Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year C)
- Sunday 6 March 2016
– Colour: Purple
Theme: Prodigal Son
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song.
Welcome;
Today’s
gospel is the story known as the Prodigal Son. It’s about a child who did
lots
of things wrong, but who realised what he had done and went to say sorry,
and
so his father forgave him. Let’s listen and think about how we say sorry, and how
we forgive others 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.
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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME
:-)
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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 (We do
not sing it in lent period)
Opening
Prayer
Loving
God, help us to be sorry when we have done wrong and to know that you always
love us and are ready to forgive us. Move us to forgive those who have hurt us
and to do all that we can to make the world a more loving place. Amen…
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7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
Today’s first
reading is from the Old Testament, the book of Joshua 5:9-12
A prepared child comes and takes the
first reading or second reading.
First Reading, Today’s first reading
is from the Old Testament of Joshua 5:9-12
9 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have
rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And so that place is called
Gilgal[a] to this day.
The Passover at Gilgal
10 While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal
they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the
plains of Jericho. 11 On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate
the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. 12 The manna
ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no
longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.
“This is the word
of the Lord”
All
say; “Thanks
be to God”.
Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
The Lord speaks of peace to
His people.
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 Lord be with You,
AND with your
Spirit.
The Gospel Reading was written by (St. Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) 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 Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now all the tax collectors and
sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes
were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Parable of the Prodigal and His Brother
found.’ Luke 15:11-32
The Parable of the Prodigal and
His Brother
11 Then Jesus[a] said, “There was
a man who had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father,
give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his
property between them. 13 A few days later the younger son gathered all he had
and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute
living. 14 When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout
that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out
to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the
pigs. 16 He would gladly have filled himself with[b] the pods that the pigs
were eating; and no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to himself he
said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but
here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will get up and go to my father, and I will say
to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 19 I am no longer
worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’ 20 So he
set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw
him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and
kissed him. 21 Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven
and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[c] 22 But the father
said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him;
put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 And get the fatted calf
and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and
is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his elder son was in the
field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. 27 He replied,
‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he
has got him back safe and sound.’ 28 Then he became angry and refused to go in.
His father came out and began to plead with him. 29 But he answered his father,
‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I
have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young
goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours
came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the
fatted calf for him!’ 31 Then the father[d] said to him, ‘Son, you are always
with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice,
because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has
been found.’””
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; Gospel reflection: What do you remember
from today’s reading?
Jesus was spending time with people who were
not very popular in his time.
They were tax collectors and people who
everyone else thought were doing
wrong. Jesus sat down and ate with them. Some
other people complained and so Jesus told them a story. Why do you think he
told them this story? 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.
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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: 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, Pope Francis, Bishop
Cyprian Lwanga, Priests and all the clergy, that they may not get tired to tell
to good news of Christ..
We pray to the
Lord…
Prayer 2. Let us pray for our lovely parents, that like the
gardener in the
gospel story, they may continue to work to help their children,
especially the most difficult ones to change their lives for the better.. We
pray to the Lord….
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that they
may follow Jesus’ example of forgiveness, love and welcome to all people,
especially those who lack or who are finding life difficult. We pray to the Lord….
Prayer 4. And for all of us gathered here, may we be
welcoming and leave a great example as Christ Jesus did.
We pray to the
Lord...
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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....