Give Us This Day

NOVEMBER 2014

®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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All Saints

Mechthild of

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All SoulsBp. Blase Cupich

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[St. Martin de Porres]

✛ Fr. Alexander de Rhodes

Jean Vanier

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St. Charles Borromeo

✛ St. Charles Borromeo Rachelle Linner

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✛ Fr. John Kavanaugh Catherine de Hueck

Doherty

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✛ Bd. Joan Mary de Maille

Fr. Daniel Groody

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✛ Mother Mary Walsh David Farina

Turnbloom

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✛ Fr. Thomas Berry St. Augustine

Within the Word: Philippians 2:5-11Fr. Michael Patella

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Dedication of the Lateran BasilicaFr. Timothy Radcliffe

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St. Leo the Great

✛ The Lübeck Martyrs Sr. Macrina

Wiederkehr

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St. Martin of Tours

✛ St. Martin of Tours Kathy Coffey

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St. Josaphat

✛ Lucretia Mott Fr. Michael Casey

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

✛ St. Gertrude the Great Origen

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✛ St. Gregory Palamas Sr. Jeana Visel

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[St. Albert the Great]

✛ St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Pope FrancisWithin the Word: TitusFr. Ronald Witherup

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Sr. Verna Holyhead

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary

✛ Ignacio Ellacuría and Companions

Edward Hahnenberg

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[Dedication of Sts. Peter and Paul Basilicas; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne]

✛ St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Sr. Barbara Reid

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✛ St. Mechtild of Hackeborn

Fr. Frank Matera

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✛ St. Roque Gonzalez Sr. Julia Upton

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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

✛ Bd. Mary Frances Siedliska

Bp. Robert Morneau

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St. Cecilia

✛ C. S. Lewis Caryll Houselander

Within the Word: ZacchaeusSr. Genevieve Glen

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Christ the KingAlice Camille

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St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions

✛ St. Columbanus Bd. Mother Teresa

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[St. Catherine of Alexandria]

✛ St. Catherine of Alexandria

Maxwell Johnson

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✛ Dom Virgil Michel Sr. Katherine Howard

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Thanksgiving Day

✛ Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat

Mary Stommes

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✛ Mother Jones Fr. Eugene Hensell

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✛ Dorothy Day Amy Kuebelbeck

Within the Word: The EndSr. Shawn Carruth

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St. Ephrem

November 2014

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Give UsThısDay®DAILY PRAYER FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC

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CONTENTS November 2014 ◆ Volume 4, Issue 11

A Movement Deep Within Sr. Irene Nowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Teach Us to Pray: Beginning with Gratitude Fr. James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Thanksgiving for Presence Fr. Paul Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Prayers and Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Prayer at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Daily Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Order of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Liturgy of the Word (with Holy Communion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Hymns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Guide to Lectio Divina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

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Dome of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy.

Sunday, November 9

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

(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 65:2-6Praise is due to youin Sion, O God.To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem,you who hear our prayer.

To you all flesh will come.Our evil deeds are too heavy for us,but our transgressions you wipe away.

Blessed is he whom you choose and callto dwell in your courts.We are filled with the good things of your house,of your holy temple.

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

Glory to the Father . . .

Scripture 1 Kings 8:27-30

Is God indeed to dwell on earth? If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this

house which I have built! Regard kindly the prayer and

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petition of your servant, Lord, my God, and listen to the cry of supplication which I, your servant, utter before you this day. May your eyes be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you said, My name shall be there; listen to the prayer your servant makes toward this place. Listen to the petition of your servant and of your people Israel which they offer toward this place. Listen, from the place of your enthronement, heaven, listen and forgive.”

Read, Ponder, Pray on a word or phrase from today’s Scriptures (Lectio Divina, p. 346)

AntiphonI will dwell with you; I shall be your God and you shall be my people.

Canticle of Zechariah (inside front cover)

IntercessionsGod of love, you choose to make your home in us. With hopeful hearts we pray: r. Listen to the prayer of your servants, O God.

