Second Sunday of Lent
(Year C)
– Sunday 21 February 2016
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Colour: Purple
Theme: Light.
Practical:
==== 7:00 - 7:03
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Entrance
Song:
Welcome;
Today we hear
a voice from the clouds saying “This is my Son,
the Chosen
One. Listen to him.”
How do we
listen to Jesus in our lives?
Let’s think a
bit more about that today.
//V// In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
//R// Amen.
//V// May The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And the love of God,
And the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit,
be with you all.
//R// And with Your Spirit.
==== 7:03 - 7:08
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NEWS TIME :-)
==== 7:08 - 7:11
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Penitential Rite
Dear little children, let us
acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Confession of our sins
I confess to the 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
the breast 3 times as you say-
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
Have Mercy on us oh Lord
For we have
sinned against you.
Show us, Oh Lord, your
mercy
And grant us your
salvation.
You were sent to heal the
contrite of heart.
Lord have Mercy
Lord have Mercy
You came to sinners
Christ have mercy
Christ have mercy
You are seated at the right
hand of the father to intercede for us.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
May the
almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to life
everlasting? AMEN
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7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA (We
do not sing it in lent period)
Opening Prayer
God of mercy,
you ask us to listen to your Son, Jesus.
Open our ears to
hear your Word and fill our hearts with your love so that
we may change
our lives and the lives of others. Amen,....
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7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament, the book of Genesis
15:5-12
The
reading is about Abraham our grandfather, He used to speak to God directly.
A
prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
Genesis
15:5-12
5 The Lord took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and
try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that.”
6 Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him
and accepted him. 7 Then the Lord said to him, “I am the Lord, who led you out of Ur in Babylonia, to give you this
land as your own.”
8 But Abram asked, “Sovereign Lord, how can I know that it will be mine?”
9 He answered, “Bring me a cow, a goat, and a ram, each
of them three years old, and a dove and a pigeon.” 10 Abram brought the animals to God, cut them in half, and placed the
halves opposite each other in two rows; but he did not cut up the birds. 11 Vultures came down on the bodies, but Abram drove them off.
12 When the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep
sleep, and fear and terror came over him.
.“This is the
word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks
be to God”.
Let us focus on our
responsorial Psalm: Be with me, Lord,
when I am in trouble.
Praise
Him, Praise Him, Praise him in the morning, praise him in the noon-time, Praise
Him, Praise Him Praise him when the sun goes down!!
Silently say: ”Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I
may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel.
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit.
The Gospel Reading was written by (St. Luke 9:28-36) Let Lord’s Word be in my mind <make a cross on
forehead>, and on my lips <make a cross on lips>, and in my heart <make a cross on the
left side of the chest>
OR
Glory to You Lord Jesus Christ.
The
Transfiguration
28 About
eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him
and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As
he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as
bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two
men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They
spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to
fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very
sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two
men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter
said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three
shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what
he was saying.) 34 While he was speaking, a cloud
appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A
voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen
to him.” 36 When the voice had spoken, they
found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not
tell anyone at that time what they had seen
The Gospel of the Lord”,
“Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus
Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*)Tell an
interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of
understanding.
Gospel reflection:
Ask; What
happened? <discuss> Moses and Elijah were holy men that the
Apostles had studied for all of their lives.
The stories about Moses and Elijah were part of the sacred Scriptures of
the Apostles, just as they are for us.
Imagine how shocked Peter, James and John were when Moses and Elijah
appeared with Jesus, and when Jesus was so bright. What did this tell the Apostles about Jesus? <that he was more important than Moses and
Elijah> And then to hear God from the
sky say that Jesus was his son?
Wow! How do you think the
Apostles felt?
Let us stand up and we profess our faith.
Profession of our faith
I believe in God the Father,
Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only
begotten Son, our Lord:
--bow down--
Who was conceived by the power of
the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, died and was buried:
He descended into hell:
The third day, He rose again from
the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty:
From there He will come to judge the
leaving 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 the life everlasting.
Amen.
==== 7:24 - 7:26
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Prayers of the Faithful
Now is the time to pray for our
stuff :-)Intercessions.
You may want to ask the children to
offer their own prayers or you can use the suggestions below.
Say,
As we try to change our lives and so the lives of others,
we
pray together:
Prayer 1. Let us pray for the Church
leaders, Our Pope, Pope Francis, our arch Bishop, Bishop Cyprian Lwanga,
Priests and all the clergy all over the world: that they may continue to listen
to God’s voice about Jesus Christ, so that they make wise decisions for the
good of all people.
We pray to the Lord…
Prayer 2. Let us pray for our lovely
parents, that they may continue to be able to bring us to God’s church to learn
God’s will, and for us children, we may be obedient to them especially in this
lent time so that we become what God has planned us to be.. We pray to the
Lord….
Prayer 3. We pray for all civil leaders here
in Uganda, and in the whole world: that they may be guided by God’s voice on
how to lead God’s people and they may be humble in the sight of men and our
Lord for because God loves a humble leader as His son Jesus was when He was
still here on earth.. We pray to the Lord….
Prayer 5. And for all of us gathered here,
may our good God grant us all we ask of Him, may He help us to know how to
listen to His Son Jesus and live our lives as He asks of us, making a real
change to ourselves and the lives of
all the
people we meet. We pray to the Lord...
==== 7:26 - 7:28
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Silently, each one tell God your
petition.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus
Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
Amen
==== 7:28 - 7:30 ====
Song Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light, .........
Sing as we give in our offertory and
we walk to the big church... NOTE-- after the song, is being sung, we pick the children
that will perform next Sunday....
