Welcome
«INTRODUCTION»Good morning, my sisters and brothers. Welcome to Saint Mary Magdalen National Catholic Parish.
Today we celebrate the Second Sunday after the Epiphany.
Our theme is: “Witness To Christ – the Lamb of God.”
The Celebrant for Mass this morning is Bishop Jim.
As we begin, let us use the next hour to share with God in worship. Please take a moment and silence your electronic devices and refrain from conversations during Mass.
Now let us focus our attention on the presence of God among us with our Gathering Song.
Gathering Song
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.
To you, the holy people of Jesus Christ, grace and peace from God our Creator and from our Savior Jesus Christ be 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.
To you, the holy people of Jesus Christ, grace and peace from God our Creator and from our Savior Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Please be seated.
Introduction
A Christian, a follower and disciple of Christ, is supposed to be someone who tries to be a good witness to Christ in word and deed. The first and greatest witness to Jesus in the Gospel is John the Baptist, who showed him to people. But even John had to acknowledge that at first he did not know who Jesus really was and that he had to be converted, to learn who Jesus was and what he stood for. Only then could he become a firm witness. And we, do we not have to learn better who Jesus is and what he means to people, and to us, so that we can become closer to him and attract people to him?
Prayer
of
Praise
of
Praise
Let us praise God for always reconciling us back to a the life of a disciple and not be hurt by our sins Let us praise God for the constant forgiveness we receive.
«pause»
Lord Jesus, John the Baptist tells us that you are the Lamb of God that takes our sins away. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist recognized that you were greater than him and existed before him. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord Jesus, John the Baptist professed that God’s Spirit rested on you and that you are the Chosen One of God. Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
«pause»
Lord Jesus, John the Baptist tells us that you are the Lamb of God that takes our sins away. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist recognized that you were greater than him and existed before him. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord Jesus, John the Baptist professed that God’s Spirit rested on you and that you are the Chosen One of God. Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Absolution
Merciful God, we praise you for your mercy. We thank you for always forgiving us all our sins, make us know you better that we may love you more, and 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.
My sisters and brothers, we are absolved our sins, in the Name of God: the Creator; ✠ the Redeemer and the Sanctifier.
Prayer
for
Peace
for
Peace
Celebrant with hands outstretched, says:
Jesus Christ our Redeemer, anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, you said to your apostles , “I leave you peace, my peace I give you.” Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kindom
Celebrant joins hands
where you live for ever and ever.
Amen.
Jesus Christ our Redeemer, anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, you said to your apostles , “I leave you peace, my peace I give you.” Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kindom
Celebrant joins hands
where you live for ever and ever.
Amen.
Exchange
of
Peace
of
Peace
Celebrant, extending hands to the people, gives the greeting of peace.
The peace of Jesus Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
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 share with one another the gift of peace.
All exchange the sign of peace, according to local custom. The priest gives the sign of peace to the deacon and the ministers.
The peace of Jesus Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
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 share with one another the gift of 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
Prayer
Let us pray for the courage to continue to bear witness to Jesus our Savior.
«pause»
Holy God, John the Baptist pointed out your Son as the Savior of the world, and yet he had to acknowledge that he knew Jesus all too little. We know little about him, but give us the courage to bear witness that he takes away the sin of the world and that he is your chosen One. Let your Spirit come down also on us and stay with us, that our witnessing may be made credible by the way we live. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Savior.
Amen.
«pause»
Holy God, John the Baptist pointed out your Son as the Savior of the world, and yet he had to acknowledge that he knew Jesus all too little. We know little about him, but give us the courage to bear witness that he takes away the sin of the world and that he is your chosen One. Let your Spirit come down also on us and stay with us, that our witnessing may be made credible by the way we live. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Savior.
Amen.
First
Reading
Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6
Reading
Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6
A reading from the book of prophet Isaiah.
The Holy One said to me, “You
are my servant Israel, in
whom I will be glorified.”
Thus says Yahweh, who
formed me in the womb
to be Yahweh’s Servant
who destined me to bring
back the children of
Jacob, and gather again the
people of Israel;
“It is not enough for you to
do my bidding, to restore
the tribes of Leah,
Rachel, and Jacob and
bring back the survivors of
Israel.
I will make you the light of
the nations, so that my
salvation may reach to
the ends of the earth.”
The Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Responsorial
Psalm
Psalm 40
Psalm
Psalm 40
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
I waited and waited for You, O God. Now at last You have stooped to me and heard my cry for help.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
You, who wanted no sacrifice or oblation. I opened my ears. You asked no burnt offering or sacrifice for sins. Then I said, “Here I am! I am coming!”
