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Memory of Jesus crucified

Memory of Saint Francis Xavier (+1552), a missionary Jesuit in India and Japan 阅读更多

Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of Jesus crucified
Friday, December 3

Memory of Saint Francis Xavier (+1552), a missionary Jesuit in India and Japan


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

This is the Gospel of the poor,
liberation for the imprisoned,
sight for the blind,
freedom for the oppressed.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Isaiah 29,17-24

Is it not true that in a very short time the Lebanon will become productive ground, so productive you might take it for a forest? That day the deaf will hear the words of the book and, delivered from shadow and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. The lowly will find ever more joy in Yahweh and the poorest of people will delight in the Holy One of Israel; for the tyrant will be no more, the scoffer has vanished and all those on the look-out for evil have been destroyed: those who incriminate others by their words, those who lay traps for the arbitrator at the gate and groundlessly deprive the upright of fair judgement. That is why Yahweh, God of the House of Jacob, Abraham's redeemer, says this, 'No longer shall Jacob be disappointed, no more shall his face grow pale, for when he sees his children, my creatures, home again with him, he will acknowledge my name as holy, he will acknowledge the Holy One of Jacob to be holy and will hold the God of Israel in awe. Erring spirits will learn to understand and murmurers accept instruction.'

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

The Son of Man came to serve,
whoever wants to be great
should become servant of all.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

These words conclude the chapter dedicated to Jerusalem, which the prophet preached would be punished because of the spiritual blindness of its people. The prophet Isaiah proclaims the splendid work of the transformation of humanity. There is no need to wait long, the Lord will intervene "in a very little while." This prophecy is meant to help us almost physically feel what will happen when God intervenes: "Shall not Lebanon in a very little while become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be regarded as a forest?" Creation itself will feel the benefits of the change in human hearts. Human beings will live on the earth without perverting it, without exploiting it for their own selfish ends. It is the invitation to the earth to become a "fruitful field." The words of the prophet sound particularly important in this time in which individual interests push even to environmental destruction. The encyclical "Laudato si" of Pope Francis gathers the prophet's invitation and broadens it to the entire world. It is indispensable to preach again the Word of God for "On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll," and "the eyes of the blind shall see." The prophet assures that the world will be transformed. And Isaiah reminds that it is what the Lord has already realized with Abraham and the house of Jacob. Then the prophet proclaims: "The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the neediest people shall exult." The people of God, a humble people who trusts in the power of His Lord, is at the side of the people of the poor who starts again rejoicing for they feel the closeness of the Holy of Israel. God establishes His new kingdom with this alliance. The prophet warns: "No longer shall Jacob be ashamed, no longer shall his face grow pale. For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name." Believers will not be ashamed, rather they will rejoice to see the works that the Lord has done through them among men and women.

每天都有神的话:日历

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星期日
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周一
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周二
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周四
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周六
March
31
星期日

这群年轻人,通过阅读圣经,並将圣经作为生命的中心,激励他们度真正信仰的生活,接受耶稣基督自古以来,世世代代的邀请,成为祂的门徒。这邀请呼籲人悔改,放弃只是为自己而生活的态度,开始自由自在地成为泛爱众人的工具,爱人不分男女,而特别是爱那些最贫穷的人。聆听及生活天主的圣言,是人生命中的最重要的事,就是承认人应跟随耶稣,而非跟随自我。

在这个团体中,最真情流露的景象就是大家聚集一起祈祷,聆听天主的圣言,像当年的门徒,有如一家人般聚集在耶稣身旁一样。同心合意的祈祷(宗2:42)是简单的祈祷方式,它要求团体所有成员献出自己。如同圣咏一样,祈祷是熟识耶稣的说话和祈祷的门径,融合了前人的祈祷,将穷人的需要、我们的需要、以及整个世界的需要,呈献给上主。

因此,在罗马及在意大利、欧洲、以至在全世界的其他城市中,我们的团体都尽可能经常聚会,一起祈祷。我们在很多城市中,每晚都会有团体的祈祷,並开放给普罗大众参与。我们也期望团体内的每个成员,都有个人祈祷的理想地方,在生活中阅读圣经,並要从福音开始阅读。