Mass in honor of the Face of Christ Click on images to enlarge
ITS MASS IN HONOR OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS \u200b\u200b
OF MANOPPELLO
Father Donato da Bomba, a Capuchin friar, in his "Historica Relation" tells of a mysterious event took place in Manoppello (PE), City of Abruzzo, in sometime in 1506. In fact appeared in a mysterious country pilgrim
come before the church that met a Giacomantonio Leonelli, a man of great culture and reputation, and invited him to follow in the church. Then handed him the envelope he was carrying. The doctor opened it: it contained a cloth on which stood the image of the face of Jesus "Look after, protect him as a godsend, venerate, it will be for you and your family a source of grace and desire to protect" the recommended the pilgrim, and quickly disappeared. Thus the Holy Face made its appearance in history, and then draws thousands of faithful in Manoppello each month. And
1 September 2006, 500 years after that mysterious event, even Pope Benedict XVI has come a pilgrim. A sheet of 17.5 cm for 24, enclosed between two panes of glass, which you see a male face with beard and long hair is unique in the world, the image is visible
identical on both sides. The facial features overlap perfectly with those of the Man of the Shroud. Well, that one has faith or not, for five centuries that object poses questions to the man who comes near you: And you, who you think I am?
entrance antiphon
Lord, hear my voice. My heart
repeat your invitation, "Seek my face."
Your face, Lord, I seek. Do not hide your face.
I cry, pity me, answer me! Ps 27 a.8.9a.7b
COLLECTION
O God, the Father of infinite goodness,
that those in this sacred temple through the blessed face of your Son,
disfigured in his redemptive passion,
manifest your divinity, that is, burning with love for you here on earth ,
one day we can contemplate the splendor of your glory.
our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who is God,
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever
FIRST READING
passion and glory of the servant
From the Book the prophet Isaiah
52, 14.15, 53. 2. 5
Behold, my servant shall prosper,
will be honored, exalted and lifted up greatly.
As many were astonished at him
- it was so marred, beyond its appearance of a man and his form from that of the sons of men -,
so many nations will marvel at him;
kings before him shut their mouths, for they shall see
a fact they never told
and will include what ever they had heard.
He grew up like a sapling before him
and like a root out of dry ground. It has no form or comeliness
to attract us to him, no beauty that we can
pleasure.
He was despised and rejected of men,
man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,
as one from which you covers his face;
was despised and we esteemed him not.
Surely he bore our sufferings,
he took on our pain, and we
punished,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities
.
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
with his stripes we are healed.
Word of God
PSALM RESPONSORIAL
From Psalm 67 (66)
R /. Shine upon us thy face, Lord.
God have mercy on us and bless us,
on us to shine his face;
it be known on earth your away,
your salvation among all nations. R /.
nations rejoice and be glad, because
you judge the peoples with equity,
the nations on earth. R /.
The earth has yielded its fruit.
God bless us, our God, and God bless us
fear all the ends of the earth. R /.
SECOND READING
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil
from the first letter of St. Peter the Apostle
3, 8-12
Brothers, and finally let us all agree,
share the joys and sorrows of others, animated by fraternal affection,
merciful, humble.
not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but respond the wishing well.
to this you were called by God to inherit his blessing
.
who does want to love life and see good days
restrain the tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit;
avoid evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it, because
eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayers
, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil
.
Word of God Gospel Acclamation
Ps 89, 16
R /. Alleluia, alleluia.
Happy the people who knows you cheer:
walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.
R /. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
He must rise from the dead. From the Gospel according to John
20, 1-9
The first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb in the morning, when it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. She ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved
, and said: "They have taken the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter came out with the other disciple, and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down and saw the cloths laid there, but did not enter. He arrived in the meantime Simon Peter, following him, and went into the tomb, said
towels laid there, and the shroud - which had been on his head - not placed there with the curtains, but wrapped in a separate place. Then went in also that other disciple, who reached the tomb first,
saw and believed. In fact they had not yet understand the scripture that
that he was resurrected from the dead.
Word of the Lord.
INTERCESSIONS
O Father, who art in heaven, you wanted to send us from your Divine Son on earth, because it shares our life and to conform
us in everything except in sin. We pray that as we contemplate the human face of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Redeemer, we feel within us the desire to resemble him alive in spirit.
R /. Hear us, Lord.
the time of our baptism, we become children of God, but perhaps
sin has repeatedly ruled in our body and our soul. Now, because through the sacrament of penance, may return to all the baptized, the grace of Christ-likeness, we pray. R /.
Because every family there is a commitment
obedience to the law of God, the Christian education of children,
purity double, and so the face of Christ shine upon us, we pray. R /.
Why we can discover the face of Christ in the poor, the sick, the old, in children ec'impegniamo to help them, believe in Christ do we do with them, please. R /.
Why do young people feel compelled to keep themselves, so you do not cancel in their souls the image of the Face of Christ, we pray. R /.
for the whole Church, pastors and faithful, living poverty, charity and truth, in order to be credible to the world as a mirror of the Face of Christ, we pray. R /. Why all the governors
In adopting and defending the civil and social laws, I feel bound to comply in all subjects the image of the Son God, please. R /.
Your grace be with us always and everywhere, the Father Almighty,
up so that each of us to shine the light of your protection
Face to lead to 'eternal salvation.
through Christ our Lord.
