Give Us This Day

AUGUST 2013

DAILY PRAYER FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC®

Give Us This Day®Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus) Luke 1:68-79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty savior,born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:to set us free from the hands of our enemies,free to worship him without fear,holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,to give his people knowledge of salvationby the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our Godthe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

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St. Alphonsus Liguori

✛ Ven. Solanus Casey Melissa Musick

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[St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard]

✛ St. Basil the Blessed Bp. Robert Morneau

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✛ Flannery O’Connor Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Sr. Melannie Svoboda

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[Dedication of St. Mary Major Basilica]

✛ Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

Prudentius

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Transfiguration of the Lord

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Alice Camille

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[St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan]

✛ St. Mary MacKillop

Fr. Paul Turner

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St. Dominic

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Pope Francis

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[St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross]

✛ St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Bd. Mother Teresa

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St. Lawrence

✛ St. Victricius

Sr. Ephrem Hollermann

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St. Catherine of Siena

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[St. Jane Frances de Chantal]

✛ St. Jeanne de Chantal Fr. Virgilio Elizondo

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[Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus]

✛ St. Radegund Richard Reece

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St. Maximilian Kolbe

✛ St. Maximilian Kolbe Chiara Lubich

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Assumption of Mary

Maxwell Johnson

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[St. Stephen of Hungary]

✛ Br. Roger Schutz Kathy McGovern

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✛ Florence Nightingale Sr. Irene Nowell

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Fr. Michael Casey

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[St. John Eudes]

✛ St. Helena Catherine de Hueck

Doherty

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St. Bernard

✛ Blaise Pascal Fr. Patrick Hartin

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St. Pius X

✛ St. Pius X Bob Hurd

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Queenship of Mary

✛ Bd. Victoria Rasoamanarivo

Fr. Karl Rahner

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[St. Rose of Lima]

✛ St. Joan Antide-Thouret Sr. Ruth Burrows

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St. Bartholomew

✛ Card. Gaspar Contarini Fr. Anthony Oelrich

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Sr. Miriam Pollard

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✛ Bd. Mary of Jesus Crucified

Rachel Srubas

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St. Monica

✛ St. Elizabeth Bichier des Ages

Deirdre Cornell

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St. Augustine

✛ St. Augustine

St. John Chrysostom

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Passion of St. John the Baptist

✛ Bd. Edmund Rice Fr. Eugene Hensell

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✛ St. Margaret Ward

Sr. Carolyn Osiek

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✛ John Leary

Origen

Within the Word: The Child

Within the Word: Gideon and the Judges

Within the Word: First Letter to the Thessalonians

Within the Word: The Transfiguration

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August 2013

Give UsThısDay®DAILY PRAYER FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC

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CONTENTS August 2013 ◆ Volume 3, Issue 8

Just a Remnant Mary Stommes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Teach Us to Pray: Joy and Prayer Fr. James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Hail Mary Fr. Columba Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Prayers and Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Prayer at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Daily Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Order of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Liturgy of the Word (with Holy Communion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353Hymns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356Guide to Lectio Divina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

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Avarice by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1558.

Sunday, August 4

MorningO Lord, open my lips.And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 100Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.Serve the Lord with gladness.Come before him, singing for joy.

Know that he, the Lord, is God.He made us; we belong to him.We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Enter his gates with thanksgivingand his courts with songs of praise.Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,eternal his merciful love.He is faithful from age to age.

Glory to the Father . . .

Scripture Sirach 31:8-11

Happy the rich person found without fault, / who does not turn aside after wealth. / Who is he, that we may

praise him? / For he has done wonders among his people. / Who has been tested by gold and been found perfect? /

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Let it be for him his glory; / Who could have sinned but did not, / and could have done evil but did not? / So his good fortune is secure, / and the assembly will recount his praises.

Read, Ponder, Pray on a word or phrase from today’s Scripture (Lectio Divina, p. 362)

AntiphonIf you would be happy, store up your treasure in heaven.

Canticle of Zechariah (inside front cover)

IntercessionsGod of salvation, our joy lies in you alone. We pray: r. Lead us to your truth, God.

Establish your Church in the total self-giving of Christ. r.

