PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Let us pray together to Jesus, our understanding and reliable high priest.
priest, who can help all Our brothers and
sisters, and let us say: R/ Receive us, Lord, in your light and in your
love.

1.For the Holy Church of God: so that through the lives of its faithful and the
the ministry of his priests let the light of shine before men
Christ, savior of the peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
For all the people consecrated by religious vows and for
how many have received the gift of the call to consecration: for what,
those reached by Christ may be prophets of God's love and witnesses of the
Resurrection, let us pray to the Lord.

3. For those who govern and legislate the nations: that the Lord
purify your intentions; always watch over peace and development;
protect the children and defend the sacred right to life since their
conception until natural death. Let us pray to the Lord.
For the mothers and for their children who have been baptized:
so that in their homes they are happy and together with their husbands
Parents always receive the help and comfort of God, let us pray to Him.
Mister.
5. For us who celebrate this feast of Jesus: so that
answering God's call, let us collaborate in the support and
the mission of the Church, living the joy of the Gospel, Let us pray to the
Mister.

Lord, accept our prayer in this holy place, in our

temple, to where you have come (as in Jerusalem) to
meet. Show your love to everyone we just
to present you, our God and Lord, for ages of
centuries.
ENTRY WARNING
With joy as if it were Easter time, we gather today to celebrate the
feast in which Jesus was taken to the Temple by Mary and Joseph, and what he could
appearing as compliance with Mosaic law actually became its
meeting with the believing people. In the same way, let us go out now
at the door of this Church to bless our candles and thus reaffirm our
faith in Jesus, Light of the world.

Admonition to the readings

Just as in the First Covenant, God was with His people in

the Temple and in the proclamation of the Word of God in the Synagogue, now, by the
announcement of the Good News of Jesus Christ, will meet with the Church, new
People of God, so that we may acclaim Christ as the light to illuminate our steps.
along the path of peace.

WARNING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF GIFTS:

We bring to the altar of the Lord the bread, the wine, and the water for the celebration of the
Eucharist. The faith and piety of the Church are focused today before Christ, Son of the
Virgin Mary, Light of the peoples, present in the sacrament of the Eucharist,
offered to the Father as a glorious Victim of reconciliation and delivered to us
like the Bread of Life.
Procession:
"Light require light". This suggestive expression of a hymn
the liturgy of the Epiphany refers to the experience of the Magi:
following a light, they seek the Light. The star that appears in the sky
it ignites in their mind and in their heart a light that drives them to seek
the great Light of Christ. The Magi faithfully follow that light that
Illuminate from within and find the Lord. TODAY WE WITH
THIS LIGHT WE TRY TO SYMBOLIZE THE SAME.
Our life is a journey, illuminated by lights that allow us
to glimpse the path, until finding the fullness of truth and
love, that we Christians recognize in Jesus, The Light of
world. As the Psalm says, 'Your word is a lamp for my feet,
"Light on my path" (Psalm 119:105). May we be able to listen.
his Gospel, and feel filled with his light to find Jesus alive,
to experience Him and His love.
 HYMN OF EPIPHANY
Light requires light:

Your birth, oh Christ our God,

he illuminated the world with the light of wisdom,
well, those who worshipped the stars,
by the star they learned to worship you,
oh Sun of Justice, and to know you,
East from above. Lord, glory to You!

O cruel Herod, why do you fear that God,

Come to the land of which He is the eternal King
If He does not remove the transient kingdoms
But does it give the heavenly kingdoms?

Guided by the shine of a star

The Magi leave their distant land,
And they seek with their light the divine light

Until finding God and confessing Him.

The innocent Lamb of the heavens

Touch the waves of the sacred river,
And in its waters it cleanses us of our faults
That He is perfectly clean.

By a miracle of the highest power

The water in the vessels turns red
And, obedient to the sovereign command,
It becomes true wine.

Glorified be you, Jesus Christ,

That you revealed yourself to the Gentiles,
And that in union with the Father and the Paraclete
You exist everywhere and at all times
and you illuminate with your strong light.

Hymn to Christ Light.

Mi-
WE BLESS YOU AT THIS HOUR
The-
O MY CHRIST!, WORD OF GOD.
My-
LIGHT OF LIGHT WITHOUT BEGINNING;
Si7 Half-
WE BLESS YOU, WORD OF GOD.
Si7 Mi-
WE BLESS YOU, WORD OF GOD.

