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Weekend Worship Aid
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Use this guide during Mass, either while in church or viewing from home.
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the 2nd sunday of lentOpening Antiphon
Let Us All Rejoice by Angrisano/Hart/Stephan
Of you my heart has spoken: Seek his face. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face from me.
Introductory Rite
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Penitential Act
Priest: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
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.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.
Cantor: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Kyrie, eleison.
People: Kyrie, eleison.
Cantor: You came to call sinners: Christe, eleison.
People: Christe, eleison.
Cantor: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Kyrie, eleison.
People: Kyrie, eleison.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.
First Reading [Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]
God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” he replied. Then God said: “Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.”
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the LORD’s messenger called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am!” he answered. “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the messenger. “Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son.” As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.
Again the LORD’s messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said: “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing— all this because you obeyed my command.”
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm [Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19]
I will Walk in the Presence by Michel Guimont
Refrain: I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
- I love the Lord for the Lord has heard the cry of my appeal; The Lord was attentive to me in the day when I called.
- They surrounded me, the snares of death, with the anguish of the tomb; they caught me, sorrow and distress. I called on the Lord's name. O Lord, my God, deliver me!
- How gracious is the Lord, and just; our God has compassion. The Lord protects the simple hearts; I was helpless so God saved me.
Second Reading [Romans 8:31b-34]
Brothers and sisters: If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us, who will condemn? Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised— who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading [Mark 9:2-10]
A reading from the Gospel according to Mark. +Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.
As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
Homily
Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, [bow] Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of the Faithful
...Lord, hear our prayer.
Offertory Hymn
Christ Be Our Light by Bernadette Farrell
- Longing for light, we wait in darkness; Longing for truth, we turn to You.
Make us Your own, Your holy people, light for the world to see.
Refrain: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in Your church gathered today. - Longing for peace, our world is troubled; Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow'r to save us. Make us your living voice.
- Longing for food, many are hungry; Longing for water, many still thirst. Make us Your bread, broken for others, shared until all are fed.
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.
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.
Communion Hymn
In These Days of Lenten Journey by Ricky Manalo
Refrain: In these days of Lenten journey we have seen and we have heard the call to sow justice in the lives of those we serve.
- We reach out to those who are homeless, to those who live without warmth. In the coolness of evening we'll shelter their dreams; we will clothe them in mercy and peace.
- We open our eyes to the hungry and see the faces of Christ. As we nourish all people who hunger for food, may their faith in our God be renewed.
- We open our ears to the weary and hear the cry of the poor. To the voices that echo the song of despair, we will show our compassion and care.
- We call on the Spirit of Justice and pray for righteousness' sake. We will sing for the freedom of all the oppressed; we will loosen the bonds of distress.
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.
Closing Hymn
Jerusalem, My Destiny by Rory Cooney
Chorus: I have fixed my eyes on your hills, Jerusalem, my destiny! Though I cannot see the end for me, I cannot turn away. We have set our hearts for the way; this journey is our destiny. Let no one walk alone. The journey makes us one.- Other spirits, lesser gods, have courted me with lies. Here among you I have found a truth which bids me rise.
- See, I leave the past behind; a new land calls to me. Here among you now I find a glimpse of what might be.
Lyrics printed with permission. One License: A-716221 - I love the Lord for the Lord has heard the cry of my appeal; The Lord was attentive to me in the day when I called.