Mass of the day: Wednesday 19 June 2019

WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2019
Mass of the Day
WEDNESDAY OF THE XNUMXTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (ODD YEAR)

Green Liturgical Color
Antiphon
Hear my voice, Lord: I cry to you.
You are my help, don't push me away,
do not abandon me, God of my salvation. (Ps 26,7-9)

Collection
O God, fortress of those who hope in you,
listen benignly to our invocations,
and since in our weakness we can do nothing
without your help, help us with your grace,
because faithful to your commandments
we can please you in intentions and works.
For our Lord Jesus Christ ...

First Reading
God loves those who give with joy.
From the second letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corìnzi
2Cor 9,6-11

Brothers, keep this in mind: those who sow sparsely, sparsely will reap and those who sow sparsely, with width, will reap. Each one gives according to what he has decided in his heart, not with sadness or force, because God loves who gives with joy.
Moreover, God has the power to make all grace abound in you so that, always having the necessary in everything, you can generously do all the good works. It is written in fact:
"He has broadened, has given to the poor,
his justice lasts forever ».
He who gives the seed to the sower and the bread for nourishment will also give and multiply your seed and make the fruits of your justice grow. Thus you will be rich for all generosity, which will raise the hymn of thanksgiving to God through us.

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 111 (112)
R. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord
and in his precepts he finds great joy.
His lineage will be powerful on earth,
the offspring of righteous men will be blessed. R.

Prosperity and wealth in his home,
his justice remains forever.
Sprout in darkness, light for upright men:
merciful, merciful and just. R.

He gives largely to the poor,
his justice remains forever,
his forehead rises in glory. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him. (Jn 14,23:XNUMX)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
Your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 6,1-6.16-18

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
«Be careful not to practice your justice before men to be admired by them, otherwise there is no reward for you with your Father who is in heaven.
So when you give alms, don't blow the trumpet in front of you, as hypocrites do in synagogues and on the streets, to be praised by people. Truly I say to you: they have already received their reward. On the other hand, while you are begging, do not let your left know what your right is doing, so that your alms may remain in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites who, in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, love to pray standing up, to be seen by the people. Truly I say to you: they have already received their reward. Instead, when you pray, enter your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
And when you fast, do not become melancholy like hypocrites, who take on an air of defeat to show others that they fast. Truly I say to you: they have already received their reward. Instead, when you fast, profumati head and wash your face, because people do not see that you fast, but only your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. "

Word of the Lord

On offers
O God, who in bread and wine
give man the food that feeds him
and the sacrament that renews it,
let it never fail us
this support of body and spirit.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
One thing I asked the Lord; this alone I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord every day of my life. (Ps 26,4)

?Or:

The Lord says: "Holy Father,
keep in your name those you gave me,
because they are one, like us ». (Jn 17,11)

After communion
Lord, participation in this sacrament,
sign of our union with you,
build your Church in unity and peace.
For Christ our Lord.