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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

July 5, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Is Meek and Humble of Heart”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A suitable Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

 

INTRODUCTION

(cf. Dom Henri Le Saux, a.k.a. Abhishiktananda, in Meditations on the Sunday Gospels, Year A, New York City: New City Press, 1995, p. 102)

            Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do … The kingdom of heaven is actually hidden from the wise and prudent of this world, even from the many who proclaim themselves spiritual. They are too rich to accept the constant gift of God; they are too intelligent to say with the babes, Yes, Father, and above all to say it, not with so-called resignation or acceptance under compulsion, but with the same joy which was prompted in the heart of Christ by his discovering in everything the love of the Father. For him who has faith, everything comes from the Father and everything leads to the Father. Health, sickness, wealth, poverty, success, failure, and so on, are only manifestations of the holy will of God … It is an act of prayer and contemplation to look at the sun, at the stars, at the sky, when faith reveals in them the presence and the love of the Creator … There is indeed nothing in the world whose impact on our senses should not blossom into prayer, when looked at with the eyes of faith, with the eyes of Christ, the one who knows everything in the Father.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER (by St. Anselm)

 

Leader: God of love, whose compassion never fails,

we bring you the sufferings of the world;

the needs of the homeless,

the cries of prisoners,

the pain of the sick and injured,

the sorrow of the bereaved,

the helplessness of the elderly and weak.

According to their needs and your great mercy,

strengthen and relieve them in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word 

 

FIRST READING: Zec 9:9-10

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: Rom 8:9, 11-13

GOSPEL READING: Mt 11:25-30

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s Gospel reading (Mt 11:25-30) reinforces the truth that the meek and humble Messiah comes for the “little ones”. Jesus Christ is the crystallization of the anawim or the lowly ones of God. Those who are childlike and trusting like Jesus become the recipients of divine revelation and are able to relish deeper intimacy with God. Indeed, Christ’s saving message about the Father, the Lord of heaven and earth, could only be grasped by “the childlike” and not by “the wise and the learned”. From our Lord Jesus Christ we learn how to be receptive to grace and submit to the benevolent plan of God. Through the compassionate ministry of the meek Servant-Son and peaceful Messiah, we are filled with divine wisdom and experience the joy of being the children of God

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

  

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word 

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Are we the “little ones” who are willing to savor the rich and life-giving revelation of Jesus? Do we give heed to Jesus’ invitation: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest”? Are we ready to take up the yoke of the Father’s saving will and learn from him, who is “meek and humble of heart”? Do we relish and look forward to the gentle promise: “you will find rest for yourselves”?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Loving Father,

you revealed your great love to Jesus

and to the “little ones”

who have assumed the meek and humble stance

of your only begotten Son, the true anawim.

In Jesus, teach us the way of “littleness”

and complete surrender to your gracious plan.

Help us to turn always to Jesus

especially when we are burdened with difficulties and distress.

Teach us to embrace the yoke of love

and to live by the Spirit.

You live and reign, forever and ever.

Amen.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word  

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

Leader: Trusting in the Lord’s providential care for his faithful disciples, let us turn to him in prayer and say:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of July: for respect for human life. Let us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God. We pray: (R.)

2. That those who are heavily burdened with trials and sufferings may embrace the yoke of love of Jesus Christ, meek and humble of heart, and experience the comfort and rest that he brings to weary hearts. We pray:  (R.)

3. That we may have the wisdom and strength of the Holy Spirit to live with integrity, and the courage to be peaceful in today’s hostile world. We pray: (R.)

4. That we may put to death what is sinful and endeavor to live by the Holy Spirit that we may live. We pray:  (R.)

5. That in due time God may water the parched earth and make it bloom, that those suffering from alcohol and substance dependency may be liberated from their affliction; that the sick may recover in mind, heart, soul and body; that the world’s poor may have their share of the heavenly Father’s daily bread; and that the workers for justice and peace in today’s society may be blessed abundantly by the Lord;

6. That the poor souls in purgatory may finally rest in the peace of God’s eternal love.  We pray:  (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER 

 

CONCLUDING PRAYER

(By Blessed Charles de Foucauld)

Leader: Father,

I abandon myself into your hands;

do with me what you will.

Whatever you may do, I thank you;

I am ready for all; I accept all.

Let only your will be done in me,

and in all your creatures.

I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend myself;

I offer myself to you with all the love of my heart,

for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,

to surrender myself into your hands without reserve,

and with boundless confidence because you are my Father.

You live and reign forever and ever. 

