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DAILY PRAYER FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC

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.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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All Saints

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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All Souls

Bp. Emil wcela

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✛ St. Martin de Porres St. Peter Chrysologus

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St. Charles Borromeo

✛ St. Charles Borromeo Sr. Meg Funk

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✛ Raissa Maritain Fr. Anthony Oelrich

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Bd. Mother Teresa

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✛ Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus

Bd. John Paul II

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✛ Bd. Elizabeth of the Trinity

Sr. Carolyn Osiek

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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

✛ Margery Kempe Fr. Paul Philibert

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St. Leo the Great

✛ St. Leo the great Diana Hayes

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St. Martin of Tours

✛ St. Martin of Tours Fr. Herbert McCabe

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St. Josaphat

✛ St. Josaphat Catherine de Hueck

Doherty

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Fr. Timothy Radcliffe

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✛ St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Abbot Jerome Kodell

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✛ Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

Kathy Mcgovern

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✛ Ignacio Ellacuría and Companions

Trisha Day

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary

✛ St. Elizabeth of Hungary Fr. James wallace

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✛ St. Rose-Philippine Duchesnes

Fr. gerry Stockhausen

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✛ St. Mechtild of Hackeborn

Fr. Richard gula

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Christ the King

Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar

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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

✛ St. Margaret of Scotland Mother Maria Skobtsova

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St. Cecilia

✛ St. Cecilia Paula Huston

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✛ Bd. Miguel Pro Abp. Oscar Romero

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St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

✛ St. Andrew Dung-Lac Sr. Jeremy Hall

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✛ St. Catherine of Alexandria

Fr. Lawrence Mick

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✛ Dom Virgil Michel Mary Stommes

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✛ Blessed Among Us Reflection Writer

November 2011

Within the Word: The Maccabees

Within the Word: grateful Samaritan

Within the Word: wisdom of Solomon

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CONTENTS November 2011 ◆ Volume 1, Issue 4

All of Us Day Brian Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Teach Us to Pray: Praying with the Saints Fr. James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7In paradisum Sr. genevieve glen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Prayers and Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Daily Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Changes to the Order of the Mass—People’s Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Order of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Liturgy of the word (with Holy Communion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305guide to Lectio Divina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309Hymns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310How to Use Give Us This Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

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The Lazy Servant Before His Master (detail), Rembrandt, ca. 1652.

Sunday, November 13

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

(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 148:1-6Alleluia!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;praise him in the heights.Praise him, all his angels;praise him, all his hosts.

Praise him, sun and moon;praise him, all shining stars.Praise him, highest heavens,and the waters above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the Lord.He commanded: they were created.He established them forever and ever,gave a law which shall not pass away.

Glory to the Father . . .

Scripture Proverbs 3:13-16

Happy the one who finds wisdom, / the one who gains understanding! / Her profit is better than profit in

silver, / and better than gold is her revenue; / She is more precious than corals, / and no treasure of yours can compare

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with her. / Long life is in her right hand, / in her left are riches and honor.

Read, Ponder, Pray on a word or phrase from today’s Scripture (Lectio Divina, p. 309)

AntiphonAt the cost of all you have, get wisdom.

Canticle of Zechariah (inside front cover)

IntercessionsGod of wisdom, you desire happiness for us and so we say: r. Lord of all goodness, help us.

May kindness and wisdom be on our tongue. r.

May all your works give you praise. r.

May the Church be ever open to receive the gifts of the Spirit. r.

Our Father . . .

May God bless us with discerning hearts and minds that we may do his will, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MassThirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Entrance Antiphon Jeremiah 29:11, 12, 14The Lord says: my plans for you are peace and not disaster; when you call to me, I will listen to you, and I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.

gloria (p. 283)

Opening PrayerFather of all that is good,keep us faithful in serving you,for to serve you is our lasting joy.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the Book of Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31

She works with loving hands.

When one finds a worthy wife, / her value is far beyond pearls. / Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, /

has an unfailing prize. / She brings him good, and not evil, / all the days of her life. / She obtains wool and flax / and works with loving hands. / She puts her hands to the distaff, / and her fingers ply the spindle. / She reaches out her hands to the poor, / and extends her arms to the needy. / Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; / the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. / Give her a reward for her labors, / and let her works praise her at the city gates.The word of the Lord.


Responsorial Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5

r. (cf. 1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

Blessed are you who fear the Lord,who walk in his ways!

For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;blessed shall you be, and favored. r.

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vinein the recesses of your home;

your children like olive plantsaround your table. r.

Behold, thus is the man blessedwho fears the Lord.

The Lord bless you from Zion:may you see the prosperity of Jerusalemall the days of your life. r.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians 5:1-6

Let the day of the Lord not overtake you like a thief.

Concerning times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you. For

you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. When people are saying, “Peace and security,” then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief. For all of you are chil-dren of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober.The word of the Lord.

gospel Acclamation John 15:4a, 5bRemain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord.Whoever remains in me bears much fruit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 25:14-30 (Shorter Form [ ], 25:14-15, 19-21)

Since you were faithful in small matters, come, share your master’s joy.

[Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his

possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he went away.] Immediately the one who received five tal-ents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money. [After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. The one who had received five talents came for-ward bringing the additional five. He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great respon-sibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’] Then the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, ‘Mas-ter, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’ Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’ His master said to him


in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I har-vest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scat-ter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ ”The Gospel of the Lord.

Creed (p. 284)

Prayer over the giftsLord God,may the gifts we offerincrease our love for youand bring us to eternal life.We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.

Communion Antiphon Psalm 73:28It is good for me to be with the Lord and to put my hope in him.

Prayer after CommunionFather,may we grow in loveby the eucharist we have celebratedin memory of the Lord Jesus,who is Lord for ever and ever.

ReflectionCalled to Do and to Be

when the gifted young Polish actor Karol wojtyla decided to try his vocation as a priest, his friends tried to dissuade him by appealing to this parable of talents. He would be burying his light under a bushel if he gave up acting. But Karol’s friends were starting from the wrong place. They placed the emphasis in this parable on me, my gifts. Karol, on the other hand, did not start with his gifts but with what god was calling him to do and be. He recognized the urgencies of the moment and entered the seminary. As Pope John Paul II, his theater skills found a fulfillment he could never have anticipated.

we, no less than Pope John Paul, must be attentive to what god is calling us to do. The lazy servant would not have been spared punishment by arguing that he did not have much of a talent for business. This is what he had been asked to do.

Notice that the master speaks the same words to the two servants who use their talents well. Though one earned five and the other only two talents, no comparison is made. If we are obsessed with measuring ourselves against others, we will be less alert to the cries of those who need us.

The master invites both servants to enter into his happiness. If we are obsessed with measuring ourselves against others, we will not be able to enjoy happiness but be stuck in insecurity.

So we must dare to open our ears to the Lord who calls us and to the people around us. How are we being called to love god and our neighbor? If we have the courage to listen to god’s call, even when the challenges seem beyond us, we may discover gifts we never knew we had.

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe

Timothy Radcliffe, OP, is former master general of the Dominicans.


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

(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 95:1-9Come, let us ring out our joy to the Lord;hail the rock who saves us.Let us come into his presence, giving thanks;let us hail him with a song of praise.

A mighty God is the Lord,a great king above all gods.In his hands are the depths of the earth;the heights of the mountains are his.To him belongs the sea, for he made it,and the dry land that he shaped by his hands.

O come; let us bow and bend low.Let us kneel before the God who made us,for he is our God and wethe people who belong to his pasture,the flock that is led by his hand.

O that today you would listen to his voice!“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,as on that day at Massah in the desertwhen your forebears put me to the test;when they tried me, though they saw my work.


Scripture Philippians 3:7-16

Whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ. More than that, I even con-

sider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having any righteousness of my own based on the law but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God, depending on faith.


AntiphonWell done, good and faithful servant; come share your master’s joy.

Canticle of Mary (inside back cover)

IntercessionsCreator God, you alone are worthy of praise. In trust we pray: r. God, our hope is in you.

Let us remember with thanksgiving your saving deeds of the past. r.

Fashion our hearts anew, that we may truly listen to your voice. r.

Call us from complacency to be cocreators of your justice and peace. r.

Our Father . . .

May the Good Shepherd, who tends us with care, enfold us with mercy and peace. Amen.

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Within the WordThe Maccabees: Courage under Fire

The first readings this week are from 1 and 2 Maccabees. written from different perspectives and in different ways, these books describe characters and events in Jerusalem and Judea in the mid-second century BC. They concern Judea’s oppression by the Syrian king, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and how the Jews overcame it and became an independent nation under the leadership of the Maccabee family.

