Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion(Year B) 25th
March, 2018
Preparing the worship space.
***before you begin, make sure that you have readers for the
different roles in the Passion reading: You,
an adult will be the narrator, good readers for Jesus and Pilate, and a few
chosen readers to help lead small groups of younger children in the “priests”
and the “crowd” parts. Have the parts
ready for the children with highlighted sections***
Theme Colour: Red
Theme of the Day: Palms
==== 7:00 - 7:03 =3===
Entrance Song
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising
1
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:
[Refrain]
3
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
give
me love in my heart, I pray;
give
me love in my heart, keep me serving,
keep
me serving till the break of day:
[Refrain]
Ask: Do you know what week we are starting?
<Holy
Week> and next Sunday we celebrate
Easter, and still see how this is very true.
Welcome: Today we hear how crowds of people
welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem shortly before he was crucified. We have palms to remind us of how the
people cut branches and laid them in the road before Him as they shouted with
joy.
****We have some extra church services this week to remember
the things that happened to Jesus before he died and rose again. We gather on Holy Thursday to remember
His last supper together with His friends(Disciples). We gather on Good Friday
to remember how He died for us. And we will gather again on Easter Sunday
to celebrate His rising from the dead, His triumph over death. ****
//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*
Still
Gloria is not sung at all during the Holy Week.
Opening
Prayer:
Our
God most high, we welcome you into our lives as the people of Jerusalem
welcomed your son our Lord Jesus Christ, with respect, love and happiness. Help
us to remember that you are in all people and help us to try to make them feel
welcome. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce
the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the
Old Testament book of the prophet Isaiah. In this reading, Isaiah talks about
being tortured because he believed in God. He reminds us that even in the worst
of times, God is with us and to never be ashamed to believe in God.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
First Reading is from the book
of
Isaiah 50:4-7 (NRSVCE)
6 I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face from insult and
spitting.
7. The Lord God helps me; therefore, I
have not been disgraced; therefore, I have set my face like flint, and I know
that I shall not be put to shame;
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Say: God is with us, even when we are persecuted.
Say: Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< My God, my God, why have you
abandoned me? ...>3x
Introduce the
Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel
reading comes from the New Testament book of Matthew. It is called the passion. It is a long reading and we shall read
parts of it together. This is the story of what happened to Jesus. It is a sad
story. While we read, think about how
you might have acted if you were living at that time.
....
Say: Usually we stand
to get ready to hear the Gospel; today we will sit because this Gospel is a
little different:
..with No Alleluia!! –
Still
in this Holy Week, we shall not sing the Alleluia but can sing a song short
song åwithout Alleluia.
Silently say: “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. John.
Glory to You, O Lord
Mark 15:1-39 (GNT)
Readers
Narrator--- Black Adult
Pirate--- Green Child
Jesus--- Red Adult
Crowd--- Yellow Children
Chief Priests---Grey Children
Centurion---- Blue Child
Jesus Faces Pilate
15 As soon as it was morning, having held a meeting with the
elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, the
chief priests tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
He answered him, “You say
so.”
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are
accusing you of!” 5 But Jesus still did not answer, and so Pilate was amazed.
Jesus or Barabbas
6 At the festival Pilate used to release for the
people a prisoner whom they requested. 7 There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who
had committed murder during the rebellion. 8 The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was
his custom. 9 Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the
King of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had
handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would
release Barabbas to them instead. 12 Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the
Jews?”
13 Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
14 Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong?”
But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!”
15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them;
and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
Mocked by the Military
16 The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the
governor’s residence) and called the whole company together. 17 They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted together a
crown of thorns, and put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on
him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying him homage. 20 After they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple
robe and put his clothes on him.
Crucified between Two Criminals
They led him out to crucify him. 21 They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing
by, to carry Jesus’s cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of
Alexander and Rufus.
22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull). 23 They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did
not take it.
24 Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, casting
lots for them to decide what each would get. 25 Now it was nine in the morning[a] when they crucified him. 26 The inscription of the charge written against him was: The King of
the Jews.27 They crucified two criminals[b] with him, one on his right and one on his left.[c]
29 Those who passed by were yelling insults at[d] him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy
the temple and rebuild it in three days,30 save yourself by coming down from the cross!” 31 In the same way, the chief priests
with the scribes were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot
save himself! 32 Let the Messiah, the
King of Israel, come down now from the
cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.
The Death of Jesus
33 When it was noon,[e] darkness came over the whole land until three in the
afternoon.[f] 34 And at three Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá
sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why
have you abandoned me?”[g]
35 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “See, he’s calling for Elijah.”
36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a
stick, offered him a drink, and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37 Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 Then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom. 39 When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he[h] breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”[i]
“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:
Ask:
Do you think that the people who killed Jesus were all bad people? Or do you think maybe they might have been
frightened into doing the wrong thing?
Maybe they don’t really understand. <We know that Jesus forgave the
people who killed him. He regularly
forgives us too as long as we recognize what we do wrong and are sorry.>
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: As we welcome Jesus into our lives
in other people, we pray together…
Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: that
they may be inspired by Jesus’ example to care for all people, especially those
who are poor... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2. We pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world:
that we may look for Jesus within them and treat each other as we would wish to
be treated... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may
welcome all people with respect and love as Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem... We pray to the
Lord....
Prayer 4. God of truth, we thank you for
sending us your Son Jesus. Open our hearts so that we may welcome him in others
and bring us together to make the world a fairer place... 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....