In the name of the father and of the son
and of the holy spirit
the Lord be with you and with your
spirit
God gathers us at the beginning of a new
day to be refreshed and renewed in word
and in eucharist
Lord Jesus you came to call sinners Lord
have mercy
you gather together the nations
Christ have mercy
you heal the contrite of heart Lord have
mercy
may almighty God have mercy on us
forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life
let us pray
God Almighty giver of every good gift
put into our hearts the love of your
name so that by deepening our sense of
reverence
you may nurture in us what is good and
by your watchful care
keep safe with you have nurtured through
our Lord Jesus Christ your son who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the
holy spirit one God
forever and ever
A reading from the first letter of St
Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers I myself was unable to speak to
you as people of a spirit
I treated you as essential men still
infants in Christ
what I fed you with was milk not solid
food
for you were not ready for it and indeed
you are still not ready for it
since you are still unspiritual isn't
that obvious from all the jealousy and
wrangling that there is among you
from the way that you go on behaving
like ordinary people
what could be more unspiritual than your
slogans
I am for Paul and I am for Apollos
after all what is apollos and what is
Paul
they are servants who brought the faith
to you
even the different ways in which they
brought it was were assigned to them by
the Lord
I did the planting apollos did the
watering
but God made things grow neither planter
nor the water matters only God who makes
things grow
it is all who does the planting and who
does the watering
and each will duly be paid according to
he share in the work
we are fellow workers with god you are
God's farm
God's building the word of the lord
responsorial psalm they are happy
that whose God is the lord the people he
has chosen as his own
from the heavens the Lord looks forth he
sees all the children of men
from the place where he dwells he gazes
on all the dwellers on the earth
he who shapes the hearts of them all and
considers all their deeds
our soul is waiting for the Lord the
Lord is our help
and our shield in him do our hearts find
joy
we trust in his holy name
hallelujah alleluia the Lord sent me to
bring good news to the poor
and freedom to prisoners hallelujah
the Lord be with you
A reading from the holy gospel according
to Luke
leaving the synagogue Jesus went to
Simon's house
now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering
from a high
fever and they asked him to do something
for her
leaning over her he rebuked to the fever
and it left her and she immediately got
up
and began to wait on them
at sunset all those who had friends
suffering from
diseases of one kind or another
brought them to him and laying his hands
on each
he cured them
devils too came out of many people
howling
you are the son of God
but he rebuked them and would not allow
them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ
when daylight came he left the house
and made his way to a lonely place
the crowds went to look for him and when
they had caught up with him
they wanted to prevent him leaving them
but he answered
I must proclaim the good news of the
kingdom of God
to the other towns too because that is
what
I was sent to do
and he continued his preaching in the
synagogues of Judea
the gospel of the Lord
well it's little wonder that they wanted
Jesus to stay
he'd just healed everyone who needed it
in town
and it's an extraordinary story we've
heard it so many times that we say yep
Jesus healed people
but it's really worth spending some time
just pondering that story
and being in the story and just slowly
listening to what occurred
because it is extraordinary it was then
and it is now
in fact if Jesus was here now we'd call
him a superhero
and we wouldn't want him to go either
because the desire for superheroes
has continued throughout mankind's
history
and yet even though it's not recorded we
know that Peter's
or Simon's mother-in-law suffered again
and she died and so did all the other
people
in that town and so
will all of us
so we're meant to appreciate the power
of Jesus
but realizing that it appoints to
eternal life
and not meant to overcome the
limitations
of our earthly existence
and we are called to live in our daily
experience
death and resurrection in all sorts of
ways within us
and around us
at the same time rejoicing in Jesus
power over all creation
and Simon's mother-in-law as soon as she
was healed
her rejoicing was expressed by
immediately getting up
and serving and waiting on those
there
Dom Alred Watkin expresses this
beautifully in my mind this death and
resurrection of life
he says resurrection then begins in time
and ends in eternity here and now
the seed appears to decay and die
but hidden in the ground of ordinary
experience
it is growing secretly and growing now
there are a few signs of the
transformation yet to come
we see alone the decay and death of the
old
nevertheless transforming change
is already at work
which in the sunshine of God's presence
will bring the seed to fruit and flower
it is our prayer that we experience
Jesus healing presence here and now
and that we respond in service
as peter's mother-in-law did
and it is our hope and our joy that we
will share
in eternal glory with him
Jesus healing of Peter's mother-in-law
is a homely miracle showing the
friendship and kindness of Jesus
in confident trust we bring before our
heavenly father all who are filled with
pain
and sorrow may we never give up on
anyone
but know that God's grace brings
forgiveness hope
and peace let us pray to the Lord
Lord hear our prayer may those in our
families who are sick
receive our support and be given the
