Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) –14th
January, 2018
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Telephone
Colour: Green
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Entrance Song
Telephone to
Jesus :
Telephone
to Jesus, telephone to Jesus telephone to Jesus every
day!!!, Halloo, Telephone to Jesus, telephone to Jesus telephone to
Jesus every day!!!, Halloo
I want to walk with Jesus, I
want to walk with Jesus, I want to walk with Jesus every day!!!, Hallooo,
I want to walk with Jesus, I
want to walk with Jesus, I want to walk with Jesus every day!!!, Hallooo.
Ask: Does anyone
remember the theme for last week? <The Epiphany of our Lord Jesus, three wise men from the
Orient came to visit Him…>
Welcome; Today we
hear how Jesus named Simon, Peter, which means “rock”. Names are very
important – we all have one and God knows all of us by our name. How do you
know when God calls you?
<discuss> It is different
for everyone but some things are similar. Usually, it is something that you
know is a good thing to do. Often you
think someone else should do it. When
you are in a situation and you have a feeling that you really should do
something specific that is good, sometimes that is God on the phone!
//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 all, you know us all by our name, and love and care
for us, because we are all your children. Help us also to love and care for our
brothers and sisters around the world.... Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the first Old Testament book of
Samuel. (1
Samuel 3:4-10, 19) In
this reading, Samuel is a young boy and he is sleeping. Listen to the story about how God called
Samuel and decide what you would think if God called you in the way God called
Samuel.
A prepared child/children come and take the
first reading or second reading.
1
Samuel 3:4-10,
Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD
where the ark of God was.
The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, "Here I am."
Samuel ran to Eli and said, "Here I am. You called me."
"I did not call you, " Eli said. "Go back to
sleep."
So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli.
"Here I am, " he said. "You called me."
But Eli answered, "I did not call you, my son. Go back to
sleep."
At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,
because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.
The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.
Getting up and going to Eli, he said, "Here I am. You called
me."
Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.
So he said to Samuel, "Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening."
When Samuel went to sleep in his place,
the LORD came and revealed his presence,
calling out as before, "Samuel, Samuel!"
Samuel answered, "Speak, for your servant is listening."
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,
not permitting any word of his to be without effect.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: How do you think you would feel if God called
you in the way that God called Samuel?
<discuss> Do you think you
would be able to give God the same answer that Samuel gave him?
Say: God calls us all the time. Many times we say NO to God when we are tired
or don’t feel good.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Here
I am, Lord; I come to do your will.!...>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of the Apostle John.
John tells of the time that he was called by God to be Jesus’ follower. Listen to this story and decide if you would
act the way John did.
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
John 1:35-42 (GNT)
The First Disciples of Jesus
35 The
next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples, 36 when
he saw Jesus walking by. “There is the Lamb of God!” he said.
37 The
two disciples heard him say this and went with Jesus. 38 Jesus
turned, saw them following him, and asked, “What are you looking for?”
They answered, “Where do you
live, Rabbi?” (This word means “Teacher.”)
39 “Come
and see,” he answered. (It was then about four o'clock in the afternoon.) So
they went with him and saw where he lived, and spent the rest of that day with
him.
40 One
of them was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 At
once he found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah.”
(This word means “Christ.”) 42 Then
he took Simon to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said,
“Your name is Simon son of John, but you will be called Cephas.” (This is the
same as Peter and means “a rock.”)
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: Do you think it is a normal thing for John to act the way he did? <not really> Usually we don’t see someone, leave our
homes, and go with him. Jesus’ apostles
heard and saw something that we can’t understand – but it turned out to be a
really good thing! Do you remember when
and why you decided to follow Jesus? <discuss>
Say: For many of you, you follow Jesus because
your parents share God’s call with you.
Memory Verse: “John 1:42 (…..“but you will be called Cephas.” (This
is the same as Peter and means “a rock.”)
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: We know that
God loves us and knows everyone by name and so we pray together:..
.
Prayer 1. We pray for world
leaders: that they may make wise decisions for the good of all the members of their
countries..
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We
pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world, especially those who
are living in poverty: that they may be able to change their lives for the
better.
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may take the
time to get to know others, no matter where in the world they are from or how
different they are from us, and care for them and help them as God loves and
cares for us.
We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
4. Loving
God, help us to remember that all people throughout the world are special
because you know us by our names and we are all your children.
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....