Strengthen families in your love and peace. r.

Free us from old worries, stored grievances, and recurring fears. r.

Our Father . . .

May God bless us with grace to hear his voice and respond with open hearts. Amen.

MassEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Entrance Antiphon Psalm 70 (69):2, 6O God, come to my assistance; / O Lord, make haste to help me! / You are my rescuer, my help; / O Lord, do not delay.

Gloria (p. 329)

CollectDraw near to your servants, O Lord,and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness,that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,you may restore what you have createdand keep safe what you have restored.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23

What profit comes to a man from all his toil?

Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!

Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave property. This also is vanity and a great mis-fortune. For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This also is vanity.The word of the Lord.


Responsorial Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17

r. (8) If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

You turn man back to dust,saying, “Return, O children of men.”

For a thousand years in your sightare as yesterday, now that it is past,or as a watch of the night. r.

You make an end of them in their sleep;the next morning they are like the changing grass,

which at dawn springs up anew,but by evening wilts and fades. r.

Teach us to number our days aright,that we may gain wisdom of heart.

Return, O Lord! How long?Have pity on your servants! r.

Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.

And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours;prosper the work of our hands for us!Prosper the work of our hands! r.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11

Seek what is above, where Christ is.

Brothers and sisters: If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand

of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: im-morality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that

is idolatry. Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 12:13-21

The things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied

to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and ar-bitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my har-vest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!” ’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”The Gospel of the Lord.


Creed (p. 330)

Prayer over the OfferingsGraciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,make of us an eternal offering to you.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Wisdom 16:20You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, / endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

Or: John 6:35I am the bread of life, says the Lord; / whoever comes to me will not hunger / and whoever believes in me will not thirst.

Prayer after CommunionAccompany with constant protection, O Lord,those you renew with these heavenly giftsand, in your never-failing care for them,make them worthy of eternal redemption.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionWhat Lies Beneath

Today’s readings are not very cheerful. Ecclesiastes proclaims that “all things are vanity.” “All” is pretty inclusive. The re-sponsorial psalm reminds us that in the end we will all “turn back to dust.” St. Paul says, “Put to death . . . the parts of you that are earthly.” And Jesus’ parable seems to be a sober warn-

ing against the entrapment of riches. But let’s delve a little deeper into Jesus’ parable to see what lies beneath.

The wealthy landowner is not a bad person. He is not dishonest or cruel. Yet he is a “fool.” Why? First, he is self-centered and a loner. He sees his wealth and good fortune not as something to share with others but as something to store up and hoard for himself. Second, he assumes he is the cause of his good fortune. He doesn’t take into account other factors like his fertile land, favorable weather conditions, or his hard workers. And third, he thinks his wealth can secure his future. Consequently he has no need of others or even of God. Ironically, within a few hours, he will have no earthly future at all, for he will die.

These readings invite us to ask: where is our treasure? Does it lie in “stuff ” or relationships, possessions or people, hoard-ing or sharing? How do we measure success: by how much we bring in or by how free we are to give away? And finally, wherein lies our security: in our material assets or in our gracious God who loves us more than we can imagine?

Sr. Melannie Svoboda

Melannie Svoboda, a Sister of Notre Dame from Chardon, Ohio, is a popular speaker, retreat director, and author of numerous books. Visit her blog, “Sunflower Seeds,” at www.melanniesvobodasnd.org.


EveningGod, come to my assistance.Lord, make haste to help me.

(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 24:1-6The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,the world, and those who dwell in it.It is he who set it on the seas;on the rivers he made it firm.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?Who shall stand in his holy place?The clean of hands and pure of heart,whose soul is not set on vain things,who has not sworn deceitful words.

Blessings from the Lord shall he receive,and right reward from the God who saves him.Such are the people who seek him,who seek the face of the God of Jacob.


Scripture Philippians 3:17-21

Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according

to the model you have in us. For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction.

Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But our citi-zenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our lowly body to con-form with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself.


AntiphonSeek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Canticle of Mary (inside back cover)

IntercessionsGod, you tend us with care. In confidence we pray: r. Shepherd your people, O God.

Enable us to be fully present to your Word and to one another. r.

