St. Mbaaga Tuzinde
Catholic Church Kiwatule
Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Year B)
Sunday
4th November. 2018
Preparing the worship
space
Colour: Green
Theme: A
Neighbor
Welcome:
Today Jesus tells
us that we must love our neighbour as ourselves. But what does this mean? Who
is our neighbour and how do we show love for them? Let’s think a bit more about
this today.
Ask: Last
week you must have heard about? <“ Bartimaeus” > (it stood for a
blind man that Jesus cured).
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Let there be love shared among us
Let there be love shared among us
Let there be love in our eyes
May now Your love sweep this
nation.
Cause us oh Lord to arise
Give us a fresh understanding
Of brotherly love that is real,
Let there be love shared among us,
Let there be love
Let there be hope shared among us
Let there be hope in our eyes
May now Your hope sweep this
nation.
Cause us oh Lord to arise
Give us a fresh understanding
Of brotherly love that is real,
Let there be hope shared among us,
Let there be hope.
//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
Glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest
And peace to His people on earth
Lord God, Heavenly King, Almighty God and Father We worship You
We give You thanks
We praise You for Your glory
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father
Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world
Lord, have mercy on us
You are seated at the right hand of the Father
Receive our prayer
For You alone are the Holy One
For You alone are the Lord
For You alone are the Most High
Jesus Christ
With the Holy Spirit
In the glory of God the Father
Amen, A…amen, A….a aamen.
Opening
Prayer:
Christ Jesus, show us
how to share your love with our neighbours both here and around the world as
you ask us to... Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament, book of Deuteronomy 6:2-6. It tells us about the Commandments given
to Moses. In this reading, Moses tells the Israelites about God’s laws. He
tells them what will happen if they follow all of God’s Commandments.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
First reading.
Deuteronomy 6:2-6 (GNT)
2 As long as you live, you and your
descendants are to honor the Lord your God and obey all his laws that I am
giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time. 3 Listen
to them, people of Israel, and obey them! Then all will go well with you, and
you will become a mighty nation and live in that rich and fertile land, just as
the Lord, the God of our ancestors, has promised.
4 “Israel, remember this! The Lord—and the
Lord alone—is our God.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 Never forget these commands that I
am giving you today.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What did you hear Moses tell
the Israelites? What do you think this
might mean to us today?
Say: Let us now focus
on our responsorial Psalm:
< I love you, Lord, my
strength....> x3
Introducing
the Gospel
Say: The Gospel today is from the book of Mark
12:28-31. So Jesus spent a lot of his time trying to teach the religious leaders
about the new ideas about faith. Many of
the religious leaders asked Jesus questions, trying to understand new ways of
looking at the important ideas about God’s laws.
...with Alleluia!! –
everyone stands and sings the
acclamation together. Suggestions include:!!
CHORUS: (‘Halle, halle,
halle’ (Caribbean))
Halle, halle, halle, lu-u-jah!
Halle, halle, halle lu-u-jah!
Halle, halle, halle lu-u-jah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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. Mark.
Glory to You, O Lord
Mark 12:28-31 (GNT)
The Great
Commandment
28 A teacher of the Law was there
who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good
answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most
important of all?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most
important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second most important
commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no
other commandment more important than these two.”
“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 Jesus say
was most important? <love> He
spoke of two kinds of love, didn’t he?
Who are we supposed to love? <God and everyone> How did he say to love others? <as
much as we love ourselves> What do you think this tells us about loving
ourselves? <that is important to love ourselves, too> Do you think we can
love others if we don’t love ourselves?
Explain:
So, #1 - love God with everything you have and #2 - love everyone else as much as you
love yourself.
Memory
Verse: Mark 12:30-31
30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your
mind, and with all your strength 31 The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor
as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these
two.”
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: God made us and loves us all, and so we pray with
confidence together:
Prayer 1.
We pray for the Church
throughout the world: that it may be a good neighbour to all people, welcoming
them and helping and sharing with those who are in need. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We
pray for our neighbours throughout the world: that they may have the chance to
live life to the full, with all that they need. We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish,
families and friends: that we may share what we have with our neighbours so
that all people may have what they need.
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. May our God, bless our neighbours throughout the
world. Help us to grow and learn in His love and to share that love with our
neighbours as Jesus taught 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....
