Liturgy Alive Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

 

Opening Prayer

God our Father,
we believe that your plans for us
are for peace and courage, and not for fear.
Keep us open-eyed to the signs 
of the constant coming of Jesus your Son.
Help us to commit ourselves untiringly
to the growth of your kingdom among us
by carrying out your plans for peace and love
and for all that makes our world more
your world and the way to your home.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading Introduction
     
Today, the book of Revelation describes the last judgment as the final exodus. Plagues had struck the Egyptians; seven plagues strike those who have rejected Christ. Those who have followed Christ, the Paschal Lamb, and have crossed the Red Sea by being faithful in passing the lake and the fire of trials, enter the promised land. There they sing the song of Moses, the song of their liberation, to God, the Lord of history. Let this Eucharist be a song of praise to God for our liberation in Christ.

Gospel Introduction

      Our baptism has made us witnesses of Christ. But it is not always an easy path, especially in times of great change, and even more so for missionaries. Difficulties will come from those closest to us. But we may rest assured that Christ is with us and that through his Spirit he will make us eloquent and give us the wisdom what to say and do. Do not be afraid! This may be easier said than done.

General Intercessions

–   For the Church, that free from all paralyzing fears it may have the courage born of faith to bear witness to the demands of the gospel, we pray:

–   For the leaders of the Church, that in our difficult times they may not be men and women of fear but of trust in God, we pray:

–   For the prophets in our midst, sent by God to wake us up from our complacency, that we may not muzzle them but heed their call for conversion, we pray:

Prayer over the Gifts

Lord our God,
accept this bread and this wine
as signs that we are committed
to build up your kingdom in our world.
May our attitudes and decisions in life
be those of Jesus, your Son:
to seek your dawn of love and service
rather than self-destructive selfishness,
to be constructive and creative
in giving shape to a new earth
rather than to be critical of the past.
May we thus fully encounter you one day
in the joys of a new heaven.
Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Prayer after Communion

Lord God,
your Son Jesus destroyed our death by dying
and by rising he restored our life.
By the strength of this eucharist

May we and the whole of humanity
grow up in Christ day after day
through the pains and tensions of all growth.
But keep alive in us the joy of a firm hope 
that your dawn of justice is coming
to make us and all things new
and that Jesus will return
to make us share in his glory 
for good and for ever.

Blessing

Do not fear. We are in God’s hands. Trust in God. And let his Spirit live and speak and act in us, with the blessing of almighty God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.


 
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