Mass of Holy Spirit for Conclave - Night Office

White smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the

 4th Tues Lent, Conclave on

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Magnificat Adapted, 4 Tues (12 Mar 13):

“Do you want to be well?”

Scripture:  Jn 5:1-3, 1-16

“Do you want to be well?” “The Lord of hosts is with us; the ‘God of Jacob is our stronghold.” Jesus commands:”Pick up your sleeping-mat and walk.” We wait by the waters of Christ’s open side from which a river flows that gives life to every living creature.

Do we want to be well? Let us drink deeply from the well of love that flows from the side of Jesus.

We remember especially the Cardinals that they may be filled with the Holy Spirit and listen to his voice.

Father, put within our hearts a burning desire to be changed, healed and transformed in your holiness. Let your Holy Spirit change our hearts and renew us in your love and faithfulness, through Christ our Lord." 

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Thanks Jo for Jerusalem update. Here glorious sunshine with deep frost. Praise the Lord.

Yours ...

Nivard

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Night Office
Bl. Columba Marmion 2nd Reading. (First Reading: Hebrews)
This selected passage from Dom Marmion is very interesting in the comparaive translations.
See the parallels below.
Comment on the sources.

A WORD IN SEASON

Readings for the Liturgy of the Hours

 II 

Lent

Easter Triduum 

Years I and IT

New Edition  AUGUSTINIAN PRESS 2001  

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earlier: A WORD IN SEASON

Monastic Lectionary For The Divine Office 

Exordium  Books 1982

 (Le Christ dans ses mysteres, 440-442) translation from the 2001 Edition. Question of translator...

Christ in His Mysteries London  1939,translated by M.M. St. Thomas of Tyburn Convent.

It can be puzzling. Dom Raymund Thibaut OSB has edited other selections of Marmion, eg. ''Word on the Margin of the Misssal", and varies in lines.

The main feature in Mother M M. St. Thomas's translation is the invaluable text of Latin References.

Second Reading From the writings of Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B. (Le Christ dans ses mysteres, 440-442) Translation from French text.

MARMION. CHRIST IN HIS MYTERIES ... AND NOW, FATHER, GLORIFY THY SON pp.319-320

The anchor of hope Christ, the supreme high priest of the human race, having conferred on us a legal title, bears us up with him in hope to heaven. We must never forget that it is only through him that we can gain entrance there. No human being can penetrate the holy of holies except with him; no creature can enjoy eternal happiness except in the wake of Jesus; it is his precious merits that win us infinite bliss. For all eternity we shall say to him, "Because of you, Jesus Christ, because of the blood you shed for us, we stand before God's face. It is your sacrifice, your immolation, that wins our every moment of glory and happiness. To you, the Lamb that was slain, be all honor and praise and thanks­giving!" In this interval of time until Christ comes to fetch us as he promised, he is preparing a place for us, and above all he is sup­porting us by his prayer. Indeed, what is our high priest doing in heaven? The Letter to the Hebrews gives the answer: he has entered heaven in order to stand now in God's presence on our behalf. His priesthood is eternal, and therefore eternal too is his work as mediator. How infinitely powerful is his influence! There he stands before his Father, unceasingly offering him that sacrifice recalled by the marks of the wounds he has voluntarily retained; there he stands, alive for ever, ever interceding for us. As high priest he is unfailingly heard, and for our sake he speaks again the priestly prayer of the last supper: Father, it is for them that I pray they are in the world ... guard those whom you have given me I pray for them, that they may have in themselves the fullness of joy ... Father, I will that they may be with me where I am. How could these sublime truths of our faith fail to inspire us with unwavering confidence? People of scanty faith though we are, what have we to fear? And what may we not hope for? Jesus is praying for us, and praying always. Let us then trust absolutely in the sacrifice, the merits and the prayer of our high priest. He is the beloved Son in whom the Father delights; how could he be refused a hearing, after showing his Father such love? Father, look upon your Son. Through him and in him grant us to be one day where he is, so that through him and with him and in him we may also render to you all honour and glory.

[On the day of His Ascension,] Christ, the supreme High Priest of the human race, took us with Him into heaven, by right and in hope. Never forget that it is only through Him that we can enter there; no man can enter into the Holy of holies except with Him; no creature can enjoy eternal bliss except by following Jesus: it was His merits that won for us infinite beatitude. Throughout eternity, we shall say to Him: O Christ Jesus, it is through You, through Your Blood shed for us, that we are before the Face of God ; it is Your sacrifice, Your immo­lation, that has gained for us each instant of our glory and beatitude: to You, O Lamb slain for us, be all honour, all praise, all thanksgiving! Whilst awaiting that Christ Jesus will come to take us to Himself, as He promised, He is preparing us a place, and above all He aids us by His prayers. St. Paul tells us that He has entered into Heaven, "that He may appear now in the presence of God for us " Ut appareat NUNC vultui Dei pro nobis".*3 His priesthood is eternal. And what infinite power in His mediation! He is there before His Father unceasingly presenting to Him His sacrifice, recalled by the marks of His Wounds which He was willed to retain. . He is there "always living [I. Hebr, IX, 8. - 2. Col. 11, 14. - 3. Hebr. IX, 24] to make intercession for us " : Semper vivens ad interpellandum pro nobis1• A High Priest Who is always heard, He repeats for us the sacerdotal prayer of the Last Supper: "Holy' Father, keep them in Thy Name whom Thou hast given Me ... that they may have My joy filled in themselves ... Father, I will that where I am, they also whom Thou hast given Me may be with Me; that they may see My glory which Thou hast given Me... that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me, may be in them, and I in them."*2 How can these sublime truths of our faith fail to give rise within us to an unshakable confidence? Souls of little faith, what can we fear? What is there we may not hope? Jesus is praying for us, always. As St. Paul says, if the blood . of animal-victims purified the flesh of those who were sprinkled with it, " how much more shall the Blood of Christ, Who ... offered Himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the Living God *3? Let us, then, have absolute confidence in the sacrifice, the merits and the prayer of our High Priest. He has entered to-day into the heavens; He inaugurates, with His triumph, His unceasing mediation ; He is the beloved Son in Whom the Father is well pleased ; how can He fail to be heard, after having manifested by His Sacrifice such love to His Father? Exauditus est pro sua reverentias. *4 O Father, look upon Thy Son; look upon His Wounds:  Respice in jaciem Christi tui; and by Him, in Him, grant us to be one day where He is, so that also by Him, in Him and with Him, we may render Thee all honour and all glory I [I. Ibid. VII. 25. See above p. 86 and following pages concerning the oblation of Christ in Heaven. - 2. Joan. XVII, 11. x3. 24. 26. - 3. Hebr. IX, x3-x4. ­,.. Ibid. v, 7. ]