Help your Church to listen well. r.

Grant safety to pilgrims, travelers, and vacationers. r.

Our Father . . .

May God strengthen us with every gift of the Holy Spirit, through Christ our brother. Amen.

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Within the WordThe Transfiguration

The feast of the Transfiguration, which we commemorate on Tuesday, recalls the event in which the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples experience his true, glorious nature as a preview or anticipation of his glory as the risen Lord. The word “trans-figuration” refers to a change in form or shape. The Greek word is “metamorphosis.” On a mountain somewhere in Galilee the disciples witness a transformation or metamor-phosis of Jesus. His appearance changes, his clothes become dazzlingly white, and Moses and Elijah appear alongside him. The disciples get a glimpse of the glorious figure that Jesus will soon become at Easter and beyond. Their experience climaxes with the interpretation given by the voice from the cloud (a symbol of divine presence): “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” These words identify Jesus as God’s Son and Servant as well as the authoritative teacher.

There is a longstanding debate among biblical scholars about the precise nature of the transfiguration narrative in the Gospels. Is it a factual report about an event in Jesus’ earthly life? Or is it a resurrection appearance that has been read back into Jesus’ earthly career? Or is it an apocalyptic vision about what Jesus will be like when the fullness of God’s kingdom comes?

When the most solid elements of all three explanations are taken together, what emerges is an understanding of the transfiguration narrative as a Christophany, that is, a mani-festation or revelation of who Jesus really is. The word “Chris-

tophany” is a variation of the more familiar word “theophany,” a scene in which God reveals God’s self to humans. The classic example of a theophany is the encounter between God and Moses in Exodus 3–4. In Luke’s transfiguration story Jesus is revealed as a glorious figure superior to Moses (the Law) and Elijah (the Prophets), and is identified by the heavenly voice as the Son of God. In Luke’s context (between two passion predictions and just before Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem), the transfiguration gives a glimpse of Jesus’ true nature and the ultimate goal toward which his journey leads (resurrected glory). Meanwhile, the disciples are awestruck and reduced to silence.

At a point in 2 Peter where we might expect an account of an appearance of the risen Jesus, we find a brief description of the transfiguration of Jesus (Tuesday’s second reading). Peter claims to have been an eyewitness to the majesty of Jesus and to have heard the heavenly voice declare him to be the Son of God (Ps 2:7), God’s beloved (Gen 22:2), and God’s Servant (Isa 42:1).

In the background of both transfiguration accounts is the figure of the glorious “one like a Son of Man” described in Daniel 7. While in the second century BC setting of the book of Daniel the “one like a Son of Man” was most likely an angelic figure (probably Michael), in many Gospel texts the glorious Son of Man clearly refers to the risen Jesus who will usher in the fullness of God’s kingdom. This is the transfig-ured Jesus we celebrate and in whom we too are transfigured. In him and with him we are beloved sons and daughters of God journeying toward resurrected glory.

—Fr. Daniel J. Harrington

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, is professor of New Testament at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

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Monday, August 5


(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 103:1-5, 8-10Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all within me, his holy name.Bless the Lord, O my soul,and never forget all his benefits.

It is the Lord who forgives all your sins,who heals every one of your ills,who redeems your life from the grave,who crowns you with mercy and compassion,who fills your life with good things,renewing your youth like an eagle’s.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger and rich in mercy.He will not always find fault;nor persist in his anger forever.He does not treat us according to our sins,nor repay us according to our faults.


Scripture Wisdom 16:20-21, 26

Instead of this, you nourished your people with food of angels / and furnished them bread from heaven, ready to

hand, untoiled-for, / endowed with all delights and con-

forming to every taste. / For this substance of yours revealed your sweetness toward your children, / and serving the de-sire of the one who received it, / was changed to whatever flavor each one wished.

That your children whom you loved might learn, O Lord, / that it is not the various kinds of fruits that nourish, / but your word that preserves those who believe you!


AntiphonWith honey from the rock I will fill you.


IntercessionsGod of our ancestors, you lift our burdens from us, and so we pray: r. God, sustain us by your Word.

Rescue those caught in the path of war and political unrest. r.

