Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Year C) - 4th Sept, 2022
Preparing the worship
space Colour: Green
Theme: Cross
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ENTRANCE SONG.
This little light of
mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it
shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it
shine, let it shine.
Jesus is the Light,
I'm gonna let Him shine
Jesus is the Light, I'm gonna let Him shine
Jesus is the Light, I'm gonna let Him shine
Let Him shine, let Him shine, let Him shine
Ask: But what is a refuge? <a place where we can be safe> How is God our
refuge? <He always loves us and accepts who we are Focus: Memory Verse
Luke 14:27“... “Those who do
not carry their own cross and come after me cannot be my
disciples....”
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.
==== 7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-)
Who hasburning new??
==== 7:08 - 7:11
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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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7:11 - 7:14 ====
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
Guiding Lord, you are the way, the truth and
the life - so may we follow you all the days of our lives.. Amen.
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7:14 - 7:24 ====
Liturgy
of the Word
First Reading
Does any one of us know what God is
thinking or what he has planned? <no> Do you think we should
understand the will of God? <discuss> Would it make life easier or
harder if we knew everything? <discuss> Let’s listen to the
reading from the Book of Wisdom and see if we can figure out what
we are supposed to know.
Now give to the child
to start reading the first reading below.
Today’s first reading is from the old
Testament of Wisdom 9:13-18 (NRSVCE)
13 For who can learn
the counsel of God? Or who can discern what the Lord wills? 14 For the
reasoning of people is worthless, and our designs are likely to fail;
15 for a perishable
body weighs down the soul, and this earthy tent burdens the thoughtful[a] mind.
16 We can hardly guess at what is on earth, and what is at hand we find with
labor;
but who has traced
out what is in the heavens? 17 Who has learned your counsel,
unless you have given wisdom
and sent your holy spirit from on
high?
18 And thus the paths
of those on earth were set right, and people were taught what pleases
you, and were saved by wisdom.
”This is the word of the Lord, …
Ask: Who came to earth from heaven to help us understand? <the Holy
Spirit> We celebrated his coming
a few weeks ago at a
feast. Does anyone
remember the name of the feast?
<Pentecost>
Responsorial Psalm
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Introducing the Gospel
When
we see a cross, we think of Jesus’ sacrifice
for us. If I were to tell you that we all have crosses, what do you think that they might be? <problems, pain, worries, etc.> Does anyone here have any
crosses?
<discuss> Can we explain why some people have more problems than others? Is it always their fault? <not really> But we each have our own lives and we each have our own set of joys and troubles. Jesus had something to say about our crosses.
..with Alleluia!! -,
Welcoming
the Gospel;
Helle Halle Halle llu….
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...” Luke 14:25-27
(NRSVCE)
Glory to You, O Lord.
The Cost of Being a
Disciple
25 Once when large crowds of people were going
along with Jesus, he turned and said to them, 26 “Those
who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than
they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters,
and themselves as well. 27 Those who do not carry
their own cross and come after me cannot be my disciples. 28 If
one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and
figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish
the job. 29 If you don't, you will not be able to
finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what
happened will make fun of you. 30 ‘You began to build
but can't finish the job!’ they will say. 31 If a king
goes out with ten thousand men to fight another king who comes
against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and
decide if he is strong enough to face that other king. 32 If
he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other king to ask for
terms of peace while he is still a long way off. 33 In
the same way,” concluded Jesus, “none of you can be my disciple unless
you give up everything you have.
“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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7:24 - 7:27 ====
Gospel
Reflection.
Ask: So what did you hear
Jesus say? <discuss> Do you think He
understands about our crosses?
<yes, He came to be one of us so
that He could understand how it
feels to be a person.> He knows what
it’s like to be hurt or to be sad.
Say: He understands,
but He expects us to handle our
problems. He expects us to try our
best to be good people even when
things go wrong for us.
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 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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7:24 - 7:26 ====
Prayers of the
Faithful
Now is the time to pray for our needs :-) Intercessions: You may want to ask
the
children
to offer their own prayers or you can use the suggestions below.
Jesus asked us to follow him so we pray together:
Prayer 1. We pray for the Church: that it may be a sign
of true discipleship to the whole world.... We pray to the
Lord...
Prayer 2. We pray for leaders in our communities: that they
may do their best to serve everyone, even when it is difficult or
makes them unpopular…. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends:
that we may be disciples together and support each other in all
that life gives us…
We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. We pray that our guiding Lord, gives us
courage to know Him, to love Him, to follow Him always, however
hard it is..
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, .........
==== 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…
