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Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag Live Mass Today 9 August 2024
Manaoag Mass Today - Morning Prayer starts at 25:47 Dawn Rosary
Friday of the (18th) Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time.
August 09, 2024
1st Reading: Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7
See, upon the mountains there advances the bearer of good news,
announcing peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah, and fulfill your vows! For nevermore shall you be invaded by the scoundrel; he is completely destroyed. The LORD will restore the vine of Jacob, the pride of Israel, Though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined the tendrils. Woe to the bloody city, all lies, full of plunder, whose looting never stops! The crack of the whip, the rumbling sounds of wheels; horses a-gallop, chariots bounding, Cavalry charging, the flame of the sword, the flash of the spear, the many slain, the heaping corpses, the endless bodies to stumble upon!
I will cast filth upon you, disgrace you, and put you to shame; till everyone who sees you runs from you, saying, “Nineveh is destroyed; who can pity her? Where can one find any to console her?”
The Word of the Lord.
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Responsorial: DEUTERONOMY 32:35CD-36AB, 39ABCD, 41
R. It is I who deal death and give life.
Close at hand is the day of their disaster,
and their doom is rushing upon them!
Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his people;
on his servants, he shall have pity.
R. It is I who deal death and give life.
“Learn then that I, I alone, am God,
and there is no god besides me.
It is I who bring both death and life,
I who inflict wounds and heal them.”
R. It is I who deal death and give life.
I will sharpen my flashing sword,
and my hand shall lay hold of my quiver,
“With vengeance, I will repay my foes
and requite those who hate me.”
R. It is I who deal death and give life.
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In today's Gospel reading, Jesus declares, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." This statement implies that following Christ involves self-sacrifice, renunciation of worldly desires, and a readiness to endure suffering.
Moreover, Jesus further emphasizes this point by stating, "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." This paradoxical teaching suggests that true life and fulfillment are found not in clinging to earthly possessions or pleasures, but in surrendering to God's will and purpose.
Above all, let us consider the true meaning of life and prioritize our relationship with God above all else.
Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28
Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct. Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag - RCALD
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan