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  • Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent

    Reading 1 Jer 20:10-13

    I hear the whisperings of many:
    “Terror on every side!
    Denounce! let us denounce him!”
    All those who were my friends
    are on the watch for any misstep of mine.
    “Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,
    and take our vengeance on him.”
    But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion:
    my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph.
    In their failure they will be put to utter shame,
    to lasting, unforgettable confusion.
    O LORD of hosts, you who test the just,
    who probe mind and heart,
    Let me witness the vengeance you take on them,
    for to you I have entrusted my cause.
    Sing to the LORD,
    praise the LORD,
    For he has rescued the life of the poor
    from the power of the wicked!

    Responsorial Psalm Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7

    R. (see 7)  In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
    I love you, O LORD, my strength,
    O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
    R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
    My God, my rock of refuge,
    my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
    Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
    and I am safe from my enemies.
    R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
    The breakers of death surged round about me,
    the destroying floods overwhelmed me;
    The cords of the nether world enmeshed me,
    the snares of death overtook me.
    R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.
    In my distress I called upon the LORD
    and cried out to my God;
    From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.
    R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice.

    Verse Before the Gospel See Jn 6:63c, 68c

    Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
    you have the words of everlasting life.

    Gospel Jn 10:31-42

    The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
    Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father.
    For which of these are you trying to stone me?”
    The Jews answered him,
    “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy.
    You, a man, are making yourself God.”
    Jesus answered them,
    “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, ‘You are gods”‘?
    If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came,
    and Scripture cannot be set aside,
    can you say that the one
    whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world
    blasphemes because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
    If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me;
    but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me,
    believe the works, so that you may realize and understand
    that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
    Then they tried again to arrest him;
    but he escaped from their power.

    He went back across the Jordan
    to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
    Many came to him and said,
    “John performed no sign,
    but everything John said about this man was true.”
    And many there began to believe in him.
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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.

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  • Viernes de la V semana de Cuaresma

    Primera lectura Jer 20, 10-13

    En aquel tiempo, dijo Jeremías:
    “Yo oía el cuchicheo de la gente que decía:
    ‘Denunciemos a Jeremías,
    Denunciemos al profeta del terror’.
    Todos los que eran mis amigos espiaban mis pasos,
    esperaban que tropezara y me cayera, diciendo:
    ‘Si se tropieza y se cae, lo venceremos
    y podremos vengarnos de él’.

    Pero el Señor, guerrero poderoso, está a mi lado;
    por eso mis perseguidores caerán por tierra
    y no podrán conmigo;
    quedarán avergonzados de su fracaso
    y su ignominia será eterna e inolvidable.

    Señor de los ejércitos, que pones a prueba al justo
    y conoces lo más profundo de los corazones,
    haz que yo vea tu venganza contra ellos,
    porque a ti he encomendado mi causa.

    Canten y alaben al Señor,
    porque él ha salvado la vida de su pobre
    de la mano de los malvados’’.

    Salmo Responsorial Salmo 17, 2-3a. 3bc-4. 5-6. 7

    R. (cf 7) Sálvame, Señor, en el peligro.
    Yo te amo, Señor; tú eres mi fortaleza;
    el Dios que me protege y me libera.
    R. Sálvame, Señor, en el peligro.
    Tu eres mi refugio,
    mi salvación, mi escudo, mi castillo.
    Cuando invoqué al Señor de mi esperanza
    al punto me libró de mi enemigo.
    R. Sálvame, Señor, en el peligro.
    Olas mortales me cercaban,
    torrentes destructores me envolvían;
    me alcanzaban las redes del abismo
    y me ataban los lazos de la muerte.
    R. Sálvame, Señor, en el peligro.
    En el peligro invoqué al Señor,
    en mi angustia le grité a mi Dios;
    desde su templo, él escuchó mi voz,
    y mi grito llegó a sus oídos.
    R. Sálvame, Señor, en el peligro.

    Aclamación antes del Evangelio Cfr Jn 6, 63. 68

    R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús.
    Tus palabras, Señor, son espíritu y vida.
    Tú tienes palabras de vida eterna.
    R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús.

    Evangelio Jn 10, 31-42

    En aquel tiempo, cuando Jesús terminó de hablar, los judíos cogieron piedras para apedrearlo. Jesús les dijo: “He realizado ante ustedes muchas obras buenas de parte del Padre, ¿por cuál de ellas me quieren apedrear?”

    Le contestaron los judíos: “No te queremos apedrear por ninguna obra buena, sino por blasfemo, porque tú, no siendo más que un hombre, pretendes ser Dios”. Jesús les replicó: “¿No está escrito en su ley: Yo les he dicho: Ustedes son dioses? Ahora bien, si ahí se llama dioses a quienes fue dirigida la palabra de Dios (y la Escritura no puede equivocarse), ¿cómo es que a mí, a quien el Padre consagró y envió al mundo, me llaman blasfemo porque he dicho: ‘Soy Hijo de Dios’? Si no hago las obras de mi Padre, no me crean. Pero si las hago, aunque no me crean a mí, crean a las obras, para que puedan comprender que el Padre está en mí y yo en el Padre”. Trataron entonces de apoderarse de él, pero se les escapó de las manos.

    Luego regresó Jesús al otro lado del Jordán, al lugar donde Juan había bautizado en un principio y se quedó allí. Muchos acudieron a él y decían: “Juan no hizo ningún signo; pero todo lo que Juan decía de éste, era verdad”. Y muchos creyeron en él allí.


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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.

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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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Sunday, March 26th: V Sunday of Lent

PROCESSIONAL

HOSANNA (PRAISE IS RISING) (Paul Baloche)

Hosanna, hosanna!
You are the God that saves us, worthy of all our praises
Hosanna, hosanna!
Come have your way among us, we welcome You here, Lord Jesus


Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You, we turn to You
Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You, we long for You
‘Cause when we see You we find strength to face the day
In your Presence all our fears are washed away, washed away

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

PSALM 22 (Francesca LaRosa)
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

ABOVE ALL (Michael W. Smith)

Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There’s no way to measure what you’re worth

Crucified, laid behind the stone
You lived to die rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall, and thought of me, above all.

COMMUNION

HOSANNA (Brooke Ligertwood)

I see the King of Glory coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes
I see His love and mercy washing over all our sin
The people sing, the people sing

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
           
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You
Have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am for Your kingdom’s cause
As I walk from earth into Eternity

POST-COMMUNION MEDITATION

FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM (Latifah Mayuki)
On that hill there’s a broken man
A broken world cries for blood
Crying out for His Father’s hand
Darker days there were none

I can’t but look away as tears stream down His face
I thought all hope was lost, my Savior on that cross


I heard Him say, “It is finished now”
I saw the sky chase the sun
I heard the tear of Temple cloth
As He gave His spirit to God

The soldiers stood in awe, surely a righteous man He was

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Son of God
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Son of God

Heaven touched earth that day
In the most beautiful way
For the joy set before Him
For the joy set before Him

RECESSIONAL

IN CHRIST ALONE (Stuart Townsend and Keith Getty)

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All.
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! – who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied –
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground his body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine –
Bought with the precious Blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand,
Till He returns to call me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

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Music by The Call

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