Office of Readings
0103 Memorial
Invitatory Antiphon
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the God who save us. +
Let us come before him giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods.
In his hand 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 shaped by his hands.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we +
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
O that today you would listen to his voice!
"Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert +
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
For forty years I was wearied of these people
and I said: 'Their hearts are astray,
these people do not know my ways.' +
Then I took an oath in my anger:
'Never shall they enter my rest.'"
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
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.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Hymn
O Jesus, sweet redeemer,
Our love and longing true,
Our God and our creator,
You share our manhood too.
What mercy made such conquest,
That you should bear our sin?
By death and cruel suffering
From death our life you win.
Compelled by love you conquer
The evil of our ways;
To spare us in our longings,
to see you all our days.
Be now our only solace,
Our lasting joy be now;
Reward in highest glory,
Our souls with love endow.
Psalmody
Psalm 8
Ant 1: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth.
How great is your name, O Lord our God, *
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens; *
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy, *
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, *
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind, *
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; *
with glory and honour you crowned him,
gave him power over the work of your hand, *
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, *
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish *
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, 0 Lord our God, *
through all the earth!
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.
Ant 1: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth.
Psalm 18
Ant 2: All beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God *
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story *
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard +
yet their span extends through all the earth, *
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun; +
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent, *
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun; +
to the furthest end of the sky is its course. *
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat.
The law of the Lord is perfect, *
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, *
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, *
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear, *
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy, *
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth *
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold, *
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey, *
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction; *
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors? *
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant *
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless, *
Clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth, *
the thoughts of my heart,
win favour in your sight, o Lord, *
my rescuer, my rock!
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.
Ant 2: All beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus.
Psalm 23
Ant 3: Praise the Lord, and call upon his name; remember how exalted is his name.
The Lord's is the earth and its fullness, *
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas; *
on the waters he made it firm.
Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? *
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart, +
who desires not worthless things, *
who has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbour.
He shall receive blessings from the Lord *
and reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him, *
seek the face of the God of Jacob.
O gates, lift high your heads; +
grow higher, ancient doors.*
Let him enter, the king of glory!
Who is the king of glory? +
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant, *
the Lord, the valiant in war.
O gates, lift high your heads; +
grow higher, ancient doors.*
Let him enter, the king of glory!
Who is he, the king of glory? +
He, the Lord of armies, *
he is the king of glory.
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.
Ant 3: Praise the Lord, and call upon his name; remember how exalted is his name.
【V】: My lips will praise your name.
【R】: I will bless you all my life.
The First Reading
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 3, 1-16)
God has glorified his Son Jesus
One day Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the hour of prayer, at three o'clock in the afternoon. And a man lame from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms. Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said: "Look at us." And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said: "I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk." And he took him by the right hand and· raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were .made strong. Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the Temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. All the people saw him walking and praising God, and they recognized him as the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple; arid they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
While he clung to Peter and John; all' the people Tan together to them in the portico called Solomon's Portico, utterly astonished. When Peter saw it, he addressed the people: "You, Israelites, why-do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his - servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
Responsory [Lk.:1,31; 2,21;Mt.:1,21]
【V】:You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus *
【R】:because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.
【V】:They gave him the name of Jesus, the name the Angel had given him before his conception. *
【R】:because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.
The Second Reading
A reading from the sermons of Saint Bernardine of Siena: On the Eternal Gospel (Sermon 49, art 1 (Op. Omnia IV))
The name of Jesus is the foundation of our faith and makes us children of God
This most Holy Name was the object of all the deepest longings of our fathers in the faith, the restless waiting of centuries, long years of weariness and prayerful expectation. Now in the era of grace it has been made known to us. Hide from us, Lord, I pray, your claim to power; withhold your claim to vengeance; your claim of justice. Our prayer is to hear the name of Jesus, a name that speaks of mercy; then, indeed, your voice would be sweet to our ears, your countenance beautiful to behold.
