St. Mbaaga Tuzinde
Catholic Church Kiwatule
The Solemnity of the Uganda Martyrs (Year B) June 3rd,
2018
Preparing the worship
space.
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Colour: RED
Theme: Martyrdom.
Welcome: Today we celebrate Uganda Martyrs that were killed
by King Mwanga of Buganda, he killed them because they believed in Christ
Jesus.
Ask: What was last week’s theme? < “The SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.”
> ‘We learnt about the three persons in one. The most Holy
Trinity. God the: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.’
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Entrance Song
Beebale, Amansi ne Mapeera
Twebaze Mapeera nemunne
Amansi Abasaale baffee abaleeta ediini eno, Leo omugenzi paapa mu buddeobwo, Ko
ne Laviziri be babasindika eno.
Verse
Beebale Amansi ne Mapeera,
Beebale abaleta ekitangaala
OR
Beewayo abaana beebazibwa
kurwafe bawaayo obulamu nee byona
Alelluia kubwayezu, batiibwa
nga bayimba…
//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
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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:
Christ Jesus, thank you
for giving us the gift of the Uganda Martyrs who gave up their lives for for
your Glory... Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
King Solomon wrote the book of Wisdom.
Today he tells us in (Wisdom 3:1-9), even though a person dieing for Christ suffers
here on earth, in heaven, will have Eternal Life.
Listen attentively.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
Wisdom 3:1-9 (GNT)
The Destiny of the Righteous
3
But righteous people are protected by God and will never suffer torment. 2 It
is a foolish mistake to think that righteous people die and that their death is
a terrible evil. 3 They leave us, but it is not a disaster. In fact, the
righteous are at peace. 4 It might appear that they have suffered punishment,
but they have the confident hope of immortality. 5-6 Their sufferings were
minor compared with the blessings they will receive. God has tested them, like
gold in a furnace, and found them worthy to be with him. He has accepted them,
just as he accepts the sacrifices which his worshipers burn on the altar.
7
When God comes to reward the righteous, they will blaze out against the wicked
like fire in dry straw. 8 They will rule over nations and peoples, and the Lord
will be their king forever. 9 Those who have put their trust in God will come
to understand the truth of his ways. Those who have been faithful will live
with him in his love, for he is kind and merciful to the ones whom he has
chosen.
“This is the word of
the Lord”
All say “Thanks
be to God”.
Ask: Who is the king of the
Faithful? J
<God is their >
Say: Let
us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Those who sow in tears, will
reap in joy..>
3x
Introducing
the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes
from the New Testament book of John. (John 12:4-26)
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
Good News
today, Yes good news, good news today, good news today, the news of Salavation.
Alle-luiaAlle,
Alle-luia, Alle- luia, A—lleluia x2
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
John 12:9-26
The
Plot against Lazarus
9 A large number of people heard that Jesus was in Bethany, so they went
there, not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised
from death. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too, 11 because
on his account many Jews were rejecting them and believing in Jesus.
The Triumphant
Entry into Jerusalem
12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover Festival
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm
trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Praise God! God bless him who comes
in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, just as the scripture says,
15 “Do not be afraid, city of Zion!
Here comes your king,
riding on a young donkey.”
16 His disciples did not understand this at the time; but when Jesus had
been raised to glory, they remembered that the scripture said this about him
and that they had done this for him.
17 The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the
grave and raised him from death had reported what had happened. 18 That was why
the crowd met him—because they heard that he had performed this miracle. 19 The
Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, we are not succeeding at all!
Look, the whole world is following him!”
Some
Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Some Greeks were among those who had gone to Jerusalem to worship
during the festival. 21 They went to Philip (he was from Bethsaida in Galilee)
and said, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
22 Philip went and told Andrew, and the two of them went and told Jesus.
23 Jesus answered them, “The hour has now come for the Son of Man to receive
great glory. 24 I am telling you the truth: a grain of wheat remains no more
than a single grain unless it is dropped into the ground and dies. If it does
die, then it produces many grains. 25 Those who love their own life will lose
it; those who hate their own life in this world will keep it for life eternal.
26 Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me
where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.”
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:
What did you hear? < When
Jesus did acts of kindness to His friends, the Pharisees hated Him more>
Which person did they want to kill after he was resurrected from the dead? <Lazarus> And that’s how Ugandan
martyrs were killed because they were Jesus’ friends.
Memory
Verse: John 12:25
“…..Those
who love their own life will lose it; those who hate their own life in this
world will keep it for life eternal.....”
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: We know that Jesus loves those that love Him. Let
us pray together.
Prayer 1. We pray that God may be known, loved, honored and
served by the whole world and by ourselves in particular.… We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2
We pray that God may reign
in us that we may one day be admitted into Heaven.… We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3.
We pray for our parish,
family and friends: that God pardon our sins in the same measure that we pardon
those who offend us. We pray to the Lord…
Prayer 4 For
us hear, we pray that God may not allow us to be tempted but to give us the
grace not to be conquered by the devil... We
prayer 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....