Fashion your Church into an effective witness of Christ’s love. r.

Let the poor, the marginalized, and all searching souls find a welcome in your Church. r.

Enkindle in the hearts of all worshipers a spirit of joyful praise. r.

Our Father . . .

May God fashion us into the temple of the Holy Spirit and lead us to share one day in Christ’s eternal victory over death. Amen.

MassThe Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, Feast

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, / coming down out of heaven from God, / prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

Or: Cf. Revelation 21:3Behold God’s dwelling with the human race. / He will dwell with them and they will be his people, / and God himself with them will be their God.

Gloria (p. 310)

CollectO God, who from living and chosen stonesprepare an eternal dwelling for your majesty,increase in your Church the spirit of grace you have

bestowed,so that by new growth your faithful peoplemay build up the heavenly Jerusalem.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.

Or: O God, who were pleased to call your Church the Bride,grant that the people that serves your namemay revere you, love you and follow you,and may be led by youto attain your promises in heaven.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 the Prophet Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12

I saw water flowing from the temple, and all who were touched by it were saved.

The angel brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold

of the temple toward the east, for the façade of the temple was toward the east; the water flowed down from the south-ern side of the temple, south of the altar. He led me outside by the north gate, and around to the outer gate facing the east, where I saw water trickling from the southern side. He said to me, “This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah, and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh. Wherever the river flows, every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live, and there shall be abundant fish, for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh. Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit, for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine.”The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9

r. (5) The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!

God is our refuge and our strength,an ever-present help in distress.

Therefore, we fear not, though the earth be shakenand mountains plunge into the depths of the sea. r.

There is a stream whose runlets gladden the city of God,the holy dwelling of the Most High.

God is in its midst; it shall not be disturbed;God will help it at the break of dawn. r.

The Lord of hosts is with us;our stronghold is the God of Jacob.

Come! behold the deeds of the Lord,the astounding things he has wrought on earth. r.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17

You are God’s temple.

Brothers and sisters: You are God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master

builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.

Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 2 Chronicles 7:16I have chosen and consecrated this house, says the Lord,that my name may be there forever.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 2:13-22

Jesus was speaking about the temple of his Body.

Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold

oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.” His


disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his dis-ciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.The Gospel of the Lord.

Creed (p. 311)

Prayer over the OfferingsAccept, we pray, O Lord, the offering made hereand grant that by it those who seek your favormay receive in this placethe power of the Sacramentsand the answer to their prayers.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Cf. 1 Peter 2:5Be built up like living stones, / into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood.

Prayer after CommunionO God, who chose to foreshadow for usthe heavenly Jerusalemthrough the sign of your Church on earth,grant, we pray,that, by our partaking of this Sacrament,we may be made the temple of your graceand may enter the dwelling place of your glory.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionThe Church Visible

Why celebrate a building? Today’s Gospel points us to the new Temple, which is the body of Christ. St. Paul says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

Churches visibly remind us of our home in Christ. Years ago, when my mother took us shopping, we would drop into the local church and light a candle. Even during the week, when no one else was in the church, we were at home in the Body of Christ.

The Lateran Basilica is called “the mother and head of all the churches of the city of Rome and the world.” It is a symbol of how our home in the Church embraces people from all over the world.

The Basilica has had a battered history: It was stripped by the Vandals in the fifth century and then restored by Leo the Great in 460. It was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake in 896 and then rebuilt. Four hundred years later it was ravaged by fire and then rebuilt under the leadership of Clement V. It was burned down again in 1360 and then rebuilt by Urban V.

The Lateran Basilica is a symbol of how the Church goes on surviving. In every age, people predict that the Church is finished. But, to paraphrase what Mark Twain said on hearing that his obituary had been published, reports of the Church’s death are greatly exaggerated. The Body of Christ has risen. “Death, where is your victory?” (1 Cor 15:55).

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe

Timothy Radcliffe, OP, is former master general of the Order of Preachers and author of Take the Plunge: Living Baptism and Confirmation and What Is the Point of Being a Christian?