The name of Jesus is an indispensable foundation of the faith since he it is who makes us children of God. Our catholic faith is grounded in the knowledge and light of Jesus Christ, the light of the soul, the door to life, the secure foundation of eternal salvation. Not to have the faith or to abandon it is, so to speak, to step out into the darkness of the night without a light, stumbling headlong into hazards with eyes closed. However well developed human reason may be it is a blind guide for man's mind to follow in his attempts to understand the secrets of heaven. It is to build a house without foundations, or ignore the door and make an entry through the roof.
That foundation is Jesus Christ, both light and door, when revealing himself to erring man as the true way, holding out to every man the light of faith by which the unknown God may be sought: the search leading to faith, and faith to discovery. This foundation upholds the Church built in the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus is the crowning glory of the preacher, for it is Jesus who illuminates and strengthens, and gets ready hearing for the preacher's words. What, after all, is the source of the extraordinary world-wide burning light of faith if not Jesus, proclaimed by the preacher? Surely God has called us in to his own wonderful light by the light and attraction of this name. To the enlightened, who in that light see light, the words of the Apostle may aptly be applied: "Once you were all darkness, now you are light in the Lord: walk then as children of light."
Glorious name! Beautiful name! Name that tells of love and excellence! Through you we have forgiveness of our sins, victory over our enemies, healing in sickness, strength and joy as we suffer the trials of life. You are recompense to the man of faith, learning to the preacher, strength to the worker, perseverance to the weak. In the furnace of your burning love our desires are enkindled, our prayers are granted, contemplative souls are entranced. Through you all who are glorified come in triumph to everlasting glory. Most merciful Jesus, grant through your most holy name that we too may be numbered amongst those who share your kingdom.
Responsory [Ps.:5,12; 88,16]
【V】:All those you protect shall be glad and ring out their joy. You shelter them; in you they rejoice *
【R】:those who love your name.
【V】: Lord, they will walk in the light of your face and will find their joy every day in your name. *
【R】: those who love your name.
Concluding Prayer
O God, you appointed your Son as Saviour of the human race and decreed that he should be called Jesus. May we who venerate his name on earth come to enjoy his presence in heaven; we make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the God who save us. +
Let us come before him giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods.
In his hand 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 shaped by his hands.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we +
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
O that today you would listen to his voice!
"Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert +
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
For forty years I was wearied of these people
and I said: 'Their hearts are astray,
these people do not know my ways.' +
Then I took an oath in my anger:
'Never shall they enter my rest.'"
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
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.
【Ant.】:Come, let us adore the name of Jesus, the greatest Name of all.
Hymn
O Jesus, sweet redeemer,
Our love and longing true,
Our God and our creator,
You share our manhood too.
What mercy made such conquest,
That you should bear our sin?
By death and cruel suffering
From death our life you win.
Compelled by love you conquer
The evil of our ways;
To spare us in our longings,
to see you all our days.
Be now our only solace,
Our lasting joy be now;
Reward in highest glory,
Our souls with love endow.
Psalmody
Psalm 8
Ant 1: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth.
How great is your name, O Lord our God, *
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens; *
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy, *
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, *
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind, *
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; *
with glory and honour you crowned him,
gave him power over the work of your hand, *
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, *
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish *
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, 0 Lord our God, *
through all the earth!
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.
Ant 1: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth.
Psalm 18
Ant 2: All beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God *
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story *
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard +
yet their span extends through all the earth, *
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun; +
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent, *
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun; +
to the furthest end of the sky is its course. *
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat.
The law of the Lord is perfect, *
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, *
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, *
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear, *
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy, *
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth *
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold, *
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey, *
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction; *
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors? *
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant *
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless, *
Clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth, *
the thoughts of my heart,
win favour in your sight, o Lord, *
my rescuer, my rock!
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.
Ant 2: All beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus.
Psalm 23
Ant 3: Praise the Lord, and call upon his name; remember how exalted is his name.
The Lord's is the earth and its fullness, *
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas; *
on the waters he made it firm.
Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? *
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart, +
who desires not worthless things, *
who has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbour.
He shall receive blessings from the Lord *
and reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him, *
seek the face of the God of Jacob.