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
In the scroll of the book am I not commanded to obey Your will? My God,I have always loved Your Law from the depths of my being.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
I have always proclaimed the righteousness of Our God in the great assembly; nor do I mean to stop proclaiming, as You know well.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
I waited and waited for You, O God. Now at last You have stooped to me and heard my cry for help.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
You, who wanted no sacrifice or oblation. I opened my ears. You asked no burnt offering or sacrifice for sins. Then I said, “Here I am! I am coming!”
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
In the scroll of the book am I not commanded to obey Your will? My God,I have always loved Your Law from the depths of my being.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
I have always proclaimed the righteousness of Our God in the great assembly; nor do I mean to stop proclaiming, as You know well.
Here I am, O God, I come to do Your will.
Second
Reading
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3
Reading
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3
A reading from the first letter of Paul to he Corinthians.
From Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our colleague:
To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the holy ones throughout Achaia: Grace and peace from our Loving God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Blessed be our Most High God, the God of our Savior, Jesus Christ, the Source of all mercies and the God of all consoling.
The Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Gospel
Acclamation
Acclamation
Gospel
John 1: 29-34
John 1: 29-34
The Lord is with you.
And also with you.
A reading from the holy gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The next day, catching sight of Jesus approaching, John exclaimed, “Look, there’s God’s sacrificial lamb, who takes away the world’s sin! This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks ahead of me, for this One existed before I did.’ I did not recognize him, but it was so that he would be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water.’”
John also gave this testimony, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and the Spirit came to rest on him. I didn’t recognize him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘When you see the Spirit descend and rest on someone, that is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen for myself and have testified that this is the Only Begotten of God.”
The Good News of Salvation!
Glory and praise to our Savior Jesus Christ!
The
Message
Message
Prayer
of the
Faithful
of the
Faithful
We are supposed to be the holy people of Jesus Christ, and called to pray to our God with and for all people.
Our response today is, “Son of the living God, have mercy on us.”
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, look upon your hesitant Church. Let your Spirit come down upon it to give it the dynamism to preach you boldly and to offer your forgiveness to all.’ We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the parents whose children are baptized. May they come to know you better and lead their children to you and to your love. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the people who are hungry and suffer from sickness, torture or loneliness. Do not let the sin of the world crush them. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the people who do not yet recognize you and your light. Show your face to them through the words and actions of those who serve you. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see us sinners and accept us. Sin is at times stronger than we. Let your grace be stronger than our sins. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
For all those who are homeless, hungry, or facing economic insecurities – that they may find the resources they need to lift their anxiety. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
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 ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother for the grace and courage to spread the radical message of God’s unconditional love to a hurting and injured 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. Amen.
Almighty God, let the fire which you have enkindled in our world prompt us all to bear witness to your love. Hear us, our living God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Our response today is, “Son of the living God, have mercy on us.”
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, look upon your hesitant Church. Let your Spirit come down upon it to give it the dynamism to preach you boldly and to offer your forgiveness to all.’ We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the parents whose children are baptized. May they come to know you better and lead their children to you and to your love. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the people who are hungry and suffer from sickness, torture or loneliness. Do not let the sin of the world crush them. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see all the people who do not yet recognize you and your light. Show your face to them through the words and actions of those who serve you. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, see us sinners and accept us. Sin is at times stronger than we. Let your grace be stronger than our sins. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
For all those who are homeless, hungry, or facing economic insecurities – that they may find the resources they need to lift their anxiety. We pray ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
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 ...
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother for the grace and courage to spread the radical message of God’s unconditional love to a hurting and injured 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. Amen.
Almighty God, let the fire which you have enkindled in our world prompt us all to bear witness to your love. Hear us, our living God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Offertory
Song
Song
Presentation
of the
Gifts
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
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
Over the
Gifts
Loving God of all creation, in these signs of bread and wine your Son will give himself to us as our Lamb and your servant. At his table he will serve us himself as our food and drink. Shape us in his likeness, that with him we may give our all to those around us, and become forgiving, helping and serving, uplifting and encouraging. Let us indeed be the people in whom Jesus Christ lives, our Savior for ever.
Amen.
Amen.
Eucharistic
Prayer
Prayer
With Jesus, we give thanks to our Creator for the forgiveness and life brought to us. With Jesus, we, too, offer ourselves, that we may become servants of God and each other.
