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The 7th Sunday After Pentecost
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The 7th Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome
«INTRODUCTION»Good morning, my sisters and brothers. Welcome to Saint Mary Magdalen National Catholic Parish.
Today we celebrate the 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
Our message today is, “A Generous Sower.”
The Celebrant for Mass this morning is Bishop Jim.
As we are one family united in worship, please stand as you are able as we begin our Gathering Song
Amen.
Gathering Song
Introductory Rites
Greeting After the Gathering Song, the celebrant and the faithful remain standing; the celebrant faces the people. All make the sign of the cross.
In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifer.
Amen.
Then the Celebrant, with hands extended, greets all present with the following greetings. A Bishop may say either Peace be with you or one of the following greetings.
The word of God is alive and active: it is the living person of Jesus our Savior. May he continue speaking his Word to you, May you open your hearts to it, and may our Redeemer Jesus be always with you.
And also with you.
Please be seated.
In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifer.
Amen.
Then the Celebrant, with hands extended, greets all present with the following greetings. A Bishop may say either Peace be with you or one of the following greetings.
The word of God is alive and active: it is the living person of Jesus our Savior. May he continue speaking his Word to you, May you open your hearts to it, and may our Redeemer Jesus be always with you.
And also with you.
Please be seated.
Introduction
When we look at living beings in nature, plants and animals of all kinds, we see how much seed is generously sown. There is plenty of it, and yet few spring up and reproduce fruit. The Lord himself keeps sowing his Word among us as an invitation, a call, a challenge. But do we even let it take root? What is the crop we let it reproduce? God is generous with his Word, but are we generous with our response? Let Jesus speak his Word to us today; let us welcome it with warmth, let it take root in us, grow, and yield a rich and beautiful harvest.
Prayer of Praise
We hear the Word of God often; we respect it ... even if we don’t always live according to it. We praise a God in thanksgiving for always forgiving us and inviting back onto the path of righteousness.
«pause»
Jesus, living Word of God, continue to be present in our minds and hearts that we may live as you ask us. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, powerful Word of God, you give us depth and faithfulness, that your message may not wither in us. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus, humble Word of God, make us always receptive to you and to your message of life. Lord, thank you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
God, in your goodness speak to us your mighty word of forgiveness. Lead us to everlasting life.
My sisters and brothers, we are absolved our sins, in the Name of God: the Creator; ✠ the Redeemer and the Sanctifier.
Amen.
«pause»
Jesus, living Word of God, continue to be present in our minds and hearts that we may live as you ask us. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, powerful Word of God, you give us depth and faithfulness, that your message may not wither in us. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus, humble Word of God, make us always receptive to you and to your message of life. Lord, thank you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
God, in your goodness speak to us your mighty word of forgiveness. Lead us to everlasting life.
My sisters and brothers, we are absolved our sins, in the Name of God: the Creator; ✠ the Redeemer and the Sanctifier.
Amen.
Prayer for Peace
Celebrant with hands outstretched, says:
Jesus Christ our Savior, as the grains of wheat once scattered have been gathered to become one bread, you bring us together in your Church notwithstanding our faults. Look not on our sins but give to all who will eat your body to remain in peace and unity with you and one another, that the world may know that you save those who err and that you are our Redeemer for ever.
Amen.
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Jesus Christ our Savior, as the grains of wheat once scattered have been gathered to become one bread, you bring us together in your Church notwithstanding our faults. Look not on our sins but give to all who will eat your body to remain in peace and unity with you and one another, that the world may know that you save those who err and that you are our Redeemer for ever.
Amen.
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Exchange of Peace
The the deacon (or the Celebrant) may invite the people to exchange a sign of peace, using on of the following invitations of similar words.
Let us offer each other a sign of Christ’s love and peace.
All exchange the sign of peace, according to local custom. The priest gives the sign of peace to the deacon and the ministers.
Let us offer each other a sign of Christ’s love and peace.
All exchange the sign of peace, according to local custom. The priest gives the sign of peace to the deacon and the ministers.
