GATHERING SONG
TABLE OF PLENTY by Dan
Schutte
Refrain: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table of plenty! God will provide for all that we need, here
at the table of plenty.
1st Verse: O Come and sit at my table, where saints and
sinners are friends. I wait to welcome
the lost and lonely to share the cup of my love.
2nd Verse: O Come
and eat without money; come to drink without price. My feast
of gladness will feed
your spirit with faith and fullness of life.
3rd Verse: My
bread will ever sustain you, through days of sorrow and woe. My
wine will flow like a sea
of gladness to flood the depth of your soul.
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GREETING
Presider: In the
name of God, our mother and father, and of Jesus our brother, and of
the Holy Spirit, our wisdom and guide.
ALL:
Amen.
Presider: God, the Blessed Holy Three, you are with us,
as we work together for partnership, justice and equality for women in church
and society!
ALL: And we rejoice in your love empowering us each day.
PENITENTIAL
RITE
Presider: O God, we see your feminine face in our female ancestors and in all women.
ALL: We open our hearts, like Mary of Magdala to the Risen Christ.
Presider: Jesus
the Christ, we see the divine reality in the person of a woman especially
in women who are called to serve you.
ALL: We, like Mary of Magdala, proclaim the Good News with courage.
Presider: God of love, You forgive us our lack of trust in your Spirit Sophia moving with us,
in us, and through us, leading us to guidance, courage, healing and
empowerment.
ALL: Amen.
LITURGY OF THE
WORD
First Reading:
Romans 16:1-7, 16
Litany of Women for the Church
Reader: Dear
God, creator of women in your own image, born of a woman in the midst of a
world half women, carried by women to mission fields around the globe, made
known by women to all the children of the earth, give to the women of our time
the strength to persevere, the courage to speak out, the faith to believe in
you beyond all systems and institutions so that your face on earth may be seen
in all its beauty, so that men and women become whole, so that the church may
be converted to your will in everything and in all ways.
We call on the holy women who went before us and who stand beside us, channels of Your Word in testaments old and new, to intercede for us so that we might be given the grace to become what they are and have been for the honor and glory of God.
We call on the holy women who went before us and who stand beside us, channels of Your Word in testaments old and new, to intercede for us so that we might be given the grace to become what they are and have been for the honor and glory of God.
Sing: Come, O Jesus, send us your spirit, renew
the face of our Church (2X)
• Saint Esther,
who pleaded against power for the liberation of the people, pray
for us.
• Saint Judith,
who routed the plans of men and saved the community, pray for us.
• Saint Deborah,
laywoman and judge, who led the people of God, pray for us.
• Saint Elizabeth
of Judea, who recognized the value of another woman, pray for us.
• Saint Mary
Magdalene, minister of Jesus, first evangelist of the Christ, pray
for us.
Sing: Come, O Jesus, send us your spirit, renew
the face of our Church (2X)
• Saint
Scholastica, who taught her brother Benedict to honor the spirit above the
system, pray for us.
• Saint Hildegard,
who suffered interdict for the doing of right, pray for us.
• Saint Joan of
Arc, who put no law above the law of God, pray for us.
• Saint Clare of
Assisi, who confronted the pope with the image of woman as equal, pray
for us.
• Saint Julian of
Norwich, who proclaimed for all of us the motherhood of God, pray
for us.
Sing: Come, O Jesus, send us your spirit, renew
the face of our church (2X)
• Saint Therese
of Lisieux, who knew the call to priesthood in herself, pray for us.
• Saint Catherine
of Siena, to whom the pope listened, pray for us.
• Saint Teresa of
Avila, who brought women's gifts to the reform of the church, pray
for us.
• Saint Edith
Stein, who brought fearlessness to faith, pray for us.
• Saint Elizabeth
Seton, who broke down boundaries between lay women and religious by wedding
motherhood and religious life, pray for us.
Sing: Come, O Jesus, send us your spirit, renew
the face of our Church (2X)
• Saint Dorothy
Day, who led the church to a new sense of justice, pray for us.
• Sr. Joan
Chittister, who is passionate for
change and challenges us to take the leap, pray for us.
• Sr. Simone
Campbell, who brings commitment and
humor to the serious business of social justice, pray for us.
• Bishop Bridget
Mary Meehan, who leads Catholic
women everywhere to honor their call to Ordination, pray for us.
