PLANNING A NON-EUCHARISTIC LITURGY

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Date: Twelfth Sunday in
Ordinary Time (Year C):
liturgy on the Monday
following this day
Feast: - Focus: Knowing
Jesus
Pace: Schools Church Ti!e: Morning
rayer
Group: Year !
Re"uire# Props (Cross" candles" sym#ol etc):
$reen cloth
Cross
Candle
Childrens %u&&le %ieces
'arge cross tem%late (on thic( card#oard) with )elcro ta#s for each
child
Youtu#e cli% for hymns with lyrics
Ho$ $i s%!&os &e #ispa%e#'use#( (*hat s%eci+c action,):
'ay green cloth in centre of Church with cross and candle to decorate-
.a/e large cross tem%late standing /ertically so that all children can see-
Children will stic( their %u&&le %ieces on the tem%late during the liturgy-
0is%lay youtu#e cli%s on %ro1ector so that children can follow along-
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Leader: *elcome all to our liturgy today" following
the 23
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Sunday of Ordinary time- 4n accordance
with the Roman Missal, our liturgy will #e focused
on (nowing Jesus- Today we hear how Jesus as(s
his disci%les who they thin( he is and how eter
says that Jesus is the Christ" the Son of $od- 'et us
thin( a#out how we also (now whom Jesus is" and
why our faith is so im%ortant to us- Join with me as
we listen to our gathering hymn reminding us of
our s%ecial relationshi% with Jesus-
Gat)erin- H%!n
5My Jesus" My Sa/iour
Openin- Pra%er
Reader 1: 'et us %ray-
All: 4n the name of the 6ather" and of the Son" and
of the .oly S%irit-
Reader 1: $rant" O 'ord"
that we may always re/ere and lo/e your holy
name"
for you ne/er de%ri/e of your guidance
those you set +rm on the foundation of your lo/e-
Through our 'ord Jesus Christ" your Son"
who li/es and reigns with you in the unity of the
.oly S%irit"
one $od" for e/er and e/er-
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Rea#in- / 0EC /1:/2-//3 /4:/
Reader 2: 7 reading from the #oo( of 8echariah-

Thus says the 'O90:
4 will %our out on the house of 0a/id
and on the inha#itants of Jerusalem
a s%irit of grace and %etition:
and they shall loo( on him whom they ha/e
%ierced"
and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an
only son"
and they shall grie/e o/er him as one grie/es o/er
a +rst#orn-
On that day the mourning in Jerusalem shall #e as
great
as the mourning of .adadrimmon in the %lain of
Megiddo-
On that day there shall #e o%en to the house of
0a/id
and to the inha#itants of Jerusalem"
a fountain to %urify from sin and uncleanness-
Reader 2: The *ord of the 'ord-
All: Than(s #e to $od-
Responsoria Psa! PS 54:16 4-76 8-56 9-:
Reader 3: O $od" you are my $od whom 4 see(:
for you my ;esh %ines and my soul thirsts
li(e the earth" %arched" lifeless and without water-
R. (All): ;% sou is t)irstin- .or %ou6 O Lor# !%
Go#<
Reader 3: Thus ha/e 4 ga&ed toward you in the
sanctuary
to see your %ower and your glory"
6or your (indness is a greater good than life:
my li%s shall glorify you-
R. (All): ;% sou is t)irstin- .or %ou6 O Lor# !%
Go#<
Reader 4: Thus will 4 #less you while 4 li/e:
lifting u% my hands" 4 will call u%on your name-
7s with the riches of a #an<uet shall my soul #e
satis+ed"
and with e=ultant li%s my mouth shall %raise you-
R. (All): ;% sou is t)irstin- .or %ou6 O Lor# !%
Go#<
Reader 4: You are my hel%"
and in the shadow of your wings 4 shout for 1oy-
My soul clings fast to you:
your right hand u%holds me-
R. (All): ;% sou is t)irstin- .or %ou6 O Lor# !%
Go#<
Rea#in- 1 GAL 4:15-1:
Reader 5: 7 reading from the #oo( of $alatians-
>rothers and sisters:
Through faith you are all children of $od in Christ
Jesus-
6or all of you who were #a%ti&ed into Christ
ha/e clothed yoursel/es with Christ-
There is neither Jew nor $ree("
there is neither sla/e nor free %erson"
there is not male and female:
for you are all one in Christ Jesus-
7nd if you #elong to Christ"
then you are 7#rahams descendant"
heirs according to the %romise-
Reader 5: The *ord of the 'ord-
All: Than(s #e to $od-
Gospe L= ::/9-17
Leader: The 'ord >e with you