Opening Prayer
Let us pray that the Lord may open us to his Word so that it will not remain fruitless ...
«pause»
Almighty Most High God, Your Son Jesus opened the ears of the deaf and gave sight to the blind. Help us listen to his message of Good News, attune us to his voice and his silence, open especially our hearts to all the light and love and hope that appeals to us in what he says. Give us also the courage to speak and to live as we believe, that his word may succeed in us. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Saviour.
Amen.
«pause»
Almighty Most High God, Your Son Jesus opened the ears of the deaf and gave sight to the blind. Help us listen to his message of Good News, attune us to his voice and his silence, open especially our hearts to all the light and love and hope that appeals to us in what he says. Give us also the courage to speak and to live as we believe, that his word may succeed in us. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Saviour.
Amen.
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
Isaiah 55: 8-11
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
The Lord says, “I don’t think the way you think. The way you work isn’t the way I work.”
“For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think. Just as rain and snow descend from the skies and don’t go back until they’ve watered the earth, doing their work of making things grow and blossom, producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry, so will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assignment I gave them.
This is the inspired Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 65
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s waterways are filled; you have prepared the grain.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
Thus have you prepared the land: drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, softening it with showers, blessing its yield.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; the untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
The fields are garmented with flocks and the valleys blanketed with grain. They shout and sing for joy.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s waterways are filled; you have prepared the grain.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
Thus have you prepared the land: drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, softening it with showers, blessing its yield.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; the untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
The fields are garmented with flocks and the valleys blanketed with grain. They shout and sing for joy.
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
Second Reading
Romans 8: 18-25
Brothers and sisters, that’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.
All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.
This is the inspired Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation
Gospel
Matthew 13: 1-23
Matthew 13: 1-23
The Lord is with you.
And also with you.
A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories.
“What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn’t put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds. Some fell on good earth, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.
Are you listening to this? Really listening?”
The disciples came up and asked, “Why do you tell stories?”
He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward a welcome awakening. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again:
Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing. The people are stupid! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won’t have to look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
“But you have God-blessed eyes — eyes that see! And God-blessed ears — ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance.
Study this story of the farmer planting seed. When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn’t take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person’s heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.
The seed cast in the gravel — this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it.
The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.”
The Good News of Salvation!
Glory and praise to our Savior Jesus Christ!
The Message
Prayers of the Faithful
Let us pray to the Lord who sows and harvests, that people may eagerly welcome his Word and respond to its urgent call.
Our response this morning is, “Lord, hear your people.”
Lord, hear your people.
For those who spread the word of the Good News: pastors and missionaries, teachers, and bishops that they may keep sowing the seed even when they see no harvest yet. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For those who are not moved by the Word of God, that the Church may hear their silent yearning and speak that word in such a way that they see that it pertains to their life and happiness. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For those who have remained deaf to the Word of God, that they may be moved by it when they see it flowering and bearing fruit in the lives of good Christians. we pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For the sick, the lonely, those who suffer or mourn, that the Word of God may bring them consolation, give them the courage to bear their pain and to keep hoping in a loving God. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
And for us and all our family and friends, that we may not let the cares of life choke the Word of God in us. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For all those who have asked for our prayers. For those who are surrounded by anxiety, sickness, addiction, grief, incarceration, those who suffer in silence. For all who feel they have no one praying for them. For all those who have died who we now mention out loud and those we remember in the silence of our hearts ... «pause» ... We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Lord, hear your people.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother for peace throughout the world. We pray ...
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.
Creator God, may your word not return to you without carrying out your will in us, and may our prayers not return to us without having been answered by you. This we ask through Jesus our Redeemer.
Amen.
Our response this morning is, “Lord, hear your people.”
Lord, hear your people.
