6th march 4th sunday 2016

2. Entrance antiphon
Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all
who love her. Be joyful, all
who were in mourning; exult
and be satisfied at her
consoling breast.

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. O God, who through your Word
reconcile the human race to yourself
in a wonderful way, grant, we pray,
that with prompt devotion and eager
faith the Christian people may hasten
toward the solemn celebrations to
come.
The Collect

9. 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

10. The First
Reading

11. A reading from the book of
Joshua.
The Lord said to Joshua,
‘Today I have taken the

12. shame of Egypt away from
you.’
The Israelites pitched their
camp at Gilgal and kept the
Passover there on the

13. fourteenth day of the month,
at evening in the plain of
Jericho. On the morrow of the
Passover they tasted the
produce of that country,

14. unleavened bread and
roasted ears of corn, that
same day. From that time,
from their first eating of the
produce of that country,

15. the manna stopped falling.
And having manna no longer,
the Israelites fed from that
year onwards on what the
land of Canaan yielded.

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

17. Taste and see
that the Lord is
good.
The Psalm

18. I will bless the Lord at all times, his
praise always on my lips; in the
Lord my soul shall make its
boast. The humble shall hear and
be glad.
The Psalm

19. Taste and see
that the Lord is
good.
The Psalm

20. Glorify the Lord with me. Together
let us praise his name. I sought
the Lord and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me
free.
The Psalm

21. Taste and see
that the Lord is
good.
The Psalm

22. Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called, the Lord
heard him and rescued him from
all his distress.
The Psalm

23. Taste and see
that the Lord is
good.
The Psalm

24. The Second
Reading

25. A reading from the second
letter of St Paul to the
Corinthians
For anyone who is in Christ,

26. there is a new creation; the
old creation has gone, and
now the new one is here. It is
all God’s work. It was God
who reconciled us to himself

27. through Christ and gave us
the work of handing on this
reconciliation. In other
words, God in Christ was
reconciling the world to

28. himself, not holding men’s
faults against them, and he
has entrusted to us the news
that they are reconciled. So
we are ambassadors for

29. Christ; it is as though God
were appealing through us,
and the appeal that we make
in Christ’s name is: be
reconciled to God.

30. For our sake God made the
sinless one into sin, so that
in him we might become the
goodness of God.

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

32. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!
I will leave this place and go to my
father and say: ‘Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against you.’
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!
Gospel Acclamation

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

34. The tax collectors and the
sinners were all seeking the
company of Jesus to hear
what he had to say, and the
Pharisees and the scribes

35. complained. ‘This man’ they
said ‘welcomes sinners and
eats with them.’ So he spoke
this parable to them:
‘A man had two sons.

36. The younger said to his
father, “Father, let me have
the share of the estate that
would come to me.” So the
father divided the property

37. between them. A few days
later, the younger son got
together everything he had
and left for a distant country
where he squandered his

38. money on a life of
debauchery.
‘When he had spent it all,
that country experienced a
severe famine, and now he

39. began to feel the pinch, so
he hired himself out to one of
the local inhabitants who put
him on his farm to feed the
pigs. And he would willingly

40. have filled his belly with the
husks the pigs were eating
but no one offered him
anything. Then he came to
his senses and said,

41. “How many of my father’s
paid servants have more
food than they want, and
here am I dying of hunger! I
will leave this place and go

42. to my father and say: Father,
I have sinned against heaven
and against you; I no longer
deserve to be called your
son; treat me as one of your

43. paid servants.” So he left the
place and went back to his
father.
‘While he was still a long
way off, his father saw him

44. and was moved with pity. He
ran to the boy, clasped him
in his arms and kissed him
tenderly. Then his son said,
“Father, I have sinned

45. against heaven and against
you. I no longer deserve to
be called your son.” But the
father said to his servants,
“Quick! Bring out the best

46. robe and put it on him; put a
ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet. Bring the
calf we have been fattening,
and kill it; we are going to

47. have a feast, a celebration,
because this son of mine
was dead and has come back
to life; he was lost and is
found.”

48. And they began to celebrate.
‘Now the elder son was out
in the fields, and on his way
back, as he drew near the
house, he could hear music

49. and dancing. Calling one of
the servants he asked what it
was all about. “Your brother
has come” replied the
servant “and your father has

50. killed the calf we had
fattened because he has got
him back safe and sound.”
He was angry then and
refused to go in, and his

51. father came out to plead with
him; but he answered his
father, “Look, all these years
I have slaved for you and
never once disobeyed your

52. orders, yet you never offered
me so much as a kid for me
to celebrate with my friends.
But, for this son of yours,
when he comes back after

53. swallowing up your property
– he and his women – you
kill the calf we had been
fattening.”

54. ‘The father said, “My son,
you are with me always and
all I have is yours. But it was
only right we should
celebrate and rejoice,

55. because your brother here
was dead and has come to
life; he was lost and is
found.”’

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

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

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

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

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

62. 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’

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

64. Prayer of the Faithful

65. Celebrant: Lord God, our light and
our salvation, help us to speak to
others of our joy and consolation
in your presence. Secure in your
love we pray for all our needs.

66. 1. We pray for Francis our Pope, and
for the whole family of the Church. May
all Christians remember that they are
brothers and sisters in Christ, and so
learn to live in harmony with one
another. Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

67. 2. We pray for people who are
searching for meaning and true
happiness in their lives; may we help
them to discover Christ as the one who
will fulfil their needs.
Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

68. 3. On this Mothering Sunday we pray for all
mothers, may they always experience joy and
love from their children. We pray especially
for mothers and children who are separated
from each other by distance, bereavement or
estrangement. Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

69. 4. We pray for ourselves, that
through repentance and the
sacrament of Reconciliation, we
experience afresh God's mercy, grace
and healing. Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

70. 5. We pray for those who find
themselves in difficult situations far
from their homes. We pray for the sick
and those who care for them, for the
unemployed, the homeless, the
widowed and orphaned. Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

71. 6. We pray for those departed from
this life; may all families be reunited
in the Kingdom of God.
Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

72. 7. In silence, let us remember that
God sent his Son to redeem us. Let us
place our prayers in His hands,
especially those mentioned in our
Intentions Book.

73. On this special day for Mothers, let us
turn to Christ's own Mother, asking
that she lay our prayers before her
beloved Son, as we say:

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

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

76. Celebrant: Father, you created us in
love with the gift of free will. Give us
the grace to live in your light, and to
stay clear of illusions and self-
deception. We ask this through Christ
our Lord, Amen.

78. 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

80. 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

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

83. 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.

84. We place before you with joy these
offerings, which bring eternal remedy,
O Lord, praying that we may both
faithfully revere them and present them
to you, as is fitting, for the salvation of
all the world. Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Prayer over the offerings

85. 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

87. 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.

89. We proclaim your death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again.
Memorial Acclamation

91. 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!

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

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

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

96. 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.

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

98. 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,

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

100. The Peace of the Lord be
with you always.
And with your
spirit.
Let us offer each other
the sign of peace
We Share God’s Peace

101. 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

103. 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

104. 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

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

107. 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

108. 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

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

110. 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

112. O God, who enlighten everyone who comes
into this world, illuminate our hearts, we pray,
with the splendour of your grace, that we may
always ponder what is worthy and pleasing to
your majesty and love you in all sincerity.
Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Prayer after communion

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

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

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