Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, November 22 2019

Friday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

Friday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

1st book of Maccabees

4,36-37.52-59.

]Judas and his brothers said, “Now that our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it.”
]So the whole army assembled, and went up to Mount Zion.
]Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, that is, the month of Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight,
]they arose and offered sacrifice according to the law on the new altar of holocausts that they had made.
]On the anniversary of the day on which the Gentiles had defiled it, on that very day it was reconsecrated with songs, harps, flutes, and cymbals.
]All the people prostrated themselves and adored and praised Heaven, who had given them success.
]For eight days they celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered holocausts and sacrifices of deliverance and praise.
]They ornamented the facade of the temple with gold crowns and shields; they repaired the gates and the priests' chambers and furnished them with doors.
]There was great joy among the people now that the disgrace of the Gentiles was removed.
]Then Judas and his brothers and the entire congregation of Israel decreed that the days of the dedication of the altar should be observed with joy and gladness on the anniversary every year for eight days, from the twenty-fifth day of the month Chislev.

Psalm

1st book of Chronicles

29,10.11abc.11d-12a.12bcd.

]“Blessed may you be, O LORD,
God of Israel our father,
from eternity to eternity.”
]“Yours, O LORD, are grandeur and power,
]majesty, splendor, and glory.
]For all in heaven and on earth is yours.”
]“LORD, you are exalted over all.
Yours, O LORD, is the sovereignty;
]you are exalted as head over all.
Riches and honor are from you.”
]"You have dominion over all,
]In your hand are power and might;
]it is yours to give grandeur and strength to all.”

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

19,45-48.

]Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things,
]saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'"
]And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death,
]but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.

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St. Cecilia(Virgin and Martyr († 230) - Memorial)

SAINT CECILIA Virgin and Martyr( 230)22.11. Αγίας Καικιλίας, Παρθενομάρτυρος. Μν.Υ.Ανάγνωσμα από το Βιβλίο του Λευιτικού 19,1-2.17-18.Ο Κύριος έδωσε εντολή στο Μωυσή:να πει σ' όλη την ισραηλιτική κοινότητα: «Να είστε άγιοι, γιατί εγώ ο Κύριος, ο Θεός σας, είμαι άγιος.»Μην κρατάς πικρία στην καρδιά σου για τον άλλο· εξηγήσου μαζί του ανοιχτά, για να μη σε βαραίνει καμιά αμαρτία εξαιτίας του.Μην είσαι εκδικητικός και μνησίκακος απέναντι στους άλλους, αλλά ν' αγαπάς τον πλησίον σου όπως τον εαυτό σου. Εγώ είμαι ο Κύριος».Λόγος του ΚυρίουΨαλμός 15(14),2.3-4a.5.Αντίφωνο: Ο δίκαιος θα αναπαυθεί, * πάνω στο άγιο σου όρος, ΚύριεΌποιος ακέραιος πορεύεται κι εργάζεται τη δικαιοσύνη, *όποιος λέει την αλήθεια στην καρδιά του,όποιος με τη γλώσσα του δεν συκοφάντησε,ούτε έκανε κακό στον πλησίον του *ούτε χλεύασε τον διπλανό του.Δείχνει στον πονηρό την περιφρόνησή του, *Όποιος ορκίστηκε και δεν αθετεί ό,τι κι αν του στοιχίσει,όποιος δεν δάνεισε τα χρήματά του με τόκο *και δώρα δεν έλαβε εις βάρος του αθώου.Ανάγνωσμα από το κατά Ματθαίο Άγιο Ευαγγέλιο (7,21-27.)«Στη βασιλεία του Θεού δε θα μπει όποιος μου λέει “Κύριε, Κύριε”, αλλά όποιος κάνει το θέλημα του ουράνιου Πατέρα μου.Την ημέρα της κρίσεως πολλοί θα μου πουν: “Κύριε, Κύριε, δεν προφητέψαμε στο όνομά σου; Δε διώξαμε δαιμόνια στο όνομά σου; Δεν κάναμε τόσα θαύματα στο όνομά σου;”Και τότε θα τους πω κι εγώ: “ποτέ δε σας ήξερα· φύγετε μακριά μου, εσείς που αντιστρατεύεστε το νόμο του Θεού”».«Όποιος ακούει αυτά τα λόγια μου και τα τηρεί, αυτόν τον παρομοιάζω μ' έναν συνετό άνθρωπο, που έχτισε το σπίτι του πάνω στο βράχο.Έτσι, όταν ήρθε η βροχή και πλημμύρισαν τα ποτάμια και φύσηξαν οι άνεμοι και έπεσαν ορμητικά πάνω σ' εκείνο το σπίτι, δεν γκρεμίστηκε, γιατί είχε θεμελιωθεί πάνω στο βράχο.Κι όποιος ακούει αυτά τα λόγια μου, μα δεν τα τηρεί στην πράξη, μοιάζει μ' έναν άμυαλο άνθρωπο, που έχτισε το σπίτι του πάνω στην άμμο.Έτσι, όταν ήρθε η βροχή και πλημμύρισαν τα ποτάμια και φύσηξαν οι άνεμοι κι έπεσαν πάνω σ' εκείνο το σπίτι, αυτό γκρεμίστηκε· και η πτώση του έγινε με πάταγο μεγάλο».Λόγος του Κυρίου St. Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman. On her wedding day, she renewed her vows and consecrated her virginity to God. She told her husband Valerian that an angel of God was with her. When he asked for proof, she told him that he would see the angel if he was baptized. Valerian was baptized by Pope Urban; and when he returned, he saw an angel of the Lord with St. Cecilia. Valerian's brother Tibertius and a soldier, Maximiam, were also baptized. Unfortunately, they were arrested during the persecution. Instead of apostatizing, they declared their faith in Jesus Christ, were martyred and attained the beatific vision. After St. Cecilia was arrested, she was thrown into a bath heated to extreme temperature. Miraculously, she did not suffocate. Later, an executioner struck her neck three times; but to everyone's amazement, she survived. She remained awake: talking about God, Jesus Christ and Mother Mary. St. Cecilia's resting place is in Italy. When her remains were transferred centuries later, her body was found uncorrupted and emitting a fragrance. She is invoked as the defender and patroness of virgins, women and musicians.

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