For those who spread the word of the Good News: pastors and missionaries, teachers, and bishops that they may keep sowing the seed even when they see no harvest yet. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For those who are not moved by the Word of God, that the Church may hear their silent yearning and speak that word in such a way that they see that it pertains to their life and happiness. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For those who have remained deaf to the Word of God, that they may be moved by it when they see it flowering and bearing fruit in the lives of good Christians. we pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For the sick, the lonely, those who suffer or mourn, that the Word of God may bring them consolation, give them the courage to bear their pain and to keep hoping in a loving God. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
And for us and all our family and friends, that we may not let the cares of life choke the Word of God in us. We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For all those who have asked for our prayers. For those who are surrounded by anxiety, sickness, addiction, grief, incarceration, those who suffer in silence. For all who feel they have no one praying for them. For all those who have died who we now mention out loud and those we remember in the silence of our hearts ... «pause» ... We pray ...
Lord, hear your people.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Lord, hear your people.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother for peace throughout the world. We pray ...
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.
Creator God, may your word not return to you without carrying out your will in us, and may our prayers not return to us without having been answered by you. This we ask through Jesus our Redeemer.
Amen.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Offertory Song
Presentation of the Gifts
The gifts are then brought forward. It is desirable that the faithful express their participation by bringing up the bread and wine for the celebration of the eucharist and other gifts for the poor and the needs of the Church. The gifts are received by the priest at a convenient place, with the deacon assisting. Money or other gifts are to be put in a suitable place but not on the altar.
Blessing of the Bread & Wine
At the altar, the acolyte (or deacon) hands the celebrant the plate or other vessel with the bread to be consecrated or the celebrant takes the plate or other vessel with the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, says:
Baruk attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, ha-motzi lechem min ha-aretz.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God forever.
By the mingling of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Baruk attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei peri ha’gafen.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God forever.
Almighty God, with humble and contrite hearts we ask you to receive us and to be pleased with our sacrifice this day.
Lord, wash away my iniquity; and cleanse me from my sin.
Pray, my sisters and brothers, that our sacrifice — yours and mine — may be acceptable to God, our almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at our hands for the praise and glory of God’s name, for our good, and the good of all God’s Church.
Baruk attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, ha-motzi lechem min ha-aretz.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God forever.
By the mingling of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Baruk attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei peri ha’gafen.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God forever.
Almighty God, with humble and contrite hearts we ask you to receive us and to be pleased with our sacrifice this day.
Lord, wash away my iniquity; and cleanse me from my sin.
Pray, my sisters and brothers, that our sacrifice — yours and mine — may be acceptable to God, our almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at our hands for the praise and glory of God’s name, for our good, and the good of all God’s Church.
Prayer Over the Gifts
We bring before you, our Most High God, the fruit of the seed you let the farmer sow and to which you gave growth. Let this bread bring us the life of your beloved Son Jesus, And may this wine from our hills, bring us joy and lasting hope. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Saviour.
Amen.
Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, holy creator, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Out of compassion for us sinners he humbled himself to be born of Mary, the Mother of God. By suffering on the cross, he freed us from unending death; by rising from the dead, he gave us eternal life.
And so, with angels and archangels, with all the heavenly host, we proclaim your glory and join their unending chorus of praise:
Holy - Mass of a Joyful Heart
Lord, you are holy indeed, you are the foutain of all holiness.
Celebrant joins hands and, holding them outstretched over the offerings, says:
Send down your Spirit upon these gifts to make them holy, that they may become for us
Celebrant joins hands and, making the sign of the cross once over both bread and cup, says:
the body ✠ and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Celebrant joins hands.
In the text that follows, the words of the Lord should be proclaimed clearly and distinctly, as their meaning demands.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted,
Celebrant takes the bread and, raising it a little above the altar, continues
he took bread and gave you thanks; he broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
Celebrant bows slightly.
Then celebration continues:
When supper was ended, he took the cup;
Celebrant takes the cup and, raising it a little above the altar, continues:
again he gave you thanks, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Celebrant bows slightly.
The the celebrant or the deacon sings the invitation.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again
Celebrant with hands outstretched.
Remembering therefore his death and resurrection, we offer you, Lord God, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.
We pray that all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world. Keep us in communion of mind and heart, together with all our bishops, priests, deacons andthe entire people your Son has gained for You.
