Mass of the day: Wednesday 17 July 2019

WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2019
Mass of the Day
WEDNESDAY OF THE XNUMXTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (ODD YEAR)

Green Liturgical Color
Antiphon
In justice I will contemplate your face,
when I wake up I will be satisfied with your presence. (Ps 16,1:XNUMX)

Collection
O God, show the light of your truth to wanderers.
so that they may return to the right path, grant to all those who profess themselves Christians
to reject what is contrary to this name
and to follow what conforms to it.
For our Lord Jesus Christ ...

First Reading
The angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire from the middle of a bush.
From the book of Exodus
Ex 3,1-6.9-12

In those days, while Moses was grazing the flock of Ietro, his father-in-law, priest of Midian, he led the cattle over the desert and arrived at the mount of God, the Horeb.
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the middle of a bush. He looked and behold: the bush burned for the fire, but that bush was not consumed. Moses thought, "I want to get closer to watching this great show: why doesn't the bush burn?"
The Lord saw that he had come near to look; God shouted to him from the bush: "Moses, Moses!". He replied, "Here I am!" He said, "Don't come any further! Take off your sandals, because the place you are on is holy ground! ». And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob." Moses then covered his face, because he was afraid to look towards God.
The Lord said, "Behold, the cry of the Israelites has come down to me and I myself have seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So go! I am sending you to Pharaoh. Get my people out of Egypt, the Israelites! »
Moses said to God, "Who am I to go to Pharaoh and get the Israelites out of Egypt?" He replied, "I will be with you. This will be for you the sign that I sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain ».

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 102 (103)
R. The Lord is merciful and merciful.
?Or:
Blessed be the Lord, salvation of his people.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
how blessed is his holy name in me.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
don't forget all its benefits. R.

He forgives all your faults,
heals all your infirmities,
save your life from the pit,
it surrounds you with kindness and mercy. R.

The Lord does right things,
defends the rights of all the oppressed.
He made Moses know his ways,
his works to the children of Israel. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

I praise you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
because to the little ones you have revealed the mysteries of the Kingdom. (See Mt 11,25)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
You have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to the little ones.
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 11,25-27

At that time Jesus said:
«I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and you have revealed them to the little ones. Yes, Father, because in this way you have decided in your benevolence.
Everything has been given to me by my Father; nobody knows the Son except the Father, and nobody knows the Father except the Son and the one to whom the Son will want to reveal him ».

Word of the Lord

On offers
We offer you, Lord,
this sacrifice of praise in honor of your saints,
in the serene confidence of being freed from present and future evils
and to get the legacy you promised us.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
The good shepherd
he gives his life for the sheep of his flock. (See Jn 10,11:XNUMX)

After communion
Lord, who fed us at your table,
do that for communion with these holy mysteries
assert itself more and more in our life
the work of redemption.
For Christ our Lord.