• Wednesday of the Fourth Week of LentApril 2, 2025

  Reading 1 Isaiah 49:8-15

  Thus says the LORD:
  In a time of favor I answer you,
  on the day of salvation I help you;
  and I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people,
  To restore the land
  and allot the desolate heritages,
  Saying to the prisoners: Come out!
  To those in darkness: Show yourselves!
  Along the ways they shall find pasture,
  on every bare height shall their pastures be.
  They shall not hunger or thirst,
  nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them;
  For he who pities them leads them
  and guides them beside springs of water.
  I will cut a road through all my mountains,
  and make my highways level.
  See, some shall come from afar,
  others from the north and the west,
  and some from the land of Syene.
  Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
  break forth into song, you mountains.
  For the LORD comforts his people
  and shows mercy to his afflicted.
  
  But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me;
  my Lord has forgotten me.”
  Can a mother forget her infant,
  be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
  Even should she forget,
  I will never forget you.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18

  R. (8a)  The Lord is gracious and merciful.
  The LORD is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger and of great kindness.
  The LORD is good to all
  and compassionate toward all his works.
  R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
  The LORD is faithful in all his words
  and holy in all his works.
  The LORD lifts up all who are falling
  and raises up all who are bowed down.
  R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
  The LORD is just in all his ways
  and holy in all his works.
  The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
  to all who call upon him in truth.
  R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.

  Verse Before the Gospel John 11:25a, 26

  I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
  whoever believes in me will never die.

  Gospel John 5:17-30

  Jesus answered the Jews:
  “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.”
  For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
  because he not only broke the sabbath
  but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.
  
  Jesus answered and said to them,
  “Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
  but only what he sees the Father doing;
  for what he does, the Son will do also.
  For the Father loves the Son
  and shows him everything that he himself does,
  and he will show him greater works than these,
  so that you may be amazed.
  For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
  so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
  Nor does the Father judge anyone,
  but he has given all judgment to the Son,
  so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
  Whoever does not honor the Son
  does not honor the Father who sent him.
  Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
  and believes in the one who sent me
  has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
  but has passed from death to life.
  Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
  when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
  and those who hear will live.
  For just as the Father has life in himself,
  so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
  And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
  because he is the Son of Man.
  Do not be amazed at this,
  because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
  will hear his voice and will come out,
  those who have done good deeds
  to the resurrection of life,
  but those who have done wicked deeds
  to the resurrection of condemnation.
  
  “I cannot do anything on my own;
  I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
  because I do not seek my own will
  but the will of the one who sent me.”

  • Readings for the Optional Memorial Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit

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• Miércoles de la IV semana de CuaresmaApril 2, 2025

  Primera lectura Isaίas 49, 8-15

  Esto dice el Señor:
  “En el tiempo de la misericordia te escuché,
  en el día de la salvación te auxilié.
  Yo te formé y te he destinado para que seas alianza del pueblo:
  para restaurar la tierra,
  para volver a ocupar los hogares destruidos,
  para decir a los prisioneros: ‘Salgan’,
  y a los que están en tinieblas: ‘Vengan a la luz’.
  
  Pastarán de regreso a lo largo de todos los caminos,
  hallarán pasto hasta en las dunas del desierto.
  No sufrirán hambre ni sed,
  no los afligirá el sol ni el calor,
  porque el que tiene piedad de ellos
  los conducirá a los manantiales.
  Convertiré en caminos todas las montañas
  y pondrán terraplén a mis calzadas.
  
  Miren: éstos vienen de lejos;
  aquéllos, del norte y del poniente,
  y aquellos otros, de la tierra de Senim.
  
  Griten de alegría, cielos; regocíjate, tierra;
  rompan a cantar, montañas,
  porque el Señor consuela a su pueblo
  y tiene misericordia de los desamparados.
  Sión había dicho: ‘El Señor me ha abandonado,
  el Señor me tiene en el olvido’.
  ¿Puede acaso una madre olvidarse de su creatura
  hasta dejar de enternecerse por el hijo de sus entrañas?
  Aunque hubiera una madre que se olvidara,
  yo nunca me olvidaré de ti”,
  dice el Señor todopoderoso.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 144, 8-9. 13cd-14. 17-18

  R. (8a) El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso.
  El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso,
  lento para enojarse y generoso para perdonar.
  Bueno es el Señor para con todos
  y su amor se extiende a todas sus creaturas.
  R. El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso.
  El Señor es siempre fiel a sus palabras,
  y bondadoso en todas sus acciones.
  Da su apoyo el Señor al que tropieza
  Y al agobiado alivia.
  R. El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso.
  Siempre es justo el Señor en sus designios
  y están llenas de amor todas sus obras.
  No está lejos de aquellos que lo buscan;
  muy cerca está el Señor, de quien lo invoca.
  R. El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Juan 11, 25. 26

  R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús.
  Yo soy la resurrección y la vida, dice el Señor;
  el que cree en mí, aunque haya muerto, vivirá.
  R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús.

  Evangelio Juan 5, 17-30

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a los judíos (que lo perseguían por hacer curaciones en sábado): “Mi Padre trabaja siempre y yo también trabajo”. Por eso los judíos buscaban con mayor empeño darle muerte, ya que no sólo violaba el sábado, sino que llamaba Padre suyo a Dios, igualándose así con Dios.
  
  Entonces Jesús les habló en estos términos: “Yo les aseguro: El Hijo no puede hacer nada por su cuenta y sólo hace lo que le ve hacer al Padre; lo que hace el Padre también lo hace el Hijo. El Padre ama al Hijo y le manifiesta todo lo que hace; le manifestará obras todavía mayores que éstas, para asombro de ustedes. Así como el Padre resucita a los muertos y les da la vida, así también el Hijo da la vida a quien él quiere dársela. El Padre no juzga a nadie, porque todo juicio se lo ha dado al Hijo, para que todos honren al Hijo, como honran al Padre. El que no honra al Hijo tampoco honra al Padre.
  
  Yo les aseguro que, quien escucha mi palabra y cree en el que me envió, tiene vida eterna y no será condenado en el juicio, porque ya pasó de la muerte a la vida.
  
  Les aseguro que viene la hora, y ya está aquí, en que los muertos oirán la voz del Hijo de Dios, y los que la hayan oído vivirán. Pues así como el Padre tiene la vida en sí mismo, también le ha dado al Hijo tener la vida en sí mismo; y le ha dado el poder de juzgar, porque es el Hijo del hombre.
  
  No se asombren de esto, porque viene la hora en que todos los que yacen en la tumba oirán mi voz y resucitarán: los que hicieron el bien para la vida; los que hicieron el mal, para la condenación. Yo nada puedo hacer por mí mismo. Según lo que oigo, juzgo; y mi juicio es justo, porque no busco mi voluntad, sino la voluntad del que me envió”.
  
   

  • Readings for the Memoria de San Francisco de Paula, ermitaño

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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

Sunday, March 9th – I Sunday of Lent

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