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

(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 122I rejoiced when they said to me,“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”And now our feet are standingwithin your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built as a citybonded as one together.It is there that the tribes go up,the tribes of the Lord.

For Israel’s witness it isto praise the name of the Lord.There were set the thrones for judgment,the thrones of the house of David.

For the peace of Jerusalem pray,“May they prosper, those who love you.”May peace abide in your walls,and security be in your towers.

For the sake of my family and friends,let me say, “Peace upon you.”For the sake of the house of the Lord, our God,I will seek good things for you.


Scripture Ephesians 2:19-22

So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members

of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cap-stone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.


AntiphonYou are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God lives within you.

Canticle of Mary (inside back cover)

IntercessionsHappy are those you invite to share in your sacred dwelling, O God. In joy and trust we pray: r. God, make us one in you.

Unite your Church in works of mercy and in the promotion of justice and peace. r.

Help us to foster values of respect, gentleness, and loving concern for our neighbor. r.

Welcome all the faithful departed into your everlasting dwelling place. r.

Our Father . . .

May Christ be the foundation of our lives and the inspiration of every thought, word, and deed. Amen.

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Within the WordTitus, Faithful Companion of Paul

This week we hear three excerpts from the little Letter to Titus. Who was he? Why did Paul write to him? Why would he be important today?

Curiously, the Acts of the Apostles never mentions Titus. Indeed, apart from the Letter to Titus, Paul refers to him only in Second Corinthians, Galatians, and once in Second Timo-thy. Yet his discreet background presence belies his impor-tance to Paul, and to us.

Titus was a young Greek Christian whom Paul calls “my brother” (2 Cor 2:13) and “my partner and co-worker” (2 Cor 8:23). He was obviously a beloved colleague (2 Cor 7:6, 13). He was for Paul primarily a letter courier to the Corinthian community, with whom both had strong relationships (2 Cor 7:13-14). Paul had such confidence in Titus that he charged him with supervising the collection there for the poor in Jerusalem (2 Cor 8:1-7). He also believes Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians during his mission (2 Cor 12:18), so he was reliable.

In Galatians, Paul tells us another reason why Titus was so important (Gal 2:1-3). Although he was Gentile and had never been circumcised, Paul took him to Jerusalem for the confer-ence with the church’s leaders. Amazingly, Titus was not com-pelled to be circumcised. Thus, Paul’s mission to the Gentiles was confirmed. In essence, Paul used Titus as a test case for his insight that followers of Jesus Christ need no longer prac-tice circumcision for religious purposes (that is, Gentiles did not need to become Jewish in order to become Christian).

The Letter to Titus is another issue. While some scholars think it was written in Paul’s name by a later disciple, it presents itself as an instruction from an older, wiser colleague to a younger one who has been sent to Crete on mission. He is to organize the community, appoint qualified bishop-presbyters (local leaders), and assure that “sound doctrine” is observed. The context presumes an increasingly institutionalized Church in which specific ministries were being formalized.

Titus is to instill essential values in the leaders, who in later Church history became, separately, bishops and pres-byters (priests). They are to be blameless, married only once, hospitable, temperate, just, holy, and so on. Also they are to avoid drunkenness, arrogance, irritability, and greed. Similar instructions are given for women, younger men, and chil-dren. Understandably absent from our readings, but present in the letter, are also instructions for the obedience of slaves!

Obviously, the letter reflects a different time than our own. Celibacy was not yet the norm for presbyters, and the im-morality of slavery was not yet recognized. Yet we should not dismiss the letter as irrelevant. Titus was likely supposed to read this letter to the whole community; Paul’s instructions still hit home today. Maintaining integrity in leadership and encouraging people to “reject godless ways and worldly de-sires” are still potent exhortations. Moreover, awaiting “the blessed hope” and the coming of Christ in glory is obviously our appropriate stance near the end of the liturgical year. While we await the coming of God’s kingdom in its fullness, all of us—leaders and members of the flock—are exhorted to live uprightly. Titus apparently did. So can we.

