Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Year A) 22nd
January, 2017
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: a Fish in
honor of the first people Jesus actually invited to help Him spread the good
news. Lets remember their names; Peter, Andrew, James
and John.
Theme Colour: Green
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song
Christ be our Light.
I will make you fishers of
men,
Fishers of men, fishers of men.
I will make you fishers of
men,
If you follow Me.
If you follow Me,
If you follow Me,
I will make you fishers of
men,
If you follow Me.
Hear Christ calling
"Come unto Me
Come unto Me, Come unto
Me."
Hear Christ calling
"Come unto Me
I will give You rest."
Ask: Does anyone
remember the theme for last week? < The Dove at baptism
of Christ.…> We thought about the Holy Spirit and how we can be helped to do what is right...
Welcome; Today we are going to be
talking about light. When things are difficult and we are sad or frightened it
can feel like everything around us is dark and gloomy. We are going to think
about how we can bring light to the lives of other people.
//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, shine in our hearts so that we can bring joy and hope to other people,
especially those who are frightened, sick, lonely or hungry....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 Isaiah. (Isaiah 9:2-4) Isaiah tells us again about
light! Listen to Isaiah and see what he
says about light
A prepared child/children come and take the first
reading or second reading.
Isaiah
9:2-4 (GNT)
2 The people who walked
in darkness
have seen a great light.
They lived in a land of
shadows,
but now light is shining on them.
3 You have given them
great joy,[a] Lord;
you have made them happy.
They rejoice in what you
have done,
as people rejoice when they harvest grain
or when they divide captured wealth.
4 For you have broken the
yoke that burdened them
and the rod that beat their shoulders.
You have defeated the
nation
that oppressed and exploited your people,
just as you defeated the army of Midian
long ago.
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Isaiah’s word picture to us about light,<“those who walked in the dark have seen
a bright light. And it shines upon
everyone who lives in the land of darkest shadows”> This tells us that God shows us the way to
the greatest happiness. Serving God
brings peace and joy into our livesJ
Say: Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The
Lord is my light and my salvation....>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the
book of St. Matthew. (Matt
4:17-23). In the Gospel today, we hear about when Jesus
called his first followers to help him spread the news. Pretend you are a fisherman. You are working on the beach one day and a gentleman
comes along. Listen to St. Matthew’s story and try to imagine
how you would feel.
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
Matthew 4:17-23 (GNT)
17 From that time Jesus began to preach his
message: “Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”
Jesus
Calls Four Fishermen.
18 As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake
Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) and his
brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net. 19 Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I
will teach you to catch people.” 20 At once they left their nets and went with
him.
21 He went on and saw two other brothers,
James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their father
Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them, 22 and at once they left the boat and their
father, and went with him.
Jesus
Teaches, Preaches, and Heals.
23 Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in
the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people
who had all kinds of disease and sickness.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and
children’s level of understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: Do you think that you would have left your
fish and nets <which to us means money!> and go off with this
stranger? Isn’t it amazing that they
did?
Say: This
is true faith—to give everything up just to do what God asks us to do! It
is a real challenge to actually practice this in your everyday life. It
is even hard to find the times each day when Jesus calls you to action.
Memory Verse: “Matthew 4:19 (“…Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I will teach you to catch
people.”)
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: Together we
pray that the light of Christ will shine brightly in our lives: ...
Prayer 1. We pray for the world
church leaders: Our Pope, Francis, Bishops, Priests, and all the clergy, that as they spread the message of Jesus, the
light of the world, they work to bring comfort and help to those who are in need.
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We
pray for all people who are living in the darkness of poverty, fear or illness:
that through our actions they may see light and have hope for a better future.
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish, families and friends: that we may bring
light to those we meet.
We
pray to the Lord.....
Prayer
4. We pray for faith and hope,
to help us share our Lord’s light to all children that are in need, especially
in our community.
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....
Bring up A child in a way he should go, and when
he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
