Liturgy Alive Wednesday, November 7, 2018

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

 

Opening Prayer

God our Father, 
we have accepted your invitation
to follow your Son Jesus, as his disciples.
We do not know what the future has in store 
yet we are willing to live in hope and joy.
without fear or discouragement.
Give us the strength of your Spirit 
to take our faith seriously
and to accept our task in life
with all its consequences.
For we are certain Jesus will lead us to you,
our loving God, for ever and ever.

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading Introduction
      
The task of the disciple is double, says St. Paul: Let God do his work in you, and bear witness to the world. If they can do that, the work of Paul among them will not have been in vain.

 

Gospel Introduction
      Jesus stresses that Christians must follow Jesus radically and consistently. They must know what they are doing. They may not stop halfway, but must look ahead. They must take their Christianity seriously.

General Intercessions

– For all those who are seeking God with a sincere heart, that they may find him and do generously what God wants them to do, we pray: 
– For those called by the Lord to special ministries of service in the community, that they may put no limits to their generosity, we pray:
– For all of us, that we may be disciples of Jesus, our Lord, and follow him resolutely, we pray:

Prayer over the Gifts

Lord our God,
in these gifts of bread and wine,
we bring ourselves before you
and you let your Son give himself to us.
May we learn from him
to make ourselves free
for people and for you
and to seek your will in all we do.
May we follow your Son
in his trials and in his glory,
now and for ever.

Prayer after Communion

Lord our God,
in this Eucharist, you have enlightened us
with the word and the wisdom of your Son
and let him give us his bread of strength
to make us follow him without hesitation.
Fill us with the wisdom and strength of your Spirit
to go with Jesus,
through the desert of pain and the cross,
for the sake of bringing life and joy
to our brothers and sisters in need
and for giving glory to you,
our God, for ever and ever.

Blessing

We don’t love crosses and trials and we do not have to. But we love Jesus and he loves us. He says: if you love me, follow me, also when the road is rough, when our integrity as Christians demands sacrifices. May Almighty God bless you, the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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