—Fr. Ronald D. Witherup

Ronald D. Witherup, SS, is Superior General of the Sulpicians and lives in Paris, France. The author of, among other books, the recently published Saint Paul and the New Evangelization, he holds a doctorate in biblical studies.

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Monday, November 10


(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 61Listen, O God, to my cry!Attend to my prayer!From the end of the earth I call you;my heart is faint.

Set me high upon the rocktoo high for me to reach,you, my refuge and mighty toweragainst the foe.

Then will I dwell in your tent forever,and hide in the shelter of your wings.For you, O God, have heard my vows;you have given me the heritage of thosewho fear your name.

Day upon day you will add to the king;his years as age upon age.May he ever sit enthroned before God:bid mercy and truth be his protection.So I will sing to your name forever,and day after day fulfill my vows.


Scripture Exodus 18:19b-21a, 22

Jethro said to Moses:] “Act as the people’s representative before God, and bring their disputes to God. Enlighten

them in regard to the statutes and instructions, showing them how they are to conduct themselves and what they are to do. But you should also look among all the people for able and God-fearing men, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain. Let these render decisions for the people in all routine cases. Every important case they should refer to you, but every lesser case they can settle themselves. Lighten your burden by letting them bear it with you!”


AntiphonMinisters of God must be blameless, hospitable, and holy.


IntercessionsGod, you made St. Leo a wise and faithful servant. We pray: r. May our lives glorify you, O God.

Inspire men and women to dedicate themselves to you by service to the poor. r.

Nurture the virtues of wisdom and goodness in Pope Francis and all Church leaders. r.

Help us to cultivate a heart that is hospitable to your Word speaking in us, through others, and in the signs of our times. r.

Our Father . . .

May God look upon us with kindness and fill our hearts with peace. Amen.

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Blessed Among UsThe Lübeck MartyrsWitnesses to the Kingdom (1943)

On November 10, 1943, four Christian martyrs were executed by the Nazis in a prison in Hamburg. They were Fathers Johannes Prassek, Edward Müller, and Hermann Lange, all Catholic priests who worked at the Sacred Heart Church in Lübeck, and Karl-Friedrich Stellbrink, an Evangelical Lutheran minister. Beheaded within minutes of one another, their blood literally ran together.

Although ecumenical dialogue was unusual at the time, all four men had become friends some years before, after delicately discovering their shared opposition to the ideology of National Socialism and the regime’s policies of euthanasia, anti-Semitism, and other crimes. The authorities had sus-pected their loyalty for some time and employed informants to gather evidence against them. A specific trigger came after the Palm Sunday service when Pastor Stellbrink gave a ser-mon interpreting an air raid as a judgment of God. He was arrested the next day, with the priests following soon after.

Charged with defeatism, malice, favoring the enemy, and listening to enemy broadcasts, they were convicted and sen-tenced to death. Their bond was strengthened in the months they awaited death. “We are like brothers,” Lange wrote. “Personally, I am quite calm and await firmly what is to come. Once one really has achieved complete devotion to the will of God, then there is a wonderful peace and the conscious-ness of absolute security.”

The three priests were beatified in 2011 in a service which made special note of the witness of their Protestant brother.

“The ecumenism of the martyrs and the witnesses to the faith is the most convincing ecumenism.” —Pope John Paul II

MassSt. Leo the Great, Memorial

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Sirach 45:30The Lord established for him a covenant of peace, / and made him the prince, / that he might have the dignity of the priesthood for ever.

CollectO God, who never allow the gates of hellto prevail against your Church,firmly founded on the apostolic rock,grant her, we pray,that through the intercession of Pope Saint Leo,she may stand firm in your truthand know the protection of lasting peace.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 beginning of the Letter of Saint Paul to Titus 1:1-9

Appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you.

Paul, a slave of God and Apostle of Jesus Christ for the sake of the faith of God’s chosen ones and the recognition of

religious truth, in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began, who indeed at the proper time revealed his word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted by the command of God our savior, to Titus, my true child in our common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.