R /. Amen
INTERCESSIONS II
Archbishop: Dear brothers and sisters in this hour of grace
confident we raise our prayer to Christ, who in his mild face and
suffering shows us the kindness and tenderness of the Father.
R /. It 'your face shine, and save us, Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, assist the Holy Father N. in his ministry as pastor of the Church Universal and realizes the his desire to lead all people to you, please. R /.
Lord Jesus Christ, enlightens our Bishop N., because as a father, teacher and pastor teach us your ways and lead us to cover your face, please. R /.
Lord Jesus Christ, that you become visible in the lives of your servants, assisted the priests and religious are clear transparency because of you, and through the sacrament of reconciliation and spiritual direction to help us fly high to make us more like You, Please. R /.
Lord Jesus Christ, you became a man in the Holy Family of Nazareth, your grace sustain with their parents so they educate their children in
faith and are for their the visible image of your face, please
. R /.
Lord Jesus Christ, that you like the young and the young, help them to understand that it is nice to believe in you and that you can follow in the fidelity of the commandments, pray. R /.
Lord Jesus Christ, to show us your face in children, the poor and
the sick, the suffering, the elderly, the weak and helpless in
, inspires us, our leaders and all people of good will like us to
their brothers and friends and tools of your providence
in love and peace, we pray. R /.
Archbishop:
Only in You, Lord Jesus, we seek the face of God in this Your humble history, in silence and in the work of Nazareth, in the light of your labors and preaching, in sorrow of Gethsemane and abandonment of the Cross. And in these events in your life, in these works and in your last few days, that the thirst of our hearts may rest not satisfied, but subverted by the Almighty, which is revealed in weakness, light appears in darkness, the Life explodes in death.
And in this mystery of your history and your destiny is manifest to us the face of the Trinitarian God, the Father, who sent you and follow your every hour of the Spirit, hath anointed Thee, Thee, eternal Son, flesh destroying yourself, to take us to the very heart of God, who lives and reigns forever and ever.
R /. Amen.
Eucharistic Liturgy
OFFERS ON
O God our Father,
turn your gaze upon us
stamped with the image of your only-begotten
sacrificed for our redemption,
accept the gifts we present
and make us a living host you like.
through Christ our Lord.
Preface
The Face of Christ, a sign of love
V /. The Lord be with you.
R /. And with your spirit.
V /. Lift up your hearts.
R /. Up to the Lord.
V /. We thank the Lord our God
R /. It is all well and good.
A) It is truly good and just, our duty and our salvation, giving thanks always and everywhere, to you, Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and eternal God.
B) More importantly for us is beautiful and joyful, and raise our praise you in this sacred temple, where, for your wonderful providence, you have to be venerated the miraculous impression of the face of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
foods so our children and mercy poured out upon your people the gifts of the holy father and infinite love, the fruit of redemption of his passion.
A) through whom the angels rejoice and worship the eternal glory of your face. On their part grant, O Lord, to join our humble voices in the hymn of praise. Holy, holy, holy Lord God of the universe. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Communion Antiphon
Turn us, O Lord, the light of your face. You have put more joy in my cuoredi than they give to their grain and wine in abundance. See Sal 4, 7b-8
AFTER COMMUNION
Fortified by this sacrament,
ago that shine upon us, O Lord, the light of your face that it reassures us and we rejoice in the spirit to overcome the vanity of the world in this life and come and contemplate a day in the light of your kingdom. Through Christ our Lord.
Lord Jesus, as already
the first apostles,
which said: "What do you want?"
and accepted your invitation: "Come and see,"
recognized as the Son of God, the
awaited and promised Messiah the redemption of the world,
we, your disciples in this difficult time
want to follow you and be your friend,
attracted by the radiance of your face and you want hidden.
Show us, please, your face is always new, mysterious
mirror of the infinite mercy of God and let him
contemplate with the eyes of the mind and heart:
face of the Son reflects the glory of the Father, and the express
its substance (cf. Heb 1, 3),
human face of God entered history
to reveal the horizon of eternity.
silent face of suffering and risen Jesus, who loved and accepted
change the hearts and lives.
"Your face, Lord, I seek,
not hide your face" (Ps 27, 8s).
Over the centuries and millennia how many times it sounded
among the believers, this poignant cry of the Psalmist!
Lord, we repeat it with faith:
"Man of Sorrows, before whom hide their faces" (Is 53, 3),
not hide your face!
We want to draw from your eyes, looking at us with tenderness
and compassion,
the strength of love and peace that will show us the way of life,
and the courage to follow without fear or compromise,
to become witnesses to your Gospel
with concrete gestures of acceptance, love and forgiveness .
Holy Face of Christ,
light that illuminates the darkness of doubt and sadness, life
who defeated forever the power of evil and death,
mysterious look that continues to fall upon individuals and peoples,
hidden face in
and Eucharistic signs in the expressions of those who live near by,
make us pilgrims of God in this world thirsty for the infinite
and ready to meet the last day,
when we'll see you, Lord, face to face (1 Cor 13:12), and we
contemplate forever the glory of heaven.
Mary, Mother of the Holy Face,
help us to have "clean hands and pure heart,"
hands illuminated by the truth of love and hearts enraptured by divine beauty, because
, transformed by their encounter with Christ, we give ourselves to
the poor and suffering, in whose faces
shines
the mysterious presence of your Son Jesus,
who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen!
BENEDICT XVI