First Maccabees is similar in style to the historical books in the Hebrew Bible. It traces the uprising led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his sons—Judas, Jonathan, and Simon—between 167 and 134 BC. It so focuses on them that it is often described a dynastic history. Second Maccabees covers in much more detail the events leading up to the revolt and focuses on the exploits of Judas Maccabeus before his death in 160 BC. It gives particular attention to three attacks on the Jerusalem Temple and on god as its ultimate defender.

Monday’s excerpts from 1 Maccabees 1 describe the crisis facing the people of Jerusalem and Judea in 167 BC. Encour-aged by some Judeans, Antiochus sought to bring Judea more closely into his empire. Thus he decreed that the people should adopt a pagan way of life, turned the temple into a pagan shrine, and forbade Jews to observe their traditional laws and customs.

The texts from 2 Maccabees 6 and 7 read on Tuesday and wednesday provide the basis for Jewish and Christian under-standings of martyrdom. Rather than violate the Jewish pro-

hibition against eating pork, the elderly Eleazar willingly undergoes torture and death even when offered an easy way out. Thus he emerges as “a model of courage and an unforget-table example of virtue.” Second Maccabees 7 features a series of dialogues between the wicked pagan king and seven Jewish brothers and their mother. If they refuse to disavow their Juda-ism, they will be tortured and killed. Having witnessed the deaths of six of her sons, the mother nevertheless encourages her seventh son to remain faithful to the Jewish way of life. She does so out of her beliefs about life after death, divine judgment according to one’s deeds, the resurrection of the body, and rewards for the righteous and punishments for the wicked.

According to 1 Maccabees 2 (Thursday), active Jewish re-sistance began with the refusal of the Jewish priest Mattathias and his sons (the Maccabees) to participate in a pagan sacrifice at Modein. He shows his zeal by killing a Jew who was about to participate. This action led the Maccabees to flee to the Judean hills and wage their insurgency from there. According to 1 Maccabees 4 (Friday), their insurgency was so successful that Judas and his brothers gained control of the Jerusalem Temple, and reconsecrated it to the god of Israel. This is the origin of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah (Hebrew for “Dedica-tion”). Meanwhile, in 1 Maccabees 6 (Saturday), Antiochus learns of Judas’s success and blames his own imminent death on his having robbed the Jerusalem temple treasury.

while 1 and 2 Maccabees contain elements that may appear questionable today (military violence, political manipulation, usurpation of the Jewish priesthood), they describe pivotal events in Jewish history and provide precious background in-formation for understanding Jesus’ ministry and the gospels.

—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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(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 127If the Lord does not build the house,in vain do its builders labor;if the Lord does not guard the city,in vain does the guard keep watch.

In vain is your earlier rising,your going later to rest,you who toil for the bread you eat,when he pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber.

Yes, children are a gift from the Lord,a blessing, the fruit of the womb.Indeed, the sons of youthare like arrows in the hand of a warrior.

Blessed is the warriorwho has filled his quiver with these arrows!He will have no cause for shame,when he disputes with his foes in the gateways.


Scripture Isaiah 42:6-7, 9

I, the Lord, have called you for justice, / I have grasped you by the hand; / I formed you, and set you / as a cove-

nant for the people, / a light for the nations, / To open the eyes of the blind, / to bring out prisoners from confinement, / and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness. / . . . See, the earlier things have come to pass, / new ones I now declare; / Before they spring forth / I announce them to you.


AntiphonThe Lord opens the eyes of the blind and raises up those bowed down.


IntercessionsGod, source of all blessing, hear us as we pray: r. Let your gaze be upon us, O God.

Teach us to surrender our trust to you alone. r.

Lead government officials to work for just wages and good working conditions for all. r.

Give light to those who live in the darkness of abandonment, fear, and loneliness. r.

Our Father . . .

May God bless our labors and give us all that we need, through Jesus, in the Spirit. Amen.

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Blessed Among UsSt. Frances Xavier CabriniFounder, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (1850–1917)

Frances Xavier Cabrini was born in a small village south of Milan. Trained as a schoolteacher, she dreamed of becoming a missionary in China. Two congregations turned her down, deeming her too frail for the rigors of convent life. Instead, by sheer strength of will, she attracted a group of women to join her in forming a new congregation, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Still, the exact mission of her congregation remained in doubt until her bishop urged her to consider the United States, where masses of poor Italian immigrants crowded the city slums with no one to tend to them. The matter was decided in an audience with Pope Leo XIII, who counseled her: “My daughter, your field awaits you not in the East but in the west.” And so in 1889 Mother Cabrini and six companions sailed for America.