Deepen the gifts of prayer and contemplation in your Church. r.

Make us generous in sharing our gifts with the poor and needy. r.

Our Father . . .

May the God of love fill us with all joy and peace in believing. Amen.

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Blessed Among UsMetropolitan Anthony of SourozhRussian Orthodox Bishop (1914–2003)

Andrei Bloom was born of Russian parents in Lausanne, Swit-zerland. His father was in the Russian diplomatic corps, and after the Revolution his family joined the throng of Russian émigrés in Paris. Bloom had little interest in religion. But one day, in his teenage years, he forced himself to read the Gospel of Mark. As he read he became aware of a presence. “I saw nothing. I heard nothing. It was no hallucination. It was a simple certainty that the Lord was standing there and that I was in the presence of him whose life I had begun to read.”

With the outbreak of war in 1939, Bloom, who had studied medicine, became a medic in the French army. At the same time he professed monastic vows and took the name Anthony. After the war he was ordained a priest and went to England to serve as an Orthodox chaplain. Over time his influence steadily grew, and he would become the bishop in charge of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Through his books, lectures, and radio broadcasts, he also became a beloved spiritual teacher, reaching far beyond the Orthodox commu-nity to a wide audience of Christians, unbelievers, and spiritual seekers. His aim was to introduce people to the living God and teach them to pray. He died on August 4, 2003.

“We should try to live in such a way that if the Gospels were lost, they could be re-written by looking at us.”

—Metropolitan Anthony

MassMonday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

[The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, opt. memorial]

Entrance Antiphon Psalm 70 (69):2, 6O God, come to my assistance; / O Lord, make haste to help me! / You are my rescuer, my help; / O Lord, do not delay.

CollectDraw near to your servants, O Lord,and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness,that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,you may restore what you have createdand keep safe what you have restored.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the Book of Numbers 11:4b-15

I cannot carry all this people by myself.

The children of Israel lamented, “Would that we had meat for food! We remember the fish we used to eat

without cost in Egypt, and the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now we are famished; we see nothing before us but this manna.”

Manna was like coriander seed and had the color of resin. When they had gone about and gathered it up, the people would grind it between millstones or pound it in a mortar, then cook it in a pot and make it into loaves, which tasted like cakes made with oil. At night, when the dew fell upon the camp, the manna also fell.


When Moses heard the people, family after family, crying at the entrance of their tents, so that the Lord became very angry, he was grieved. “Why do you treat your servant so badly?” Moses asked the Lord. “Why are you so displeased with me that you burden me with all this people? Was it I who conceived all this people? Or was it I who gave them birth, that you tell me to carry them at my bosom, like a foster father carrying an infant, to the land you have prom-ised under oath to their fathers? Where can I get meat to give to all this people? For they are crying to me, ‘Give us meat for our food.’ I cannot carry all this people by myself, for they are too heavy for me. If this is the way you will deal with me, then please do me the favor of killing me at once, so that I need no longer face this distress.”The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17

r. (2a) Sing with joy to God our help.

“My people heard not my voice,and Israel obeyed me not;

So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts;they walked according to their own counsels.” r.

“If only my people would hear me,and Israel walk in my ways,

Quickly would I humble their enemies;against their foes I would turn my hand.” r.

“Those who hated the Lord would seek to flatter me,but their fate would endure forever,

While Israel I would feed with the best of wheat,and with honey from the rock I would fill them.” r.

Gospel Acclamation Matthew 4:4One does not live on bread alone,but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 14:13-21

Looking up to heaven, he said the blessing and gave the loaves to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.

The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” He said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over—twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.The Gospel of the Lord.


Prayer over the OfferingsGraciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,make of us an eternal offering to you.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Wisdom 16:20You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, / endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

Or: John 6:35I am the bread of life, says the Lord; / whoever comes to me will not hunger / and whoever believes in me will not thirst.

Prayer after CommunionAccompany with constant protection, O Lord,those you renew with these heavenly giftsand, in your never-failing care for them,make them worthy of eternal redemption.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionThe Feast of the Creator

The banquet ended, plates still overflow,And with the crumbs twelve baskets then they fill.The stuffed boy strives with undigested fare,The waiter groans beneath his heavy load.Who can a great feast spread from stores so few?Who but the maker of our frame and allThat nurtures it, who shaped the world from nought?

