Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year
C)
Sunday 24th July, 2022
Preparing
the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Prayer
Entry song
Be still and know that I
am God
Be still and know that I
am God,
be still and know that I
am God,
be still and know that I
am God.
I am
the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust.
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Welcome: Today we
hear how Jesus teaches his disciples a very special prayer. A prayer that we
still say today. Can you guess what it is? Let’s think about this prayer and
what the words mean for us....
Focus: Memory Verse
Lk
11:1 “..Lord teach us to Pray..”
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 mercy2
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, glory to the Father!
Glory, glory to the Son!
Glory, glory to the Spirit!
Glory to the Three in
One!
Let us praise Him! Let us praise Him!
Praise our God, the Three in One!
Give Him glory; give Him glory!
Wondrous things for us our God hath done.
Praise the Father who has purposed!
Praise the Son who all has done!
Praise the Spirit who transmitteth!
Praise the Three who work as one!
Opening Prayer
Pray the Lord’s prayer together..… Amen.
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Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
(Gen 18:20–32) Today we are going to hear a story about God
talking to Abraham about destroying a town filled with really wicked people. Let’s
listen to the scripture reading and see what we can learn about how much God
really loves people and listens to them
Now give to the child to start reading the first reading below.
Today’s
first reading is from the old Testament book of Genesis
18:20–32
Sodom and Gomorrah
29 Again Abraham said to the Lord, “If you find only 40 good people there, will you destroy the city?”
The Lord said, “If I find 40 good people, I will not destroy the city.”
30 Then Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me ask you this. If you find only 30 good people in the city, will you destroy it?”
The Lord said, “If I find 30 good people there, I will not destroy the city.
31 Then Abraham said, “I have been brave to speak to the Lord. But
what if there are 20 good people in the city?”
The Lord answered, “If I find 20 good people there, I will not destroy the city.”
32 Then Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me bother you this one last time. What if you find 10 good people there?
The Lord said, “If I find 10 good people there, I will not destroy it.” This is the word of the Lord, …
Responsorial Psalm
Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered
me.
Introducing the Gospel
(Lk 11:1-11) This reading is about a time that Jesus
was teaching the people who constantly surrounded him. He told
everyone – like he tells us today in scripture- to love and praise God.
with Alleluia!!.
Welcoming the Gospel
You are welcome Lord of Lords,
You are welcome King of Kings
You are welcome Lord of Hosts
You are welcome Prince of Peace..
You are welcome here, Alle-lluia,
Alle..lluia Might God!!!
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...” 38 Luke
11:1-11 (ICB)
Jesus Teaches About Prayer
11 One time Jesus was praying in a place. When he finished, one of
his followers said to him, “John taught his followers how to pray. Lord, please
teach us how to pray, too.”
2 Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, we pray that your
name will always be kept holy.We pray that your kingdom will come.
3 Give us the food we need for each day.
4 Forgive us the sins we have done, because we forgive every person who has done wrong to us.
And do not cause us to be tested.’”[a]
Continue to Ask
5-6 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you went to your
friend’s house at midnight and said to him, ‘A friend of mine has come into
town to visit me. But I have nothing for him to eat. Please loan me three
loaves of bread.’ 7 Your friend inside the house answers, ‘Don’t bother me! The
door is already locked. My children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give
you the bread now.’ 8 I tell you, maybe friendship is not enough to make him
get up to give you the bread. But he will surely get up to give you what you
need if you continue to ask. 9 So I tell you, continue to ask, and God will
give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the
door will open for you. 10 Yes, if a person continues asking, he will receive.
If he continues searching, he will find. And if he continues knocking, the door
will open for him. 11 What would you fathers do if your son asks you for[b] a
fish? Would any of you give him a snake?
“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: What
was the prayer? <the words are different so the children may not
have picked up on the “Our Father”> What was the
PARABLE? <about a person who was awakened in the middle of the
night by a friend> What do you think Jesus was telling
us? <he told us to be persistent, to never give up> God always
hears our prayers and he will always answer them. Sometimes the
answer doesn’t quite look the way we think it should but it he always answers.
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to do the right thing in the
coming week.
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 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 below.
Jesus encouraged his disciples to pray and so we pray together
now:...
Prayer 1. Let us pray for Pope Francis, bishops, priests, and all the
faithful, that they may guide people to teach them how to pray. We pray
to the Lord…
Prayer 2. We pray for world leaders: that they may make decisions that are right for all their people and work to make the world a fairer place… We pray to the Lord..
Prayer 3. Let us pray for all those people of faith who fight to preserve religious liberty, may the Lord strengthen them always. pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. We pray for our parish, families and friends: that we may be moved to share what we have. 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 perform next Sunday…
Bring up A child in a way he
should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6