3rd april 2016 easter sunday

2. Receive the joy of your
glory, giving thanks to
God, who has called you
into the heavenly kingdom,
alleluia.

3. In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
All: Amen We Gather

4. 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.
We Gather

6. …Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
…Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy
…Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
Penitential act

7. May almighty God have mercy
on us, forgive us our sins, and
bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Penitential act

8. Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth
peace to people of good
will. We praise you, we
bless you, we adore you,
The Gloria

9. we glorify you,
we give you thanks for
your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
The Gloria

10. Lord Jesus Christ, Only
Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
The Gloria

11. you take away the sins of
the world, have mercy on
us; you take away the sins
of the world, receive our
prayer;
The Gloria

12. you are seated at the right
hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For you alone
are the Holy One, you
alone are the Lord,
The Gloria

13. you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of
God the Father. Amen.
The Gloria

14. God of everlasting mercy, who in
the very recurrence of the paschal
feast kindle the faith of the people
you have made your own, increase,
we pray, the grace you have
bestowed, that all may grasp and
rightly
The Collect

15. Understand in what font they
have been washed, by whose
Spirit they have been reborn,
by whose Blood they have
been redeemed.
The Collect

16. 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 The Collect

17. The First
Reading

18. A reading from the Acts of
the Apostles.
The faithful all used to meet
by common consent in the

19. Portico of Solomon. No one
else ever dared to join them,
but the people were loud in
their praise and the numbers
of men and women who came

20. to believe in the Lord
increased steadily. So many
signs and wonders were
worked among the people at
the hands of the apostles that

21. the sick were even taken out
into the streets and laid on
beds and sleeping-mats in
the hope that at least the
shadow of Peter might fall

22. across some of them as he
went past. People even came
crowding in from the towns
round about Jerusalem,
bringing with them their sick

23. and those tormented by
unclean spirits, and all of
them were cured.

24. The Word
of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

25. Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good,
for his love has no
end.
The Psalm

26. Let the sons of Israel say:
‘His love has no end.’
Let the sons of Aaron say:
‘His love has no end.’
Let those who fear the Lord say:
‘His love has no end.’
The Psalm

27. Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good,
for his love has no
end.
The Psalm

28. The stone which the builders
rejected has become the corner
stone. This is the work of the
Lord, a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
The Psalm

29. Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good,
for his love has no
end.
The Psalm

30. O Lord, grant us salvation; O Lord,
grant success. Blessed in the
name of the Lord is he who
comes. We bless you from the
house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
The Psalm

31. Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good,
for his love has no
end.
The Psalm

32. The Second
Reading

33. A reading from the book of
the Apocalypse
My name is John, and
through our union in Jesus

34. I am your brother and share
your sufferings, your
kingdom, and all you endure.
I was on the island of Patmos
for having preached God’s

35. word and witnessed for
Jesus; it was the Lord’s day
and the Spirit possessed me,
and I heard a voice behind
me, shouting like a trumpet,

36. ‘Write down all that you see
in a book.’ I turned round to
see who had spoken to me,
and when I turned I saw
seven golden lamp-stands

37. and, surrounded by them, a
figure like a Son of man,
dressed in a long robe tied at
the waist with a golden
girdle.

38. When I saw him, I fell in a
dead faint at his feet, but he
touched me with his right
hand and said, ‘Do not be
afraid; it is I, the First and the

39. Last; I am the Living One, I
was dead and now I am to
live for ever and ever, and I
hold the keys of death and of
the underworld.

40. Now write down all that you
see of present happenings
and things that are still to
come.’

41. The Word
of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

42. Alleluia, alleluia!
Jesus said: ‘You believe
because you can see me.
Happy are those who have not
seen and yet believe.’
Alleluia!
Gospel Acclamation

43. The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A Reading from the holy Gospel
according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel

44. In the evening of that same
day, the first day of the week,
the doors were closed in the
room where the disciples
were, for fear of the Jews.

45. Jesus came and stood
among them. He said to
them, ‘Peace be with you’,
and showed them his hands
and his side. The disciples

46. were filled with joy when
they saw the Lord, and he
said to them again, ‘Peace be
with you.

47. ‘As the Father sent me,
so am I sending you.’
After saying this he breathed
on them and said:

48. ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.
For those whose sins you
forgive, they are forgiven;
for those whose sins you
retain, they are retained.’

49. Thomas, called the Twin,
who was one of the Twelve,
was not with them when
Jesus came. When the
disciples said,

50. ‘We have seen the Lord’, he
answered, ‘Unless I see the
holes that the nails made in
his hands and can put my
finger into the holes they

51. made, and unless I can put
my hand into his side, I
refuse to believe.’ Eight days
later the disciples were in the
house again and Thomas

52. was with them. The doors
were closed, but Jesus came
in and stood among them.
‘Peace be with you’ he said.
Then he spoke to Thomas,

53. ‘Put your finger here; look,
here are my hands. Give me
your hand; put it into my
side. Doubt no longer but
believe.’ Thomas replied,

54. ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus
said to him: ‘You believe
because you can see me.
Happy are those who have
not seen and yet believe.’

