The Irish are a people who live warm hospitality and who love to sing and dance.
So in this spirit we welcome all to a liturgy in honor of St. Brigit of Kildare. bishop and abbess, whose gracious hospitality to all especially those on the margins, continues to inspire people today.
So in this spirit we welcome all to a liturgy in honor of St. Brigit of Kildare. bishop and abbess, whose gracious hospitality to all especially those on the margins, continues to inspire people today.
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| Left; St. Brigit of Kildare is depicted standing next to apostles on a ancient stone altar at Rock of Cashel in CountyTipperary, Ireland |
Welcome
Gathering Song: “We are marching in the
light of God” (substitute singing, loving, healing, African chant adapted)
Greeting:
Presider: In the name of God our
creator, and of Jesus our brother, and of the Holy Spirit our wisdom ALL:
Amen.
Presider: God, our joy and delight, You are with us.
ALL: And with all.
Penitential
Rite:
(Be seated. Allow a few minutes to become centered. Breathe in deeply the
tenderness of God... Breathe out compassion for all living things...)
General Absolution by Community: (All
raise hands extended in prayer and recite together.)
God, the Father and Mother of mercies,
through his living, dying and rising, Jesus has revealed that nothing can
separate us from the infinite love of God.
May God give us pardon and peace, and may we forgive each other our
failures to care for one another and for our earth in the name of God our
creator, and of Jesus our brother, and of the Holy Spirit our wisdom. Amen.
ALL:
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Creator
God, we give you thanks. We praise you for your glory. O Jesus Christ, Holy
Child of our God, you reveal the love of God that permeates our universe. You,
who are one in spirit with our God, receive our prayer. For you are the Cosmic
Christ, one with the Holy Spirit, forever .Amen.
Opening
Prayer:
Presider: O God of compassion and
healing. You gave holy Brigit to us as a sign of your love. You caress us with
the warmth of the sun. You encircle us
in love’s embrace. You are behind us and before us. You are above us and
beneath us. We consecrate all that we are to you. ALL: Amen
Liturgy
of the Word:
A Reading Dt:18:
15-20
Response: “We let the love
wash over us. We let, we let, it be “ All sing as chant led by Mindy Simmons
Second Reading: St. Brigit of Kildare (A Reading from the Life of St. Brigit from Praying with Celtic Holy Women by Bridget Mary Meehan)
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia (sung)
A Reading
from the Gospel of Mark1:21-28
Response:
Alleluia (sung)
Homily
Profession of Faith: ALL: We believe in God, the Fountain of Life,
flowing through every being. We believe in Jesus, the Christ, who reflects the
face of God and the fullness of humanity. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the
breath of God in the cosmos, who calls us to love and serve. We believe in our
global oneness with all in the circle of life.
General
Intercessions
Presider:
God of Abundance, we share these prayers as a community united in compassion.
Our response to each prayer is Yes!
That we may give as gift, the gifts we
have received
That we, like St. Brigit, may be reflections
of compassion and abundance.
That we may care for earth’s creatures.
That we may, like St. Brigit, serve
those in need. (Additional spontaneous petitions)
Presider: God of healing, may be
reflections of your liberating, healing compassionate love as we live our lives
in love with you and with others. United in the power of your Spirit, we pray.
Amen.
Preparation
of the Gifts:
Collection
and procession with gifts: instrumental music
Presiders (raise bread and wine): Ever gentle God, as co-creators of our
planet, we offer you the gifts of bread, wine and our lives. We celebrate our oneness in the family of
God. In Christ Sophia, the Wisdom of God,
we pray. Amen
All
are welcome to join us around the altar and pray the Eucharistic Prayer
Eucharistic
Prayer:
Presider: Holy One, You dwell in us.
ALL: And in every living being.
Presider: Lift up your hearts.
ALL:
We lift them up to our Creator in whom all are one.
Presider: Let us give thanks for the
gift of life.
ALL: It is right to give the God of
Glory present everywhere and in everything, thanks and praise.
ALL sing: We are holy (x3), You are
holy (x3), I am holy (x3), we are holy (x3) (Karen Drucker)
Voice One: Holy One, we bring you these
gifts that they may become the Christ Presence as we share this sacred banquet.
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(All Extend Hands)
All: We celebrate the outpouring of your
Spirit on these gifts as we remember.
On the night before he died, while at supper
with his friends, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread and gave
it to them saying, “Take this, all of you, and eat.This is my Body. Do this in memory of me.” (Pause)
All: In the same way, Jesus took the
cup of wine. He said the blessing, gave the cup to his friends and said, “Take
this all of you and drink. This is my Blood. Do this in memory of me.”
Presider: The Mystery of Faith:
ALL: This bread is you, this bread is
me. We are one body in Christ.
Voice Two: Holy One, You fill our lives with your Spirit as
we celebrate our oneness with all in the Heart of Love.
Voice Three: Holy One, we remember all who
are working for equality, human rights and justice. (pause as community
remembers and names specific people)
Voice Four : Holy One, we remember Mary, mother of Jesus,
faithful disciple, St. Brigit, and all the holy women and men who have passed
into Your eternal embrace. May we praise you in union with them and live your
compassion and justice each day.
Great
Amen:
ALL:
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in unity with the Holy Spirit,
all glory, honor and praise to you, loving God forever and ever.
Sing: Amen, Amen, Amen
ALL sing: Prayer of Jesus (“Our Father
and Mother”)
Sign of Peace: (Peace, is flowing
like a river)
Litany
for the Breaking of the Bread:
All:
God of love in you, with you and through you, we will love. God of
service, in you, with you, and through you, we will serve. God of justice, in
you, with you and through you, we will do justice.
Communion:
Presider: Adapted from St. Brigit’s
Table Blessing in Praying with Celtic Holy Women
“We welcome the poor to the feast, for
they are God’s children, We welcome the sick to the feast for they are God’s
joy. Let the poor sit with Jesus at the highest place and the sick dance with
the angels.”
ALL: We are the Body of Christ. All are
welcome at this feast.
Communion Song: “You are the face of
God. I hold you in my heart. You are my family, You are the face of God.”
(Chant by Karen Drucker
Meditation: One World by Mindy Simmons
Meditation: One World by Mindy Simmons
Concluding
Rite:
Presider: God of Compassion, you are with us
ALL: And You love through us.
Blessing: Ancient St. Brigit Blessing (with
hands extended in prayer)
ALL: May St. Brigit bless the house
wherein you dwell. Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof. Bless ever
hand that toils to bring it joy. Bless every foot that walks its portals
through. May St. Brigit bless the house that shelters you.
Recessional: “We are marching in light of God”
ALL sing &; dance: “We are marching
in the light of God” (Substitute: We are dancing, we are living, we are serving
in the light of God: South African chant adapted)
Liturgy by Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP
Association of Roman Catholic Woman Priests
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