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The 16th Sunday after Pentecost
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The 16th Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome
«INTRODUCTION»Good morning, my sisters and brothers. Welcome to Saint Mary Magdalen National Catholic Parish.
Today we celebrate the 16th Sunday after Pentecost.
Today’s themes center around “As We Forgive: We Enter God’s World.”
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 God of forgiveness, mercy and life 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 God of forgiveness, mercy and life be always with you.
And also with you.
Please be seated.
Introduction
Most of us have experienced how difficult it is to forgive. It is almost impossible. In Old English, it means “give to the uttermost,” “extremely,” “as far as you can go.” Isn’t that what it really is, going all the way? Who can forget the hurt? Yet we should. Who doesn’t see and feel the scars and keep the memories? And yet we shouldn’t. Think of God: when he forgives, the evil belongs to the past. It is gone. God keeps no accounts. He wants us to think only of the future. Jesus did not condemn but gave new chances. Let us ask for the Lord’s attitude now in this Eucharist.
Prayer of Praise
Let us look at Jesus our Savior and how he forgave people.
«pause»
Lord Jesus, you forgave Peter after he had denied you. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus Christ, you did not condemn the woman caught in adultery; you simply told her to sin no more. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord Jesus, you prayed to our Creator to forgive even those who had crucified you. Lord, thank you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Forgive us too, Lord, and keep doing so every time we sin against you. Help us to be quickly ready to forgive others always. 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»
Lord Jesus, you forgave Peter after he had denied you. Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy.
Jesus Christ, you did not condemn the woman caught in adultery; you simply told her to sin no more. Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Christ, we praise you for your mercy.
Lord Jesus, you prayed to our Creator to forgive even those who had crucified you. Lord, thank you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Lord, we praise you for your mercy and your gift of salvation.
Forgive us too, Lord, and keep doing so every time we sin against you. Help us to be quickly ready to forgive others always. 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 Saviour, you said to your apostles, “I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, and help us not to look on the sins of others, for we all need the peace of your forgiving love and of each other’s pardon. Grant us the peace and unity of your kindom where you live for ever and ever.
Amen.
The forgiving peace of the Lord be with you always.
And also with you.
Jesus Christ our Saviour, you said to your apostles, “I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, and help us not to look on the sins of others, for we all need the peace of your forgiving love and of each other’s pardon. Grant us the peace and unity of your kindom where you live for ever and ever.
Amen.
The forgiving peace of the Lord be with you always.
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 we may learn to forgive the way the Lord forgives ...
«pause»
All-loving almighty God, you are good and patient, compassionate, loving, and merciful with us having created us from unconsitional love. You forgive us all our sins and mistakes. Let your pardon brings us much joy and hope and enable us to forget and forgive readily the debts, often so small, that others owe us because of the wrongs they have done to us. You have restored us to life: help us to make others live by our pardon, that they may feel a bit of your goodness in us. We ask this through Jesus our Saviour.
Amen.
«pause»
All-loving almighty God, you are good and patient, compassionate, loving, and merciful with us having created us from unconsitional love. You forgive us all our sins and mistakes. Let your pardon brings us much joy and hope and enable us to forget and forgive readily the debts, often so small, that others owe us because of the wrongs they have done to us. You have restored us to life: help us to make others live by our pardon, that they may feel a bit of your goodness in us. We ask this through Jesus our Saviour.
Amen.
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
Sirach 27: 30 — 28: 7
A reading from the book of Sirach.
Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the Lord’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail. Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the Lord? Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself, can he seek pardon for his own sins? If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath, who will forgive his sins? Remember your last days, set enmity aside; remember death and decay, and cease from sin! Think of the commandments, hate not your neighbor; remember the Most High’s covenant, and overlook faults.
This is the inspired Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 103
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with kindness and compassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
He will not always chide, nor does he keep his wrath forever. Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west,so far has he put our transgressions from us.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with kindness and compassion.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
He will not always chide, nor does he keep his wrath forever. Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west,so far has he put our transgressions from us.
The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
Second Reading
Romans 14: 7-9
Brothers and sisters, none of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
This is the inspired Word of God.
Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation
Gospel
Matthew 18: 21-35
Matthew 18: 21-35
The Lord is with you.
And also with you.
A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’ Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.
When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe.’
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ But he refused.
Instead, he had the fellow servant put in prison until he paid back the debt.
Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.”
The Good News of Salvation!
Glory and praise to our Savior Jesus Christ!
The Message
Prayers of the Faithful
Let us pray to our merciful God that we his people who have experienced his forgiveness may bring the joy of reconciliation to the world.
Our response this morning is, “Lord, help us forgive from the heart.”