• Mary, Mother of
Jesus, who turned the Spirit of God into the body and blood of Christ, pray
for us. Amen.
Sing: Come, O Jesus, send us your spirit, renew
the face of our Church (2X)
Joan Chittister,
OSB, Benedictine
Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania; amendments by G. Mog
Gospel Acclamation: ALLELUIA!
(sung)
Reader: A reading from the Gospel according to John
20:1-2, 11-18
ALL: Glory to you O God.
Reader: The good news of Jesus, the Christ!
ALL:
Glory and praise to you, Jesus the Christ!
HOMILY
In response to
the homily today, we invite you to take a few minutes to pray, reflect and then
share with one another. You might consider
the following question:
How can we, like St. Mary of Magdala, promote
the Good News of Gospel justice, equality and partnership rising up in our
church and throughout the world.
Profession
of Faith: ALL:
We believe in God who is creator and nurturer of all. We believe in
Jesus, the Christ, who is our love, our hope, and our light. We believe in the
Holy Spirit, the breath of Wisdom Sophia, who energizes and guides us to build
caring communities and to challenge oppression, exploitation and injustices. We believe that God loves us passionately and
forgives us everything. We believe that
we are radiant images of God who calls us to live fully, love tenderly, and
serve generously. We believe in the
communion of saints our heavenly friends, who support us on life’s
journey. We believe in the partnership
and equality of women and men in our church and world. We believe that all are one in the Heart of
God. We believe that women’s liberation
is human liberation. Here we dwell in
loving relationships. Here we live our
prophetic call of Gospel equality.
PRAYERS OF THE
FAITHFUL
Lector 1: Jesus
healed St. Mary of Magdala of a very serious illness and then she chose to
follow him, supporting his mission with all of her resources. Thank you O Christ, for all the ways you heal
us. Open our hearts to receive your
healing grace and let us, like St. Mary of Magdala, put all we have at your
service. For this we pray.
Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Lector 2:
Mary and the other women and men disciples persevered with Jesus,
even when he was persecuted by his own religious leadership and government
authorities. God of Strength, help us
stand in Jesus’ truth and healing love especially when we experience
persecution for justice’ sake. For this
we pray. Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Lector 1:
Because of her witness and fidelity, St. Mary of Magdala is known as
the Apostle to the Apostles. Help us, O
God of Righteousness, to accept your apostolic call “to go and tell our
brothers and sisters of Jesus’ power to heal… even wounded structures which
exclude.” For this we pray.
Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Lector 2:
Women were faithful disciples of Jesus and significant leaders in the
early Christian communities. Help us
Most Inclusive One, to reclaim our baptismal call to leadership. For this we pray.
Response:
Loving God, hear our prayer.
ALL: Amen
PREPARATION OF
THE GIFTS
(a free will
offering will be taken at this time)
A PLACE AT THE TABLE by Lori True, Katherine True
(Music on CD...see separate 'song' sheet)
Presider: God
dwells in you.
ALL: And
also with you.
Presider: Lift up
your hearts and pursue justice.
ALL: We
lift them up to God, Pursuer of Justice.
Presider: Let us give thanks to the Creator of all.
ALL: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
EUCHARISTIC
PRAYER
Part One: O
loving God, O blessed Holy Three, who brings to birth the world of our dreams
for mutual respect and partnership, we do well always and everywhere to give
you praise. You give us courage to act
justly and work collaboratively to change systems that keep people poor and marginalized
in our society. We thank you for the women and men who are working for justice
and equality in our church and world. Your gift of the Spirit, who raised Jesus
from the dead, gives us hope that one day all will be one at the eternal
banquet of heaven. With thankful hearts in the company of the angels and
saints, we praise you, God of Abundance and Welcome.
ALL: Holy, Holy Holy
Holy,
holy, holy, Christ Sophia.
Gentle
pow’r, compassionate presence, your glory fills heaven and earth.
Blessed
are you who comes in God’s holy name.
Hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.
Part Two: You are
holy indeed O Mothering God. You are the Heart of Love. You affirm women’s
bodies as holy and women’s stories as sacred.
Pour out your Spirit upon all who work for justice and equality. Pour out your spirit upon this bread and wine
so that we may become the body and blood of Jesus, the Christ, in whom we have
all become your daughters and sons.
(please all
extend hands as we recite the consecration)
Presider: On the
night before he died, Jesus came to table with the women and men he loved. Jesus took bread and praised you, God of
compassion. He blessed and broke the bread, gave it to all his friends and
said:
ALL:
“Take, eat, this is my body, given for you. Do this in remembrance
of me.
