Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Sunday 19th May 2019
Preparing the worship space
Colour: White
Theme: Love
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Entrance Song:.
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….
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….
Let there be Joy …..
Let there be Peace …..
Welcome:
Today Jesus has a very
important message for His disciples, and for all who believe in Him. Jesus asks
us to love one another as He loves us. Let’s think about how we can do that
today.
Focus: Memory Verse
John 13:35 – If you have love for one another, then
everyone will know that you are my disciples.”
In
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
May The
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And the
love of God,
And the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with
you all.
And with Your Spirit.
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NEWS TIME :-) Who has
burning new??
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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 – 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 hope, you sent your Son Jesus to
teach us how to truly love one another. Help us to follow his example and to reach
out in love to all our brothers and sisters around the world. Amen.
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Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
Today’s first
reading is from the first New Testament book of Acts. Acts 14:21-27. We are going to hear about the two men we heard about
last week. Can anyone tell me who the
two men were? (Hint, if needed) – they
travelled around telling people about Jesus.
<Paul and Barnabas> We’ll hear again about them.
Now give to the child
to start reading the first reading below.
21
Paul and Barnabas preached the Good News in Derbe and won many disciples. Then
they went back to Lystra, to Iconium, and on to Antioch in Pisidia. 22 They
strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. “We
must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God,” they taught. 23
In each church they appointed elders, and with prayers and fasting they
commended them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
24
After going through the territory of Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 There
they preached the message in Perga and then went to Attalia, 26 and from there
they sailed back to Antioch, the place where they had been commended to the
care of God's grace for the work they had now completed.
27
When they arrived in Antioch, they gathered the people of the church together
and told them about all that God had done with them and how he had opened the
way for the Gentiles to believe.
The word of the
Lord, …
Responsorial Psalm
I will praise your name for ever,
my king and my God.
Introducing
the Gospel
In
today’s gospel from John, Jesus gives the people he is talking to a new
command. Listen closely and see if you
can figure out when this story took place.
A clue would be that one of the apostle mentioned by name.
..with
Alleluia!! -
Welcoming the Gospel
Good News today, Yes good news, good
news today, good news today, the news of Salavation. Alle-luia Alle, Alle-luia,
Alle- luia, A—lleluia x2
Silently say: ”Cleanse my heart
and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel to
your little children.
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit
The Gospel reading is from
the book of...”John 13:31a33-35
The
New Commandment.
31 After Judas had left, Jesus said,
“Now the Son of Man's glory is revealed; now God's glory is revealed through
him.
33 My children,
I shall not be with you very much longer. You will look for me; but I tell you
now what I told the Jewish authorities, ‘You cannot go where I am going.’34 And now I
give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must
love one another. 35 If you have
love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.”
“The
Gospel of the Lord”,
“Praise to you Lord Jesus
Christ”
(*)Tell an interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of
understanding like in the Gospel
reflection:
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Gospel
Reflection.
Ask: Did you hear the name of the
apostle? <Judas> This reading took place after
Judas left from somewhere. Where do you think it was? Where
was the last place that all the apostles, including Judas, were
together? <the Last Supper>
Say: At this time, Jesus gave a new command. What is a
command? <an order, something that we are supposed to
do> This special command is the most important
one. Does anyone remember what it is? <to love one
another as I have loved you> To keep building Jesus’ church, we must love
each other.>
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:
And
the third day He rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven,
and
seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From
there He shall come again to judge the leaving 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.
We pray together to the God who loves us.
Prayer 1. Let us pray for world leaders: that they
may follow Jesus’s example and show special care for people who are poor, sick,
alone or afraid. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2. Let us pray for all children whose
parents have died: that they may be loved and cared for, and have hope for the
future. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 3.
Let us pray for our parish,
family and friends: that we may love one another as Jesus loves us, and do all
that we can to show our love for our brothers and sisters around the world. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. Let us pray, that God fills us with love
and help us to share this love with others, especially with those who have no
direction in life and are frightened. We pray to the Lord.....
Ask the children close their eyes and give in their petitions silently
and conclude after 10seconds in words below
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
Then...
Song
Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light, .........
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7:26 - 7:30 ====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 take readings next sunday.