Remember all our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the sure hope of rising again; bring them and all who have died in your mercy into the light of your presence.
Have mercy on us all: as you have made us worthy to share eternal life, with Mary, the Mother of God, Joseph, her husband, with Saint Mary Magdalen and all the apostles, the martyrs, and with Francis and Clare all the saints, who have found favour with you throughout the ages; in union with them may we praise you and give you glory
Celebrant joins his hands.
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The deacon, standing next to the celebrant, lifts up the cup. The celebrant takes the plate with the consecrated bread and, lifting it up, sings or says the doxology. If there is no deacon, the celebrant lifts up both the plate and the cup.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, holy creator, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Out of compassion for us sinners he humbled himself to be born of Mary, the Mother of God. By suffering on the cross, he freed us from unending death; by rising from the dead, he gave us eternal life.
And so, with angels and archangels, with all the heavenly host, we proclaim your glory and join their unending chorus of praise:
Holy - Mass of a Joyful HeartLord, you are holy indeed, you are the foutain of all holiness.
Celebrant joins hands and, holding them outstretched over the offerings, says:
Send down your Spirit upon these gifts to make them holy, that they may become for us
Celebrant joins hands and, making the sign of the cross once over both bread and cup, says:
the body ✠ and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Celebrant joins hands.
In the text that follows, the words of the Lord should be proclaimed clearly and distinctly, as their meaning demands.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted,
Celebrant takes the bread and, raising it a little above the altar, continues
he took bread and gave you thanks; he broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
Celebrant bows slightly.
Take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body, which will be given up for you.
Celebrant shows the consecrated bread to the people, replaces it on the plate, and genuflects in adoration.Then celebration continues:
When supper was ended, he took the cup;
Celebrant takes the cup and, raising it a little above the altar, continues:
again he gave you thanks, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Celebrant bows slightly.
Take this, all of you, and drink from it.
This is the cup of my blood,
the blood of the new and everlasting covenant.
It will be shed for you and for all,
so that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
Celebrant shows the cup to the people, replaces it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.This is the cup of my blood,
the blood of the new and everlasting covenant.
It will be shed for you and for all,
so that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
The the celebrant or the deacon sings the invitation.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.
Celebrant with hands outstretched.
Remembering therefore his death and resurrection, we offer you, Lord God, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.
We pray that all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world. Keep us in communion of mind and heart, together with all our bishops, priests, deacons andthe entire people your Son has gained for You.
Remember all our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the sure hope of rising again; bring them and all who have died in your mercy into the light of your presence.
Have mercy on us all: as you have made us worthy to share eternal life, with Mary, the Mother of God, Joseph, her husband, with Saint Mary Magdalen and all the apostles, the martyrs, and with Francis and Clare all the saints, who have found favour with you throughout the ages; in union with them may we praise you and give you glory
Celebrant joins his hands.
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The deacon, standing next to the celebrant, lifts up the cup. The celebrant takes the plate with the consecrated bread and, lifting it up, sings or says the doxology. If there is no deacon, the celebrant lifts up both the plate and the cup.
Through Christ,
with Christ,
in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
almighty God, now and forever.
Amen.
The plate and the cup are replaced on the altar after the acclamation.
with Christ,
in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
almighty God, now and forever.
Amen.
Communion Rite
The Lord’s Prayer
With Jesus, we pray to our Father words of hope and trust ...
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name; thy kindom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and do not let us fall into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Deliver us Lord, from words that are empty and unreliable. Keep us free from false promises and from all forms of sin. Fill our mouths with words and songs of love, goodness and joy, as we encourage one another and wait for the final coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.
For the kindom, the power, and the glory are Yours, now and forever. Amen.
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name; thy kindom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and do not let us fall into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Deliver us Lord, from words that are empty and unreliable. Keep us free from false promises and from all forms of sin. Fill our mouths with words and songs of love, goodness and joy, as we encourage one another and wait for the final coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.
