Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Year A) 29th January, 2017
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Beatitudes “Sermon on a Mount"
Theme Colour: Green
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Entrance Song
Make me a charnel of your peace.
Make me a channel of your
peace.
Where there is hatred, let
me bring your love;
where there is injury, your
pardon, Lord;
and where there's doubt,
true faith in you.
Refrain:
O Master, grant that I may
never seek
so much to be consoled as
to console,
to be understood as to
understand,
to be loved as to love with
all my soul.
2 Make me a channel of your
peace.
Where there's despair in
life, let me bring hope;
where there is darkness,
let me bring your light;
and where there's sadness,
ever joy. [Refrain] "
Ask: Does anyone
remember the theme for last week? < FISH> We talked about how Jesus calls
each one of us and we must be ready to answer the call...to be fishers of men.
Welcome; Today we hear about how Jesus
went onto a mountain and taught his disciples. Jesus told them about the kind
of person that makes him happy and who is blessed. Some of what he said might
be surprising, so let’s think about it together 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.
==== 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
love, you bless those people who are poor, who are sad, who are hungry and
thirsty and who are hurt because they stand up for what they believe in. Help
us to follow in your way.... Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament book of the prophet Zephaniah. Zephaniah
tells us to be humble. What
do you think that means? <to put others before yourself>
A prepared child/children come and take the first
reading or second reading.
Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
3. Turn to the Lord, all
you humble people of the land, who obey his commands. Do what is right, and
humble yourselves before the Lord. Perhaps you will escape punishment on the
day when the Lord shows his anger.
Zephaniah 3:12-13(GNT)
12 I will leave there a
humble and lowly people, who will come to me for help. 13 The people of Israel
who survive will do no wrong to anyone, tell no lies, nor try to deceive. They
will be prosperous and secure, afraid of no one.”
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Being humble means thinking of other people first, worrying
about how others are instead of how we are, making sure other people have what
they need before making sure we have what we need.J
Ask: Do you think that it is easy for us to be
humble? Why or why not? <discuss>
Say: Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Blessed
are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs.....>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s
Gospel reading is taken from the book of St. Matthew. It tells us about a
special talk that Jesus gave on a mountainside—called “the Sermon on the Mount”.
During this talk, He said something we call the “Beatitudes”. The Beatitudes tell about God’s feelings
toward people who suffer while they are on earth. Listen closely and try to
remember one thing that Jesus says to you..
Now we will stand to get ready to hear the Gospel
..with an 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
Matthew 5:1-12(GNT)
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
5 Now when Jesus saw
the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to
him, 2 and he began to teach them.
The Beatitudes
He said:
3 ‘Blessed are the
poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those
who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the
meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those
who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the
merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure
in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the
peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those
who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 ‘Blessed are you
when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against
you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in
heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you..
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 did you hear? Did you hear anything new or that surprised
you? <discuss> Which Beatitude do
you think you might want to work on?
Memory Verse: “Matthew 5:3 (“…‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven..”)
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.
Leader: The words of Jesus give us hope for a fairer world and so together we
pray:...
Prayer 1. We pray for the world
church leaders: Our Pope, Francis, Bishops, Priests, and all the clergy, that
people open their hearts to listen to what Jesus
tells them. and try to make their lives blessed We pray to
the Lord...
Prayer
2.
Let
us pray for the world civil leaders; that they may work to bring about a
world that is like Jesus’ teachings, a world which is fair.
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for all people who are sad, hungry, poor or in danger:
that through our actions they may be blessed on earth as well as in heaven and
have hope for a better future. Lord
We
pray to the Lord.....
==== 7:26 - 7:28 ====
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
==== 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....
