Fourteenth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sunday 9nd July 2017
Preparing the worship
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Colour: Green
Theme: Gentle and Humble
Welcome: Today we hear how Jesus has a special
care for all who are working too hard, who are tired, and who are struggling.
He is gentle and humble is Spirit. Let’s think a bit more about this today…
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Entrance Song https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/1054
Pass me not, O
gentle Savior
Pass
me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear
my humble cry;
While
on others Thou art calling,
Do
not pass me by. Refrain
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Let
me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling
there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.”. Refrain
A
Ask: What was last week’s theme? < “Love. God is love,….” > “God
loves us and wants us all to be happy. Let’s think about the power of God’s
love”
//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…
Oh Lord Have Mercy
//Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
Jesus Christ, Son of God have mercy x2
//Oh
Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh
Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
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7:11 - 7:14 ====
With a
loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
GLORIA – Eco Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Father...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2
Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Son...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia
Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Spirit...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2
Alleluia Amen x2
Opening Prayer: Caring God, you are there with us in the most
difficult times. Help us when we find things hard, and help us to be there for
others when they are struggling. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament book of the prophet Zechariah (Zech 9:9-10). Zechariah tells us that our God is a God of
peace, not a God of war. God wants us to
enjoy this world and each other. Listen attentively.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
Zechariah 9:9-10 (GNT)
The Future King
9 Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion!
Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you!
He comes triumphant and victorious,
but humble and riding on a donkey—
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you!
He comes triumphant and victorious,
but humble and riding on a donkey—
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 The Lord says, “I will remove the war chariots from Israel
and take the horses from Jerusalem;
the bows used in battle will be destroyed.
Your king will make peace among the nations; he will rule from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.”
and take the horses from Jerusalem;
the bows used in battle will be destroyed.
Your king will make peace among the nations; he will rule from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.”
This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: When we listen to the
Scripture readings in the Old Testament, we often hear about things that will
happen in the New Testament. Did anyone
hear anything that will happen much much later?
<the king will come to
Jerusalem riding on a donkey>
When did this happen? <on Passion Sunday – the beginning of Holy
Week> Is that the way kings
usually arrive in a town? <no>
What usually happens when someone important comes?
Say: The important person is treated in a very
special manner. Jesus was HUMBLE – he did not put himself above others.
Say: Let
us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< I will praise your name forever, my
king and my God..> 3x
Introducing
the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of
Matthew (Matt 11:25-30) Matthew tells us about something that Jesus said. He was talking about God and said that he was
glad that ordinary people understood more about God than wise, educated
people. Does this make sense to
you? <discuss> What Jesus is
telling us is that the more people learn, the harder it is simply to believe in
Jesus. Think about this while you listen
to what Matthew says in this reading.
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
Yelele yelele Halleluiah. [G]
Chorus: Halleluiah, Helleluiah x3 Yelele yelele
Halleluiah.
1. Eyende mbele,
Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
2. Moto, moto,
Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
The leader reading the gospel, silently
says: “Cleanse our hearts and our lips almighty
God, that we 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 11:25-30 (GNT)
Come to Me and Rest
25 At that time
Jesus said, “Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have
shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. 26 Yes,
Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.
27 “My Father has
given me all things. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows
the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all of you who are
tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke and
put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and
you will find rest. 30 For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I
will put on you is light.”.”.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord
Jesus Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell your prepared reflecting
story to motivate the children, but according to the Gospel and children’s
level of understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel reflection:
Sometimes
when we know a lot, we think we know even more!
Sometimes it is hard to listen to others if we think we already know
what is going on. The smart people Jesus spoke with were looking for a savior.. They
were looking for a king or a soldier who would overthrow the government. We
know that Jesus was not a soldier, don’t we?
Jesus came to bring us peace. It was hard for the smart people to believe
that Jesus was the leader they were looking for.
Memory
Verse: Mathew 11:29
29 Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am
gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest....”
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 here.
Leader: Jesus invites us to go to him when times are hard
and so we pray together:
Prayer 1.
We pray for the Church throughout the world: that it may always be a place of
safety and help, reaching out to people who are in need. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2 We pray for
all members of our global family who are poor, or who are finding life
difficult: that they may know they are not alone and may find the help that
they need to carry on. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray
for our parish, family and friends: that we may do all we can to help those who
are finding life difficult.
We pray to the Lord....
Closing prayer: God of all, be with us when we find things difficult, and strengthen
us as we help each other, so that all people may have hope for the future.
Amen.
==== 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....