Almighty God without the aid of seedFashioned the earth, not as the sculptor worksTo lift the block of bronze from metal fused.All that now is was nought: that nothingnessWas into being brought and bidden grow.Small was the first creation, but it grewTill it became the mighty universe.Therefore, when I behold that meager fareThus multiplied within the hands of Christ,Can I doubt that the elemental formsFirst made by him from nothing, by degreesHave grown to that perfection we now see?Lest fragments should be trodden on and lost,When men had fed, or should become the spoilOf wolves or foxes or of petty mice,Twelve men were charged to heap in baskets fullThe gifts of Christ to keep and spread afar.

Prudentius, from A Hymn on the Trinity

Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (ca. 348–ca. 410) was a Latin poet. Born in Spain, he studied law and twice served as governor of a province before devoting his later life to writing Christian poetry and hymns.



(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 99:1-2, 5-9The Lord is king; the peoples tremble.He is enthroned on the cherubim; earth quakes.The Lord is great in Sion.He is exalted over all the peoples.

Exalt the Lord our God;bow down before his footstool.Holy is he!

Among his priests were Aaron and Moses;among those who invoked his name was Samuel.They cried out to the Lord and he answered.

To them he spoke in the pillar of cloud.They obeyed his decrees and the statuteswhich he had given them.

O Lord our God, you answered them.For them you were a God who forgives,and yet you punished their offenses.

Exalt the Lord our God;bow down before his holy mountain,for the Lord our God is holy.


Scripture 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

What thanksgiving, then, can we render to God for you, for all the joy we feel on your account before

our God? Night and day we pray beyond measure to see you in person and to remedy the deficiencies of your faith. Now may God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you, so as to strengthen your hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. [Amen.]


AntiphonO you of little faith, why did you doubt?


IntercessionsGod, you never abandon your people. In trust we pray: r. God, come to our aid.

Grant opportunity to those who have lost jobs and those who seek employment. r.

Comfort and console those who struggle and those who feel overwhelmed. r.

Make your Church an advocate for the powerless and the outcast. r.

Our Father . . .

May the God of peace and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us both now and forever. Amen.

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(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 65:2-3a, 6-9Praise is due to youin Sion, O God.To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem,you who hear our prayer.

With wondrous deliverance you answer us,O God our savior.You are the hope of all the earth,and of far distant isles.

You establish the mountains with your strength;you are girded with power.You still the roaring of the seas,the roaring of their waves,and the tumult of the peoples.

Distant peoples stand in aweat your wondrous deeds.The lands of sunrise and sunsetyou fill with your joy.


Scripture 2 Corinthians 4:6-10

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of

the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ.

But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the sur-passing power may be of God and not from us. We are af-flicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be mani-fested in our mortal flesh.


AntiphonHis dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away.


IntercessionsGod of salvation, in Christ you manifest the fullness of your light and glory. We pray: r. Enlighten our minds and hearts, O God.

Help us to seek your face in the people and things that bring us joy and delight, sorrow and suffering. r.

Let our joy in you be made manifest in our deeds of service and our initiative toward reconciliation. r.

Help us to end war and to stop the production of nuclear and war weapons. r.

Our Father . . .

May God strengthen our faith and fulfill our hope of seeing him face-to-face. Amen.

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Blessed Among UsSt. AfraMartyr (d. ca. 304)

St. Afra, who lived in Augsburg in the German province of the Roman Empire, was known as a prostitute. Therefore, when she was arrested and charged with being a Christian, her judge was incredulous. “I am informed that you are a prostitute,” he said. “Sacrifice to the gods, therefore, as you are a stranger to the God of the Christians and cannot be accepted by Him.” Afra replied, “My Lord Jesus Christ has said that He came down from Heaven to save sinners. The gospel says that a sinful woman washed His feet with her tears and obtained pardon, and that He never rejected the outcasts but welcomed them to eat with him.” Though she admitted her own sin, she insisted that she would “not add new crimes” by making sacrifice to the Roman gods.