In the years that followed, Mother Cabrini and her sisters established schools, orphanages, and eventually hospitals across the country and later in Latin America. She personally established more than fifty foundations. Mother Cabrini died on December 22, 1917. She was canonized in 1946. Having become a naturalized American citizen, she enjoyed the dis-tinction of being the “first citizen saint” of the United States. Her feast day is November 13.

“Money we have not, but from our faith will spring forth miracles.”

—St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

MassMonday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time



A reading from the first Book of Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63

Terrible affliction was upon Israel.

[From the descendants of Alexander’s officers] there sprang a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son

of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome. He became king in the year one hundred and thirty-seven of the kingdom of the Greeks.

In those days there appeared in Israel men who were breakers of the law, and they seduced many people, saying: “Let us go and make an alliance with the Gentiles all around us; since we separated from them, many evils have come upon us.” The proposal was agreeable; some from among the people promptly went to the king, and he authorized them to introduce the way of living of the Gentiles. Thereupon they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem according to the Gentile custom. They covered over the mark of their circumcision


and abandoned the holy covenant; they allied themselves with the Gentiles and sold themselves to wrongdoing.

Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people, each abandoning his particular customs. All the Gentiles conformed to the command of the king, and many children of Israel were in favor of his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath.

On the fifteenth day of the month Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-five, the king erected the horrible abomination upon the altar of burnt offerings and in the surrounding cities of Judah they built pagan altars. They also burned incense at the doors of the houses and in the streets. Any scrolls of the law which they found they tore up and burnt. Whoever was found with a scroll of the cove-nant, and whoever observed the law, was condemned to death by royal decree. But many in Israel were determined and resolved in their hearts not to eat anything unclean; they preferred to die rather than to be defiled with unclean food or to profane the holy covenant; and they did die. Ter-rible affliction was upon Israel.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158

r. (see 88) Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.

Indignation seizes me because of the wickedwho forsake your law. r.

Though the snares of the wicked are twined about me,your law I have not forgotten. r.

Redeem me from the oppression of men,that I may keep your precepts. r.

I am attacked by malicious persecutorswho are far from your law. r.

Far from sinners is salvation,because they seek not your statutes. r.

I beheld the apostates with loathing,because they kept not to your promise. r.

gospel Acclamation John 8:12I am the light of the world, says the Lord;whoever follows me will have the light of life.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 18:35-43

What do you want me to do for you? Lord, please let me see.

As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by,

he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.The Gospel of the Lord.





ReflectionTo See Again

In portraying the way to Jerusalem as the spiritual journey of Jesus’ disciples, St. Luke gives us different models of re-sponse along the road. Today we are the blind Bartimaeus crying out for help. It isn’t popular to cry out, to embarrass other people by our infirmity. Our culture tells us we are all right as we are—I’m okay, you’re okay. If we do have a need we should help ourselves, keep it to ourselves.

But Bartimaeus does cry out. “Lord, please let me see.” In one sense, Bartimaeus already sees better than those trying to silence him. Earlier Jesus had said to the disciples, “Blessed

are the eyes that see what you see” (Luke 10:23). It is deeper vision that gives Bartimaeus the confidence to seek healing from Jesus. He does not have a theology about Jesus; he sim-ply trusts him as god’s anointed, the Son of David, and trust is the heart of faith. “Your faith has saved you.”

Technically, what the blind man asks for is not just to see, but to see again, anablepso. Both translations are correct, but “see again” might add a nuance for us on our Jerusalem road today. Maybe we are asking, “why are things so obscure when at one time they seemed to be clear?” It won’t be by more intense effort on our part that we will see again but by the gift of Jesus. “Lord, please let me see.”

Abbot Jerome Kodell

Jerome Kodell, OSB, is abbot of Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas.



(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 93The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.The Lord has robed himself with might;he has girded himself with power.

The world you made firm, not to be moved;your throne has stood firm from of old.From all eternity, O Lord, you are.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,the floods have lifted up their voice;the floods have lifted up their thunder.