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 Father, almighty and eternal God.
In the waters of the Jordan you revealed a new baptism through signs and wonders: a voice came down from heaven to waken our faith in your Word dwelling among us; your Spirit descended as a dove to make it known that Christ, your servant, was anointed with the oil of gladness and was sent to preach the good news to the poor. With joyful hearts we echo on earth the song of the angels in heaven as they praise your glory without end:
Holy - Mass of a Joyful Heart
Lord, you are holy indeed, you are the fountain of all holiness.
Celebrant with hands outstreched over the bread and wine, says:
Send down your Spirit upon these gifts to make them holy, that they may become for us and in us
Celebrant joins hands, making the sign of the cross over both the bread and the cup, saying:
the body ✠ and blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Celebrant joins hands. In the text that follows, the words of Jesus should be spoken clearly and distrinctly, as their meaning demands.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted,
Take the bread and , raise is a little above the altar, continue
he took the bread and gave you thanks; he broke the bread and gave it to them, saying:
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 continues
When supper was ended, Jesus took the cup; again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Take this all of you and drink from it.
This is the cup of my blood.
The blood of the new and
everlasting covenant.
Shed for you and for all,
so that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again
Remembering therefore his death and resurrection, we offer you, almighty God, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for making 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 — perfect us in love together with the entire world and all who minister to your people.
Remember 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; Mary Magdalen and all the apostles; the blessed martyrs; with Francis and Clare and 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 hands
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through Christ,
with Christ
in Christ
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor are yours,
almighty God, now and forever.
Amen.
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 Father, almighty and eternal God.
In the waters of the Jordan you revealed a new baptism through signs and wonders: a voice came down from heaven to waken our faith in your Word dwelling among us; your Spirit descended as a dove to make it known that Christ, your servant, was anointed with the oil of gladness and was sent to preach the good news to the poor. With joyful hearts we echo on earth the song of the angels in heaven as they praise your glory without end:
Holy - Mass of a Joyful HeartLord, you are holy indeed, you are the fountain of all holiness.
Celebrant with hands outstreched over the bread and wine, says:
Send down your Spirit upon these gifts to make them holy, that they may become for us and in us
Celebrant joins hands, making the sign of the cross over both the bread and the cup, saying:
the body ✠ and blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Celebrant joins hands. In the text that follows, the words of Jesus should be spoken clearly and distrinctly, as their meaning demands.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted,
Take the bread and , raise is a little above the altar, continue
he took the bread and gave you thanks; he broke the bread and gave it to them, saying:
When supper was ended, Jesus took the cup; again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.
Remembering therefore his death and resurrection, we offer you, almighty God, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for making 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 — perfect us in love together with the entire world and all who minister to your people.
Remember 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; Mary Magdalen and all the apostles; the blessed martyrs; with Francis and Clare and 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 hands
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The
Lord’s
Prayer
Lord’s
Prayer
As the holy people of Jesus Christ, we call on God our Parent in the words of Jesus himself. ...
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 our selfishness in whatever form this root of sin appears in us and help us to grow in the likeness of your Son. Let him be our Savior and center of our lives, open us to his life and love, that we may always expect without fear 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 our selfishness in whatever form this root of sin appears in us and help us to grow in the likeness of your Son. Let him be our Savior and center of our lives, open us to his life and love, that we may always expect without fear our Savior Jesus Christ.
For the kindom, the power, and the glory are Yours, now and forever. Amen.
Breaking
of the
Bread
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
to
Communion
The words of John the Baptist are spoken to us now – This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He is the chosen one of God, our Savior. Happy are we to receive 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
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
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
Song
Reception
of
Communion
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
After
Communion
Creator God, your Son Jesus stays among us to heal and to save. Fill us with his strength, that we may go on doing what he did, quietly and simply. Make us more aware that you have entrusted his work to us and that we are your way to people, on account of Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives with you and with us for ever.
Amen.
Amen.
Prayer
for our
Church
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.
Announcements
Blessing
May the God of peace be with you.
And also with you.
God sends us now to be his presence in today’s world. Let us go and tell to those we meet the wonders God has done for us, and bring his love and peace to all those around us. And may almighty God bless us all, — our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
And also with you.
God sends us now to be his presence in today’s world. Let us go and tell to those we meet the wonders God has done for us, and bring his love and peace to all those around us. And may almighty God bless us all, — our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
Sending
The Mass is never ended. May Jesus Christ our Savior go with us on all our ways.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
Sending Song