Afra was condemned to death, and she was bound to a post to be burned alive. As the smoke rose about her, she was heard to say: “I thank thee, Lord Jesus Christ, for thy good-ness in receiving me, a burnt-offering for thy name’s sake; thou didst offer thyself upon the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world; I offer myself a victim to thee, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.”

“Let the body which has sinned suffer; but I will not ruin my soul by false worship.”

—St. Afra

MassThe Transfiguration of the Lord, Feast

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Matthew 17:5In a resplendent cloud the Holy Spirit appeared. / The Father’s voice was heard: This is my beloved Son, / with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.

Gloria (p. 329)

CollectO God, who in the glorious Transfigurationof your Only Begotten Sonconfirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of

the Fathersand wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship,grant, we pray, to your servants,that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,we may merit to become co-heirs with him.Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

His clothing was snow bright.

As I watched: / Thrones were set up / and the Ancient One took his throne. / His clothing was bright as snow,

/ and the hair on his head as white as wool; / his throne was flames of fire, / with wheels of burning fire. / A surging stream of fire / flowed out from where he sat; / thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, / and myriads upon myriads attended him. / The court was convened and the books were opened.


As the visions during the night continued, I saw: / One like a Son of man coming, / on the clouds of heaven; / when he reached the Ancient One / and was presented before him, / the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; / all peoples, nations, and languages serve him. / His dominion is an everlasting dominion / that shall not be taken away, / his kingship shall not be destroyed.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9

r. (1a and 9a) The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice;let the many islands be glad.

Clouds and darkness are round about him,justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. r.

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,before the Lord of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his justice,and all peoples see his glory. r.

Because you, O Lord, are the Most High over all the earth,exalted far above all gods. r.

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Peter 1:16-19

We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven.

Beloved: We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our

Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his maj-esty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majes-tic glory, “This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven

while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Matthew 17:5cThis is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;listen to him.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 9:28b-36

While Jesus was praying his face changed in appearance.

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up a moun-tain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in

appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his com-panions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying. While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had seen.The Gospel of the Lord.


Prayer over the OfferingsSanctify, O Lord, we pray,these offerings here made to celebratethe glorious Transfiguration of your Only Begotten Son,and by his radiant splendorcleanse us from the stains of sin.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Cf. 1 John 3:2When Christ appears, we shall be like him, / for we shall see him as he is.

Prayer after CommunionMay the heavenly nourishment we have received,O Lord, we pray,transform us into the likeness of your Son,whose radiant splendor you willed to make manifestin his glorious Transfiguration.Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

ReflectionLove Is the Clarifying Lense

The Transfiguration makes good theater. Abracadabra: the teacher from Nazareth becomes Daniel’s glorified Son of Man! For Peter, James, and John, it’s an astonishing revelation of cosmic realities. For us today, it’s a glimpse into quantum possibilities.

Our doctrine carefully dissects this event. Jesus is truly God and truly human, it says. Don’t make the mistake of miss-ing the God in the person, or the flesh on the Deity. Our

impulse is to distinguish these two as worlds apart: divinity and humanity, so obviously dissimilar as to be polar opposites. Yet somewhere in history, an equator of being we call both Jesus and Christ was born, lived, taught, died, and rose again. The Jesus of history wasn’t welded onto the Christ of faith as a false front: only a real human could be fastened down to a cross and cry out in the anguish of abandonment. And only a real God could escape the tomb and live eternally.

If Peter, James, and John could recognize that their friend and teacher who grew up in their region was also the dazzling beloved Son of God, what else might they see behind the neat commonplace appearance of things? And what might we see as well? When we love someone or something, we catch sight of an otherworldly radiance that others may not see. The beloved glows for us. The goals we’re passionate about burn on the horizon of our consciousness like stars. Love enables us to see things as they really are in God’s eyes.

Alice Camille

Alice Camille, MDiv, is the author of God’s Word Is Alive and other titles available at www.alicecamille.com.



(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 65:10-14You visit the earth, give it water;you fill it with riches.God’s ever-flowing river brims overto prepare the grain.

