Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year B) 6th May, 2018
Preparing the worship
space.
Colour: White
Theme: Friendship/Love
True
friendship never dies.
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7:03 =3===
Entrance Song
BIND
US TOGETHER, Lord, Bind us together
With
cords that cannot be broken.
Bind
us together, Lord,
Bind
us together,
Bind
us together with love.
There
is only one God,
There
is only one King;
There
is only one Body,
That
is why we sing:
Refrain
Made
for the glory of God,
Purchased
by His precious Son;
Born
with the right to be clean,
For
Jesus the victory has won.
Ask: What was last week’s theme
<“ A Vine with
branches”> < Jesus is the vine, and we g, his branches>
Welcome:
Today Jesus asks us to
love one another as he loves us. He talks about the importance of looking out
for our friends, and how we can all be friends of Jesus. Let’s think a bit more
about our friends today..
//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.
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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME
:-)
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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
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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:
God of joy, you loved us
so much you sent your Son to us. Help us to love each other as you love us. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Say: Today’s first
reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. (Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48) It will
tell us how everyone can receive the Holy Spirit. At that time, people believed that only the
Jews were God’s chosen people. They had
a lot of difficulty understanding that Jesus’ message was for all people..
A prepared child/children come and take the
reading.
First Reading is from the book of
Acts
10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 (GNT)
25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and
worshiped him.
26 But Peter lifted him up and said, “Stand up. I myself am also a
man.”
Good News for Gentiles
34 Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t
show favoritism, 35 but in every nation the person who fears him and
does what is right is acceptable to him.
Gentile Conversion
and Baptism
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came
down on all those who heard the message. 45 The circumcised
believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy
Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they heard
them speaking in other tongues[a] and declaring the greatness of God.
Then
Peter responded, 47 “Can anyone withhold water and prevent these
people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did Jesus
come for Jews only? <No> <Jesus came for Gentiles as well as Jews>
Let’s do a
little activity. I want you think for just a minute – no talking out loud. Think in your mind of a person you really
don’t like. Don’t say their name – just
put their name in your mind. The message in this reading is that the person you
are thinking of is God’s special child just like you are. Jesus died and rose for that person too. Is that hard to remember?
<.>
Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.....>3x
Introduce the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading
comes from the book of St. John. (John
15:9-14). This reading tells us about a
time that Jesus was talking to his friends about love. Listen closely and see if you hear something
special for us to learn.
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
Alle-lu Alle-lu, Alle-lu Alle-lluia!!
Lets praise the Lord….
Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lluia!!,
Lets praise the Lord….
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord!
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord!
Alle..lluia Lets praise the Lord….!!!
The leader reading
the gospel, silently says: “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. John.
Glory to You, O Lord
John 15:9-17 (CSB)
Christ
like Love
9 “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. 10
If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s
commands and remain in His love.
11 “I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy
may be complete.
12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. 13
No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends. 14
You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call
you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master[a] is
doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I
have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose
you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
17 “This is what I command you: Love one another.
.”The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you
Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*) 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: What
did you hear Jesus say? <that we need to love each other the same
way that He loves us> Wow! Do you
think that this will be easy? <sometimes>
Who do you love most? <Discuss> Now think of the person you thought of earlier. This is the person that Jesus asks you to love
the way that Jesus loves you.
.
Memory Verse: John 15:17 “..,<17 “This is what I command you: Love one another...>
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 ====
You may want to ask the children to offer
their own prayers or you can use the suggestions here.
Prayers of the Faithful Now is the time to
pray for our stuff :-)Intercessions.
Leader: Let us
keep God’s love for us in mind as we pray:
Prayer
1. We pray for world leaders: that they may be inspired by Jesus’
example of love, to do what is best for all people. We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We pray for all children around the world: that they may have the
chance to play and learn with their friends. We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may be
good friends to each other, helping and caring for others especially people who
are poor around the world..
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
4. Generous
God, we give thanks for our friends and the joy they bring us. Help us to be
generous, loving and kind to all people around the world, so that they may know
that we are their friends.
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....