Epiphany Pope 6th Jan 2011

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Who Is This Jesus?

Benedict XVI Reflects on News of the Birth of Christ

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 6, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Before the arrival of the Wise Men to the Bethlehem cave, the birth of the Son of God was known to only a few family members and some poor shepherds. With the visit of the Magi, however, the question of Jesus' identity began to spread.

This was the reflection made today by Benedict XVI when he addressed crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray with him the midday Angelus on this feast of the Epiphany.

"In fact, before the arrival of the Magi, knowledge of this event was little known beyond the family circle: In addition to Mary and Joseph, and probably other relatives, it was known by the shepherds of Bethlehem, who, hearing the joyful announcement, went to see the baby while he was still lying in the manger," the Pope noted.

Hence, the Holy Father said, "the coming of the Messiah, awaited by the people as foretold by the prophets, remained thus initially in concealment."

When the Wise Men visited Herod with their question about the birthplace of the newborn King of the Jews, it was then that news of this birth began to spread.

"The coming and the adoration of the Magi is the first sign of the singular identity of the son of God, who is also son of the Virgin Mary," the Pontiff noted. "From now on the question began to be propagated that would accompany the whole life of Christ, and which in different ways goes across the centuries: Who is this Jesus?"

Proposing this question to the hearts of men is the mission of the Church, Benedict XVI suggested.

"This," he said, "is the spiritual longing that drives the mission of the Church: to make Jesus known, his Gospel, so that every man can discover in his human face the face of God, and be illumined by his mystery of love."

Like the star

The Pope further reflected that Epiphany also indicates how the Church is to carry out its mission: "reflecting the light of Christ and proclaiming his Word."

"Christians," he said, "are called to imitate the service that the star gave the Magi. We must shine as children of the light, to attract all to the beauty of the Kingdom of God. And to all those who seek truth, we must offer the Word of God, which leads to recognizing in Jesus 'the true God and eternal life.'"

In this context, the Pontiff spoke of a "profound gratitude to Mary."

"She is the perfect image of the Church which gives the world the light of Christ," he said. "She is the Star of evangelization. 'Respice Stellam,' St. Bernard says to us: Look at the Star, you who go in search of truth and peace; turn your gaze to Mary, and she will show you Jesus, light for every man and for all peoples."

Missionary children

Benedict XVI also mentioned the Missionary Day of Children, celebrated on the feast of the Epiphany.

"So many children and youngsters, organized in parishes and schools, form a spiritual and solidaristic network to help their contemporaries in greatest difficulty," he said. "It is very beautiful and important that children grow with a mentality open to the world, with sentiments of love and fraternity, overcoming egoism and consumerism.

"Dear children and youngsters, with your prayer and your commitment you collaborate with the mission of the Church. I thank you for this and I bless you!"

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On ZENIT's Web page:

Full text: www.zenit.org/article-31375?l=english

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On ZENIT's Web page:
Full text: www.zenit.org/article-31368?l=english
The Magi Show Us the Way to God, Says Pope
Highlights Word of God as the True Guiding Star

Benedict XVI's Homily for Feast of Three Kings

"They Were Men 'in Search' of Something More"

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 6, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Here is the homily Benedict XVI delivered today, the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, during the Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Basilica. 

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

During the solemnity of the Epiphany the Church continues to contemplate and to celebrate the mystery of the birth of Jesus the Savior. In particular, today's feast underlines the destiny and universal meaning of this birth. Becoming man in the womb of Mary, the Son of God came not only for the people of Israel, represented by the shepherds of Bethlehem, but also for the whole of humanity, represented by the Magi. And it is precisely on the Magi and on their journey in search of the Messiah (cf. Matthew 2:1-12) that the Church invites us today to meditate and to pray. In the Gospel we heard that they, arriving in Jerusalem from the East, asked: "Where is he who is born, the king of the Jews? We saw his star arise and we have come to adore him" (v. 2). What kind of persons were they and what kind of star was that? They were probably wise men who scrutinized the sky but not to try to "read" the future in the stars, eventually to extract some gain; rather, they were men "in search" of something more, in search of the true light, which would be able to indicate the way to follow in life. They were persons who were certain that in creation there is what we could define as the "signature" of God, a signature that man can and must try to discover and decipher. Perhaps the way to know these Magi better and to take up their desire to let themselves be guided by God's signs is to pause to consider what they found, on their way, in the great city of Jerusalem.