Saint John Paul II Parish

Saturday of the 17th week in ordinary time
2020-08-01 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Halifax)
saint alphonsus maria de liguori, bishop and doctor of the church

FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

Jer 26:11-16, 24

The priests and prophets said to the princes and to all the people,“This man deserves death;he has prophesied against this city,as you have heard with your own ears.”Jeremiah gave this answer to the princes and all the people:“It was the LORD who sent me to prophesy against this house and cityall that you have heard.Now, therefore, reform your ways and your deeds;listen to the voice of the LORD your God,so that the LORD will repent of the evil with which he threatens you.As for me, I am in your hands;do with me what you think good and right.But mark well: if you put me to death,it is innocent blood you bring on yourselves,on this city and its citizens.For in truth it was the LORD who sent me to you,to speak all these things for you to hear.”Thereupon the princes and all the peoplesaid to the priests and the prophets,“This man does not deserve death;it is in the name of the LORD, our God, that he speaks to us.”So Ahikam, son of Shaphan, protected Jeremiah,so that he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34R. (14c) Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Rescue me out of the mire;may I not sink!may I be rescued from my foes,and from the watery depths.Let not the flood-waters overwhelm me,nor the abyss swallow me up,nor the pit close its mouth over me.R. Lord, in your great love, answer me.But I am afflicted and in pain;let your saving help, O God, protect me.I will praise the name of God in song,and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.R. Lord, in your great love, answer me.“See, you lowly ones, and be glad;you who seek God, may your hearts revive!For the LORD hears the poor,and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.”R. Lord, in your great love, answer me.

GOSPEL OF THE MASS

Mt 14:1-12

Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesusand said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.He has been raised from the dead;that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prisonon account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,for John had said to him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.”Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people,for they regarded him as a prophet.But at a birthday celebration for Herod,the daughter of Herodias performed a dance before the guestsand delighted Herod so muchthat he swore to give her whatever she might ask for.Prompted by her mother, she said,“Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”The king was distressed,but because of his oaths and the guests who were present,he ordered that it be given, and he had John beheaded in the prison.His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl,who took it to her mother.His disciples came and took away the corpseand buried him;and they went and told Jesus.

Sunday of the 18th week in Ordinary time
2020-08-02 00:00 - 23:59
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop, or Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest

FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

is 55:1-3

Thus says the LORD:All you who are thirsty,come to the water!You who have no money,come, receive grain and eat;Come, without paying and without cost,drink wine and milk!Why spend your money for what is not bread;your wages for what fails to satisfy?Heed me, and you shall eat well,you shall delight in rich fare.Come to me heedfully,listen, that you may have life.I will renew with you the everlasting covenant,the benefits assured to David.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18R/ (cf. 16)The hand of the Lord feeds us;he answers all our needs.The LORD is gracious and merciful,slow to anger and of great kindness.The LORD is good to alland compassionate toward all his works.R/The hand of the Lord feeds us;he answers all our needs.The eyes of all look hopefully to you,and you give them their food in due season;you open your handand satisfy the desire of every living thing.R/The hand of the Lord feeds us;he answers all our needs.The LORD is just in all his waysand holy in all his works.The LORD is near to all who call upon him,to all who call upon him in truth.R/The hand of the Lord feeds us;he answers all our needs.

SECOND LECTURE OF THE MASS

rom 8:35, 37-39

Brothers and sisters:What will separate us from the love of Christ?Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine,or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?No, in all these things we conquer overwhelminglythrough him who loved us.For I am convinced that neither death, nor life,nor angels, nor principalities,nor present things, nor future things,nor powers, nor height, nor depth,nor any other creature will be able to separate usfrom the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GOSPEL OF THE MASS

mt 14:13-21

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick.When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said,“This is a deserted place and it is already late;dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villagesand buy food for themselves.”Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away;give them some food yourselves.”But they said to him,“Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”Then he said, “Bring them here to me, “and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven,he said the blessing, broke the loaves,and gave them to the disciples,who in turn gave them to the crowds.They all ate and were satisfied,and they picked up the fragments left over—twelve wicker baskets full.Those who ate were about five thousand men,not counting women and children.

test future
2020-08-02 14:30 - 17:00 | Parish Hall, 34-34th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec, H8T1Z2, Canada
test future event

Tuesday of the 18th week in ordinary time 2020
2020-08-04 00:00 - 23:59
Saint Jean Vianney, priest

FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22

The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel:Write all the words I have spoken to you in a book.For thus says the LORD:Incurable is your wound,grievous your bruise;There is none to plead your cause,no remedy for your running sore,no healing for you.All your lovers have forgotten you,they do not seek you.I struck you as an enemy would strike,punished you cruelly;Why cry out over your wound?your pain is without relief.Because of your great guilt,your numerous sins,I have done this to you.Thus says the LORD:See! I will restore the tents of Jacob,his dwellings I will pity;City shall be rebuilt upon hill,and palace restored as it was.From them will resound songs of praise,the laughter of happy men.I will make them not few, but many;they will not be tiny, for I will glorify them.His sons shall be as of old,his assembly before me shall stand firm;I will punish all his oppressors.His leader shall be one of his own,and his rulers shall come from his kin.When I summon him, he shall approach me;how else should one take the deadly riskof approaching me? says the LORD.You shall be my people,and I will be your God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23

R. (17) The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,and all the kings of the earth your glory,When the LORD has rebuilt Zionand appeared in his glory;When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,and not despised their prayer.

R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

Let this be written for the generation to come,and let his future creatures praise the LORD:“The LORD looked down from his holy height,from heaven he beheld the earth,To hear the groaning of the prisoners,to release those doomed to die.”

R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

The children of your servants shall abide,and their posterity shall continue in your presence,That the name of the LORD may be declared on Zion;and his praise, in Jerusalem,When the peoples gather togetherand the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

GOSPEL OF THE MASS

Mt 14:22-36

Jesus made the disciples get into a boatand precede him to the other side of the sea,while he dismissed the crowds.After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.When it was evening he was there alone.Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it.During the fourth watch of the night,he came toward them, walking on the sea.When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I;do not be afraid.”Peter said to him in reply,“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”He said, “Come.”Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him,and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”After they got into the boat, the wind died down.Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,“Truly, you are the Son of God.”After making the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret.When the men of that place recognized him,they sent word to all the surrounding country.People brought to him all those who were sickand begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak,and as many as touched it were healed.The following text may be substituted,especially in Year A when the above Gospel is read on Monday.
