Nineteenth Sunday in the
Ordinary Time (Year
A)
Sunday
13th August, 2017
Preparing the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Water and Jesus
Welcome: Today, we
hear how Jesus walked on water, and His disciples saw Him coming towards them
and they were very scared...
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Entrance Song
Give Me Joy In My Heart
1. Give Me Joy In My Heart
Give
me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Give
me joy in my heart, I pray;
Give
me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Keep
me praising till the break of day:
Refrain. Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing
hosanna to the King of kings.
Sing
hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing
hosanna to the King.
2. Give me peace in my
heart, keep me loving,
Give
me peace in my heart, I pray;
Give
me peace in my heart, keep me loving, Keep me loving till the break of day:
Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“White cloud with bright sun rays behind it….”>
< “We
learnt the wonderful new life that God promised to us at His only son’s transfiguration. That we should listen to Hi.>
//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…
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
==== 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: Our Lord Jesus, you are
same, then, now and forever!, we give you thanks for having showed us miracles
when you were still here on earth. Dear
Jesus, never leave us alone we pray. Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the
first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the first
book of Kings in the Old Testament (1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a). Elijah was a good man who tried hard to
listen to God and do what God told him to do.
This is a story about a time when Elijah was living in a cave. God told him to go outside because He was
going to pass by that way.
Would you recognize God if He passed by your house? What do you think you would see or hear? <let the children respond> Let’s listen to Elijah’s story and see what
he discovered.
A prepared child/children come and take the
reading.
1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a (GNT)
The Lord Speaks to Elijah
9
There he went into a cave to spend the night.
Suddenly
the Lord spoke to him, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”
11
“Go out and stand before me on top of the mountain,” the Lord said to him. Then
the Lord passed by and sent a furious wind that split the hills and shattered
the rocks—but the Lord was not in the wind. The wind stopped blowing, and then
there was an earthquake—but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the
earthquake there was a fire—but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire
there was the soft whisper of a voice.
13
When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood
at the entrance of the cave. A voice said to him, “Elijah, what are you doing
here?”
This is the word of the
Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: How did Elijah recognize
God? Was God in the mighty wind? <no> Was God in the earthquake? <no> Where was God when Elijah recognized him? <in the stillness> Do you think, if Elijah wasn’t sure that God
was coming, that he would have recognized the moment of God’s arrival?
Say: Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Lord, show us your mercy and love, and
grant us your salvation.…> 3x
Introducing the
Gospel
Say:
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of
Matthew (Matt 14:22-33) In the reading, we hear what happened next. after Jesus had fed 5000 men on only 5
loafs of bread and 2 fish, At the end of the day, Jesus sent his disciples
into a boat headed for home. Jesus stayed behind to get some time alone. The
boat sailed all night and towards morning, the disciples saw Jesus coming
towards them walking on the water. Wow!
Pretend that you are one of the disciples in the boat and listen to what
happens next.
....with Alleluia!! –
We
sing while standing and welcome the gospel!!
Alle-llu, Alle-llu,
Alle-llu, Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the
Lord...
Alle-llu, Alle-llu,
Alle-llu, Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the
Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
Alle..lluia, Lets
praise the Lord...
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
14:22-33 (GNT)
Jesus
Walks on the Water
22
Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other
side of the lake, while he sent the people away. 23 After sending the people
away, he went up a hill by himself to pray. When evening came, Jesus was there
alone; 24 and by this time the boat was far out in the lake, tossed about by
the waves, because the wind was blowing against it.
25
Between three and six o'clock in the morning Jesus came to the disciples,
walking on the water. 26 When they saw him walking on the water, they were
terrified. “It's a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear.
27
Jesus spoke to them at once. “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don't be afraid!”
28
Then Peter spoke up. “Lord, if it is really you, order me to come out on the
water to you.”
29
“Come!” answered Jesus. So Peter got out of the boat and started walking on the
water to Jesus. 30 But when he noticed the strong wind, he was afraid and
started to sink down in the water. “Save me, Lord!” he cried.
31
At once Jesus reached out and grabbed hold of him and said, “What little faith
you have! Why did you doubt?”
32
They both got into the boat, and the wind died down. 33 Then the disciples in
the boat worshiped Jesus. “Truly you are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.
“The Gospel
of the Lord”
Glory and 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:
Ask: Why do you think the
disciples were afraid when they saw Jesus walking on the water? <because
they knew that no one can walk on water – maybe they thought they were seeing a
ghost> Peter recognized
Jesus. What happened next? <Peter walked on water> Peter was the leader and tried to determine
if what they saw was really Jesus. Why
do you think that Peter was able to walk on water? <Because
he believed that Jesus would take care of him> Why do you think that Peter sank? <Peter
started thinking that he couldn’t walk on water and thought that what he
was doing was impossible >
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew 14:25
“Between
three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus came to the disciples, walking on
the water…..”.
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: Sometime the things that we must do to
follow Jesus are much harder than what we think we can do. We must truly believe that God will take care
of us Let us reflect on His goodness as we pray together:
Prayer 1. Let us pray for Pope Francis’ health and faith, pray for bishops,
priests, and all the faithful, that they may show all people to trust God in
everything. We pray to the Lord…
Prayer 2. We pray for world leaders: that they
may be faithful with God’s people to make the world a fairer place, so that
everyone is happy in their own country… We pray to the Lord..
Prayer 3. We pray
for those who are hungry or homeless, may they receive their peace in Jesus and
believe in only Him. pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. We pray
for our parish, our friends and our family: that we may be disciples together
and support each other in all that life gives us… 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....