gift of healing
let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our
prayer
may our married priests and deacons of
the Latin Maronite Melkite and
Ukrainian rites be blessed in their
family life
let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our
prayer
maybe there be harmony in our extended
families
so that in-laws respect each other share
wisdom
and work together for the good of all
let us pray to the Lord
Lord hear our prayer may missionaries in
remote places who proclaim the kingdom
of God
from village to village have a physical
strength
and spiritual wisdom to carry out their
ministry
let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our
prayer
may the dead and those who mourn them
have hope in the resurrection of Jesus
let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our
prayer
Lord you are our help and our shield
protect
us to stay from all danger as we place
our trust in your holy name
through Christ our Lord
blessed are you Lord God of all creation
for through your goodness we have
received the bread we offer you
through the earth and work of human
hands it will become for us
the bread of life; blessed be God forever
blessed are you Lord God of all creation
but 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
sisters and brothers pray that my
sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to
God the almighty father
may the Lord accept his sacrifice at
your hand
for the praise and glory of his name for
our good and the good of all of his holy
church
may the sacred offering o Lord confer on
us always the blessing of salvation
that what it celebrates in mystery it
may accomplish in power
through Christ our Lord
the Lord be with you and with your
spirit lift up your hearts
let us give thanks to the Lord our God
It is right and just
it is truly right and just our duty and
our salvation always and everywhere to
give you thanks
Lord holy father almighty and eternal
God
for justice through your beloved beloved
son you created the human race
so also through him with great kind with
great goodness you formed it anew
and so it is right that all your
creatures serve you all the redeemed
praise you all your saints with one
heart bless you
therefore we too extol with you all the
angels as in joyful celebration we
acclaim: 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
you are indeed holy o Lord the fount of
all holiness
make holy therefore these gifts we pray
by sending down your spirit upon them
like the dewfall
so that they may become for us the body
and blood of our Lord
Jesus Christ; at the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his passion
he took bread and giving thanks broke it
and gave it to his disciples saying
take this all of you and eat of it for
this
is my body which will be given up for
you
in a similar way when supper was ended he
took the chalice
and once more giving thanks he gave it
to his disciples
saying take this all of you and drink
from it
for this is the chalice of my blood the
blood of the new and eternal covenant
which will be poured out for you
and for many for the forgiveness of sins
do this in memory of me;
the mystery of faith: we proclaim your
death o Lord
and profess your resurrection until you
come again
therefore as we celebrate the memorial
of his death and resurrection
we offer you Lord the bread of life and
the chalice of salvation
giving thanks that you have held us
worthy to be in your presence and
minister to you
humbly we pray that partaking of the
body and blood of Christ
we may be gathered into one by the holy
spirit
remember Lord your church spread
throughout the world and bring her to
the fullness of charity
together with Francis our Pope, Mark our
bishop
and all the clergy, remember also our
brothers and sisters who have fallen
asleep in the hope of the resurrection
and all who have died in your mercy
welcome them into the light of your face
have mercy on us all we pray that with
the blessed virgin Mary Mother of God
with Blessed Joseph her spouse with the
blessed apostles
and all the saints who have pleased you
throughout the ages
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal
life
and may praise and glorify you through
your son
Jesus Christ
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
forever and ever, amen.
At the saviour's command and formed by
divine teaching
we dare to say: our father
who art in heaven hallowed be thy name
thy kingdom come thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread and
forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation but
deliver us
from evil; 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
as we await the blessed hope and the
coming of our saviour
Jesus Christ; for the kingdom the power
and the glory are yours now
and forever Lord Jesus Christ who said
your apostles peace
I leave you my peace I give you look not
on our sins but on the faith of your
church
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will
live and reign forever and ever amen
the peace of the Lord be with you always;
and with your spirit; let us offer each
other the sign of
peace
Lamb of God, you take away sins of the world have mercy on us, lamb of God
you take away sins of the world have
mercy on us
lamb of God if you take away the sins of
the world
grant us peace
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
Lord I am not worthy you should enter
under my roof
but only say the word and my soul shall
be healed
let us pray:
renewed by this bread from the heavenly
table we beseech you Lord
that being the food of charity it may
confirm our hearts
and stir us to serve you in our neighbour
through Christ our Lord; I hope you
all have a good day ahead
the Lord be with you may almighty God
bless you;
the father and the son and the holy
spirit amen
go in peace to proclaim the gospel
thanks be to God