All: 7nd also with you
Leader: 7 reading from the holy $os%el according
to 'u(e
All: $lory to you" O 'ord
Leader: Once when Jesus was %raying in solitude"
and the disci%les were with him"
he as(ed them" ?*ho do the crowds say that 4
am,@
They said in re%ly" ?John the >a%tist:
others" Ali1ah:
still others" 5One of the ancient %ro%hets has
arisen-@
Then he said to them" ?>ut who do you say that 4
am,@
eter said in re%ly" ?The Christ of $od-@
.e re#u(ed them
and directed them not to tell this to anyone-
.e said" ?The Son of Man must suBer greatly
and #e re1ected #y the elders" the chief %riests" and
the scri#es"
and #e (illed and on the third day #e raised-@
Then he said to all"
?4f anyone wishes to come after me" he must deny
himself
and ta(e u% his cross daily and follow me-
6or whoe/er wishes to sa/e his life will lose it"
#ut whoe/er loses his life for my sa(e will sa/e it-@
Leader: The $os%el of the 'ord-
All: raise to you" 'ord Jesus Christ-
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Pra%er'Re>ection'Action:
Re>ection *a#apte# .ro! Fr< ;ur#oc)+
Leader: *hen Jesus as(ed his disci%les who they
thought he was" and eter recognised him as the
Christ of $od" the +rst thing he did was to insist
that they tell no one- The second thing he did was
to tell them that he would suBer and die- 7nd he
then said: 54f anyone wishes to follow me" let him
renounce himself" ta(e u% his cross and follow
me- .e was saying" 5the %ath is not easy" #ut
dont #e afraid of it #ecause it is worthwhile-
The 'ord is teaching us that yes we will struggle"
#ut there is a %ur%ose to it- 7ll the time we are
#eing formed: we are growing: we are learning to
lo/e and ser/e: #ut often that doesnt ha%%en
easily- Then when our time of ser/ice is o/er the
'ord comes and #rings us home- *hat is
im%ortant is that we are heading somewhere and
there is a %ur%ose to it- *ith this" we also
remem#er that the 'ord Jesus is with us the whole
time" guiding us" teaching us" encouraging us:
%resent to us in each mass in an e=traordinary
way-
Just li(e eter who said that Jesus is the Messiah
and the Son of $od" and the disci%les who shared
the news and stories of Jesus" we must also
s%read the word of the 'ord in our li/es where/er
we go- *e must connect with our family and
friends and ma(e time to #uild our %ersonal
relationshi% with Jesus" and understand how .e is
%resent in our li/es- *hat does ha/ing faith in
Jesus as the Son of $od mean to you,
Intercessions
Leader: 4n con+dence we call u%on you" Jesus" Son
of $od and so we %ray:
Reader 6: *e %ray for the Church: that it may #e
a sign of our faith in Jesus Christ and that through
our actions we may #e Christ to others" here and
around the world- 'ord hear us-
R. (All): 'ord hear our %rayer-
Reader 7: *e %ray for all %eo%le in our %arish and
schools: that they may #e ins%ired #y $od to
show Christs lo/e in all that they do" teach and
say- 'ord hear us-
R. (All): 'ord hear our %rayer-
Reader 8: *e %ray for our families and friends:
that we may ma(e time for each other and try to
ha/e %eaceful relationshi%s- 'ord hear us-
R. (All): 'ord hear our %rayer-
Leader: 'et us 1oin all our %rayers in the words
that Jesus taught us: (all) Our Fat)er<<<
Action
Leader: May you now each #ring your named
%u&&le %ieces and add it to our tem%late so that
we may see the names of $ods children" and how
together" they #ecome the cross of Christ C and
how Jesus holds all of the %ieces together<
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Leader: You called us Jesus" to follow you all the
days of our li/es- May we (now that you are there
for us" whate/er ha%%ens- 7nd that you will guide
us home" 1ust as you returned home to your father
in .ea/en-
Leader: May the word of $od li/e in our hearts
and +ll us with lasting 1oy-
All: 7men
Leader: May we wal( in $ods ways" always
(nowing what is right and good-
All: 7men-
Leader: May almighty $od #less us" D the 6ather"
and the Son" and the .oly S%irit-
All: 7men-
Leader: $o in the %eace of Christ-
All: Than(s #e to $od-
Concu#in- H%!n
5Shine" Jesus Shine