Founder’s Day Mass 2012

Founder’s Day Mass 2012 7th week of Easter

Introductory Rites Priest:In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen Priest:The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All: And with your spirit.

Penitential Rite Priest:Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins and to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

All: 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, And, striking their breast, they 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.

Penitential Rite Priest: May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life. All: Amen Priest: Lord, have mercy All: Lord, have mercy

Priest: Christ, have mercy All:Christ, have mercy Priest: Lord, have mercy All: Lord, have mercy

Opening Prayer Priest: May your Spirit, O Lord, we pray, imbue us powerfully with spiritual gifts, that he may give us a mind pleasing to you and graciously conform us to your will. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All: Amen

Liturgy of the Word First Reading 22:30; 23:6-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Since the tribune wanted to know what precise charge the Jews were bringing against Paul, he freed him and gave orders for a meeting of the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin; then he brought Paul down and stood him in front of them.

Liturgy of the Word First Reading 22:30; 23:6-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Now Paul was well aware that one section was made up of Sadducees and the other of Pharisees, so he called out in the Sanhedrin,” Brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of Pharisees. It is for our hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

Liturgy of the Word First Reading 22:30; 23:6-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. As soon as he said this a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was split between the two parties. For the Sadduees say there is neither resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, while the Pharisees accept all three. The shouting grew louder, and some of the scribes from the Pharisees’ party stood up and protested strongly,

Liturgy of the Word First Reading 22:30; 23:6-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. “We find nothing wrong with this man. Suppose a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?” Feeling was running high, and the tribune, afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered his troops to go down and haul him out and bring him into the fortress.

Liturgy of the Word First Reading 22:30; 23:6-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Next night, the Lord appeared to him and said,” Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem, now you must do the same in Rome.”

Liturgy of the Word 22:30; 23:6-11 First Reading The Word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:1-2.5.7-11 Response: Preserve me, Lord, I take refuge in you. • Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you. I say to the Lord: “You are my God.” O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup; it is you yourself who are my prize.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:1-2.5.7-11 Response: Preserve me, Lord, I take refuge in you. • I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, who even at night directs my heart. I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:1-2.5.7-11 Response: Preserve me, Lord, I take refuge in you. 3. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even my body shall rest in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead, nor let your beloved know decay.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:1-2.5.7-11 Response: Preserve me, Lord, I take refuge in you. 4. You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence. At your right hand happiness for ever.

Liturgy of the Word Gospel Acclamation All: Alleluia, alleluia! I will send you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord; he will lead you to the complete truth. Alleluia!

Priest:The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John. All:Glory to you, O Lord.

Liturgy of the Word Gospel John 17:20-26 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: “Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one. Father, may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me. I have given them the glory you gave to me, that they may be one as we are one.

Liturgy of the Word Gospel John 17:20-26 With me in them and you in me, may they be so completely one that the world will realise that it was you who sent me and that I have loved them as much as you loved me.

Liturgy of the Word Gospel John 17:20-26 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may always see the glory you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Father, Righteous One, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me. I have made your name known to them and will continue to make it known,

Liturgy of the Word Gospel John 17:20-26 So that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and so that I may be in them.”

Liturgy of the Word Gospel The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily

Prayers of the Faithful Introduction: Heavenly Father, we praise and thank you for your great love for all of us. As we celebrate our Founder’s Day we place our petitions before you. Response:Lord hear our prayer.

Response: Lord hear our prayer. • For all the IJ sisters: enrich them in their poverty, love them in their chastity and lighten their hearts in obedience to you. We pray to the Lord. R • 2. For more priestly and religious vocations: that more young people will respond to the call of God to serve the church as priests or religious. We pray to the Lord. R

Response: Lord hear our prayer. • For all IJ principals and teachers: that they will be able to fulfill their roles as educators and meet the needs of the children entrusted to their care. We pray to the Lord. R • 4. For all IJ pupils: that we will be inculcated with Christian values and practise them in our daily lives. We pray to the Lord. R.

Response: Lord hear our prayer. 5. For all of us gathered here: that we will be able to imitate Blessed Barre in serving the poor and spread the love of God. We pray to the Lord. R

Conclusion:Father, we entrust these and all our needs to your tender loving care, through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory Hymn Give me Ears to Listen Let me be your servant; let me walk your way. Guide me on your path; give night the light of day. Let me be a sure foundation, pure and strong. Let me tell of your salvation all life long.  Refrain Give me ears to listen. Give me eyes to see. Give me words to speak and show your face to me.

Give me ears to listen. Give me eyes to see. Give me words to speak and show your face to me.

In silence, when you call me, let me hear your voice. Jesus, walk beside me; let my soul rejoice. When winds and currents batter me, help me be sure. Give me courage from the storms when they occur.

Last night, when I awoke I heard you call my name. You refreshed my soul; I felt your burning flame. Oh, strengthen me to bear my cross and walk your way. Give me grace to comfort those with all I say.

Liturgy of the Eucharist Invitation to Prayer Priest:Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. All: 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: Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray, and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice, make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen

Eucharistic Prayer Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. Priest: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right and just.

Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. For after his Resurrection he plainly appeared to all his disciples and was taken up to heaven in their sight, that he might make us sharers in his divinity.

Priest: Therefore, overcome with paschal joy, every land, every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts, sing together the unending hymn of your glory, as they acclaim:

All: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: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the body and + Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Priest: At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

Priest: In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

Priest: DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. THE MYSTERY OF FAITH All: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Priest: Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you.

Priest:Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit. Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with Benedict, our pope, Nicholas, our Archbishop and all the clergy.

Priest: Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face.

Priest: Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ. Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever, and ever. All: Amen.

Founder’s Day Mass 2012