Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the Mother of God (Year A) 1st January, 2017
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Mary Mother of God.
Theme Colour: White
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Entrance Song
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night…
While shepherds watched
Their flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around
And glory shone around
"Fear not," he said,
For mighty dread
Had seized their troubled minds
"Glad tidings of great joy
I bring
To you and all mankind,
To you and all mankind."....
Ask: Does anyone
remember the theme for last week? < A star- representing Baby Jesus the star/light of
the world born to us on Christmas day…>
Welcome; Today is about how the
shepherds visited Jesus after He was born and we celebrate Mary, His mother, obeyed God and she listened to all shepherds
had to say about how special her son was. Let’s think about those shepherds and
Mary today;
How was everyone’s Christmas?
<let the children tell a little about their holiday :->
//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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NEWS TIME :-)
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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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GLORIA – Glory to God in the highest!!......
Opening Prayer
God of all, you sent your Son Jesus for all people, not just
those who are rich and powerful, and He was welcomed by shepherds at his birth.
May we praise you and spread your word as the shepherds did.. Amen.
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7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of
Numbers. (Num 6:22-27) Today we hear something that God told Moses
to tell his brother to do. Let’s listen to what is said and see if we can
think of why this reading might tell us something about Mary mother of God….
A prepared child/children come and take the
first reading or second reading.
The first reading is from the old book of Numbers 6:22-27(NRSVCE)
The Priestly Benediction
22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 Speak to Aaron
and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to
them,
24 The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
27 So
they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What did God
say? <let the children retell a little> Say: He talked about blessing people and He said that if we speak
His name (or tell others about Him) God will bless us. Why would this
make us think of Mary? <Mary’s YES! tells everyone about God and her
faith in him>
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< May
God bless us in his mercy.!...>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of Luke 2:16-21. In
the reading today, we hear about the shepherds coming to see the baby. Listen to see if you can hear how Mary mother
of God felt.
Now we will stand to get ready to hear the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! – OR
Welcome the
Gospel through a song
Chorus:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Yelele Yelele, Hallelujah!
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Yelele Yelele, Hallelujah!
Silently say:”
Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your
Holy Gospel.
The
Leader starts: The Lord be with
You,
And with your Spirit.
A reading is from the
Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
Glory to
You, O Lord
Luke 2:16-21 (NRSVCE)
16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child
lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about
this child; 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.19 But
Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they
had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Jesus Is Named
21 After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child;
and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in
the womb.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*) Tell your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and
children’s level of understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What happened? <let the
children retell what they heard> Then
ask, How do you think Mary felt?
<confused, scared, proud>
Say: Mary was just like us. This is something that would be hard to
understand if it happened to us. But Mary
accepted. Mary praised God. Mary waited and did what God asked her to do. We should try to be like Mary the mother of
our Lord.
Memory Verse: “Luke 2:14 (“20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them....”)
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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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.
Leader: We know that
all people are equally important to God and so we pray together:…
Prayer 1. We pray for the world
church leaders: Our Pope Francis, Bishops, Priests, and all the clergy, that as they remind us baby Jesus, we get to
understand the real reason that brought our Lord Jesus Christ on earth.
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
Let
us pray for all babies around the world: that they may be loved and cared for
and grow up to reach their dreams..
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for children who are poor: that they may make their
stories heard and have hope for the future..
We
pray to the Lord.....
Prayer
4. We
pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may treat all people the same
no matter whether they are rich or poor and that we may be generous in sharing
all that we have with others.
We
pray to the Lord.....
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Silently, each one tells 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
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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....
