Feast of the Presentation of our
Lord Jesus Christ. (Year A) 2nd Feb, 2020
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Gift. Jesus Christ is our perfect gift.
Theme Colour: Green
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song
Christ be our light.
Longing for light, we wait
in darkness
Longing for truth, we turn
to You.
Make us Your own, Your holy
people
Light for the world to see.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in Your church gathered today.
Longing for peace, our
world is troubled
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has pow'r
to save us.
Make us your living voice.
[Refrain] "
Ask: Does anyone
remember the theme for last week? < FISH> We talked about how Jesus calls
each one of us and we must be ready to answer the call...to be fishers of men.
Welcome; Today we hear about Jesus and
his family and a special trip they took to Jerusalem. We hear about the special
things that happened to Jesus there and all that was said about him.
//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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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME
:-)
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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
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA – Glory to God in the highest!!......
Opening Prayer:
God of
all, you love and care for each one of us. Help us to see how important each
person is to you and to treat all people with respect and kindness.....
Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: One of the most
important things that happens in our Old Testament readings is something called
foretelling. In this reading we hear
about how God sends messengers to get us ready for good things that God sends
us. THIS story about a messenger gets us
ready for the “messenger” we will hear about in the Gospel reading.
A prepared child/children come and take the
first reading or second reading.
MALACHI 3:1-4
Thus says the Lord GOD:
Lo, I am sending my
messenger
to prepare the way before
me;
And suddenly there will
come to the temple
the LORD whom you seek,
And the messenger of the
covenant whom you desire.
Yes, he is coming, says
the LORD of hosts.
But who will endure the
day of his coming?
And who can stand when he
appears?
For he is like the
refiner’s fire,
or like the fuller’s lye.
He will sit refining and
purifying silver,
and he will purify the
sons of Levi,
Refining them like gold
or like silver
that they may offer due
sacrifice to the LORD.
Then the sacrifice of
Judah and Jerusalem
will please the LORD,
as in the days of old, as
in years gone by. “This is the word of the
Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What does foretelling mean? Who do you the
messe <discuss>
Say: Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Who
is this king of glory? It is the Lord!.....>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Today’s
Gospel reading tells us about the time that Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the
Temple for the first time. We call this “the Presentation”. It was a bit like our Baptism. Mary and Joseph went to thank God for giving
them Jesus. They went to tell God that
they knew that Jesus really belonged to God… and that they would take good care
of him.
Gospel acclamation: everyone stands and sings the acclamation together.
..with an Alleluia!! – OR
Welcome the
Gospel through a song.
Chorus:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah!
Yelele Yelele,
Hallelujah!
Moto Moto,
Hallelujah
Moto Moto,
Hallelujah
Moto Moto,
Hallelujah
Yelele Yelele,
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. Matthew.
Glory to
You, O Lord
LUKE 2:22-32
When the days were completed for their purification
according to the law of Moses,
Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord,
just as it is written in the law of the Lord,
Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,
and to offer the sacrifice of
a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,
in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.
according to the law of Moses,
Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord,
just as it is written in the law of the Lord,
Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,
and to offer the sacrifice of
a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,
in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon.
This man was righteous and devout,
awaiting the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death
before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
He came in the Spirit into the temple;
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:
This man was righteous and devout,
awaiting the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death
before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
He came in the Spirit into the temple;
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go
in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel.”
in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel.”
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and
children’s level of understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: Did you hear the name
of the person who was waiting for Jesus?
<Simeon> When Simeon held the baby Jesus in his arms,
what did he do? (let the children
respond) He praised God for being good. He told God thank you for bringing what he
was waiting for. Simeon shows US what to
do when God gives us good things.
Memory Verse: “Luke 2:26 (“…‘It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that
he should not die before he had seen the Christ of the Lord...”)
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 below.
Leader:
God, who made us and is in each and
every one of us, hear us as we pray: ...
Prayer 1. We pray for the
Church throughout the world: that it may be a living example of God’s love for
all, welcoming all people and seeing that everyone is important. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We
pray for all families: that they may help and support each other to grow in
wisdom. May they teach each other to see what really matters.
We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may be
willing to see how special all people are, and to look for God in each other.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....
