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| Lee Breyer and Kathryn Shea ARCWP co-presiding at MMOJ Liturgy in Sarasota, Florida |
Presiders: Kathryn Shea, ARCWP and Lee Breyer
Music Minister: Linda Lee Miska
Theme: John and Francis: comments,
expectations & promises
Opening Expression
Presider: Welcome everyone. As I mentioned in my “pre-liturgy preface,”
today’s liturgy takes us back in time when many of us and our parents began
evolving from the Church of our childhoods (pre-1962) to where and what it is
today…and also to where the promise of Pope Francis may take us in the future.
As we know, we will have an opportunity to voice those ideas in our homily
shortly, but right now let us place ourselves in this today…now…in St.
Andrew’s Church…at a MMOJ liturgy. (pause) And as we gather ourselves together in mind
and spirit, let us remember we are truly a holy people. So, let us sing what
might be called “our camp song” … Karen Drucker’s “We are holy.”
We are Holy, You are holy, I am holy, We are holy….
Opening Hymn: “Sing A New Church” #413 vs. 1,3,5
Opening Prayer
Presider: Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican
Council with this edited prayer. Almighty God, in you we place our
confidence, not trusting in our own strength to renew the people of your holy
community everywhere on planet earth.
Look down kindly on our efforts to regenerate ourselves so that we may
respond to your Spirit leading us on to be worthy witnesses to your messages
today and all the days of this council.
To you be love, power and glory forever and ever. Amen.
And to Pope John’s prayer, we add…
ALL: Loving
God, bless all of us gathered here now and all of those of our community who
are not with us today. Raise up in all
of us the spirit that filled Saint John years ago in undertaking such a blessed
mission and supported him throughout till his return to you. We ask this of you, in the names of Jesus - our
Brother, and the Spirit - our Wisdom and Sustainer.
Penitential Rite and Community
Forgiveness
(Let us pause briefly while we reflect on our need to
grow more in love for one another.)
Presider: Compassionate God, to whom all hearts are
open, no desires unknown, and from whom no secrets can be hidden, cleanse our
hearts by the inspiration of Holy Wisdom.
We thank you for sending your Spirit to us so that, with her strength,
we may live more fully according to your will.
Through your grace, all peoples, wherever they may be on this earth, are
one family …and you have made every one of us worthy to be called your sacred
people.
ALL: Christ
Jesus, we ask you to instill in us the virtues of pardon and peace so that we
may – in turn – learn to be forgiving to our brothers and sisters, whoever and
wherever they may be. Give us the courage and strength to extend your merciful
presence that is your gift - through us –
to all those with whom you share your unending love. May this be so, without exception. Amen.
Glory to God
Presider: let us give glory
to our loving Creator.
(Sung) Glory to God,
Glory, O praise God, alleluia. Glory to
God, glory, O praise the name of our God.
(3x)
Liturgy of the Word
Presider: The preface to each of the four readings is:
“Veni, Sancte Spiritus” to the music of the Taize community.
ALL: Veni, Sancte Spiritus.
First reading: This is a
selection from: Lumen Gentium, the Constitution on the Church
ALL: Veni, Sancte Spiritus.
Second
reading: This is a selection from Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on
the Sacred Liturgy.
ALL: Veni, Sancte Spiritus.
Third
reading: This is a selection from
Gaudium et Spes, the Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.
ALL: The acclamation before and after the fourth reading: Alleluia (Celtic Version).
Fourth
reading: This is selection from Dei
Verbum, the Constitution on Divine Revelation
Shared Homily/Community Reflections
Homily starter: The “performance”
of John XXIII and the “promise” of Francis
Profession of Faith
ALL: We
believe in God, the creator of all, whose divinity infuses all existence
with the sacred, and who’s very being is the heart of the universe. We believe in Jesus, the Christ, the
loving expression of God to humankind, the sacred messenger of God’s word, the
carrier of God’s healing and boundless compassion. We believe in the Spirit, the breath
of God in the cosmos who strengthens us to be instruments of peace and justice
in a hope-filled world. We surely
believe in all this!
