome to me.
  New moon and sabbath, calling of assemblies,
  octaves with wickedness: these I cannot bear.
  Your new moons and festivals I detest;
  they weigh me down, I tire of the load.
  When you spread out your hands,
  I close my eyes to you;
  Though you pray the more,
  I will not listen.
  Your hands are full of blood!
  Wash yourselves clean!
  Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
  cease doing evil; learn to do good.
  Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
  hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

  Responsorial Psalm PS 50:8-9, 16BC-17, 21 AND 23

  R. (23b) To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
  “Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
  for your burnt offerings are before me always.
  I take from your house no bullock,
  no goats out of your fold.”
  R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
  “Why do you recite my statutes,
  and profess my covenant with your mouth,
  Though you hate discipline
  and cast my words behind you?”
  R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
  “When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?
  Or do you think you that I am like yourself?
  I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.
  He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
  and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.”
  R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.

  Alleluia  MT 5:10

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
  for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel  MT 10:34-11:1

  Jesus said to his Apostles:
  “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth.
  I have come to bring not peace but the sword.
  For I have come to set
  a man against his father,
  a daughter against her mother,
  and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
  and one’s enemies will be those of his household.

  “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me,
  and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
  and whoever does not take up his cross
  and follow after me is not worthy of me.
  Whoever finds his life will lose it,
  and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  “Whoever receives you receives me,
  and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
  Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet
  will receive a prophet’s reward,
  and whoever receives a righteous man
  because he is righteous 
  will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  And whoever gives only a cup of cold water
  to one of these little ones to drink
  because he is a disciple–
  amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

  When Jesus finished giving these commands to his Twelve disciples,
  he went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns.

  – – –
  

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• Memoria de San Buenaventura, obispo y doctor de la IglesiaJuly 15, 2024
  • Readings for the Memoria de San Buenaventura, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia

  Primera lectura Is 1, 10-17

  Oigan la palabra del Señor, príncipes de Sodoma;
  escucha la enseñanza de nuestro Dios, pueblo de Gomorra:
  “¿Qué me importan a mí todos sus sacrificios?”,
  dice el Señor.
  Estoy harto de holocaustos de carneros
  y de grasa de becerros;
  ya no quiero sangre de toros, corderos y cabritos.

  ¿Quién les ha pedido que me ofrezcan todo eso
  cuando vienen al templo para visitarme?
  Dejen ya de pisotear mis atrios
  y no me traigan dones vacíos
  ni incienso abominable.
  Ya no aguanto sus novilunios y sábados
  ni sus asambleas.

  Sus solemnidades y fiestas las detesto;
  se me han vuelto una carga insoportable.
  Cuando extienden sus manos para orar, cierro los ojos;
  aunque multipliquen sus plegarias, no los escucharé.
  Sus manos están llenas de sangre.
  Lávense y purifíquense;
  aparten de mí sus malas acciones.
  Dejen de hacer el mal, aprendan a hacer el bien,
  busquen la justicia, auxilien al oprimido,
  defiendan los derechos del huérfano
  y la causa de la viuda’’.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 49, 8-9. 16bc-17. 21 y 23

  R. (23b) Dios salva al que cumple su voluntad.
  No voy a reclamarte sacrificios, dice el Señor,
  pues siempre están ante mí tus holocaustos.
  Pero ya no aceptaré becerros de tu casa
  ni cabritos de tus rebaños. R.
  R. Dios salva al que cumple su voluntad.
  “¿Por qué citas mis preceptos
  y hablas a toda hora de mi pacto,
  tú, que detestas la obediencia
  y echas en saco roto mis mandatos”? R.
  R. Dios salva al que cumple su voluntad.
  Tú haces esto, ¿y yo tengo que callarme?
  ¿Crees acaso que yo soy como tú?
  Quien las gracias me da, ése me honra
  y yo salvaré al que cumple mi voluntad. R
  R. Dios salva al que cumple su voluntad.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Mt 5, 10

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Dichosos los perseguidos por causa de la justicia,
  porque de ellos es el Reino de los cielos, dice el Señor.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Mt 10, 34–11, 1

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus apóstoles: “No piensen que he venido a traer la paz a la tierra; no he venido a traer la paz, sino la guerra. He venido a enfrentar al hijo con su padre, a la hija con su madre, a la nuera con su suegra; y los enemigos de cada uno serán los de su propia familia.

  El que ama a su padre o a su madre más que a mí, no es digno de mí; el que ama a su hijo o a su hija más que a mí, no es digno de mí; y el que no toma su cruz y me sigue, no es digno de mí.

  El que salve su vida, la perderá y el que la pierda por mí, la salvará.

  Quien los recibe a ustedes, me recibe a mí; y quien me recibe a mí, recibe al que me ha enviado.

  El que recibe a un profeta por ser profeta, recibirá recompensa de profeta; el que recibe a un justo por ser justo, recibirá recompensa de justo.

  Quien diere, aunque no sea más que un vaso de agua fría a uno de estos pequeños, por ser discípulo mío, yo les aseguro que no perderá su recompensa’’.

  Cuando acabó de dar instrucciones a sus doce discípulos, Jesús partió de ahí para enseñar y predicar en otras ciudades.

  – – –
  

  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

Sunday, June 2nd – Corpus Christi

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