Order of Mass
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Sunday 24th
July, 2016
Preparing the worship
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Colour: Green
Theme:Prayer
Entry
song
Be still for the presence of the Lord, the holy one is here
Come bow before him now
With reverence and fear
In him no sin is found
We stand on holy ground
Be still for the presence of the Lord
The holy one is here.
Ask: What is prayer? <talking to and listening to
God> What are some ways
that we can pray? <have the children make suggestions>.
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Welcome: Today
we hear how Jesus teaches his disciples a very special prayer. A prayer that we
still say today. Can you guess what it is? Let’s think about this prayer and
what the words mean for us....
Focus: Memory
Verse
Lk 11:1 “..Lord teach us to Pray..”
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.
==== 7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-) Who has
burning new??
==== 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 mercy2
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
- Eco
Glory to God in the highest, and peace
to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we
worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus
Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of
the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You
alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of
the Father. Amen, A a amen A a amen !
Opening Prayer
Pray the Lord’s prayer
together..… Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:24 ====
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
(Gen 18:20–32) Today
we are going to hear a story about God talking to Abraham about destroying a
town filled with really wicked people.
Let’s listen to the scripture reading and see what we can learn about
how much God really loves people and listens to them
Now give to the child to start reading the first reading below.
Today’s first reading is from the old
Testament book of Genesis 18:20–32
Sodom and Gomorrah
20 Then the Lord said, “I have
heard many things against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil.
21 So I will go down and see if they are as bad as I have heard.”
22 So the men turned and went
toward Sodom. But Abraham stood there before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham
approached the Lord. Abraham asked, “Lord, do you plan to destroy the good
persons along with the evil persons? 24 What if there are 50 good people in
that city? Will you still destroy it? Surely you will save the city for the 50
good people living there. 25 Surely you will not destroy the good people along
with the evil people. Then the good people and the evil people would be treated
the same. You are the judge of all the earth. Won’t you do what is right?”
26 Then the Lord said, “If I find
50 good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole city because of
them.”
27 Then Abraham said, “I am only
dust and ashes. Yet I have been brave to speak to the Lord. 28 What if there
are only 45 good people in the city? Will you destroy the whole city for the
lack of 5 good people?”
The Lord said, “If I find 45 good
people there, I will not destroy the city.”
29 Again Abraham said to the
Lord, “If you find only 40 good people there, will you destroy the city?”
The Lord said, “If I find 40 good
people, I will not destroy the city.”
30 Then Abraham said, “Lord,
please don’t be angry with me. Let me ask you this. If you find only 30 good
people in the city, will you destroy it?”
The Lord said, “If I find 30 good
people there, I will not destroy the city.”
31 Then Abraham said, “I have
been brave to speak to the Lord. But what if there are 20 good people in the
city?”
The Lord answered, “If I find 20
good people there, I will not destroy the city.”
32 Then Abraham said, “Lord,
please don’t be angry with me. Let me bother you this one last time. What if
you find 10 good people there?”
The Lord said, “If I find 10 good
people there, I will not destroy it.”
This is the word of the Lord, …
Responsorial Psalm
Lord, on the day I called for help, you
answered me.
Introducing
the Gospel
(Lk 11:1-11) This reading is about a time that Jesus was
teaching the people who constantly surrounded him. He told everyone – like he tells us today in
scripture- to love and praise God.
with
Alleluia!!.
Welcoming the Gospel
You are welcome Lord of Lords,
You are welcome King of Kings
You are welcome Lord of Hosts
You are welcome Prince of Peace..
You are welcome here, Alle-lluia,
Alle..lluia Might God!!!
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...”
38 Luke
11:1-11 (ICB)
Jesus
Teaches About Prayer
11 One time Jesus was praying in
a place. When he finished, one of his followers said to him, “John taught his
followers how to pray. Lord, please teach us how to pray, too.”
2 Jesus said to them, “When you
pray, say:
‘Father, we pray that your name
will always be kept holy.
We pray that your kingdom will
come.
3 Give us the food we need for
each day.
4 Forgive us the sins we have
done,
because we forgive every person who has
done wrong to us.
And do not cause us to be
tested.’”[a]
Continue
to Ask
5-6 Then Jesus said to them,
“Suppose one of you went to your friend’s house at midnight and said to him, ‘A
friend of mine has come into town to visit me. But I have nothing for him to
eat. Please loan me three loaves of bread.’ 7 Your friend inside the house
answers, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked. My children and I are in
bed. I cannot get up and give you the bread now.’ 8 I tell you, maybe
friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you the bread. But he will
surely get up to give you what you need if you continue to ask. 9 So I tell
you, continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you
will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. 10 Yes, if a
person continues asking, he will receive. If he continues searching, he will
find. And if he continues knocking, the door will open for him. 11 What would
you fathers do if your son asks you for[b] a fish? Would any of you give him a
snake?
“The Gospel of the Lord”,
“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:
==== 7:24 - 7:27 ====
Gospel Reflection.
Ask: What was the prayer? <the words are different so the children
may not have picked up on the “Our Father”>
What was the PARABLE? <about a person who was awakened in the
middle of the night by a friend>
What do you think Jesus was telling us?
<he told us to be persistent, to never give up> God always hears
our prayers and he will always answer them.
Sometimes the answer doesn’t quite look the way we think it should but
it he always answers.
Ask the Holy Spirit to
guide you to do the right thing in the coming week.
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.
==== 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.
Jesus encouraged his
disciples to pray and so we pray together now:...
Prayer 1. Let us pray for Pope Francis, bishops, priests, and all the
faithful, that they may guide people to teach them how to pray. We pray to the
Lord…
Prayer 2. We pray for world leaders: that they may
make decisions that are right for all their people and work to make the world a
fairer place… We pray to the Lord..
Prayer 3. Let us pray for all those people
of faith who fight to preserve religious liberty, may the Lord strengthen them
always. pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. We pray for
our parish, families and friends: that we may be moved to share what we have. 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, .........
==== 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…
