Thirtieth-Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 27th October, 2019
Colour: Green
Prepare: Prepare 2 glasses, 2 pebbles labelled God, & more pebbles or sand or beans to fill into the glasses. Practical seen in the reflection.
Theme: I have Space for God in my Soul, Body and Mind...
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Entrance Song:
Enter rejoice and come in x2, today will be a joyful day, enter rejoice and come in…. Sing alleluiax2 today, will be, a joyful day, sing alleluia…..
Or
He’s got the whole world, in His Hands, x3 He’s got the whole world in His Hands.
He’s got the wind and the rain, in His Hands, x3
He’s got the whole world, in His Hands
He’s got you and me brother, in His Hands, x3
He’s got the whole world, in His Hands.
He’s got you and me sister, in His Hands, x3
He’s got the whole world, in His Hands
Explain: Today is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Ask: Does anyone remember the symbol for last week? <the Telephone> We learnt that we should pray to God without ceasing.
Welcome;
Today Jesus tells us a story about a Pharisee and a Tax Collector and we learn how to pray and have a good heart. Let's hear more.
//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 :-)
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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 – Glory to God in the highest….
Opening Prayer
Merciful God, you know us through and through, and still, you forgive us freely. May we come to you with pure hearts and minds, and pray as you would like us to pray each day. Amen.
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Liturgy of the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the old testament book of (Ecclesiasticus or Sirach 35:12-14, 16-19).GNT
Explain: In this story, you are told to serve the Lord willingly, and the Lord will accept you; your prayers will reach the skies and to the Lord.!!! Listen attentively.
A prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
The first reading is from the old book of Sirach 35:12-14 16-19 (GNT)
12 But don't try to bribe him or rely on offerings that you have obtained dishonestly. He will not accept them.
God's Justice
The Lord is fair[a] and does not show partiality. 13 He is not prejudiced against the poor; when someone prays who has been wronged, the Lord listens. 14 When orphans and widows pour out their prayers, he does not ignore them.
16 Serve the Lord willingly, and the Lord will accept you; your prayers will reach the skies. 17 The prayer of a humble person goes past the clouds and keeps on going until it reaches the Lord Most High, where it stays until he answers by seeing that justice is done and that the guilty are punished.
18 And the Lord will act quickly. He will show no patience with wicked people. He will take vengeance by crushing the heathen. He will completely wipe out the merciless and the arrogant, and will destroy the authority of the wicked. 19 He will give each of us what our thoughts and actions deserve. Because of the Lord's mercy, his people will be happy when he has judged their case.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What happens when God’s people pray? <God listens> but He is fair with no partiality. What happens when a wronged someone prays?, <the Lord listens to him more> So no more doing wrong, because God dislikes a person that does wrong to others.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The Lord hears the cry of the poor..….>3x.
Introduce the Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading is taken from the book of Luke, Jesus tells a parable about The Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
Jesus tells us that the tax collector felt he was a sinner, when he prayed, he repented but the Pharisee’s prayer, was so full of himself alone!
Let’s see if that is what you hear in this reading.
Let us Welcome the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! - OR
Welcome the Gospel through a song.
Chorus:
Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!
Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah! Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
!!
Silently say: ”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
Luke 18:9-14 (GNT)
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else. 10 “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed,[a] ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. 12 I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’ 13 But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*)Tell an interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the
Gospel reflection: Practical seen
Prepare 2 glasses, 2 stones labelled God, & pebbles or sand or beans.
Fill 1st glass with pebbles (or sand or beans), Ask: Is there room for anything else in there? <No>, of course not. Produce a stone labelled ‘God.’ Can God fit in this heart? No, it is already full…Tell the children that this represents the Pharisee’s heart—very full of his own importance.
2nd glass without pebbles and insert a stone labelled ‘God.’ in first. Tell them that this is like the tax collector’s heart—
Ask: Is there still room for pebbles. <Yes> there is still room.
Explain: Try to emphasise that the Pharisee is still loved by God, but the Pharisee doesn’t seem to want to understand God in his heart, and this makes it hard for the Pharisee to accept God’s love. Depending on the age of the children, you may wish to send each child home with a pebble to remind them of the gospel message today, to place God first in their lives.
Memory Verse:
Luke 18:14 (“…For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves, will be made great.."’…)
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 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.
Let us pray together to God to have space for him us…
Prayer 1. We pray for bishops and bishops. May they recognize their duty to lead others in the Love of God. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2. We pray for all leaders of nations, here and all over the world, that they may love their people as Jesus Christ loves the church. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray for anybody we know who is feeling bad about something they have done. May they understand that God always loves them. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Lord, help us to remember that we are your children and you are our God, looking out for us. Help us not to forget that. 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 I nterlude: 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....