For this reason I left you in Crete so that you might set right what remains to be done and appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you, on condition that a man be blameless, married only once, with believing children who


are not accused of licentiousness or rebellious. For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not ir-ritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sor-did gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness, temperate, just, holy, and self-controlled, holding fast to the true mes-sage as taught so that he will be able both to exhort with sound doctrine and to refute opponents.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 24:1b-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

r. (see 6) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.

The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness;the world and those who dwell in it.

For he founded it upon the seasand established it upon the rivers. r.

Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord?or who may stand in his holy place?

He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,who desires not what is vain. r.

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,a reward from God his savior.

Such is the race that seeks for him,that seeks the face of the God of Jacob. r.

Gospel Acclamation Philippians 2:15d, 16aShine like lights in the world,as you hold on to the word of life.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 17:1-6

If your brother wrongs you seven times in one day, and returns to you seven times saying, “I am sorry,” you should forgive him.

Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the one through whom

they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.”

And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”The Gospel of the Lord.

Prayer over the OfferingsThrough the offerings made here, we pray, O Lord,graciously shed light on your Church,so that your flock may everywhere prosperand that under your governancethe shepherds may become pleasing to your name.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Matthew 16:16, 18Peter said to Jesus: / You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. / And Jesus replied: You are Peter, / and upon this rock I will build my Church.

Prayer after CommunionBe pleased, O Lord, we pray,to govern the Church you have nourished by this holy meal,so that, firmly directed,she may enjoy ever greater freedomand persevere in integrity of religion.Through Christ our Lord.


ReflectionFreedom in Forgiveness

A sad story that remains in my memory is that of a man at his brother’s deathbed, begging forgiveness and receiving nothing more than an empty, bitter stare. That empty, bitter stare must have come from a heart that simply could not open. Although we do not understand the mystery of that closed heart, we can recognize that the unforgiven brother is given an opportunity to forgive the unforgiveness.

Another story lingers in my memory. Back in the sixties, during the civil rights movement, I sat on the porch of an elderly woman in an inner-city parish. I was deeply moved as she talked about her son who had been murdered. “Not a day goes by,” she said, “when tears don’t come.” “But then one day,” she explained, “another kind of tear rolled down my cheek. It was a tear for the one who murdered my son and the terrible burden he has to carry through life. That new tear washed away chains that were binding me. It was a tear that set me free and helped me to forgive.”

We have here two very different stories. In the first story a person who is begging for forgiveness doesn’t receive it. In the second story an unknown person, out there somewhere, receives forgiveness that he didn’t even ask for. Did the for-giveness change his heart? We really don’t know. The woman offering her gift of forgiveness will probably never know if her son’s murderer repented. What she does know is that the freedom she experienced in being able to forgive lifted a bur-den and “set her free.”

Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, Abide

Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB, is well known for her creative spiritual writings and retreat ministry. She makes her home with the Sisters of St. Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas.


(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 43Give me justice, O God, and plead my causeagainst a nation that is faithless.From the deceitful and the cunningrescue me, O God.

You, O God, are my strength;why have you rejected me?Why do I go mourning,oppressed by the foe?

O send forth your light and your truth;they will guide me on.They will bring me to your holy mountain,to the place where you dwell.

And I will come to the altar of God,to God, my joy and gladness.To you will I give thanks on the harp,O God, my God.

Why are you cast down, my soul;why groan within me?Hope in God; I will praise him yet again,my saving presence and my God.


Scripture Romans 16:17-20

I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles, in opposition to the teaching

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that you learned; avoid them. For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent. For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil; then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.


AntiphonBe on your guard not to cause another to sin.


IntercessionsGod, our salvation, we long for you, and we pray: r. O God, increase our faith.

Give wisdom, humility, and compassion to those who hold positions of authority in the Church. r.

Help us to trust you in the midst of change and discernment. r.

Establish your covenant of peace in every land throughout the world. r.

Our Father . . .

