Chipiri 26 Kurume (March) –

Vhiki Tsvene; (v)

Chiverengo chokutanga:
Isaya 49,1-6

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mubhuku roMuporofita Isaya
1 Nditeererei munzwe imi nyika
dzokumahombekombe,munzwe imi ndudzi dzavanhudzokurekure.
Tenzi akandidaidza ndichiri munhumbu akanditumidza zita ndiri munhumbu mamai vangu.
2 Akaita kuti muromo wandinotaura unge
bakatwa rakapinza
akandihwandisa mumumvuri weruoko rwake.
Akandiita museve wakakwenenzverwa
akandihwandisa mumukutu wake.
3 Akanditi, “Iwe ndiwe muranda wangu iwe
Isiraeri uchaita kuti ndidhumhe mbiri.”
4 Asi ini ndakati, “Inga ndakashandira pasina
ndakapedzera simba pasina, nezvinhu zvisina
maturo ose. Asi changu ini chiri muna Tenzi,
nomubayiro wangu una Mwari wangu.”
5 Saka zvino zvanzi naTenzi, iye akandiumba
ndichiri mudumbu kuti ndizova muranda
wake, wokudzosera vokwaJakobho kwaari
kuti Isiraeri izoungana kwaari nokuti ini ndiri
munhu anoremekedzeka kuna Tenzi,
uye Mwari ndiye simba rangu.
6 Iye anoti, “Chinhu chiduku nhai chokuti iwe
uve muranda wangu, wokumutsa rudzi
rwekwaJakobho nokudzosera pakare vacho
vakachengetedzeka vokwaIsiraeri.
Inga ndichaita kuti uve sechiedza kumarudzi
evanhu kuitira kuti ruponeso rwangu rusvike
kwakaperera nyika chaiko.”
Shoko raTenzi.

Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:
Nziyo 71,1-2.3-4a.5-6ab.15+17. (D – 15)

(D) – TENZI, muromo wangu uchataura nezvokununura kwenyu.
1Ndinopotera kwamuri TENZI,
musaite kuti ndinyadziswe.
2 Sezvamakarurama kudai ndinunureiwo,
ndisunungureiwo,
rerekerai nzeve yenyu kwandiri mundinunure.
(D) – TENZI, muromo wangu uchataura nezvokununura kwenyu.
3 Ivai kwandiri bako rokupotera, nhare
yakasimba yokundinunura,
nokuti ndimi dombo rangu nenhare yangu.
4Ndinunureiwo Mwari wangu kumaoko
avanhu vakaipa; kumaoko anombandika,
omunhu asakarurama anoutsinye.
(D) – TENZI, muromo wangu uchataura nezvokununura kwenyu.
5Ndimi chitarisiro changu TENZI, wandinovimba naye kubvira pauduku hwangu TENZI.
6 Ndakatsamira pamuri kubvira pakuberekwa
kwangu, ndimi makanditora munhumbu
maamai vangu.
(D) – TENZI, muromo wangu uchataura nezvokununura kwenyu.
15 Muromo wangu uchataura nezvamabasa enyu
akarurama, uye zuva rose nezvokununura kwenyu, nokuti handikwanisi kuzviverenga.
17Mwari makandidzidzisa kubva pauduku
hwangu, kusvikira parizvino ndinoparidza
mabasa enyu anoshamisa.
(D) – TENZI, muromo wangu uchataura nezvokununura kwenyu.

Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:

Mbiri norukudzo kunemi Kristu
Tinokutunidzai imi Mambo wedu, Imi
makateerera Baba! Sehwayana ine rupfave,
makabvuma kunorovererwa pamuchinjikwa.
Mbiri norukudzo kunemi Kristu