And thus you provide for the earth:you drench its furrows;you level it, soften it with showers;you bless its growth.

You crown the year with your bounty.Abundance flows in your pathways;in pastures of the desert it flows.

The hills are girded with joy,the meadows clothed with flocks.The valleys are decked with wheat.They shout for joy; yes, they sing!


Scripture 1 John 3:1-3

See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason

the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.


AntiphonThis is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased; listen to him.


IntercessionsGod, you lavish your children with gifts. In faith we pray: r. Fill us with your light, O God.

Dispel the darkness of doubt and mistrust and make of your Church a hope-filled, joyful people. r.

Let the peace of your Son flow through us to our brothers and sisters in Japan and throughout the world. r.

Inspire leaders of nations to work tirelessly toward dialogue that brings peace and understanding. r.

Our Father . . .

May Christ bring us into his glory where he reigns forever. Amen.

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The Order of Mass❙❚ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit.❙❚ Amen.

GreetingThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God,and the communion of the Holy Spiritbe with you all.And with your spirit.Grace to you and peace from God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.And with your spirit.The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.

Penitential ActBrethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(Pause)I confess to almighty Godand to you, my brothers and sisters,that I have greatly sinned,in my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And, striking their breast, they say:

through my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault; Then they continue:

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GloriaGlory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you,we bless you,we adore you,we glorify you,we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High,Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father.Amen.

Collect (Opening Prayer)

Liturgy of the WordFirst Reading

Responsorial Psalm

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,all the Angels and Saints,and you, my brothers and sisters,to pray for me to the Lord our God.Have mercy on us, O Lord.For we have sinned against you.Show us, O Lord, your mercy.And grant us your salvation.

These or other invocations may be used.

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.You came to call sinners:Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us:Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

❙❚ May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

❙❚ Amen.

KyrieThe Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, unless they have just occurred in a formula of the Penitential Act.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eleison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.

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At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,and became man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,he suffered death and was buried,and rose again on the third dayin accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful (Bidding Prayers)

Liturgy of the EucharistPresentation and Preparation of the GiftsBlessed are you, Lord God of all creation,for through your goodness we have receivedthe bread we offer you:fruit of the earth and work of human hands,it will become for us the bread of life.Blessed be God for ever.

Second Reading

Gospel Acclamation

GospelCleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God,that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel.❙❚ The Lord be with you.❙❚ And with your spirit.❙❚ A reading from the holy Gospel according to N.❙❚ Glory to you, O Lord.At the end:❙❚ The Gospel of the Lord.❙❚ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Through the words of the Gospelmay our sins be wiped away.

Homily

Profession of Faith[The Apostles’ Creed can be found on p. 354]

I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,

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By the mystery of this water and winemay we come to share in the divinity of Christwho humbled himself to share in our humanity.Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,for through your goodness we have receivedthe wine we offer you:fruit of the vine and work of human hands,it will become our spiritual drink.Blessed be God for ever.With humble spirit and contrite heartmay we be accepted by you, O Lord,and may our sacrifice in your sight this daybe pleasing to you, Lord God.Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin.

Invitation to PrayerPray, brethren (brothers and sisters),that my sacrifice and yoursmay be acceptable to God,the almighty Father.May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your handsfor the praise and glory of his name,for our goodand the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings

Eucharistic Prayer❙❚ The Lord be with you. ❙❚ And with your spirit.❙❚ Lift up your hearts. ❙❚ We lift them up to the Lord.❙❚ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.❙❚ It is right and just. 353

Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word[With Holy Communion]

Introductory RitesIntroductionDeacon or lay leader:We gather here to celebrate the Lord’s Day.Sunday has been called the Lord’s Day because

it was on this daythat Jesus conquered sin and death and rose to new life.Unfortunately, we are not able to celebrate the Mass todaybecause we do not have a priest.Let us be united in the spirit of Christ with

the Church around the worldand celebrate our redemption in Christ’s suffering,

death, and resurrection.Sign of the CrossDeacon or lay leader:❙❚ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit.❙❚ Amen.GreetingDeacon or lay leader:❙❚ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from

the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God for ever.❙❚ Blessed be God for ever.Collect

