Time of the Church 3

Song

Psalm

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

Glorify the Lord with me.
Together let us praise God’s name.
I sought the Lord and was heard;
from all my terrors set free.

Look towards God and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
When the poor cry out the Lord hears them
and rescues them from all their distress.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
They are happy who seek refuge in God.

Reading

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son for the forgiveness of our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.

or

Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”

Song

Silence

Intercessions

For all those who faithfully announce your Word, Lord, we pray.

Enable us to recognize your presence in our neighbors; make us attentive to the poor and the unfortunate.

Lord, we pray for those who suffer in their workplace and for those who are without work, that their dignity may be respected.

For prisoners and those forgotten by society, keep us in solidarity with their suffering, O Source of comfort, we pray.

For abandoned children, that they may find peace with those who welcome them, Lord, we pray.

For scholars and researchers, that their work may benefit all humanity, Lord, we pray.

For those who have responsibilities in public life, that they may act with integrity and for the good of all, Lord, we pray.

Our Father

Prayer

God of all the living, enable us to surrender ourselves to you in silence and in love. Surrendering ourselves to you does not come easily to our human condition. But you intervene in the deepest recesses of our being and your will for us is the radiance of a hope.

or

Bless us, Christ Jesus; you always come to us wherever we may be.

Songs