Shoko Rakanaka: Johani 13,21-33.36-38

Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naJohani
21 Jesu paakataura izvi akashushikana mumwoyo
akadura pachena achiti, “Zvechokwadi chaizvo
ndinoti kwamuri, mumwe wenyu achandipandu￾kira.” 22Vadzidzi vake vakatarisana vasingazivi kuti
ndiani waaireva. 23Mumwe wavadzidzi wake wapamwoyo akanga akazembera pachipfuva chaJesu.
24 Ipapo Simoni Pita akaninira kwaari kuti, “Tiudze
kuti ndiani waari kureva.” 25 Akazembera kudai munyasi mechipfuwa chaJesu, akati kwaari, “Tenzi
ndianiko iyeyo?”
26 Jesu akapindura achiti, “Ndouyo wandichapa
musuva uyu ndauseva.” Saizvozvo, akaseva musuva
uya akaupa kuna Judhasi, mwana waSimoni
Isikarioti. 27 Paakatambira musuva iwoyo Satani
akapinda maari, Jesu ndokumuti, “Zvauri kuda
kuita chikurumidza kuzviita.”
28Kune vaiva pakudya hapana akaziva kuti akataurirei izvi. 29 Vamwe vakafunga kuti, somunhu,
aichengeta tsapo yemari Jesu aimutaurira kuti,
“Enda undotenga zvatinoda pazuva guru, kana kuti
ape chimwe chinhu kuvarombo.” 30 Paakangogamuchira musuva uya akabva abuda pakarepo.
Hwakanga hwava husiku.
31Pakabuda Judhasi, Jesu akati,
“Zvino Mwanakomana womunhu awaniswa
mbiri uye maari Mwari anowaniswa mbiri.
32Kana Mwari awaniswa mbiri maari,
Mwariwo achamuwanisa mbiri maari iye pacha￾ke achibva amuwanisa mbiri iyoyo pakarepo.
33Vanangu, ndichinemi kwechinguvana;
muchanditsvaka,
asi sezvandakataurira vaJudha,
ndizvowo zvandinokutaurirai kwandiri
kuenda, imi hamukwanisi kuuyako.”
36 Simoni Pita akati kwaari, “Tenzi muri kuenda
kupi?” Jesu akapindura achiti, “Kwandiri kuenda
haugone kunditevera zvino, asi uchanditevera
zvako gare gare.”
37 Pita akati kwaari, “Tenzi ndinotadza nei kukuteverai zvino? Ini ndinosarudza kukufirai.” 38 Jesu
akapindura achiti, “Heya unosarudza kundifira
iwe? Zvechokwadi chokwadi ndinoti kwauri jongwe
rinosara zvaro rokukuridza, iwe unenge
watondiramba katatu.”
Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi.
MARCH 26TH 2024

TUESDAY OF THE HOLY WEEK

FIRST READING
“I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”- (Second song of the servant of the Lord)
ISAIAH 49: 1 – 6

Listen to me, O Islands, and pay attention, you people’s from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” But I said, “I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the LORD, and my recompense with my God.” And now the Lord says, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength — he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

The Word of the Lord.

 
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 71: 1 – 2, 3 – 4a, 5 – 6ab, 15ab and 17 (R.) 15ab

R/. My mouth will tell of your salvation, Lord.

In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice, rescue me, free me;
 incline your ear to me and save me. R/.

Be my rock, my constant refuge,
a mighty stronghold to save me,
for you are my rock, my stronghold.
My God, free me from the hand of the wicked. R/.

It is you, O Lord, who are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
On you I have leaned from my birth;
from my mother’s womb, you have been my help. R/.

My mouth will tell of your justice,
and all the day long of your salvation.
O God, you have taught me from my youth,
and I proclaim your wonders still. R/.
 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Hail, our King, obedient to the Father; you were led to crucifixion like a meek lamb to the slaughter.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“One of you will betray me. The cock will not crow, till you have denied me three times.”
JOHN 13: 21 – 33, 36 – 38

At that time: [Jesus reclining with his disciples,] was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night. When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the cock will not crow till you have denied me three times.”

The Gospel of the Lord
GOSPEL REFLECTION: The Glory of God in All Things
March 26, 2024

“Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once.” (John 13:31–32)

Jesus speaks this line about Himself being glorified immediately after Judas leaves the supper to go forth to betray Him. Jesus had just finished washing the feet of His disciples, and soon He would finish the Last Supper, go to the Garden of Gethsemane, be arrested, beaten and crucified. And this was to all take place through the betrayal of one of the Twelve. Yet rather than speak of these pending events in a fearful or anxious way, Jesus points to the glory He will receive through them.

Everything in life has the potential to become an instrument of the glory of God. Even our sin can end in God’s glory when we repent and receive God’s forgiveness. It will not be our sin that glorifies God but His mercy poured forth from the Cross upon us that gives Him glory.

The same is true with the events of Holy Week. When looked at from a purely human perspective, what Jesus endured was tragic and horrific. One of His closest companions betrayed Him. The religious leaders of the time betrayed Him. The civil authorities betrayed Him. And all of the disciples except John fled in fear as Jesus was betrayed. But Jesus did not look at any of this through human eyes alone. He saw it all from the eternal perspective and clearly taught that all of these seemingly tragic events would end in His glory.

When we commit ourselves to the following of Christ, we can be assured that we will also share in His Cross. We will experience the sins of others, encounter mistreatment, and have to endure various sufferings. The question for us all as we have these encounters in life is whether we will endure them in anger and despair or with the hopeful confidence of our Lord. Again, everything in life has the potential to become an instrument of the glory of God. Nothing in life has the power to steal away that glory when we keep our eyes upon the will of God and His power to use all for His glory.

Reflect, today, upon your call in life to see everything from the divine perspective. If you are upset, angry, despairing or confused at times, know that God wants to bring clarity and grace to every situation. He wants to show you how you can share in His divine mission of transforming every evil into God’s glory. Seek out the ways that your life must give glory to God in everything, especially those things that seem incapable of being used for good. The more an experience in life seems incapable of being used for God’s glory, the more that experience is capable of giving true glory to God.

PRAYER:
My glorious Lord, You brought forth good from all things. Even the grave evil of Your betrayal was transformed into a manifestation of Your glory. I offer to You, dear Lord, all that I endure in life and pray that You will be glorified in all things, and that my life will continually become a manifestation of the glory due Your holy name. Jesus, I trust in You.