ITE MISSA EST

SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE

 

ITE MISSA EST

(Go... You are now sent forth!)

A Scrutatio for the 17th and the 18th Sunday of the CHRISTIAN SEASON OF ORDINARY TIME/TIME OF THE CHURCH 

Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer

Wisdom of King Solomon 1:16-2:22 / Psalm 54 / James 3:16-4:6 / Mark 9:30-37

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Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29  / Psalm 19 / James 4:7-5:6 / Mark 9:38-43, 47-48

Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Wisdom of King Solomon 2:12,17-20 / Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6 and 8 / James 3:16-4:6 / Mark 9:30-37

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Numbers 11:25-29 / Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14. / James 5:1-6 / Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-38

Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Introit: Psalm 119:137, 124 and 1  

Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-6

Gradual and Alleluia: Psalm 33:12, 6 and 143:1

Gospel 

Matthew 22:34-46

Offertory: Daniel 9:4 and 17-19

Communion Antiphon: Psalm 76:11-12

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Introit: Ecclesiasticus/Sirach 36:18 and Psalm 122:1 

Epistle: I Corinthians 1:4-8

Gradual and Alleluia: Psalm 122:1, 7 and 102:15

Gospel 

Matthew 9:1-8

Offertory: Exodus 24:4-5

Communion Antiphon: Psalm 76:11

ITE MISSA EST!

We are sent forth to continue the UNENDING DIVINE LITURGY OF THE MOST SUBLIME SACRIFICE OF THE MASS in our day to day lives!

We are CHARGED WITH A ROYAL DECREE by our BLESSED KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, THE PRECIOUS LAMB OF GOD WHO ONCE WAS SLAIN FOR THE SALVATION AND THE LIFE OF THE WORLD, to continue to DENY OURSELVES, TO CUT OFF, TO BE PRUNED BY OUR ALMIGHTY FATHER so that WE MAY BARE AN ABUNDANCE OF THE FRUITS OF HIS SELFLESS LOVE by the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT who is AT WORK in our lives!

The more we CARRY THE SAVING CROSS, the more we are CHANGED FROM GLORY TO GLORY, the more we are FREE from sin that PARALYSES and HINDERS us to attain to the FULLNESS OF LIFE!

Hard though it may be, let us NOT BE AFRAID for GOD IS WITH US and HIS VERY FULLNESS AND LIFE IS AT WORK IN US!

ITE MISSA EST! ...

GO... WE ARE SENT FORTH TO BE GOD'S NEW CREATION!

Matthew 28:16-20 + Mark 16:15-16