Prayers of the Community
Presider: We are a people of faith; we believe in the
power of prayer. We are always mindful of God’s unconditional love and care for
each of us. And so, we bring the needs
of the people to our loving and merciful God.
After each intercession, our
response is: Compassionate God,
bless our petitions.
God of healing and grace, we
ask for your loving care for those caught up in the devastating fires in California
and for those who risk their time and safety to be of help to them. Compassionate God, bless our petitions. (intentions)
Presider: Healing God, we ask you to strengthen us in
our concerns and care for one another, here and throughout the world,
especially at this time of extreme need. We ask you to bless our efforts for
justice and equality so that, with our sisters and brothers, we may promote
cultures of peace and nonviolence everywhere.
We make this prayer in the name of Jesus, the Christ. Amen.
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| Judy, Cathy, Elena, Joan, Karen and Mary Al |
Offertory Procession and Song: “Seed
, Scattered, and Sown” #386 verses 1 & 3
Gathering of the Gifted
Presider: Jesus, who has often sat at our tables, now
invites all of us to join him at his.
Everyone is welcome to share in this meal. (The invitation is to everyone to join around God’s family table.)
ALL: Loving
and caring God, we – your people – are united in this sacrament by our common
love of Jesus. Through your universal
presence, we are in communion with everyone, everywhere, who shares your gift
of compassion especially to all those who are marginalized and oppressed. May we love tenderly, do justice, and walk
humbly with you in solidarity with our sisters and brothers. May we live always as prophetic witnesses to
the gospel of Jesus, the Christ. Amen.
Presider: Let us lift up our hearts.
ALL: We lift them up to our gracious God who has
gifted us with overflowing love so that we may share it with everyone,
everywhere.
Presider: Let us recognize
the presence of our God who dwells in each one of us.
ALL: Namaste!
Namaste! Namaste! (3 x)
Eucharistic
Prayer
Voice 1: Ever loving
God, we do well always to give you thanks for your bonding with us, your family. In you we live and move and have our very
being. That Spirit, who raised Jesus
from the dead, is the foretaste and promise of the paschal feast of heaven. Her
dwelling in us gives us the hope of unending peace and joy with you. And so, in
gratitude, we SING with
thankful praise….
ALL: Holy,
Holy, Holy God, God of power, God of light.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed are
all who come in the name of our God.
Hosanna in the highest; Hosanna in the highest.
Voice 2: We thank you
for the gift of Jesus in history - and the gift of Jesus in faith. On earth,
Jesus burned with the constant vision of his mission. He revealed you to us through his
compassionate life well-lived. And he
showed us, through his example, not only how we should live, but also for what
we may pay the same price as he did.
Voice 3: And when his
time on earth had come to an end, Jesus – aware of and accepting his destiny –
gave up his life for the values that he deeply believed, lived and taught…his
conviction that love is stronger than death.
He even provided an example of this wisdom for all people in all ages to
come. He did so by opening wide his arms
on a cross…and then died. The Spirit, who raised him from the dead showed us by
her action that life is eternal and that love is immortal. Jesus, the Christ, lives with us today …as he
will through the end of time.
ALL: (With an outstretched arm, we pray the consecration
together): We remember
the gift that Jesus gave us on the night before he died. He gathered with his friends to share his
final Passover meal. And it was at that supper that Jesus took bread, blessed,
broke and shared it with them saying: take this, all of you, and eat it. This bread is you; this bread is me. We are one body, the presence of God in the
world. Do this in memory of me. (Pause)
In the same way, Jesus took the cup of wine, blessed
it and gave it to them saying: take this all of you and drink it. This wine is you; this wine is me. We are one blood, the presence of God in the
world. Do this in memory of me.
Communal Blessing of Cups and Plates
All: (With an outstretched
arm we pray)
Loving God, Source of all Being, in this moment we
are gathered as a community to celebrate and remember your extravagant
affection for your creation. As we pause to recall how wondrous is your love
for us, we ask you to bless these cups and plates made by human hands and
intended as vessels to hold the Precious Body and Blood of Jesus our Brother
during liturgical celebrations. May they be symbols of Jesus’ promise to be
with us always and his mandate to be His body and blood to each other. We ask
this in the name of Jesus, Eternal Word, and Sofia Holy Spirit Wisdom. Amen.