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

Tuesday, November 11


(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 28:1-2, 6-9To you, O Lord, I call;my rock, be not deaf to me.I shall go down to those in the pit,if you are silent to me.

Hear the voice of my pleadingas I call to you for help,as I raise my handstoward your holy place.

Blest be the Lord, for he has heardthe sound of my appeal.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;in him my heart trusts.I was helped; my heart rejoices,and I praise him with my song.

The Lord is the strength of his people,a saving refuge for his anointed.Save your people and bless your heritage.Shepherd them and carry them forever.


Scripture Sirach 2:15-18

Those who fear the Lord do not disobey his words; / those who love him keep his ways. / Those who fear the

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Lord seek to please him; / those who love him are filled with his law. / Those who fear the Lord prepare their hearts / and humble themselves before him.

Let us fall into the hands of the Lord / and not into the hands of mortals, / For equal to his majesty is his mercy; / and equal to his name are his works.


AntiphonWe await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ.


IntercessionsGod, you are the strength and the shield of St. Martin and all the saints. In hope we pray: r. God, our strength, hear us.

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

Let your mercy guide our actions toward our neighbor. r.

Free the oppressed, and release those who are unjustly imprisoned. r.

Our Father . . .

May God guide our steps by the light of wisdom and love, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Blessed Among UsSt. Martin of ToursBishop (d. 397)

St. Martin, bishop of Tours, is particularly remembered for the circumstances of his conversion. This began one cold winter day, while serving in France as an officer in the Roman army, when Martin came upon a shivering beggar, dressed in rags. Having no money to offer, Martin removed his cloak. With his sword he cut the garment in two, giving one piece to the beggar and wrapping himself in the remaining half. That night he dreamed he saw Jesus wearing that part of the cloak he had given away. The next morning he resolved to be baptized.

His conversion was striking for its combination of two themes: the encounter with Christ in the form of the poor, and the conviction that the way of Christ was the way of nonviolence. This insight prompted Martin to present himself to his superiors to request discharge from the army. When he was accused of cowardice he volunteered to go into battle the next day at the front of the line, unarmed, to meet the enemy in the name of Christ.

Instead, Martin was imprisoned—though not executed. After being released, he, along with others who joined him, founded the first monastery in Gaul. Ten years later he was called out of solitude to become bishop of Tours, an office he held for twenty-five years, until his death in 397. As bishop he continued his commitment to peacemaking, opposing the use of violence against heretics.

“I am a soldier of Christ and it is not lawful for me to fight.”

—St. Martin of Tours


MassSt. Martin of Tours, Memorial

Entrance Antiphon Cf. 1 Samuel 2:35I shall raise up for myself a faithful priest / who will act in accord with my heart and my mind, says the Lord.

CollectO God, who are glorified in the Bishop Saint Martinboth by his life and death,make new, we pray,the wonders of your grace in our hearts,that neither death nor lifemay separate us from your love.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 Letter of Saint Paul to Titus 2:1-8, 11-14

We live devoutly in this age, as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of our savior Jesus Christ.

Beloved: You must say what is consistent with sound doctrine, namely, that older men should be temperate,

dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endur-ance. Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good, so that they may train younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under the control of their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.

Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves, showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity, and sound speech

that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us.

For the grace of God has appeared, saving all and train-ing us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age, as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 37:3-4, 18 and 23, 27 and 29

r. (39a) The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.

Trust in the Lord and do good,that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.

Take delight in the Lord,and he will grant you your heart’s requests. r.

The Lord watches over the lives of the wholehearted;their inheritance lasts forever.

By the Lord are the steps of a man made firm,and he approves his way. r.

Turn from evil and do good,that you may abide forever;

The just shall possess the landand dwell in it forever. r.

Gospel Acclamation John 14:23Whoever loves me will keep my word,and my Father will love him,and we will come to him.


A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 17:7-10

We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.

Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or

tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofit-able servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’ ”The Gospel of the Lord.