Greater than the roar of mighty waters,more glorious than the surgings of the sea,the Lord is glorious on high.

Truly your decrees are to be trusted.Holiness is fitting to your house,O Lord, until the end of time.


Scripture Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. Indeed, the devil will throw some of you into prison,

that you may be tested, and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.


AntiphonChrist, who was tested through suffering, is able to help us who are being tested.


IntercessionsGod of glory, no disaster can threaten your reign. In trust we pray: r. God, come to our aid.

Shape your Church into the image and likeness of your Son, Jesus. r.

Grant patience and perseverance to those who are tested in their suffering. r.

Give the crown of everlasting life to your faithful ones who have gone before us. r.

Our Father . . .

May God bless us with peace and calm in this life and bring us to rest at last in him. Amen.

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(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 1Blessed indeed is the manwho follows not the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the path with sinners,nor abides in the company of scorners,but whose delight is the law of the Lord,and who ponders his law day and night.

He is like a tree that is plantedbeside the flowing waters,that yields its fruit in due season,and whose leaves shall never fade;and all that he does shall prosper.

Not so are the wicked, not so!For they, like winnowed chaff,shall be driven away by the wind.

When the wicked are judged they shall not rise,nor shall sinners in the council of the just;for the Lord knows the way of the just,but the way of the wicked will perish.


Scripture Isaiah 53:3-5

He was spurned and avoided by men, / a man of suffer-ing, knowing pain, / Like one from whom you turn

your face, / spurned, and we held him in no esteem.Yet it was our pain that he bore, / our sufferings he en-

dured. / We thought of him as stricken, / struck down by God and afflicted, / But he was pierced for our sins, / crushed for our iniquity. / He bore the punishment that makes us whole, / by his wounds we were healed.


AntiphonIn his death he was a model of courage and an unforgettable example of virtue.


IntercessionsGod, you are good and forgiving, and so we say: r. God, lead us in your ways of love.

Teach us to devote ourselves to spiritual reading and prayer. r.

Enlighten theologians, spiritual writers, and teachers who share your word with others. r.

Give insight and courage to those who are discerning their vocation. r.

Our Father . . .

May the Spirit enlighten us that we may walk in the way of Jesus this day. Amen.

Tuesday 159158 November 15

Blessed Among UsJoseph Cardinal BernardinBishop (1928–1996)

when, in 1982, Joseph Bernardin was named archbishop of Chicago, followed by his elevation to the college of cardinals, it was the cap of a distinguished episcopal career. But in-wardly, he had embarked on a different journey. Challenged by a group of his priests some years before, he had faced the realization that his life was focused on the Church rather than on Christ. It was the beginning of a process of conversion that transformed a successful churchman into a man of god and prepared him for the trials that were to come.

In 1993 Bernardin was charged by a former seminarian with having molested him. The humiliating charges, which Bernardin denied, were widely publicized. But then suddenly the accuser abruptly withdrew his charges and apologized. Bernardin met with the young man, who was dying of AIDS, and forgave him. Only a few months later Bernardin an-nounced that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer. In a moving statement he announced, “I can say in all sincerity that I am at peace. As a person of faith, I see death as a friend, as the transition from earthly life to life eternal.”

In his last weeks, as his candle burned visibly shorter, Bernardin received a great outpouring of affection and ad-miration. By the manner of his dying, he offered a powerful public witness to his faith in god, and his passing, on November 14, 1996, was mourned by people of all faiths.

“As my life ebbs away, I am not anxious, but rather reconfirmed in my conviction about the wonder of human life, a gift that flows from the very being of God.”

—Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

MassTuesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time



A reading from the second Book of Maccabees 6:18-31

I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws.

Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his

mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do who have the courage to reject the food which it is unlaw-ful to taste even for love of life. Those in charge of that un-lawful ritual meal took the man aside privately, because of their long acquaintance with him, and urged him to bring meat of his own providing, such as he could legitimately eat, and to pretend to be eating some of the meat of the sacrifice prescribed by the king; in this way he would escape the death penalty, and be treated kindly because of their old friendship with him. But Eleazar made up his mind in a noble manner,


worthy of his years, the dignity of his advanced age, the mer-ited distinction of his gray hair, and of the admirable life he had lived from childhood; and so he declared that above all he would be loyal to the holy laws given by God.

