Order of
Mass
Second
Sunday of Easter (Year C) 3rd April, 2016
Preparing the worship space
Colour:
White
Props: Brick shaped pieces of card/paper, pens, pencils, crayons, a large
sheet of paper to create a peace wall.
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Entrance Song:
Chorus
This Make me a channel of your peace, …
OR
is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made,
that the Lord has made, we will rejoice, we will rejoice, and be glad in him
and be glad in him, ooh ooh ooh, this is the day that he Lord has made, he will
rejoice, and be glad in him.....
We are the people.....
Today: Today we
hear about how Jesus appeared again to the disciples and shared peace with
them. Let’s think some more about peace today.
Focus: Memory Verse
John
20:29 " Blessed are those who have not seen,
and yet have believed.”."
In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
May The
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And the
love of God,
And the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with
you all.
And with Your Spirit.
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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-) Who has burning new??
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7:08 - 7:11 ====
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 - Eco
Glory to
God, Glory to God, Glory to the
Father...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to
God, Glory to God, Glory to the Son...x2
To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to
God, Glory to God, Glory to the
Spirit...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Opening Prayer
God of peace, watch over
those who face violence and fighting in their daily lives. Help us to forgive
those who hurt us and always to do all that we can to bring peace to others. We
ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
=== 7:14
- 7:24 ====
Liturgy of the Word
First
Reading
The Book of Acts is all about the time
after Christ rose from the dead – but before the feast of Pentecost. It tells about the things that happened and
the way the Apostles felt.
Today’s first reading is from the New
Testament,. Acts 5:12-16
Miracles and Wonders
12
Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the
apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch. 13 Nobody outside
the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them. 14 But
more and more people were added to the group—a crowd of men and women who
believed in the Lord. 15 As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick
people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at
least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 And crowds
of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing those who were sick
or who had evil spirits in them; and they were all healed.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks
be to God”.
Responsorial Psalm
Give thanks, for the
Lord is good; God’s love is everlasting.
Introducing
the Gospel
Today’s
Gospel reading comes from the book of John.
(Jn 20:19-29) In this reading from John, we hear about the night after
Jesus’ tomb was discovered empty. It is
a story about one of the Apostles, who didn’t believe that Jesus actually rose
from the dead. Jesus’ friends gathered
together in a locked room. They were
frightened and confused. Remember that
their great teacher had just been put to death as a criminal. Probably the police were out looking for
them, too. Let’s pretend that we are
Jesus’ friends together in that locked room and listen to what John has to tell
us.
.Welcoming the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! -
Welcoming the Gospel
Alle-llu, Alle-llu,
Alle-llu, Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the
Lord...
Alle-llu, Alle-llu,
Alle-llu, Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the
Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Silently
say:
”Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your
Holy Gospel to your little children.
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit
The Gospel reading is from the book of ...” John 20:19-29
And at the end, say “The
Gospel of the Lord” and all
repeat “Glory and
praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ”
Jesus Appears to His Followers
19 It was the first day
of the week. That evening Jesus’ followers were together. The doors were
locked, because they were afraid of the Jews. Then Jesus came and stood among
them. He said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his
hands and his side. His followers were very happy when they saw the Lord.
21 Then Jesus said
again, “Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, I now send you.” 22 After he
said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you
forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven. If you don’t forgive them, they are
not forgiven.”
Jesus Appears to Thomas
24 Thomas was one of the
12 disciples. He was also called Didymus. He was not with the other disciples
when Jesus came. 25 So they told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them,
“First I must see the nail marks in his hands. I must put my finger where the
nails were. I must put my hand into his side. Only then will I believe.”
26 A week later, Jesus’
disciples were in the house again. Thomas was with them. Even though the doors
were locked, Jesus came in and stood among them. He said, “May peace be with
you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here. See my hands. Reach out
your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
28 Thomas said to him,
“My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him,
“Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not
seen me but still have believed.”
Gospel of the Lord”
Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ”
(*)Tell an interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the Gospel reflection:
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Gospel Reflection.
Ask: What happened? <discuss> Did you hear anything
about hands in this reading? <let someone retell the part about Thomas
touching Jesus’ wounds> Thomas
used his hands to help him learn the truth. Learning is one of the things we can
do with our hands.
Do you know what sense your hand represents? <touch> What are the other
senses? <sight, hearing, smell, taste> We use our senses to tell us much
about this world – and we allow Jesus to use our bodies <and our senses>
to further his message of love.
When Jesus said: “Blessed
are those who believe without seeing”, who do you think he was talking
about? <us!>
Ask: What do we do each week with our
hands, at Mass, that shows peace and forgiveness? <the sign of peace>
Say: Let’s offer each other a sign of
Christ’s peace. <allow a
few minutes for the sign of peace>
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:
And the third day he rose
again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
and seated at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty:
From there He shall come
again 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 the life everlasting.
Amen.
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7:24 - 7:26 ====
Prayer 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.
Filled with hope, we pray together:
Prayer
1 We pray for world church leaders: our Pope Francis the first,
Bishops and all the clergy, that they
may continue God’s work, reaching out to those who are afraid.. may be filled
with courage, by telling people that are frightened that Jesus came to bring
peace and happiness We
pray to the Lord…
Prayer
2
We
pray for our parish, family and friends: that through our actions we may bring
hope and have courage and show our faith in Jesus in all that we do.. We pray to the Lord…
Prayer
3 Loving Jesus, you came to your friends when they had lost
hope. Help us always to believe in you and to spread your hope all over the
world, especially to those people who are frightened. We pray to the Lord…
Prayer
4 We pray
for all people who are working to build peace in their communities: that they
may be an example to others and find strength to continue their work, even in
the hardest times.. We
pray to the Lord…
Ask
the children close their eyes and give in their petitions silently and conclude
after 10seconds in words below
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
Then...
Song Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light,
.........
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7:26 - 7:30 ====
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....