(Bridget Mary sprinkles the cups and plates with holy
water and then the community does the same while chanting)
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| (Bridget Mary sprinkles holy water as Alleluia is sung during blessing) |
ALL: Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, Creator God,
forever and ever... (sung)…Amen. (X times!)
The Prayer of Jesus
ALL: (holding hands):
Our Father and Mother, who are in heaven, blessed is your name…
Presider: Understanding God, we have just prayed that
“your kindom may come” among us.
Strengthen us with your grace and love so that we can truly open our
hearts to make it happen in the fullness of time.
The Sign
of Peace
Presider: Jesus, you said to
your disciples, “My peace I leave you; my peace I give you.” Look on the faith of those gathered here
today and …
ALL: ….
grant us that peace. O Loving God,
following the example of Jesus and with the strength of the Spirit, help us
spread that peace throughout the world, to everyone, everywhere, no
exceptions. Amen.
Presider: May the peace of God be always with us, and
let us extend that peace to one another as we join hands in a circle of love
and sing: Let there be peace on earth
#532 using the following:
(“…with God as creator, family all are we…” and “With every breath I take, let this be...”)
Litany for the Breaking of the Bread,
Presider: Loving God… All: you call us to Spirit-filled service and to live the Gospel of nonviolence,
peace and justice, we will live justly.
Presider: Loving God… All: you call us to be your presence in the world and to be bearers
of understanding and compassion, forgiveness and healing everywhere in your
name. We will love tenderly.
Presider: Loving God… All: you call us to speak truth to power and live with equality
towards all. We will walk humbly with
you.
Presider: This is Jesus, who liberates, heals, and
transforms us and our world. He calls us
to share our bread on the altar of the world.
Everyone is invited to partake of this sacred banquet of love. ALL: We are the Body of Christ.
Pre-Communion Prayer
Presider: Gracious God, as
we come to share the richness of your table, we cannot forget the poverty of so
many of our brothers and sisters, our families and neighbors.
Men: We cannot eat this bread and forget those who are
hungry. O God, your world is one world
and we are stewards of its nourishment for all your people.
Women: We cannot drink this wine and forget those
who are thirsty. O God, this very earth
and its people cry out for environmental justice.
ALL: We cannot
listen to your words of peace and not grieve for a world at war’s doors.
Communion: Instrumental
Post Communion Hymn: “Here I Am God” #377 all verses
Prayer
of Thanksgiving after Communion
Presider: Loving God, may this Eucharist in which we
shared Christ’s healing love deepen our oneness with you and with one
another. May wonder and thanksgiving
fill our hearts with grace and gratitude as we experience the cost of
discipleship with you as we heard in today’s Gospel. And may we continue to realize that Jesus
lives in us and that we reflect him to our brothers and sisters. ALL: Amen.
Introductions,
Gratitudes, and Announcements
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| Community Blessing |
Closing
Community Blessing
(Let us
all extend an arm to one another a mutual blessing)
ALL: May you,
our gracious God, bless everyone in our community as we do our best to “pay
forward” the cost of discipleship. We
ask this of you -- in the name of God, our Creator -- in the name of Jesus, our
bearer of the message of love -- and in the name of the Spirit, our inspiration
and strength. May we reflect them as we
care and minister to one another and to all those whom we meet on our journey. May we always remember, with gratitude, that
we are the face of God to the world. Amen.
Closing Hymn: The Spirit is A-Movin” #454, verses 1, 4 and 5.
Closing
Community Commissioning:
Presiders: As we leave here
in the peace of Christ, let us be the sacred people that God created us to
be. Let our service continue.
ALL: Thanks be
to God. Let it be so. Alleluia, let us live the gospel!
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| Lee and Kathryn |
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| Bridget Mary and Kathryn, "the twins" |
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| Jack Duffy one of founding members of MMOJ Community, returns to Florida for a visit |
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