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| 14 Feb 2014 09:40 AM |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTORY RITES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Entrance procession :Welcome everyone at the entrance of the church Welcome back my Child, have a seat.
:Process in, make a reverence to the altar and kiss the Bible, which should be on the lectionary.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Greeting In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. ! Amen
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. ! And also with you.
We are celebrating today the feast of the great Slavic saints Cyril and his real life brother Methodius. Both were summoned to Rome, where Cyril died on February 14, 869. Which Methodius was consecrated bishop and sent to Pannonia where he tirelessly preached the Gospel.
Cyril and Methodius were to the Slavic people exactly what Paul was like to the Gentiles at large: a bright light shining for them in the darkness of their lives! All three offered the Light of Christ himself to those who so desperately needed it! Faithful to their missions – these workers of the Lord did much to make the kingdom of God grow on earth as a preparation for its fulfillment one day in heaven!
The gospel passage tells of good advice that Jesus gives all of his helpers: travel as lightly as possible, keep your mind and your heart on the goal.
May we pray today that bishops and priests be faithful to their simple calling to be heralds of the kingdom – nothing more and nothing less! And may the people they bring their message to receive them well – and feed them well for a job well done! The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water. :Walk to the altar. Dear friends, this water will be used to remind us of our baptism. Let us ask God to bless it, and to keep us faithful to the Spirit he has given us.
Lord God almighty, creator of all life, of body and soul, we ask you to bless this water: as we use it in faith forgive our sins and save us from all illness and the power of evil. Lord, in your mercy give us living water, always springing up as a fountain of salvation: free us, body and soul, from every danger, and admit us to your presence in purity of heart.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. ! Amen
:Sprinkle all visitors of the church and proceed to the altar. May almighty God cleanse us of our sins, and through the eucharist we celebrate make us worthy to sit at his table in his heavenly kingdom. ! Amen
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Gloria
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. ! Amen.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Opening prayer
Let us pray in silence. :Close eyes
Lord, hear our prayer. ! Amen
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LITURGY OF THE WORD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -First reading A reading from the Book of Kings,
Jeroboam left Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. The two were alone in the area, and the prophet was wearing a new cloak. Ahijah took off his new cloak, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam:
“Take ten pieces for yourself; the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon’s grasp and will give you ten of the tribes. One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant, and of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.’”
Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day.
The Word of the Lord. ! Thanks be to God.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Respensorial Psalm :Choir or cantor starts singing, people repeat "I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice."
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice. “There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. I, the LORD, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt.”
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice. “My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels.”
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice. “If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, Quickly would I humble their enemies; against their foes I would turn my hand.”
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Gospel acclamation :Done by the choir or cantor, people respond.
Alleluia! ! Alleluia! Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory! ! Alleluia
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Gospel Proclamation The Lord be with you. ! And also with you.
A reading from the Holy Gospel, according to Mark.
Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
The Gospel of the Lord. ! Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Presentation of the Gifts
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 for ever.
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 our spiritual drink. ! Blessed be God for ever.
Pray, my brothers and sisters, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. ! May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, ! for the praise and glory of his name, ! for our good, and the good of all his Church.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you. ! And also with you. Lift up you hearts. ! We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. ! It is right and just.
! Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, ! Heaven and earth are full of your glory. ! Hosanna in the highest. ! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. ! Hosanna in the highest.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: ! Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Communion rite
Lord Jesus Christ, 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 kingdom where you live for ever and ever. ! Amen
Let us offer each other a sign of peace.' :People handshake and give a gesture of pease.
:Priest starts breaking the bread and preparing communion vessels. ! Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. ! Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. ! Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Please form a line in front of the altar to receive the Communion. :People walk up.
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper. :When line is formed one minister and priest stand in front of them, once they receive the Body of Christ at the Priest, they move to the minister to receive the Blood of Christ.
The Body of Christ ! Amen The Blood of Christ ! Amen
:People take their seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Concluding rite
Let us pray in silence :People pray in silence
Lord hear our prayers, ! Amen
May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ! Amen
I hope today some of you have heard the calling of the Lord, if you want to become a priest or help out the Catholic Church, join the Vatican City State!
The Mass is ended, go in peace. ! Thanks be to God. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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