Prayer over the OfferingsSanctify these offerings, we pray, Lord God,which we joyfully present in honor of Saint Martin,so that through them our life may always be directedwhether in tribulation or in prosperity.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Matthew 25:40Amen, I say to you: / Whatever you did for one of the least of my brethren, / you did it for me, says the Lord.

Prayer after CommunionGrant to us who have been restoredby this Sacrament of unity, O Lord,perfect harmony with your will in all things,that, just as Saint Martin submitted himself entirely to you,so we, too, may glory in being truly yours.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionOur Heart’s Delight

To “take delight in the Lord,” as the psalmist advises, it helps to reflect on how the Lord delights in us. The Creator must grin with glee over this one’s musical talent, the shimmer of that one’s red-gold or blue-black hair in the sun, the extraor-dinary ability of one to build or another to nurture. Medieval philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus suggests that God would’ve become human even if Adam hadn’t sinned, because God has fallen irretrievably in love with us. The driv-ing motive of the Incarnation, in this sense, wasn’t to blot out the effects of sin, but was a free act of the Creator to move closer to the creatures. If God wants to “hang out with us,” what deters our delight in God’s frosted mountain vista, tropical flower, or fuchsia sunset?

We might turn from today’s Gospel because most of us want to avoid the tedious chores of servants, except perhaps those who “serve at the pleasure of the president.” Yet several British dramas portray an ingenuity, kindness, and loyalty in servants that could shame the aristocracy. Not to romanticize their hard work, but it keeps the mansion afloat.

However, no comparison can fit the service of God, who never disappoints. Serving anyone or anything less is, ulti-mately, inadequate. For this we were created: to someday hear, “well done, good and faithful servant!” Through dedication to God and God’s people, we find our purpose, our calling, and our freedom. To serve the source of all compassion is indeed our heart’s delight.

Kathy Coffey

Kathy Coffey is an award-winning writer, mother of four, and speaker who gives workshops and retreats nationally and internationally. For more information, see her website: kathyjcoffey.wordpress.com.



(opt. hymn, pp. 340–45)Psalm 54O God, save me by your name;by your power, defend my cause.O God, hear my prayer;give ear to the words of my mouth.

For the proud have risen against me,and the ruthless seek my life.They have no regard for God.

See, I have God for my help.The Lord sustains my soul.Let evil recoil on my foes.In your faithfulness, bring them to an end.

I will sacrifice to you with willing heart,and praise your name, for it is good:for it has rescued me from all distress,and my eyes have gazed upon my foes.


Scripture Romans 12:6-11

Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in propor-

tion to the faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one

contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with dili-gence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.


AntiphonWe have done no more than our duty.


IntercessionsGod, you sustain us by your love. We pray: r. O God, hear our prayer.

Heal us of all deceit. r.

Strengthen those you have called to service in the single vocation. r.

Keep watch with hospice workers and all who wait with the dying. r.

Our Father . . .

May God make us fervent in zeal and strong in spirit, by the light of Christ. Amen.

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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:

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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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

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. 338]

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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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.

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.

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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

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Period of SilenceProfession of Faith[The Nicene Creed can be found on p. 311]

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:

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

340 Hymns Hymns 341

We Celebrate the Saints TodayAll Saints—am/pm

Familiar Tune: O Radiant Light, O Sun Divine

O Lord, You Died That All Might LiveCommemoration of All the Faithful Departed/All Souls—am/pm

Familiar Tune: Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Now Thank We All Our Godam/pm

1. Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, / who wondrous things has done, in whom his world rejoices: / who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way / with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

2. O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us! / With ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us: / and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, / and free us from all ills in this world and the next.

3. All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, / the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, / the one eternal God, whom earth and heav’n adore; / for thus it was, is now, and shall be, evermore.

Text: Martin Rinkart, 1586–1649; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827–1878, alt. Music: NUN DANKET, 67 67 66 66, Johann Crüger, 1598–1662.

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Have Mercy on Your People, Lordam

Familiar Tune: On Jordan’s Bank

Be Thou My Visionam/pm

Familiar Tune: Lord of All Hopefulness

The King Shall ComeAdvent—am

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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