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Weekend Worship Aid
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Use this guide during Mass, either while in church or viewing from home.
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the 3rd sunday of lentOpening Antiphon
My Eyes Are Always on the Lord by Angrisano/Hart/Stephan
My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor.
Introductory Rite
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Penitential Act
Priest: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
People: I confess to 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 chest 3x) 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.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.
Cantor: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Kyrie, eleison.
People: Kyrie, eleison.
Cantor: You came to call sinners: Christe, eleison.
People: Christe, eleison.
Cantor: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Kyrie, eleison.
People: Kyrie, eleison.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.
First Reading [Ex 20:1-17]
In those days, God delivered all these commandments: “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers’ wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation; but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who takes his name in vain. “Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God. No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien who lives with you. In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you. You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs to him.”
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm [Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9]
Lord You Have the Words by Jeff Thomas
Refrain: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
- The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.
- The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.
- The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, all of them just.
Second Reading [1 Cor 1:22-25]
Brothers and sisters: Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading [Jn 2:13-25]
A reading from the Gospel according to John. +Glory to you, O Lord.
Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.” His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.
While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing. But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all, and did not need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
Homily
Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, [bow] Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated 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 life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of the Faithful
...Lord, hear our prayer.
Offertory Hymn
Sacred Silence by Booth and PixlerRefrain: Sacred silence, holy ocean, gentle water, washing over me; help me listen, Holy Spirit. Come and speak to me.
- God my Father, Christ my brother, Holy Spirit, sactifying me; help me listen, Holy Spirit. Lord, I'm sorry, please forgive me. Come and set me free.
- Holy Mary, gentle mother, God's pure vessel, praying for me; saints and angels, all in heaven, come and be with me.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
Priest: (Prayer over the offerings)
People: Amen
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just.
Priest: ...as with one voice, we acclaim:
People (sung): Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Priest: The mystery of faith.
People (sung): We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.
People (sung): Amen.
Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
People: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.
+Sign of peace+
People (sung):
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Hymn
Beyond the Days by Ricky Manalo
Refrain: Beyond the days of hope and myst'ry we see a light of faith renewed, and in our longing we thirst for guidance to walk with you day by day.
- Forty days and nights, you guide the steps of our journey. May your presence be felt in the whisper of your voice.
- Not on bread alone are we to walk on this journey. Speak the words that give life to the yearnings of our hearts.
- In your hands, O God, we feel the touch of your guidance. Keep us safe in your care: may your gentleness be there.
- On our Lenten path we see the dawn of a new day. Be our vision of hope; be the promise of our lives.
Concluding Rites
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Priest or Deacon: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
People: Thanks be to God.
Closing Hymn
Jerusalem, My Destiny by Rory Cooney
Chorus: I have fixed my eyes on your hills, Jerusalem, my destiny! Though I cannot see the end for me, I cannot turn away. We have set our hearts for the way; this journey is our destiny. Let no one walk alone. The journey makes us one.- Other spirits, lesser gods, have courted me with lies. Here among you I have found a truth which bids me rise.
- See, I leave the past behind; a new land calls to me. Here among you now I find a glimpse of what might be.
Lyrics printed with permission. One License: A-716221 - The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.