Weekend Worship Aid

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Processional Hymn
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High (Found)

Refrain: You came from heaven to earth to show the way. From the earth to the cross, my debt to pay. From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky; Lord, I lift your name on high.
 

1. Lord, I lift your name on high. Lord, I love to sing your praises. I'm so glad you're in my life. I'm so glad you came to save us.


2. Lord, I lift your name on high. Lord, I lift your name on high. Lord, I lift your name on high.

 

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Introductory Rite
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.

Penitential Act
Priest/Deacon: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart. Lord have mercy.
People: Lord have mercy.

Priest/Deacon: You were sent to call sinners. Christ have mercy. 
People: Christ have mercy.

Priest/Deacon: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Lord have mercy.
People: Lord have mercy.

Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.

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People: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (strike chest 3x) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Gloria
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, on earth peace to people of good will.
 

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First Reading [Zep 2:3; 3:12-13]

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger.

But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD: the remnant of Israel. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue; they shall pasture and couch their flocks with none to disturb them.

The word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.
 

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Responsorial Psalm [Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10]
Psalm 146: Happy the Poor in Spirit (Porter)

Refrain: Happy the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God.
 

1. Lord, you keep faith for ever, secure justice for the oppressed. You give food to all who are hungry. O Lord, you set captives free.


2. Lord, you open up blind eyes, and you raise up all those bowed down. The alien people are welcomed. The just, secure in your love.


3. Orphans, widows find comfort, but the wicked you take to their ruin. Your reign lasts for all generations, both now and for evermore.

 

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Second Reading [1 Cor 1:26-31]

Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God. It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord."

The word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.
 

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Gospel Reading [Mt 5:1-12a]
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew.  +Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven."

The Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
 

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Homily

Prayers of the Faithful
 

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Offertory Hymn
Lead Me, Lord (Becker)

Refrain: Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth to seek and to find the narrow way. Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord, and lead me, Lord, today.
 

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, longing for their Lord, for God's coming kingdom shall be theirs. Blessed are the sorrowing, for they shall be consoled, and the meek shall come to rule the world.


2. Blessed are the merciful for mercy shall be theirs, and the pure in heart shall see their God. Blest are they whose hunger only holiness can fill, for I say they shall be satisfied.


3. Blest are they who through their lifetimes sow the seeds of peace, all will call them children of the Lord. Blest are you, though persecuted in your holy life, for in heaven, great is your reward.

 

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Liturgy of the Eucharist
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

People: 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 holy Church.

Priest: (Prayer over the offerings)
People:  Amen

Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just.

Priest: ...as with one voice, we acclaim:
People (sung): Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 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.

Priest: The mystery of faith.
People (sung): We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again, until you come again.

Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.
People (sung): Amen.

Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom 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 lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
People: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

+Sign of peace+

People (sung):
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.

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
 

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Communion Hymn 1
Here I Am (Booth)

Refrain: Here I am, standing right beside you. Here I am; do not be afraid. Here I am, waiting like a lover. I am here; here I am.
 

1. Do not fear when the tempter calls you. Do not fear even though you fall. Do not fear, I have conquered evil. Do not fear, never be afraid.


2. I am here in the face of ev'ry child. I am here in ev'ry warm embrace. I am here with tenderness and mercy. Here I am, I am here.


3. I am here in the midst of ev'ry trial. I am here in the face of despair. I am here when pardoning your brother. Here I am, I am here.

 

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Communion Hymn 2
Bread of Life (Fischer)
 

1. Bread of life and cup of hope, we come as gift to you. Change our hearts; fill us with peace. Transform our lives anew. Open our eyes to that we might see your presence in one another. Your life poured out in love today, unites us all in you.


2. Loving Lord, Creator God, open our eyes to see the good that lives in each of us, that called the world to be. And when we fail to see the good, when friendships falter and crumble, give us the courage to forgive that we may live in peace.


3. Living Word, O Son of God, your love shows us the way that we may live in harmony, and from you never stray. Wipe all oppression from our midst; give us a love for all people. Your song of justice sing in us, to live for peace today.

 

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Concluding Rites

Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Priest or Deacon: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
People: Thanks be to God.
 

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Recessional Hymn
We Will Follow (Manibusan)

Refrain: You're the way, you're the truth, you're the life, we will follow; ev'ry word, ev'ry deed that we do. You're the way, you're the truth, you're the life we will follow. Lead us, Lord, we will follow you.
 

1. In the hungry and the poor, those so easy to ignore. In the thirsty and the weak, those who wander and in those who seek.


2. In the stranger on the street, those forgotten whom we meet. In the lonely far and near, those imprisoned, those who live in fear.


3. In the hopeless ev'rywhere, those who need someone to care. In the suffr'ing through the land, those who long to touch God's healing hand.

 

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