Re7 Sun
We bless you, oh triple light
Si7
of an undivided glory!
Me-
You have mastered the darkness,
Si7
the light has risen,
Mi-
rising from the night.
Si7
You are the eternal light
Half-
that illuminates our lives,
Si7
You are the eternal light
My-
that you dawn upon the world.
Si7
You are the eternal light,
My-
we bless you Lord.
 Half-
WE BLESS YOU ...

Benedict XVI: The Faithfulness of God, Joy of the Believer

Commentary on the second part of Psalm 131

The second part of Psalm 131 has just resonated, a song that
evokes a pivotal event in the history of Israel: the relocation
from the ark of the Lord to the city of Jerusalem.

David was the architect of this transfer, witnessed in the first

part of the Psalm, which we have already meditated on. In fact, the king had
I have taken the oath not to settle in the royal palace until not
having found a dwelling for the ark of God, a sign of the
the presence of the Lord with His people (Cf. verses 3-5).

To that oath of the sovereign corresponds now the oath of the

Same God: "The Lord has sworn a promise to David that does not
"will retract" (verse 11). This solemn promise, ultimately, is the
the same that the prophet Nathan had made, in the name of God, to
same David; it affects the Davidic descendants, destined to reign from
stable manner (Cf. 2 Samuel 7, 8-16).

2. The divine oath, however, involves human commitment.

and in fact it is conditioned by an 'if': 'if you'
your children keep my covenant" (Psalm 131:12). To the promise and the gift
of God, which has nothing magical about it, must respond to faithful adherence.
and active participation of man in a dialogue that intertwines two freedoms, the
divine and the human.

Upon reaching this point, the Psalm transforms into a song that exalts
both the wonderful effects of the Lord's gift and the faithfulness of
Israel. The presence of God will indeed be experienced in the midst of
his people (Cf. verses 13-14): it will be like an inhabitant among the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, like a citizen living with others
citizens the vicissitudes of history, offering however the
power of his blessing.

A dwelling for the Lord

David had a noble heart. He had his flaws, no doubt, but

he redeemed the impulses of his passions with the nobility of his
reactions. I couldn't tolerate that the Ark of the Lord, symbol and
sacramento of his presence, will rest under a tent of
campaign when he, David, was already sheltering in a royal palace in the
Jerusalem conquered. When he realized this, he reacted.
with his typical vehemence:

I will not enter under the roof of my house, I will not go up to the bed of my
rest, I will not give sleep to my eyes nor rest to my eyelids until
that he may find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of.
Jacob.

Since that moment, Israel's obsession was to find a

dignified dwelling for the Ark that they had brought through the desert
with the liturgy of trumpets and the roar of battles.

"Arise, Lord, come to your dwelling, come with the ark of your power."

The Lord accepted the invitation of his people and chose Zion to be
out of your house: "This is my mansion forever; I will live here, because
I desire her.

The mansion of the Lord. The glory and pride of Israel. If the first
the commandment is to love God above all things, a
the practical consequence will be to build him a more magnificent dwelling than
all the other dwellings. That is the faith that has given rise to the
the most beautiful manifestations of art and human imagination,
that with its zeal and effort has covered all the temples
corners of the inhabited sphere. The most majestic buildings of the
the earth is your temples, Lord, and all believers feel the
satisfaction that David felt when he cast his vote. The best dwelling
 the world must be yours. A temple worthy of you for your stay
on the ground.1

The True Shepherd does not separate from the People of God

The world needs shepherds "who do not separate from the People of
God. Today more than ever, the mission of the priesthood requires
competence and preparation, but primarily, 'humanity'. In
extreme synthesis, words of the Pope in his speech to the seminarians
and trainers of the Regional Pontifical Seminary 'Pio XI' of the Marche.

In the context of the year dedicated to Saint Joseph, Pope Francis received
around noon to the community of the Pontifical Regional Seminary
"Pius XI" of the Marches, and shared with them reflections on the
vocation inspired by the extraordinary figure of the father of Jesus
close to our human condition(Letter. Ap. With a father's heart, 8
December 2020 and to the call that God has wanted
to address them. He started his speech by saying that he likes to imagine the
Seminar 'like the family of Nazareth, where Jesus was welcomed,
guarded and trained with a view to the mission entrusted to him by the
Father. The Son of God accepted to be loved and guided by parents.
humans, Mary and Joseph, teaching each one of us that
"Without docility, no one can grow and mature," he said. Thus, he wanted...
underline the aspect of docility, a gift that we 'must ask for' and
virtue "that is not only acquired, but also received". Docility -
asserted - it is a constructive attitude of one's own vocation and also
from one's own personality. Without docility, no one can grow and
to mature. The formation of the priest - he pointed out while remembering theRatio
Fundamental Institutions of the Priesthood it is a process in
evolution, initiated in the family, continued in the parish,
consolidated in the seminar and lasts a lifetime.

