Pentecost Sunday (Year B) May 23rd, 2021
Preparing the worship space.
- Colour: White]
Theme: Holy Spirit/Joy. Jesus sends the Holy spirit to His disciples in the form of tongues of fire. They got filled with Joy.
Welcome: Today we hear how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be with the disciples, to help them see that they could do anything and to give them the courage to try. Let’s think a bit about what the Holy Spirit does in our lives today.
Ask: What was last week’s theme? < “The feast of the ascension.” > “We leant and remembered how Jesus went back to heaven.
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Entrance Song
Give me Joy.
Give joy in my heart, keep me praising…..
Give me Joy in my heart, I pray, Halleluiah!
Give joy in my heart keep me praising, keep me praising until the end of the day! Halleluiah!
Sing hosannax3 to the King, of Kings.}x2
//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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With a loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
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 all, you sent your Spirit to be with the disciples, filling them with joy, peace and courage. May we also be filled with your Spirit and have the courage to share your peace in our world. Amen.
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
B: In this reading we hear what happened to the Apostles on Pentecost. They were all gathered again, probably in an upper room. They were still probably trying to figure out how to get Jesus’ message out to the whole world. They were probably still a little afraid of the soldiers. Pretend like we are the Apostles, gathered together here, and see if we can understand what happened to them..
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
Acts 2:1-11 GNT
The Coming of the Holy Spirit..
2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to speak these languages.
5 There were some religious Jews staying in Jerusalem who were from every country in the world. 6 When they heard this noise, a crowd came together. They were all surprised, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 They were completely amazed at this. They said, “Look! Aren’t all these men that we hear speaking from Galilee?[a] 8 But each of us hears them in his own language. How is this possible? We are from different places: 9 Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near Cyrene, Rome 11 (both Jews and those who had become Jews), Crete and Arabia. But we hear these men telling in our own languages about the great things God has done!”
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What happened to the Apostles? <let the children share> What did they see? <tongues of fire upon each of their heads and they spoke in different languages!> But everyone that heard them, could understand them. When we pray to the Holy Spirit to help us do what God wants us to do, we receive the strength and the ability to do it.>
Say: Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth> 3x
Introducing the Gospel
Say: The Gospel reading today tells us how Jesus sent the Apostles out to spread his word among all people. There is a Sacrament mentioned here too. See if you can figure out what it is.
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and welcome 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
The leader reading the gospel, silently says: “Cleanse our hearts and our lips almighty God, that we 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. John.
Glory to You, O Lord
John 20:19-23 (GNT)
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. 20 After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” 22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*) 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:
Did anyone hear which Sacrament Jesus mentioned? <Reconciliation> He gave the Apostles the ability to forgive sins in Jesus’ name.
Memory Verse: John 20:23
“23 If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven...”
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 here.
Leader: We pray to God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
Prayer 1. We pray for all those who work for peace in our world: that they may have the courage and strength to carry on, even in the most difficult times. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2
We pray for all people and especially those who have lived through war and conflict: that, filled by the power of the Holy Spirit, they may find it in their hearts to move forwards in peace and forgiveness. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may be inspired by the Holy Spirit to spread Christ’s message of peace in all that we do. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4: God of mercy, fill us with your Spirit and guide us as we try to share your peace in our world. We prayer 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....