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

 

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

July 12, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Sows the Seed of God’s Word”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A suitable Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

            Dearly beloved, the reading from the holy gospel about the sower requires no explanation, but only a word of warning. Be careful that the word you have received through your ears remains in your heart. Be careful that the seed does not fall along the path, for fear that the evil spirit may come and take it from your memory. Be careful that the seed is not received in stony ground, so that it produces a harvest of good works without the roots of perseverance. Many people are pleased with what they hear and resolve to undertake some good work, but as soon as difficulties begin to arise and hinder them they leave the work unfinished. The stony ground lacked the necessary moisture for the sprouting seed to yield the fruits of perseverance. Good earth, on the other hand, brings forth fruit by patience … People doing good works bring forth fruit by patience, because, since they humbly endure misfortunes, they are welcomed when these are over into a place of rest in heaven.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

(Cf. Commission Francophone Cistercienne, Tropaires des dimanches, 82)

Leader: The sower goes out to sow the good news.

May the seed fall into deep soil!

May the spirit come!

The word does not return without having borne its fruit.

Assembly: Open our hearts to your call, Lord,

open them to your promise. 

Leader: When hope falters and our courage crumbles away,

when other joys fascinate us and scatter our love …

Assembly: Open our hearts to your call, Lord,

open them to your promise.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word 

 

FIRST READING: Is 55:10-11

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: Rom 8:18-23

GOSPEL READING: Mt 13:1-23

 

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s Gospel reading (Mt11:1-23) depicts Jesus as sitting in the boat, with the crowd standing on the shore. The eager audience of country folks is ready to open their hearts to the words of Jesus. To them Jesus addresses the parable of the sower and the seed. The seed sown by the sower falls on a footpath, on rocky ground, among thorns and on good soil. In the first three cases nothing occurs, but in the last case an abundant harvest is produced. Though the parable underscores the inherent fecundity of the seed of God’s kingdom, it also emphasizes the responsibility and the positive response to be given by the recipients of the seed of the divine word.

 

The biblical scholar Eugene Maly remarks: “God’s word is limited only by the closed ear and hardened heart. If we are not open to the word, how will it have its effect? It must find a resting place within us so that it can do its work. If we are like the hardened footpath, or the patch of rock, or the unfriendly briers, the word remains a stranger to us. To help us be more open to God’s word we should reflect on its power. If we do not really believe in the word’s power, then it is powerless to help us. But if we believe, we will become, with increasing fruitfulness, the good soil. We will have the conviction and the confidence of Jesus himself.”

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word 

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Do we listen to Jesus’ parables with a receptive heart? Do we invest time and energy to internalize the message of the Kingdom parables and translate it into our lives? What are the feelings and insights evoked in you by the image of the rain and snow watering the earth to make it fruitful? Do you trust in the providence of God and the efficacy of his saving plan? Do we humbly share in the “birthing process” in the Spirit? Do we welcome with joy the “first fruits of the Spirit”, the pledge of future glory and the revelation of the children of God?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

(A prayer by Nerses Snorhali in Jesus, Fils unique du Pere in Sources chretiennes 203, Paris: Cerf, 1973, p. 133)

 

I hardened myself like a rock;

I became like the path;

the thorns of the world have choked me

and have made my soul unfruitful.

             

But, O Lord, Sower of good,

make the seedling of the Word grow in me

so I may yield fruit in one of these three:

Hundredfold, sixtyfold, or even thirtyfold.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word  

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

Leader: Trusting in the Lord’s providential care for his faithful disciples, let us turn to him in prayer and say:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of July: for respect for human life. Let us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God. We pray: (R.)

2. That in due time God may water the parched earth and alleviate the sufferings in drought-stricken lands and that those who are thirsting for the word of God may drink from the water of salvation. We pray:  (R.)

3. That those who broadcast the living word of God and labor to cultivate its growth may rejoice in its fruitfulness. We pray: (R.)

4. That those who are suffering “labor pains” on account of the Kingdom of God may experience the “first fruits of the Spirit” and the glorious freedom of the children of God. We pray:  (R.)

5. That today’s Christians may discover the beauty and transforming power of Lectio Divina; that the digital media may be efficaciously used for evangelization; that the Pauline Family may continue to live and give Jesus Master to the world; that the sick may recover; and that the victims of war and violence may be comforted by human compassion and strengthened by God’s grace. We pray:  (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Loving Father,

your Son Jesus, the generous Sower,

lavishly sowed the good seed of the Kingdom to the four winds.

Like the rich soil of a verdant earth,

may we fully receive the seed of your Kingdom and life-giving power.

Let your saving Word yield spiritual fruits in our lives.

May we work with Jesus Savior

in the challenging task of broadcasting the Good News of salvation

in the vast field of today’s anguished world and fragmented humanity.

We love you and adore you,

and we trust in you,

the source of good seed for the sowing,

now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

 

 

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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