Presider: After
supper, Jesus poured the final cup of wine and blessed you, God the
Creator. Jesus shared the cup with his
friends, and said:
ALL: This
is the cup of the covenant of my love poured out for you. As often as you drink of it, remember me.
Presider: Let us
proclaim the mystery of faith (sung)
ALL: Christ has
died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Part Three:
In memory of Jesus, who showed us the path to liberation and
empowerment, we offer you, Loving Creator, the bread of life, this saving cup.
We give thanks that we live in your Enfolding Presence and serve you with
grateful hearts. May all of us who share
in this sacred banquet of Christ be brought together as one in the Holy Spirit
and be filled with courage to live Gospel equality in inclusive communities
working for justice and peace in our church and world.
Part Four: God,
remember your holy people throughout the world, make us one in love, together
with Francis, our pope, our female and male bishops, and all God’s people. Remember our sisters
and brothers, who face oppression, discrimination and joblessness, who have
lost homes, partners, and hope. Remember
all those who work for justice. Remember those who have gone to their rest in the
hope of rising again, bring them and all the departed into your everlasting
arms.
Part Five: Have
mercy on us all; make us one with Mary, Mother of Jesus, our sister and
champion of the oppressed, and the apostles through the ages, especially Mary of
Magdala, Junia and Andronicus, and all the holy women and men who have done
your will throughout the ages. May their
courage inspire us to confront patriarchal systems that discriminate against
women. God, may we be free at last from
all bondage and injustice, and give you glory through Jesus the Christ.
ALL:
Through Christ, With Christ and In Christ, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, may our work for justice, peace and equality give You glory and honor,
Holy God forever and ever. Amen.
THE PRAYER OF
JESUS
ALL: Our
Father and Mother, who art in heaven…
Presider: Protect
us, God, from all evil and dismiss all anxiety from our minds. May a thousand angels guide our steps to live
justice, partnership and equality now as we wait in joyful hope for the coming
of God in our time where all can say “thank God we are free at last!”
ALL: For
the kindom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
THE SIGN OF
PEACE
LITANY FOR THE BREAKING OF BREAD
Loving
God, you call us to speak truth to power.
ALL: We will do so.
Loving
God, you call us to live the gospel of justice and peace.
ALL: We will do so.
Loving
God, you call us to be your presence in the world.
ALL: We will do so.
Presider: This
is Jesus, who called women and men to be partners and equals, and who
liberates, heals and transforms us and our world. All are invited to partake of
this sacred banquet of love.
ALL:
Jesus you make us worthy to receive you and become you for others. We are the Body of Christ.
Communion Song
"PEACE IS FLOWING LIKE A RIVER" (Carey Landry)
Peace is flowing like a river, flowing out of you and
me. Flowing out into the desert,
setting all the captives free.
God's love is flowing like a river. . .
God's healing is flowing like a river. . .
Al-le-lu-ia,
al-le-lu-ia . . .
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1975 Carey Landry & North American Liturgy Resources. All rights reserved.
PRAYER AFTER
COMMUNION
Our God of love and compassion, just as you called Mary of Magdala,
you also call us to go forth and to tell the Good News. We answer you as people who are often unsure
of our desire to be so embraced. Guide
us closer to You and to each other.
Strengthen us in our walks of life and build us into the Reign of God
and seal us with the Spirit of your promise.
We ask this through our Holy Sophia.
Amen.
CONCLUDING RITE
BLESSING
Presider: Our
God is with you.
ALL: and
also with you.
(extend your hands over one another)
ALL: May
the fire of the Holy One's love warm our hearts.
May we live justice and equality in our church and
world. May the love of Christ fill us
and radiate through us forever.
DISMISSAL
Presider: Go in
the peace of Christ. May Mary of Magdala
be our model of courage and faithful service.
By her example may we delight in the presence of Jesus and shout with
joy: "I have seen the Rabbi!"
CONCLUDING HYMN
“We Are Marching” (South African)
We are
marching in the light of God, we are
marching in the light of God, (2x)
We are
marching, marching, we are marching, marching,
We are
marching in the light of God.
We are
dancing… singing… praying…
Copyright ©
1984, Utryck, Walton Music Corporation, agent
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bridget Mary
Meehan
Association of
Roman Catholic Woman Priests
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