Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 2nd October, 2016
Colour: Green
Theme: Faith/Mastered seed
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song:
1. Faith is flowing like a river,
flowing out
through you and me;
flowing out
into the desert,
setting all
the captives free.
2. Joy is flowing
like a river, ...
3. Peace is flowing
like a river, ...
4. Hope is flowing
like a river, ...
5. Love is flowing
like a river, ...
Welcome;
Today Jesus
tells us how powerful faith is. How, if we have faith
we can do
anything we want to, even if at first it seems impossible. Let’s
think some
more about this now...
Explain: Today is the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in
the Ordinary Time.
Memory Verse:
Matthew 19:26 (“…with God, all things are possible."’…)
//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 – Glory to God in the highest….
Opening Prayer
God of
light, help us to see that even with the smallest
amount of
faith, we can do anything you ask of us. We ask this through
Christ our
Lord,. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first
reading is from the Old Testament, the book of Habakkuk.
Explain: Habakkuk also asked a
lot of questions. He didn’t understand
all the things that happened in this world. Let’s listen while Habakkuk asks
some questions of God and see what kind of answer he gets.
A
prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
Habakkuk 1:2-3 (GNT)
Habakkuk Complains of Injustice
2 O Lord, how long must I call for help before you
listen, before you save us from violence? 3 Why do you
make me see such trouble? How can you stand to look on such wrongdoing?
Destruction and violence are all around me, and there is fighting and quarrelling everywhere.
2:2-4
2 The Lord gave me this
answer: “Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be
read at a glance.3 Put it in
writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming
quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but
wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed. 4 And this is
the message: ‘Those who are evil will not survive,[a] but those who are righteous will live because
they are faithful to God.’”
“This is the word of the
Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Let
us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.….>3x.
Introduce the Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of St.
Luke. (Luke 17:5-0) At the time of this reading, Jesus’ disciples
were becoming afraid. They believed in Jesus and his message of love but they
were beginning to be afraid because of the way that others treated them. They wanted Jesus to give them more faith.
Welcoming the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! - OR
Welcome the Gospel through a song.
Chorus:
Halle, halle,
halle-lu-jah!
Halle, halle,
halle-lu-jah! Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
!!
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 Luke 16:19-31
(GNT)
Glory to
You, O Lord
Luke 17:5-10 (GNT)
Faith
5 The apostles
said to the Lord, “Make our faith greater.”
6 The Lord
answered, “If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say to this
mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea!’
and it would obey you.
A Servant's Duty
7 “Suppose one
of you has a servant who is plowing or looking after the sheep. When he comes
in from the field, do you tell him to hurry along and eat his meal? 8 Of course not! Instead, you say to him, ‘Get my supper ready, then
put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have
your meal.’ 9 The servant
does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he? 10 It is the same with you; when you have done all you have been told
to do, say, ‘We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty.’”
The Gospel of
the Lord”
“Praise to you
Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*)Tell an interesting story according to the Gospel and
children’s level of understanding like in the
Gospel reflection:
Ask: The servants’ job is to serve the master. What is our job as Christians? <to believe in Jesus> Is that always an easy thing to do? Why or why not? <no… because there are a lot of unhappy things going on in the world that we don’t understand – and we believe that Jesus could change all that>
Say: When the tiny mustard seed is watered and
cared for, it becomes a huge tree. If
your FAITH is a seed, how big can your faith grow if you take care of it? <bigger than we can imagine> FAITH is not something that someone can give
you – it is something that you must build by yourself. Like a baby believing to
be received by an adult.
Ask: What are some things you can do to take care
of your faith and help it grow?
<pray, talk to others about it, read the bible and other holy books,
go to Mass, go to religious education classes>
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 ====
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.
We know that everything is possible with faith and
God’s help, and so we pray together:
Prayer 1. Let
us pray for the Holy Catholic Church, and her leaders, to always bring hope in
all God’s people and remind them to always have faith. We pray to the
Lord...
Prayer 2 . Let us pray for
the leaders of nations: that they may continue to learn, grow food and build a better
future for all their people.
We pray to the Lord..
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, families and friends: that
we may have the faith and courage to try to build a brighter world so that it
becomes a better place for all to live. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Let
us pray to our Lord we little children, to give us the courage to try to make a
change to our world, no matter how
small, and the faith to know that with Him, all things are possible. We
pray to the Lord...
==== 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....