Be for the seminarians what Joseph was for Jesus

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CARLOS G. VALLÉS I Look for your face Pray the Psalms Sal Terrae. Santander 1989, p.
245
First of all, he addressed the primary responsible parties of the
training of the young, asking them to be for the seminarians 'the
that José was for Jesús
that of your words:

Let them learn the docility of their obedience; the industriousness of their
dedication; the generosity towards the poor, of the testimony of his
sobriety and availability; parenthood, thanks to its vibrant affection and
chaste.

He reminded them that to Saint Joseph, along with the title of father,
tradition assigns it the label "chaste", which is not an indication
merely affective, but rather the synthesis of an attitude that expresses the
opposite of possession.

Chastity is the "freedom from possession" in all areas of

life. Only when a love is chaste, is it truly love. The
Love that wants to possess, in the end, always becomes dangerous.
imprisons, suffocates, makes unhappy.

Learn from the young Jesus

To the seminarians, above all, he made it clear that the Church asks that
follow the example of Jesus, who allowed himself to be educated docilely by Joseph,
with all the difficulties that the path of growth entails:
the big questions of life, the assumption of responsibilities and
the making of one's own decisions: He truly learned–
Francisco emphasized. He did not 'pretend to learn,' because, although he was God,
"he was a true man," who went through all the stages of the
growth of a man.

Perhaps we have not reflected enough on the young Jesus,

committed to discerning his own vocation, to listening and trusting himself
in Mary and Joseph, in dialoguing with the Father to understand his
mission.

The world, thirsty for priests skilled in humanity

Let the Seminar "be", said Francisco, like the house of Nazareth,
where the Son of God learned humanity from his parents and the
closeness.
 Don't settle for being skilled at using social media and
the media to communicate. Just transformed
through the Word of God they will be able to communicate words of life.

He also pointed out that the world is "thirsty" for priests.

capable of communicating the goodness of the Lord to anyone who has
experienced sin and failure, may they be experts in
humanity, and be willing to share the joys and the
works of the brothers, marked by the cry of the one who suffers.

RITUAL OF THE DELIVERY OF THE WORD

Next, the Word of God will be delivered to you.

Dear admitted seminarians, there was a young man like you who
his name was Samuel. He did not know that God was speaking. But a priest who
he took care of him and taught him: "when God calls you, say: Speak, Lord,
that your servant listens to you.” So also you, from your most
tender vocation to place yourselves before the Word of God in prayer and
Tell the Lord the same as Samuel: 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'
listen." In this way, with the attentive listening to the Word of God
can give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in
Jesus (cf. 2 Tim 3:15), these sacred letters that I deliver to you today will
that you may be prepared for every good work (2 Tim 3:17); and it will make you
to grow in wisdom and grace (cf. Lk 2:52), for Blessed is he who
keep the Word of God and fulfill it (cf. Lk 11:28).

Next, the young people pass one by one and take with their
with two hands the book of the Word tells them the celebrant:

Receive the Word of God. Listen to it carefully every day of your life.
life. Keep it in your heart, and it will keep you and lead you to Life
Eternal. Amen.
 PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Brothers: Let us now join in our prayer to the Father, through

of Jesus Christ in order to raise vocations in His Church,
particularly in our diocese of Cartago, let us pray saying:
R/ Father, listen to us.

1. For the Church, that faithful to its missionary vocation, extends with its
testimony and his word the message of Christ to all peoples,
Let us pray to the Lord.

2. For Pope Francis and for our bishops, that the Lord may
shine with his grace and strengthen them with his spirit, so that they may
fulfill their mission as guides and shepherds, let us pray to the Lord.

3. For priests, religious, and consecrated persons, so that

they live with joy their vocation of service to others, Let us pray to the
Mr.
4. For all priestly and religious vocations, so that to
example of San Alberto Hurtado and Saint Therese of the Andes
respond joyfully to the call that the Lord makes to them and be
prepare with enthusiasm for the mission that the Church and society expect from you
them. Let us pray to the Lord.
For the youth, so that they may know how to give a Christian meaning to so many ideals.
who fill their life find the right ways to achieve them,
Let us pray to the Lord.

Listen, God of goodness, to our pleas, and make sure that all
we have been called by Christ, let us follow Him in this life as
brothers, and one day we can become part of the great
family of the sons of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.