Second Sunday of Lent (Year C) Family Fast Day 17th
March, 2019
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Light
Colour: Purple
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Welcome; In
today’s gospel we hear about an amazing thing that happened to Jesus, which
showed the disciples just how important He was. A great change came over Him. A
voice through a Light from the cloud brought a great change on Christ!!. Let’s
think about the changes we can make during Lent.
Entrance Song
Prayer, Fasting, and Alms Giving,
Hands folded in
prayer, hand on tummy, outstretched hands
We are meant, to repent.
Knock on heart 3
times
40 days of sacrifice,
One hand with 4
fingers up, one hand in shape of zero
Being super, extra nice,
Bend arms at
elbows and swing back and forth
This is Lent. This is Lent.
Right hand out
like holding a tray, then same with left.
//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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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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*GLORIA*
In lent period, we
shall not sing the Gloria
because it’s a time
for us to reflect on the
quality of our life
style.
Opening Prayer.
God of light and Mercy, you ask us to
listen to your Son, Jesus Christ.
Open our ears to hear your Word and fill
our hearts with your love so that
we may change our lives and the lives of
others... Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament, the book of Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
The reading is about Abraham our great grandfather,
He used to speak to God directly. Can you imagine?
A prepared child/children come and take the
first reading or second reading.
First Reading
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
5 The Lord took him
outside and said, “Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as
many descendants as that.”
6 Abram put his
trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and
accepted him.
7 Then the Lord said
to him, “I am the Lord, who led you out of Ur in Babylonia, to give you this
land as your own.”
8 But Abram asked,
“Sovereign Lord, how can I know that it will be mine?”
9 He answered,
“Bring me a cow, a goat, and a ram, each of them three years old, and a dove
and a pigeon.” 10 Abram brought the animals to God, cut them in
half, and placed the halves opposite each other in two rows; but he did not cut
up the birds. 11 Vultures came down on the bodies, but Abram drove
them off.
12 When the sun was
going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and fear and terror came over him.
17 When the sun had
set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch suddenly appeared
and passed between the pieces of the animals. 18 Then and there the
Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said, “I promise to give your descendants
all this land from the border of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What did you hear? <Discus>
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble....>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of Luke. (Lk 9:28-36) Soon after Jesus began his
public ministry, he chose to reveal himself as the Son of God to a few of his
trusted followers, Peter, James and John.
Now we will stand to get ready to hear the Gospel
In lent period, we shall not sing the hallelujah,
because it’s a time
for us to reflect on the
quality of our life
style. But another song without an hallelujah can be sang
Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise him in the morning, praise him in the
noon-time, Praise Him, Praise Him Praise him when the sun goes down!!
Silently the leader 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. Luke.
Glory to
You, O Lord.
The Transfiguration
28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and
James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the
appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of
lightning. 30 Two
men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his
departure,[a] which he was about to bring to
fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter
and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake,
they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving
Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us
put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did
not know what he was saying.) 34 While
he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as
they entered the cloud. 35 A
voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have
chosen; listen to him.” 36 When
the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this
to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen
The Gospel of the Lord”
All say; “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: What happened? <discuss> Moses and Elijah were holy men that the
Apostles had studied for all of their lives. The stories about Moses and Elijah
were part of the sacred Scriptures of the Apostles, just as they are for us. Imagine
how shocked Peter, James and John were when Moses and Elijah appeared with
Jesus, and when Jesus was so bright. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have
chosen; listen to him.” What did this tell
the Apostles about Jesus? <that he was more important than Moses and
Elijah> And then to hear God from
the sky say that Jesus was his son?
Wow! How do you think the
Apostles felt?
Memory Verse: “Luke 9:35 (…..“ “35 A voice came from the
cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”!’”!”...”)
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.
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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: As we try to
be closer to God this Lent, we pray together:
Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: that God may guide them to
make wise decisions for the good of all people in the world... We pray to the Lord…
Prayer
2.
We pray for the poor and for all people who struggle to get enough
to eat: that they may find the strength and help that they need 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 listen to what God asks of us and act to change our lives and our world
for the better.... We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
4. Let us pray so that God helps us to see His Son in all people and
to treat them as we would wish to be treated ourselves. May He help us to
listen and live our lives as He asks us to… We
pray to the Lord...
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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
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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....