O gates, lift high your heads; +
grow higher, ancient doors.*
Let him enter, the king of glory!
Who is the king of glory? +
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant, *
the Lord, the valiant in war.
O gates, lift high your heads; +
grow higher, ancient doors.*
Let him enter, the king of glory!
Who is he, the king of glory? +
He, the Lord of armies, *
he is the king of glory.
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.
Ant 3: Praise the Lord, and call upon his name; remember how exalted is his name.
【V】: My lips will praise your name.
【R】: I will bless you all my life.
The First Reading
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 3, 1-16)
God has glorified his Son Jesus
One day Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the hour of prayer, at three o'clock in the afternoon. And a man lame from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms. Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said: "Look at us." And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said: "I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk." And he took him by the right hand and· raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were .made strong. Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the Temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. All the people saw him walking and praising God, and they recognized him as the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple; arid they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
While he clung to Peter and John; all' the people Tan together to them in the portico called Solomon's Portico, utterly astonished. When Peter saw it, he addressed the people: "You, Israelites, why-do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his - servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
Responsory [Lk.:1,31; 2,21;Mt.:1,21]
【V】:You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus *
【R】:because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.
【V】:They gave him the name of Jesus, the name the Angel had given him before his conception. *
【R】:because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.
The Second Reading
A reading from the sermons of Saint Bernardine of Siena: On the Eternal Gospel (Sermon 49, art 1 (Op. Omnia IV))
The name of Jesus is the foundation of our faith and makes us children of God
This most Holy Name was the object of all the deepest longings of our fathers in the faith, the restless waiting of centuries, long years of weariness and prayerful expectation. Now in the era of grace it has been made known to us. Hide from us, Lord, I pray, your claim to power; withhold your claim to vengeance; your claim of justice. Our prayer is to hear the name of Jesus, a name that speaks of mercy; then, indeed, your voice would be sweet to our ears, your countenance beautiful to behold.
The name of Jesus is an indispensable foundation of the faith since he it is who makes us children of God. Our catholic faith is grounded in the knowledge and light of Jesus Christ, the light of the soul, the door to life, the secure foundation of eternal salvation. Not to have the faith or to abandon it is, so to speak, to step out into the darkness of the night without a light, stumbling headlong into hazards with eyes closed. However well developed human reason may be it is a blind guide for man's mind to follow in his attempts to understand the secrets of heaven. It is to build a house without foundations, or ignore the door and make an entry through the roof.
That foundation is Jesus Christ, both light and door, when revealing himself to erring man as the true way, holding out to every man the light of faith by which the unknown God may be sought: the search leading to faith, and faith to discovery. This foundation upholds the Church built in the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus is the crowning glory of the preacher, for it is Jesus who illuminates and strengthens, and gets ready hearing for the preacher's words. What, after all, is the source of the extraordinary world-wide burning light of faith if not Jesus, proclaimed by the preacher? Surely God has called us in to his own wonderful light by the light and attraction of this name. To the enlightened, who in that light see light, the words of the Apostle may aptly be applied: "Once you were all darkness, now you are light in the Lord: walk then as children of light."
Glorious name! Beautiful name! Name that tells of love and excellence! Through you we have forgiveness of our sins, victory over our enemies, healing in sickness, strength and joy as we suffer the trials of life. You are recompense to the man of faith, learning to the preacher, strength to the worker, perseverance to the weak. In the furnace of your burning love our desires are enkindled, our prayers are granted, contemplative souls are entranced. Through you all who are glorified come in triumph to everlasting glory. Most merciful Jesus, grant through your most holy name that we too may be numbered amongst those who share your kingdom.
Responsory [Ps.:5,12; 88,16]
【V】:All those you protect shall be glad and ring out their joy. You shelter them; in you they rejoice *
【R】:those who love your name.
【V】: Lord, they will walk in the light of your face and will find their joy every day in your name. *
【R】: those who love your name.
Concluding Prayer
O God, you appointed your Son as Saviour of the human race and decreed that he should be called Jesus. May we who venerate his name on earth come to enjoy his presence in heaven; we make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.