Mass of the day: Friday 26 July 2019

FRIDAY 26 JULY 2019
Mass of the Day
FRIDAY OF THE XVI WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (ODD YEAR)

Green Liturgical Color
Antiphon
Behold, God comes to my aid,
the Lord supports my soul.
I will gladly offer you sacrifices
and I will praise your name, Lord, because you are good. (Ps 53,6: 8-XNUMX)

Collection
Be propitious to us your faithful, Lord,
and give us the treasures of your grace,
because, burning with hope, faith and charity,
we always remain faithful to your commandments.
For our Lord Jesus Christ ...

First Reading
The law was given through Moses.
From the book of Exodus
Ex 20,1-17

In those days, God spoke all these words:
«I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the servile condition:
You will have no other gods in front of me.
You will not make yourself an idol or an image of what is up there in the sky, nor of what is down here on earth, nor of what is in the waters under the earth. You will not bow down to them and you will not serve them. Because I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, who punishes the fault of fathers in children up to the third and fourth generation, for those who hate me, but who shows his goodness for up to a thousand generations, for those who they love me and keep my commandments.
You will not pronounce the name of the Lord your God in vain, because the Lord does not leave unpunished those who pronounce his name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it. Six days you will work and do all your work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God: you will not do any work, neither you nor your son or your daughter, nor your slave nor your slave, nor your cattle, nor the stranger who lives near you. Because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth and sea and what is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may extend in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
You won't kill.
You will not commit adultery.
You won't steal.
You will not pronounce false testimony against your neighbor.
You will not want your neighbour's house. Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, neither his slave nor his slave, nor his ox nor his donkey, nor anything belonging to thy neighbor. "

God's word.

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 18 (19)
R. Lord, you have words of eternal life.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshes the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is stable,
it makes the simple wise. R.

The precepts of the Lord are right,
they make the heart rejoice;
the command of the Lord is clear,
brighten your eyes. R.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
remains forever;
the judgments of the Lord are faithful,
they are all right. R.

More precious than gold,
of a lot of fine gold,
sweeter than honey
and a dripping honeycomb. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

Blessed are those who guard the word of God
with an intact and good heart
and they produce fruit with perseverance. (See Lk 8,15:XNUMX)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
He who hears the Word and understands it, bears fruit
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 13,18-23

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
«You therefore listen to the parable of the sower. Whenever one hears the word of the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and steals what has been sown in his heart: this is the seed sown along the way. What has been sown on stony ground is he who listens to the Word and immediately welcomes it with joy, but has no roots in himself and is inconstant, so that as soon as a tribulation or persecution comes because of the Word, he immediately fails . The one sown among the brambles is the one who listens to the Word, but the concern of the world and the seduction of wealth suffocate the Word and it does not bear fruit. The one sown on good soil is he who hears the Word and understands it; these bear fruit and produce one hundred, sixty, thirty for one ».

Word of the Lord.

On offers
O God, who in the one and perfect sacrifice of Christ
you have given value and fulfillment to the many victims of the ancient law,
welcome and sanctify our offer
as one day you blessed the gifts of Abel,
and what each of us presents in your honor
benefit the salvation of all.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
He left a memory of his wonders:
the Lord is good and merciful,
he gives food to those who fear him. (Ps 110,4-5)

?Or:

«Here I am at the door and I knock» says the Lord.
"If anyone listens to my voice and opens me,
I will come to him, I will dine with him and he with me ». (Ap 3,20)

After communion
Assist, Lord, your people,
that you have filled with the grace of these holy mysteries,
and let us pass from the decay of sin
to the fullness of new life.
For Christ our Lord