ஏப்ரல் 11 : முதல் வாசகம்ஆண்டவர் வலிமை வாய்ந்த வீரரைப் போல என்னோடு இருக்கின்றார்.இறைவாக்கினர் எரேமியா நூலிலிருந்து வாசகம் 20: 10-13

ஏப்ரல் 11 :  முதல் வாசகம்

ஆண்டவர் வலிமை வாய்ந்த வீரரைப் போல என்னோடு இருக்கின்றார்.

இறைவாக்கினர் எரேமியா நூலிலிருந்து வாசகம் 20: 10-13

அந்நாள்களில்

எரேமியா கூறியது: ‘சுற்றிலும் ஒரே திகில்!’ என்று பலரும் பேசிக்கொள்கின்றார்கள்; ‘பழி சுமத்துங்கள்; வாருங்கள், அவன்மேல் பழி சுமத்துவோம்’ என்கிறார்கள். என் நண்பர்கள்கூட என் வீழ்ச்சிக்காகக் காத்திருக்கிறார்கள்; ‘ஒருவேளை அவன் மயங்கிவிடுவான்; நாம் அவன்மேல் வெற்றிகொண்டு அவனைப் பழி தீர்த்துக்கொள்ளலாம்!’ என்கிறார்கள்.

ஆனால், ஆண்டவர் வலிமை வாய்ந்த வீரரைப் போல என்னோடு இருக்கின்றார். எனவே என்னைத் துன்புறுத்துவோர் இடறி விழுவர். அவர்கள் வெற்றிகொள்ள மாட்டார்கள். அவர்கள் விவேகத்தோடு செயல்படவில்லை; அவர்களின் அவமானம் என்றும் நிலைத்திருக்கும்; அது மறக்கப்படாது. படைகளின் ஆண்டவரே! நேர்மையாளரை சோதித்தறிபவரும் உள்ளுணர்வுகளையும் இதயச் சிந்தனைகளையும் அறிபவரும் நீரே; நீர் என் எதிரிகளைப் பழிவாங்குவதை நான் காணவேண்டும்; ஏனெனில், என் வழக்கை உம்மிடம் எடுத்துரைத்துள்ளேன்.

ஆண்டவருக்குப் புகழ் பாடுங்கள்; அவரைப் புகழ்ந்தேத்துங்கள்; ஏனெனில், அவர் வறியோரின் உயிரைத் தீயோரின் பிடியினின்று விடுவித்தார்.

ஆண்டவரின் அருள்வாக்கு.

April 11th : Gospel They wanted to stone Jesus, but he eluded themA reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 10: 31-42

April 11th :  Gospel  

They wanted to stone Jesus, but he eluded them

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 10: 31-42

The Jews fetched stones to stone him, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have done many good works for you to see, works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are not stoning you for doing a good work but for blasphemy: you are only a man and you claim to be God.’ Jesus answered:

‘Is it not written in your Law:

I said, you are gods?

So the Law uses the word gods

of those to whom the word of God was addressed,

and scripture cannot be rejected.

Yet you say to someone the Father has consecrated and sent into the world,

“You are blaspheming,”

because he says, “I am the son of God.”

If I am not doing my Father’s work,

there is no need to believe me;

but if I am doing it,

then even if you refuse to believe in me,

at least believe in the work I do;

then you will know for sure

that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.’

They wanted to arrest him then, but he eluded them.

  He went back again to the far side of the Jordan to stay in the district where John had once been baptising. Many people who came to him there said, ‘John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true’; and many of them believed in him.

The Word of the Lord.

April 11th : Responsorial PsalmPsalm 17(18):2-7

April 11th :  Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 17(18):2-7 

In my anguish I called to the Lord, and he heard my voice.

I love you, Lord, my strength,

  my rock, my fortress, my saviour.

My God is the rock where I take refuge;

  my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.

The Lord is worthy of all praise,

  when I call I am saved from my foes.

In my anguish I called to the Lord, and he heard my voice.

The waves of death rose about me;

  the torrents of destruction assailed me;

the snares of the grave entangled me;

  the traps of death confronted me.

In my anguish I called to the Lord, and he heard my voice.

In my anguish I called to the Lord;

  I cried to God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;

  my cry came to his ears.

In my anguish I called to the Lord, and he heard my voice.

Gospel Acclamation Mt4:17

Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!

Repent, says the Lord,

for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.

Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!

April 11th : First reading He has delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil menA reading from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah 20:10-13

April 11th  :  First reading 

He has delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil men

A reading from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah 20:10-13

Jeremiah said:

I hear so many disparaging me,

‘“Terror from every side!”

Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’

All those who used to be my friends

watched for my downfall,

‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error.

Then we will master him

and take our revenge!’

But the Lord is at my side, a mighty hero;

my opponents will stumble, mastered,

confounded by their failure;

everlasting, unforgettable disgrace will be theirs.

But you, O Lord of Hosts, you who probe with justice,

who scrutinise the loins and heart,

let me see the vengeance you will take on them,

for I have committed my cause to you.

Sing to the Lord,

praise the Lord,

for he has delivered the soul of the needy

from the hands of evil men.

The Word of the Lord.

April 10th : Gospel Your father Abraham saw my Day and was glad A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 8: 51-59

 April 10th :  Gospel 

Your father Abraham saw my Day and was glad

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 8: 51-59 

Jesus said to the Jews:

‘I tell you most solemnly,

whoever keeps my word

will never see death.’

The Jews said, ‘Now we know for certain that you are possessed. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead, and yet you say, “Whoever keeps my word will never know the taste of death.” Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets are dead too. Who are you claiming to be?’ Jesus answered:

‘If I were to seek my own glory

that would be no glory at all;

my glory is conferred by the Father,

by the one of whom you say, “He is our God”

although you do not know him.

But I know him,

and if I were to say: I do not know him,

I should be a liar, as you are liars yourselves.

But I do know him, and I faithfully keep his word.

Your father Abraham rejoiced

to think that he would see my Day;

he saw it and was glad.’

The Jews then said, ‘You are not fifty yet, and you have seen Abraham!’ Jesus replied:

‘I tell you most solemnly,

before Abraham ever was,

I Am.’

At this they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and left the Temple.

The Word of the Lord.

April 10th : Responsorial Psalm Psalm 104(105):4-9

 April 10th :  Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 104(105):4-9 

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

Consider the Lord and his strength;

  constantly seek his face.

Remember the wonders he has done,

  his miracles, the judgements he spoke.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

O children of Abraham, his servant,

  O sons of the Jacob he chose.

He, the Lord, is our God:

  his judgements prevail in all the earth.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

He remembers his covenant for ever,

  his promise for a thousand generations,

the covenant he made with Abraham,

  the oath he swore to Isaac.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

Gospel Acclamation cf.Jn6:63,68

Glory and praise to you, O Christ!

Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life;

you have the message of eternal life.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ!

April 10th : First reading Abraham, the father of a multitude of nations A reading from the book of Genesis 17: 3-9

 April 10th :  First reading 

Abraham, the father of a multitude of nations

A reading from the book of Genesis 17: 3-9 

Abram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations. I will make you most fruitful. I will make you into nations, and your issue shall be kings. I will establish my Covenant between myself and you, and your descendants after you, generation after generation, a Covenant in perpetuity, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land you are living in, the whole land of Canaan, to own in perpetuity, and I will be your God.

  ‘You on your part shall maintain my Covenant, yourself and your descendants after you, generation after generation.’

The Word of the Lord.