He told them to send him at once to the abode of the dead, explaining: “At our age it would be unbecoming to make such a pretense; many young people would think the ninety-year-old Eleazar had gone over to an alien religion. Should I thus pretend for the sake of a brief moment of life, they would be led astray by me, while I would bring shame and dishonor on my old age. Even if, for the time being, I avoid the punishment of men, I shall never, whether alive or dead, escape the hands of the Almighty. Therefore, by manfully giving up my life now, I will prove myself worthy of my old age, and I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws.”

Eleazar spoke thus, and went immediately to the instru-ment of torture. Those who shortly before had been kindly disposed, now became hostile toward him because what he had said seemed to them utter madness. When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned and said: “The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that, although I could have escaped death, I am not only enduring terrible pain in my body from this scourging, but also suffering it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to him.” This is how he died, leaving in his death a model of courage and an unforgettable example of virtue not only for the young but for the whole nation.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

r. (6b) The Lord upholds me.O Lord, how many are my adversaries!

Many rise up against me!

Many are saying of me,“There is no salvation for him in God.” r.

But you, O Lord, are my shield;my glory, you lift up my head!

When I call out to the Lord,he answers me from his holy mountain. r.

When I lie down in sleep,I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.

I fear not the myriads of peoplearrayed against me on every side. r.

gospel Acclamation 1 John 4:10bGod loved us, and sent his Sonas expiation for our sins.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 19:1-10

The Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.

At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus,

who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” And Jesus said to him, “Today


salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”The Gospel of the Lord.




ReflectionFind Us, Jesus

Oh, Zacchaeus. we really get you. Short in stature and huge of heart, you couldn’t hear or see through the crowd. The Jesus whom you longed to know was here! Right here in Jericho! So you climbed straight up that sycamore in order

to see him whom your heart already loved. Your story inspires us still, and so we have the courage to pray:

Find us, Jesus, as we rise and pray our morning offering, as we care for children and parents, as we strap on our sneakers and go to the gym, as we give everything we have to our jobs and our families, as we make our exami-nation of conscience before falling asleep. Find us, Jesus, as we hear the baby cry and leave our warm beds, as we stand firm against the strong wills of our unformed teen-agers, as we look at the same photo album a thousand times with our parents who suffer from Alzheimer’s.

Find us, Jesus, as we navigate the path back to peace after an argument, insight after a humbling experience, faith after a time of doubt. Find us, Jesus, as we process to-gether to receive you in the Eucharist, then to see you at every table throughout the week.

Find us today, Jesus. See us in that sycamore. Call us by our name. Invite yourself to our house for dinner tonight. Please, Jesus. Amen.

Kathy Mcgovern

Kathy McGovern is a former instructor in the Denver Catholic Biblical School and a well-known writer and teacher in the Denver area. She writes weekly reflections that connect Scripture with life: www.thestoryandyou.com.



(opt. hymn, pp. 310–13)Psalm 134O come, bless the Lord,all you servants of the Lord,who stand by night in the courtsof the house of the Lord.Lift up your hands to the holy place,and bless the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Sion,he who made both heaven and earth.


Scripture Philippians 1:27-28

Conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am

absent, I may hear news of you, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind struggling together for the faith of the gospel, not intimidated in any way by your oppo-nents. This is proof to them of destruction, but of your sal-vation. And this is God’s doing.


AntiphonToday salvation has come to this house.


IntercessionsGod, maker of earth and sky, we rely on you. In trust we pray: r. Uphold us, O God.

Sensitize us to use the earth’s resources wisely, that all may have what they need. r.

Protect those who work through the night to help others. r.

Comfort the dying and give peace to all who mourn. r.

Our Father . . .

May God who calls us to follow Christ bring us all together to everlasting life. Amen.

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Changes to the Mass 279Changes to the Mass—People’s ResponsesA new translation of the Roman Missal will be implemented on November 27, 2011, the First Sunday of Advent. See the special Advent–Christmas issue of Give Us This Day for the complete texts.

Changes to some of the well-known responses and acclamations are provided here. For further information see usccb.org/romanmissal.

GreetingPriest: The Lord be with you.People: And with your spirit.

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 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.

Penitential Act, Form AI confess to almighty Godand to you, my brothers and sisters,that I have greatly sinnedin my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,through my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault;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.

At the GospelDeacon (or Priest): A reading from the holy Gospel according to N. People: Glory to you, O Lord.

