Third
Sunday of Lent (Year A) 15th March, 2020
Preparing the worship space
Theme: Water.
Theme Colour: Purple
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ====
Entrance Song
God of mercy and
compassion, look with pity upon me, Father let me call Thee Father 'tis this
child returns to Thee
Jesus Lord, I ask for
mercy, let me not implore in vain
All my sins I now detest
them; never will I sin again.
By my sins I have
deserved death, and endless misery. Hell with all its pains and torments, for
all eternity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc_JfqzdS2U
Ask: Last week’s theme was <“The voice”> At Transfiguration, our Lord Jesus Christ turned into light, And God’s voice
said, This is my beloved son,… Listen to Him.
Welcome; Today we hear a story about Jesus talking to a
Samaritan woman at a well. And Jesus says, He is the source of Living water. This story reminds us that God loves all
people no matter where they are from. God asks us to be like Jesus and to
respect and care for all people no matter who they are.
//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
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
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
peace, you care for all people in our world. Move us to do the same and to do
all that we can to help others, no matter who they are……. Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of Exodus. We are
going to hear about Moses leading his people to the promised land. Remember that they have been in the desert
for a long while and are very thirsty.
They have not been able to find water.
They are very angry with Moses because they are afraid that they will
die. Let’s listen to what happened.…
A prepared child/children come and take the first reading or
second reading.
First Reading is from the book Exodus 17:3-7
Exodus 17:3-7 (GNT)
3 But the people were
very thirsty and continued to complain to Moses. They said, “Why did you bring
us out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
4 Moses prayed
earnestly to the Lord and said, “What can I do with these people?
They are almost ready to stone me.”
5 The Lord said to Moses, “Take some of the leaders of
Israel with you, and go on ahead of the people. Take along the stick with which
you struck the Nile. 6 I
will stand before you on a rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will
come out of it for the people to drink.” Moses did so in the presence of the
leaders of Israel.
7 The place was named
Massah and Meribah,[a] because the Israelites complained and put
the Lord to
the test when they asked, “Is the Lord with us or not?”
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask:
Did you hear what happened? <Moses struck a rock with a stick and water
came out of it> Water made the
difference between living and dying for these people. God made a life-giving substance, water, spring from a dead
object, the rock. But only because of one very special action
on Moses’ part. What did Moses do that
was so unusual? <let the children
guess.. Moses did exactly what God told
him to do… Even though it didn’t make any sense to Moses at all. Moses did not harden his heart. Moses had faith.
Say: Let us
focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< O
that today you would listen to his voice,
Harden not
your hearts........>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel
reading comes from the book of the Apostle John. We hear about when Jesus was
travelling through Samaria. What do you
remember about the people who lived in Samaria?
<they were enemies of most Jews> Jesus was hot and tired. He sat down by the town well and asked a
Samaritan woman to get Him a drink of water.
Let’s listen to the reading and see if
we can hear what happened.
....
Now we will stand to
get ready to hear the Gospel
..with No Alleluia!! –J J
In lent period, we shall not
sing the ALLELUIA, BECAUSE it’s a time for us to reflect to be extra silent in
our life style. Sing a song without Alleluia.
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
John 4:5-15, 40-42
(NRSVCE)
5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground
that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus,
tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon.
7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a
drink.” 8 (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan
woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of
Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)[a] 10 Jesus
answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to
you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you
living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well
is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our ancestor
Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?”
13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,
14 but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be
thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water
gushing up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this
water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw
water.” “40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them;
and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42
They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we
believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the
Saviour of the world.”
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you
Lord Jesus Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====(*) 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: Did the woman get him a drink of
water? Why was the woman surprised that
Jesus asked her for help? <because Jews did not like or trust
Samaritans> Then what happened?
It was also unusual at the time for a man to talk to a woman he did not know.
But even though it is unusual, Jesus talks to the woman anyway.
Why do you think he does this?
Jesus is showing us that
God loves everyone. No matter who they are or where they come from – man or
woman, boy or girl, rich or poor, black or white.
Memory Verse: “John 4:10 (“ Jesus
answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to
you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you
living water.”.”)
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: Jesus shows us that we
should respect all people, even if they are different to us. And so we ask for
God’s help as we pray:...
Prayer
1. Let us pray for the church leaders; Pope Francis, the Arch
Bishop Dr. Kizito Cyprian Lwanga, Priests, and all the lay faithful, that they
may continue to follow Jesus’ example and be welcoming to all, reaching out especially
to those who are living in fear of not being accepted, as they spread
the message of love. We pray to the
Lord...
Prayer2
Let us pray for all civil leaders throughout
the world and most especially, our leaders in Uganda, may the good Lord, help
them to act with love to bring about a hopeful change of heart to people who
are treated badly because they are different... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
3.
Let us pray for our parents, that our
Lord gives them long lives and keep them well in body and spirit. Bless their
labours dear Lord, keep them always in His care. Bless them generously for
their loving care for us. Grant that, through God’s grace, we may always be examples
to other children. We pray to the
Lord....
Prayer
4. And for all of us gathered here, let us pray for forgiveness, faith
and hope, that knowing we are all children of God, we may respect and care for
all people around us and encourage others to do the same..
We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
5. For all our relatives and friends who
have died, Eternal rest grant unto
them oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. 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
==== 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....
