Mass of the day: Friday 31 May

FRIDAY 31 MAY 2019
Mass of the Day
VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY - PARTY

Liturgical Color White
Antiphon
Come, listen, all of you who fear God:
I will tell you what the Lord has done
for my soul.

Collection
Almighty and eternal God,
than in your love design
you inspired the blessed Virgin Mary,
who carried your Son on his lap,
to visit Saint Elizabeth,
grant us to be docile to the action of your Spirit,
to magnify your holy name with Mary.
For our Lord Jesus ...

First Reading
King of Israel is the Lord among you.
From the book of the prophet Sofonìa
Sof 3,14: 18-XNUMX

Rallégrati, daughter of Zion,
cries of joy, Israel,
exult and cheer with all your heart,
Jerusalem's daughter!

The Lord has lifted your sentence
has scattered your enemy.
King of Israel is the Lord among you,
you will no longer fear any misfortune.

On that day it will be said in Jerusalem:
«Do not be afraid, Zion, do not let your arms drop!
The Lord your God in your midst
he is a powerful savior.
He will rejoice for you,
will renew you with his love,
he will rejoice for you with joyful cries ».

God's word.

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Share the needs of the saints; be considerate in hospitality.

From the letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Romans
Rom 12,9-16b

Brothers, charity is not hypocritical: detest evil, cling to good; love one another with brotherly affection, compete to esteem each other.
Do not be lazy in doing good; instead be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
Be glad in hope, constant in tribulation, persevering in prayer. Share the needs of the saints; be considerate in hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who are in joy, cry with those who are in tears. Have the same feelings for one another; have no desire for greatness; rather turn to what is humble.

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Is 12,2-6
R. Great among you is the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, God is my salvation;
I will have confidence, I will not be afraid,
because my strength and my song is the Lord;
he was my salvation. R.

You will draw water with joy
at the sources of salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord and invoke his name,
proclaim his works among the peoples,
remember that his name is sublime. R.

Sing hymns to the Lord, because he has done excellent things,
know the whole earth.
Sing and exult, you who live in Zion,
because great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who believed:
the word of the Lord has been fulfilled in you. (Cf. Lk 1,45)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
The Almighty did great things for me: he raised the humble.
From the Gospel according to Luke
Lc 1,39-56

In those days, Mary got up and hurried to the mountainous region, to a city of Judah.
Entering the house of Zacharias, she greeted Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Maria's greeting, the baby jumped in her womb.
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed in a loud voice: «Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb! To what must I have that the mother of my Lord come to me? Behold, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child jumped with joy in my womb. And blessed is she who believed in the fulfillment of what the Lord said to her. "

Then Maria said:
«My soul magnifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God, my savior,
because he looked at the humility of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me
and Santo is his name;
from generation to generation his mercy
for those who fear it.
He explained the power of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their heart;
overthrew the mighty from thrones,
raised the humble;
has filled the hungry with good things,
he sent the rich away empty-handed.
He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering his mercy,
as he said to our fathers,
for Abraham and his descendants forever. "

Maria stayed with her for about three months, then returned to her home.

Word of the Lord

On offers
Almighty God,
that you have accepted and blessed the gesture of charity
of Mary, Mother of your only Son,
accept the gifts we offer you
and transform them for us into a sacrifice of salvation.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
All generations will call me blessed,
because the Almighty did great things in me,
and holy is his name. (Lk 1,48-49)

After communion
Father, your Church, you magnify yourself because you have done great things
for those who, following Mary's example, believe in your word,
and as John felt the hidden presence of Christ your Son,
so the exultant people recognize in this sacrament
the presence of his Lord.
He lives and reigns for ever and ever.