Mass of the day: Saturday 22 June 2019

Saturday June 22 2019
Mass of the Day
SATURDAY OF THE XI 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 because in our weakness
nothing we can 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
I will gladly boast of my weaknesses.
From the second letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corìnzi
2Cor 12,1-10

Brothers, if it is necessary to boast - but it is not convenient - I will nevertheless come to the visions and revelations of the Lord.
I know that a man in Christ fourteen years ago - if I do not know with the body or outside the body, God knows - was raptured to the third heaven. And I know that this man - if with body or without body I do not know, God knows - was kidnapped in paradise and heard unspeakable words that it is not lawful for anyone to pronounce. I will boast of him!
On the other hand, I won't boast about myself, except for my weaknesses. Of course, if I wanted to brag, I wouldn't be foolish: I'd just say the truth. But I avoid doing so, because nobody judges me more than what he sees or hears from me and for the extraordinary greatness of the revelations.
For this reason, lest I rise in pride, a thorn has been given to my flesh, an envoy of Satan to strike me, so that I do not mount in pride. Because of this, I prayed to the Lord three times to get him away from me. And he said to me, "My grace is enough for you; in fact strength is fully manifested in weakness ».
Therefore I will gladly boast of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am pleased in my weaknesses, in the outrages, in the difficulties, in the persecutions, in the anxieties suffered for Christ: in fact when I am weak, it is then that I am strong.

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Psalm 33 (34)
R. Taste and see how good the Lord is.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and free them.
Taste and see how good the Lord is;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. R.

Fear the Lord, his saints:
nothing is missing from those who fear him.
Lions are miserable and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord do not lack any good. R.

Come, children, listen to me:
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Who is the man who wants life
and love the days when you see the good? R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

Jesus Christ, as rich he was, made himself poor for you,
because you became rich through his poverty. (2Cor 8,9)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
Don't worry about tomorrow.
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 6,24-34

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
«No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will become attached to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Therefore I say to you: do not worry about your life, about what you will eat or drink, or about your body, about what you will wear; Is life not worth more than food and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the sky: they do not gather and reap, nor gather in barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than them? And who of you, as far as you are concerned, can extend your life just a little?
And for the dress, why do you worry? Observe how the lilies of the field grow: they do not toil and do not spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon, with all his glory, dressed like one of them. Now, if God dresses the grass of the field like this, which is there today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he do much more for you, people of little faith?
So don't worry saying: “What are we going to eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? ". The pagans are looking for all these things. In fact, your heavenly Father knows that you need it.
Instead, seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you in addition.
So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. His pain is enough for each day ».

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.