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For the Church, the people set free by the blood of Christ, that we may not be divided in factions but live together in tolerance and peace. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For all Christian Churches, long divided by grudges and pride, that we may be brought together in the unity of one Gospel and one love of Christ. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For those who are committed to causes of justice and human liberation, that they may not only accuse and protest but also recognize and uproot sin in their own hearts. we pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For married couples who live side by side without much love and without communicating, that they may come to forgive, to understand and to appreciate one another again. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
And for us gathered here, people with our failures and foibles, that we may learn from the Lord to be merciful as he has been to us, that we may forgive one another from the heart. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
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, help us forgive from the heart.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother. 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.
Most High God, you are so good that all our evil becomes like nothing. Let us, little and frail people, speak to one another your words and deeds of forgiving love, on account of Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Amen.
Our response this morning is, “Lord, help us forgive from the heart.”
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For the Church, the people set free by the blood of Christ, that we may not be divided in factions but live together in tolerance and peace. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For all Christian Churches, long divided by grudges and pride, that we may be brought together in the unity of one Gospel and one love of Christ. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For those who are committed to causes of justice and human liberation, that they may not only accuse and protest but also recognize and uproot sin in their own hearts. we pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
For married couples who live side by side without much love and without communicating, that they may come to forgive, to understand and to appreciate one another again. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
And for us gathered here, people with our failures and foibles, that we may learn from the Lord to be merciful as he has been to us, that we may forgive one another from the heart. We pray ...
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
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, help us forgive from the heart.
For what other needs should we pray for this morning? «pause» ... We pray.
Lord, help us forgive from the heart.
We now pray for the intercession of the Blessed Mother. 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.
Most High God, you are so good that all our evil becomes like nothing. Let us, little and frail people, speak to one another your words and deeds of forgiving love, on account of Jesus Christ 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
Almighty God, in these signs of bread and wine we celebrate the death of your Son that brought us forgiveness and life. Let the table of the Eucharist be to all of us an occasion and place where we learn to accept one another, even with our frailties, and to share the same bread and the same Lord in friendship and peace. We ask you this through him who reconciled in himself all factions, Jesus Christ 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 Father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Savior.
He is the true and eternal priest, who founded this memorial of his unending sacrifice. He gave himself to you as victim for our deliverance, and commanded us to make this offering in his memory. As we eat his body, given for us, we grow in strength. As we drink his blood, poured out for us, we are washed clean.
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 Father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Savior.
He is the true and eternal priest, who founded this memorial of his unending sacrifice. He gave himself to you as victim for our deliverance, and commanded us to make this offering in his memory. As we eat his body, given for us, we grow in strength. As we drink his blood, poured out for us, we are washed clean.
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
In Our Saviour’s words we pray, forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. May we not pray those words only with our lips, but also with our hearts ...
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 sin and every evil and grant us your peace in our day. Keep us free from discouragement and from all paralyzing fears. Help us to discover behind obstacles the saving hand of your Son, that we may march forward with joyful hope toward the full coming of our Saviour 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 sin and every evil and grant us your peace in our day. Keep us free from discouragement and from all paralyzing fears. Help us to discover behind obstacles the saving hand of your Son, that we may march forward with joyful hope toward the full coming of our Saviour 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.
On the cross, Jesus was broken and crushed because of our sins. On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread and gave it to his disciples. He breaks the bread of himself for us here, that we too may learn to share ourselves with one another.
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.
On the cross, Jesus was broken and crushed because of our sins. On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread and gave it to his disciples. He breaks the bread of himself for us here, that we too may learn to share ourselves with one another.
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, the Lamb of God who was slain for our sins. On the cross he prayed for those who sought his death. Happy are we to receive him and to learn from him to bring reconciliation and peace.
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
Almighty God, you have created us anew through the Bread of Life of your Son and through the forgiveness he keeps bringing us. Help us also to restore to life our brothers and sisters who wait for our pardon and open our hearts to receive their forgiveness with gratitude. Let us be a community where we raise up one another to the joy of your life and your healing love. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Saviour.
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.
Today God has spoken clearly to us, people for whom it is difficult to overlook failures, to give new chances, to forgive from the heart. “Become like me, forget and forgive, heal and care, and you will be healed yourselves.” May God be with us and bless us, with the blessing of almighty God, our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
And also with you.
Today God has spoken clearly to us, people for whom it is difficult to overlook failures, to give new chances, to forgive from the heart. “Become like me, forget and forgive, heal and care, and you will be healed yourselves.” May God be with us and bless us, with the blessing of almighty God, our Creator, ✠ our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier.
Amen.
Sending
The Mass is never ended. Let us walk with one another in the forgiving peace of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
Sending Song