4th friday march ( 3rd wk of lent )

2. Among the gods there isAmong the gods there is
none like you, O Lord, fornone like you, O Lord, for
you are great and doyou are great and do
marvellous deeds; youmarvellous deeds; you
alonealone
are God.are God.
EntranceEntrance
AntiphonAntiphon

4. Penitential ActPenitential Act
Lord,have mercy.Lord,have mercy.
Lord, haveLord, have
mercy.mercy.
Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.
Christ, haveChrist, have
mercy.mercy.
Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
Lord, haveLord, have
mercy.

5. May almighty God haveMay almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us ourmercy on us, forgive us our
sins and bring us tosins and bring us to
everlasting live.everlasting live.
Amen.Amen.

6. 1st1st
ReadingReading

7. Friday 3rd weekFriday 3rd week
0f Lent0f Lent
A reading from theA reading from the
BookBook
of the Prophet Hoseaof the Prophet Hosea
14:2-1014:2-10

8. The Lord says this:The Lord says this:
Israel, come back to theIsrael, come back to the
Lord your God;Lord your God;
your iniquity was theyour iniquity was the
cause of your downfall.cause of your downfall.
Provide yourself withProvide yourself with
wordswords
and come back to theand come back to the
Lord.Lord.

9. Say to him, ‘Take allSay to him, ‘Take all
iniquity awayiniquity away
so that we may haveso that we may have
happiness again and offerhappiness again and offer
you our words of praise.you our words of praise.
“Assyria cannot save us,“Assyria cannot save us,
we will not ride horses anywe will not ride horses any
more,more,

10. or say, “Our God!” toor say, “Our God!” to
what our own hands havewhat our own hands have
made,made,
for you are the one infor you are the one in
whom orphans findwhom orphans find
compassion.”compassion.”
– I will heal their– I will heal their
disloyalty,disloyalty,
I will love them with allI will love them with all

11. for my anger has turnedfor my anger has turned
from them.from them.
I will fall like dew onI will fall like dew on
Israel.Israel.
He shall bloom like theHe shall bloom like the
lily,lily,
and thrust out roots likeand thrust out roots like
the poplar,the poplar,
his shoots will spread far;his shoots will spread far;

12. he will have the beauty ofhe will have the beauty of
the olivethe olive
and the fragrance ofand the fragrance of
Lebanon.Lebanon.
They will come back to liveThey will come back to live
in my shade;in my shade;
they will grow corn thatthey will grow corn that
flourishes,flourishes,
they will cultivate vinesthey will cultivate vines

13. as renowned as the wine ofas renowned as the wine of
Helbon.Helbon.
What has Ephraim to do withWhat has Ephraim to do with
idols any moreidols any more
when it is I who hear hiswhen it is I who hear his
prayer and care for him?prayer and care for him?
I am like a cypress ever green,I am like a cypress ever green,
all your fruitfulness comesall your fruitfulness comes
from me.from me.

14. Let the wise man understandLet the wise man understand
these words.these words.
Let the intelligent man graspLet the intelligent man grasp
their meaning.their meaning.
For the ways of the Lord areFor the ways of the Lord are
straight,straight,
and virtuous men walk inand virtuous men walk in
them,them,
but sinners stumble.but sinners stumble.

15. The wordThe word
of theof the
LordLord
ThanksThanks
be to Godbe to God

16. I am the LordI am the Lord
your God: listenyour God: listen
to my warning.to my warning.
R,R,

18. I am the LordI am the Lord
your God: listenyour God: listen
to my warning.to my warning.
R,R,

20. I am the LordI am the Lord
your God: listenyour God: listen
to my warning.to my warning.
R,R,

22. I am the LordI am the Lord
your God: listenyour God: listen
to my warning.to my warning.
R,R,

24. I am the LordI am the Lord
your God: listenyour God: listen
to my warning.to my warning.
R,R,

25. GospelGospel
AcclamationAcclamation
Praise to you, O Christ , king ofPraise to you, O Christ , king of
eternal glory! x 2eternal glory! x 2
king of eternal gloking of eternal glo
The seed is the word of God,The seed is the word of God,
Christ the sower; whoever findsChrist the sower; whoever finds
this seed will remain for ever.this seed will remain for ever.
Praise to you, O Christ , king ofPraise to you, O Christ , king of
eternal glory!eternal glory!

26. The Lord be with you,The Lord be with you,
And with your spirit.And with your spirit.
A reading from the HolyA reading from the Holy
Gospel according toGospel according to
Mark 12:28-34Mark 12:28-34Glory to you, O’Glory to you, O’
Lord.Lord.

28. One of the scribes came upOne of the scribes came up
to Jesus and put a questionto Jesus and put a question
to him, ‘Which is the firstto him, ‘Which is the first
of all the commandments?’of all the commandments?’
Jesus replied, ‘This is theJesus replied, ‘This is the
first: Listen, Israel, thefirst: Listen, Israel, the
Lord our God is the oneLord our God is the one

29. Lord, and you must love theLord, and you must love the
Lord your God with all yourLord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul,heart, with all your soul,
with all your mind and withwith all your mind and with
all your strength. Theall your strength. The
second is this: You mustsecond is this: You must
love your neighbour aslove your neighbour as

30. yourself. There is noyourself. There is no
commandment greater thancommandment greater than
these.’ The scribe said tothese.’ The scribe said to
him, ‘Well spoken, Master;him, ‘Well spoken, Master;
what you have said is true:what you have said is true:
that he is one and there isthat he is one and there is
no other. To love himno other. To love him

31. with all your heart, with allwith all your heart, with all
your understanding andyour understanding and
strength, and to love yourstrength, and to love your
neighbour as yourself, thisneighbour as yourself, this
is far more important thanis far more important than
any holocaust or sacrifice.’any holocaust or sacrifice.’
Jesus, seeing howJesus, seeing how

32. wisely he had spoken, said,wisely he had spoken, said,
‘You are not far from the‘You are not far from the
kingdom of God.’ And afterkingdom of God.’ And after
that no one dared tothat no one dared to
question him any more.question him any more.

33. Isaiah 58,6-12 ( 1st Reading)
The GospelThe Gospel
ofof
thethe
LordLord
Praise to you, LordPraise to you, Lord
Jesus ChristJesus Christ

35. And with your spiritAnd with your spirit
The Peace of the Lord be withThe Peace of the Lord be with
you alwaysyou always
Let us offer each other theeLet us offer each other thee
the sign of peacethe sign of peace
We share God’sWe share God’s
PeacePeace

37. God, our father slow toGod, our father slow to
anger, abounding inanger, abounding in
mercy, you find yourmercy, you find your
way to us when we canway to us when we can
not find our way tonot find our way to
you. You are alwaysyou. You are always
faithful even when wefaithful even when we
are unfaithful.are unfaithful.

38. Jesus Christ, youJesus Christ, you
entered into theentered into the
house of sinners, youhouse of sinners, you
sat at the table of thesat at the table of the
poor, you accepted thepoor, you accepted the
cross, your throne ofcross, your throne of
mercy.mercy.

39. Holy Spirit, you pourHoly Spirit, you pour
your healing giftsyour healing gifts
over our wounds, youover our wounds, you
anoint us to bringanoint us to bring
good news to thegood news to the
poor, you sent us outpoor, you sent us out
as missionaries ofas missionaries of
mercy.mercy.

40. God of mercies, haveGod of mercies, have
mercy on us, so thatmercy on us, so that
where sins abounds yourwhere sins abounds your
grace may abound allgrace may abound all
the more, and we shallthe more, and we shall
become merciful likebecome merciful like
you.you.
Amen.Amen.