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 Baptismfor the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen.

Nicene CreedI 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,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 heaven and is seated

Invitation to PrayerMay 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.

Preface DialoguePriest: The Lord be with you.People: And with your spirit.Priest: Lift up your hearts.People: We lift them up to the Lord.Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People: It is right and just.

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

Holy Spirit.❙❚ Amen.

Greeting�The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.And also with you.�The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. or:And also with you.The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Penitential RiteAs we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s love,let us acknowledge our failuresand ask the Lord for pardon and strength.Coming together as God’s family,with confidence let us ask the Father’s forgiveness,for he is full of gentleness and compassion.My brothers and sisters,to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries,let us call to mind our sins.

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280 Changes to the Mass

Preface Acclamation

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of

hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of

your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Invitation to Communion

Priest: 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.

All: Lord, I am not worthy

that you should enter under

my roof,

but only say the word and my

soul shall be healed.Mystery of Faith

Priest: The mystery of faith.

People:

A – We proclaim your Death,

O Lord,

and profess your Resurrection

until you come again.

Concluding Rites

Priest: The Lord be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

Sign of Peace

Priest: The peace of the Lord be

with you always.

People: And with your spirit.

Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

282 The Order of Mass The Order of Mass 283

KyrieUnless included in the penitential rite, the Kyrie is sung or said by all.

❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kýrie, eléison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kýrie, eléison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eléison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eléison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kýrie, eléison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kýrie, eléison.

GloriaGlory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.Lord God, heavenly King,almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,Lord God, Lamb of God,you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.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.

Opening Prayer

I confess to almighty God,and to you, my brothers and sisters,that I have sinned through my own fault People strike their breast:

in my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done,and in what I have failed to do;and 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.Lord, we have sinned against you:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Lord, show us your mercy and love.And grant us your salvation.Invocation.Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Invocation.Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Invocation.Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

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

❙❚�� Amen.

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312 Hymns Hymns 313

Sing with All the Saints in GloryAll Saints/All Souls

Familiar Tune: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee

1. Sing with all the saints in glory, Sing the resurrection song!Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story, To the former days

belong.All around the clouds are breaking, Soon the storms of time

shall cease;In God’s likeness, we awaken, Knowing everlasting peace.

2. Life eternal! Heav’n rejoices: Jesus lives who once was dead;Shout with joy, O deathless voices! Child of God, lift up

your head!Patriarchs from distant ages, Saints all longing for their heav’n,Prophets, psalmists, seers, and sages, All await the glory giv’n.

3. Life eternal! O what wonders Crowd on faith; what joy unknown,

When, amidst earth’s closing thunders, Saints shall stand before the throne!

O to enter that bright portal, See that glowing firmament,Know, with you, O God immortal, “Jesus Christ whom you

have sent!”Text: William J. Irons, 1812–1883, alt.

Music: HYMN TO JOY 87 87 D, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770–1827; adapt. Edward Hodges, 1796–1867.

Christ Is Lord, in Glory ReigningChrist the King

Familiar Tune: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

The God Whom Earth and Sea and SkyMarian—am/pm

How to Use Give Us This DayWhy a guide for using a daily prayer resource? Because daily prayer can seem daunting. Though I grew up saying prayers daily, daily prayer was a practice I came to well into my adult life. It was challenging at the start. Even if we’ve settled into the rhythm and practice of daily prayer, there is much to gain from the simplicity and substance of a resource such as Give Us This Day:

• Prayers for morning and evening include Scripture, inter-cessions, and other helpful prompts.

• “Blessed Among Us” features models of holy living who have gone before us and pray for us.

• Mass texts and reflections convey the depth and breadth of Scripture—and of God’s love for us in Christ.

You don’t need to attend daily Mass to pray with those texts. Nor do you need to pray with the daily content “in order.” You may wish to pray with all the content and not miss a word. You may be drawn to just a few words or particular features that give you pause. All or any of this is fine. Let the Holy Spirit be your daily guide—and be sure to explore the inspiring weekly and monthly pieces in each issue as well (see the user-friendly calendar and contents on pp. 2–4).

Whenever you pray—even if you don’t feel instant “results”— entrust your prayer to the Holy Spirit, who surely and certainly will lead you into communion with God and others.

May Give Us This Day help each of us to comfortably approach God in prayer, confident that God approaches us first and this day awaits our response.

Editor

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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