55. There were many other signs
that Jesus worked and the
disciples saw, but they are
not recorded in this book.
These are recorded so that

56. you may believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that believing this you
may have life through his
name.

57. The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.

59. I believe in God, the Father
almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only
Son, our Lord,
The Apostles’

60. who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
The Apostles’

61. was crucified, died and was
buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again
from the dead;
The Apostles’

62. he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of God the Father
almighty;
The Apostles’

63. from there he will come to
judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
The Apostles’

64. the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen
The Apostles’

66. Celebrant: “Happy are those who
have not seen and yet believe”. As
we thank God for the gift of faith in
the resurrection of his Son, and for
the many blessings he has given us,
let us bring before him all our
needs.

67. 1.In this year and day of Divine
Mercy, let us pray for the whole
Church in its ministry of
forgiveness. May the Church call all
men to repentance, to forgiveness
and to belief in him whom they
have not seen. Lord, hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

68. 2.Let us pray for ourselves, asking
that God teach us to how to pray so
that we can wholeheartedly praise
Him, seek His mercy, show our
gratitude and bring all our needs
before Him. Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

69. 3.We pray for our world, suffering
from war and conflict, that Christ
may breathe his healing power
upon all peoples, so that they may
live together, reconciled in peace
and justice. Lord, hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

70. 4.As we ponder the depth of Divine
Mercy, let us embrace with tender
affection the whole of humanity.
May we serve especially the
poorest, the weakest and the
smallest and so open a new horizon
of hope. Lord, hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

71. 5.We pray for the sick and those
who care for them, may we show
them our own love and care, and
may the Lord answer our earnest
prayers for their recovery.
Lord, hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

72. 6.We pray for those departed from
this life, that the risen Lord may
lead them from the darkness of
death to their resurrection.
Lord, hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

73. 7.We pray in silence for all those
who are in need, especially for
those whose Intentions are written
in our book.

74. We pray with Mary, Mother of our
Risen lord, as we say:

75. Hail Mary, full of grace. The
Lord is with thee. Blessed
art thou among
women, and blessed
is the fruit of
thy womb, Jesus.

76. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us
sinners, now and
at the hour of our
death. Amen.

77. Celebrant: Father, give us grace to
renew and enliven this parish, so
that it may come alive with the
presence of Christ, who lives for
ever and ever. Amen

79. Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness we have
received the bread we offer you: fruit of
the earth and work of human hands, it will
become for us the bread of life.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Presentation and preparation of the

81. Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness we have
received the wine we offer you: fruit of the
vine and work of human hands it will
become our spiritual drink.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Presentation and preparation of the

83. Pray, my brothers and sisters,
that my sacrifice and yours may
be acceptable to God, the
almighty Father.

84. 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.

85. Accept, O Lord, we pray, the oblations
of your people and of those you have
brought to new birth, that, renewed by
confession of your name and by
Baptism, they may attain unending
happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Prayer over the offerings

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

88. 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.

90. He is Lord, he is Lord,
he is risen from the dead, and
he is Lord! Every knee shall
bow, every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord.
Memorial Acclamation

92. 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!

94. Our Father who
art in heaven,
hallowed be thy
name, thy
kingdom come,
thy will be
done, on earth
as it is in
heaven.

95. Give us this
day our daily
bread. And
forgive us our
trespasses
as we forgive
those who
trespass
against us.

96. And lead us
not into
temptation,
but deliver
us from evil.

97. Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every
evil, graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy, we may
be always free from sin and safe from
all distress, and useless worry, as we
await the blessed hope and the coming
of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

98. All: For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and forever.

99. Lord Jesus Christ, who said
to your Apostles, Peace I
leave you, my peace I give
you, look not on our sins, but
on the faith of your Church,

100. and graciously grant her
peace and unity in
accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever
and ever. Amen

101. The Peace of the Lord be
always with you.
And with
your spirit.
Let us offer one another a
sign of peace

102. Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world: grant us peace.Fraction of the Bread

104. Compassionate and loving
God, you created the world
for us all to share, a world of
beauty and plenty.
LiveSimply prayer

105. Create in us a desire to live
simply, so that our lives may
reflect your generosity.
Creator God, You gave us
responsibility for the earth,
LiveSimply prayer

106. a world of riches and delight.
Create in us a desire to live
sustainably, so that those who
follow after us may enjoy the
fruits of your creation.
LiveSimply prayer

107. God of peace and justice, You
give us the capacity to change,
to bring about a world that
mirrors your wisdom.
LiveSimply prayer

108. Create in us a desire to act in
solidarity, so that the pillars of
injustice crumble and those
now crushed are set free.
Amen.
LiveSimply prayer

110. Behold the Lamb of God, behold
him who takes away the sins of
the world. Blessed are those
called to the supper of the
Lamb.
Invitation to Communion

111. All: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the
word and my soul shall be
healed.
Invitation to Communion

113. Grant, we pray, almighty God, that
our reception of this paschal
Sacrament may have a continuing
effect in our minds and hearts.
Through Christ our Lord. .
All: Amen
Prayer after communion

115. The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Final Blessing

116. May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Final Blessing

117. The mass is ended, go in peace
and proclaim the Gospel of the
Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Dismissal