Liturgy of the WordFirst ReadingResponsorial PsalmSecond ReadingGospel AcclamationGospelHomily or Reflection on the Readings

354 Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word 355

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come,thy will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.Amen.Invitation to CommunionDeacon or lay leader:Behold the Lamb of God,behold him who takes away the sins of the world.Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.Lord, I am not worthythat you should enter under my roof,but only say the wordand my soul shall be healed.CommunionAct of Thanksgiving

Concluding RiteInvitation to Pray for Vocations to the PriesthoodDeacon or lay leader:Mindful of our Lord’s word, “Ask the Master of the harvest to send out laborers for the harvest,” let us pray for an increase of vocations to the priesthood. May our prayer hasten the day when we will be able to take part in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist every Sunday.BlessingSign of Peace

Period of SilenceProfession of Faith[The Nicene Creed can be found on p. 330]

Apostles’ CreedI believe in God,the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. At the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary,

all bow.

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried;he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful

Communion RiteLord’s PrayerDeacon or lay leader:The Father provides us with food for eternal life.At the Savior’s commandand formed by divine teaching,we dare to say:

356 Hymns Hymns 357

Now as New Light Reveals the SkyOrdinary Time—am

Familiar Tune: I Know That My Redeemer Lives

For the Beauty of the EarthOrdinary Time—am/pm

1. For the beauty of the earth, / for the glory of the skies, / for the love which from our birth / over and around us lies,

Refrain: Lord of all, to you we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

2. For the beauty of each hour / of the day and of the night, / hill and vale, and tree and flow’r, / sun and moon and stars of light, Refrain

3. For the joy of ear and eye, / for the heart and mind’s delight, / for the mystic harmony / linking sense to sound and sight, Refrain

4. For the joy of human love, / brother, sister, parent, child, / friends on earth and friends above, / for all gentle thoughts and mild, Refrain

Text: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, 1835–1917. Music: DIX, 77 77 77, Conrad Kocher, 1786–1872.

The Father’s Glory, Christ Our LightOrdinary Time—am

Familiar Tune: Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

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More Ancient Than the Primal WorldOrdinary Time—am/pm

Familiar Tune: On Jordan’s Bank

O Christ, You Are the Light of DayOrdinary Time—am/pm

Familiar Tune: The Glory of These Forty Days

O Good Creator of All LightOrdinary Time—pm

Familiar Tune: The Water Is Wide

Text: Lucis Creator Optime, St. Gregory the Great; tr. by Cecile Gertken, OSB, 1902–2001, © 1981, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; administered by Liturgical Press,

Collegeville, MN 56321. All rights reserved. Music: O WALY WALY, LM; English.

Guide to Lectio DivinaChoose a word or phrase of the Scriptures you wish to pray. It makes no difference which text is chosen, as long as you have no set goal of “covering” a certain amount of text. The amount of text covered is in God’s hands, not yours.

Read. Turn to the text and read it slowly, gently. Savor each portion of the reading, constantly listening for the “still, small voice” of a word or phrase that somehow says, “I am for you today.” Do not expect lightning or ecstasies. In lectio divina, God is teaching us to listen, to seek him in silence. God does not reach out and grab us but gently invites us ever more deeply into his presence.

Ponder. Take the word or phrase into yourself. Memorize it and slowly repeat it to yourself, allowing it to interact with your inner world of concerns, memories, and ideas. Do not be afraid of distractions. Memories or thoughts are simply parts of yourself that, when they rise up during lectio divina, are asking to be given to God along with the rest of your inner self. Allow this inner pondering, this rumination, to invite you into dialogue with God.

Pray. Whether you use words, ideas, or images—or all three—is not important. Interact with God as you would with one who you know loves and accepts you. Give to God what you have discovered during your experience of meditation. Give to God what you have found within your heart.

It is not necessary to assess the quality of your lectio divina, as if you were “performing” or seeking some goal. Lectio divina has no goal other than that of being in the presence of God by praying the Scriptures.

—Fr. Luke Dysinger

Luke Dysinger, OSB, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo, California.

Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:the Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear himin every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israelfor he has remembered his promise of mercy,the promise he made to our fathers,to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

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