For the kindom, the power, and the glory are Yours, now and forever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread
The Celebrant takes the consecrated bread and breaks it over the paten into several parts for communion of the faithful and, as necessary, prepares any additional cups with the consecrated wine, so that in sharing the one bread and the cup of salvation, the many are made one body in Christ. As this is done, on of the following forms of the Agnus Dei is sung or said.
Jesus, Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Life,
You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Prince of Peace,
You take away the sins of the world. Grant us your peace.
After the breaking of the bread, the celebrant places a small piece in the cup, saying inaudibly:
May the mingling of the body and blood of our Savior Jesus Christ bring eternal life to all who receive it.
Jesus, Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Life,
You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Prince of Peace,
You take away the sins of the world. Grant us your peace.
After the breaking of the bread, the celebrant places a small piece in the cup, saying inaudibly:
May the mingling of the body and blood of our Savior Jesus Christ bring eternal life to all who receive it.
Invitation to Communion
This is Jesus our Saviour, who sows in our hearts the good seed of his message. He himself is the message – let us receive him well and listen to him.
Lord, you have made us worthy to receive you. When you say the word – we are healed.
Lord, you have made us worthy to receive you. When you say the word – we are healed.
Prayer of Dedication
Jesus Christ our Savior, Son of the living God, through whose will and the work of the Holy Spirit your death brought life to the world. By your holy body and blood free us from all our sins, and from every evil. Keep us faithful to your commands, and help us to understand that we can never be parted from you.
Communion Address
My Sisters and Brothers, as you have been welcomed in God’s House, you are now welcomed to the Feast. The most precious Body and Blood of Christ is not a reward for being good.
It is a source of healing, strength, comfort, and food for the journey. No one on this earth has the right to refuse it to anyone for any reason. Draw near with faith and take this sacrament for your comfort.
It is a source of healing, strength, comfort, and food for the journey. No one on this earth has the right to refuse it to anyone for any reason. Draw near with faith and take this sacrament for your comfort.
Communion Song
Reception Of Communion
My Sisters and Brothers we are the Body of Christ.
May the Blood of Christ bring us to everlasting life.
Almighty God, may the food we have received in our bodies purify our inmost hearts; and may this earthly gift sustain us for life eternal.
May the Blood of Christ bring us to everlasting life.
Almighty God, may the food we have received in our bodies purify our inmost hearts; and may this earthly gift sustain us for life eternal.
Prayer After Communion
Most High God of heaven and earth, people hunger today for truth, authenticity, for the deeper meaning of life. Open them to your Good News, fill our stammering words with your word of life and teach us to speak to them a language they understand, especially the language of hope and love of our Christian living. We ask this in the name of our blessed Redeemer.
Amen.
Amen.
Prayer For Our Church
Lord increase our sense of community connecting us to one another.
Bless the work of our church that it may provide a refuge for those feeling threatened by the anonymity of modern living.
Create a place of belonging where people know they are welcomed, remembered by name, and valued as individuals.
Celebrate a faith that, in the Word, Sacraments, and the Work of our hands, announces that we are forgiven and accepted.
Gather us again into the life of the Risen Christ.
In her name ... in His love. Amen.
Bless the work of our church that it may provide a refuge for those feeling threatened by the anonymity of modern living.
Create a place of belonging where people know they are welcomed, remembered by name, and valued as individuals.
Celebrate a faith that, in the Word, Sacraments, and the Work of our hands, announces that we are forgiven and accepted.
Gather us again into the life of the Risen Christ.
In her name ... in His love. Amen.
Concluding Rite
Announcements
Blessing
May the God of peace be with you.
And also with you.
We have heard Jesus, the Word of God, and listened to him. The Lord now entrusts to us his Word and his body. Let us go now, speak his Word and be his body to the world. That we may be a blessing to all, may almighty God bless us: our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
And also with you.
We have heard Jesus, the Word of God, and listened to him. The Lord now entrusts to us his Word and his body. Let us go now, speak his Word and be his body to the world. That we may be a blessing to all, may almighty God bless us: our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
Sending
The Mass is never ended. Let us go in the peace of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.