Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year C)
- Sunday 13 March 2016
– Colour: Purple
Theme:
Explain: Today is the
Fifth Sunday of Lent an is the last Sunday of Lent.
Ask: Does anyone
know what next Sunday is? <Passion Sunday> It is the Sunday that begins the final week
before Easter. During the next week,
we’ll celebrate the events that led up to Jesus’ death and resurrection.
==== 7:00
- 7:03 ====
Entrance
Song:
Welcome;
In
today’s story, Jesus forgives a woman that had done something so wrong! When
people have done something wrong to us, we
often feel angry and want them to be punished, don’t we? But in today’s
gospel, Jesus teaches us that this isn’t always the right way. After all, none
of us are perfect.
//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 ====
NEWS TIME :-)
==== 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
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA (We do
not sing it in lent period)
Opening
Prayer
God of mercy, we ask you to help us to do what is right.
Help us to see, that we all get things wrong sometimes, and to forgive those
who upset us. Amen…
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament, the book of Isaiah
43:18-21
A
prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
First Reading:,
Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament of Isaiah 43:18-21
18 Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
19 I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you
not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20 The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21 the people whom I formed for
myself
so that they might declare my praise.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say;
“Thanks be to God”.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
The Lord has done great things for us; we are
filled with joy
Let us welcome the
GospelJ
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 say the below loudly:
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit.
The
Gospel Reading was written by (St. John 8:1-11
) 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.
John
8:1-11
8 1 While Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2
Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him
and he sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees
brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before
all of them, 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very
act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such
women. Now what do you say?” 6 They said this to test him, so that they might
have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his
finger on the ground. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up
and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to
throw a stone at her.” 8 And once again he bent down and wrote on the
ground.[a] 9 When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the
elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus
straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned
you?” 11 She said, “No one, sir.”[b] And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you.
Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.
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; How do you
think the woman felt when
Jesus told her not
sin again? Is it easy to change?
We have all done
things wrong. Can you think of a time when you did something wrong? Don’t say
it out loud, but keep it in your heads. How did it feel when you knew you had
done something wrong?
What happened next?
Did you get told off?
How did it feel when
you had said sorry, and been forgiven? Will you try not to do whatever it was
again?
What do you think
Jesus was trying to tell us in this reading?
Jesus knows that
none of us are perfect. He forgives us for the things that we
have done and, no
matter what, he always loves us. But he also asks us to
change, to try our
hardest not to do the wrong thing again.
Jesus asks us not to
judge people who have done something wrong, because we
all do wrong things
sometimes. Instead we should try to forgive others, as God
forgives us. But we
should also try to help others see that they need to change,
so that they no
longer do what is wrong.
This is part of what
it means to show people mercy. 2016 A YEAR OF MERCY! Be MERCIFUL..,
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 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.
==== 7:24 - 7:26 ====
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: Let us offer our prayers to God, who loves
us.
Prayer
1. Let us pray for the Church leaders, Pope Francis, Bishop Cyprian Lwanga,
Priests and all the clergy, that they may teach God’s people how to forgive.
We pray to the Lord…
Prayer 2. Let us pray for all the leaders in the world: that
God may inspire them to treat all people with respect and fairness so that
everyone has an equal chance in life. We pray to the Lord….
Prayer
3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may always try our best to
do what is right, so that the world becomes a fairer place for all to live. We
pray to the Lord….
Prayer
4. And for all of us gathered here, God of love, you forgive us when we go
wrong, and encourage us to try again to be better. Guide us to do what is
right and to make this world
a fairer place for all who live in it.
We pray to the Lord...
Please Note You
may wish to say slowly together the Our Father, pausing over the phrase:
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against, and lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
==== 7:26 - 7:28 ====
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....
