EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (# 28)

A Weekly Pastoral Tool for the YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

June 5-11, 2005

 

“I Desire Mercy …”

 

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

 

(A moment of silence)

 

 

SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or any appropriate song may be sung.

 

 

WORDS OF YVES CONGAR

 

            Christ understood his mission to be a mission of mercy. He set himself to heal distress of every kind. He described himself with incomparable gentleness as the Good Shepherd: Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest, for I am meek and humble of heart … God’s love, the Father’s agape is revealed to us, in the working out of his plan of salvation in the human heart of the incarnate Word

 

 

SILENT ADORATION AND PRAYER

 

 

OPENING PRAYER

(A prayer composed by Michael Buckley)

 

Assembly: God,

whose mercy is boundless and whose gifts are without end,

help us always to thank you

for everything that your loving power has bestowed on us.

Make us realize that our desire to thank you

it itself your gift

and that our thankfulness is never-ending

because your love is never-failing.

 

 

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

GOSPEL READING: Mt 9:9-13

 

PERSONAL REFLECTION

(As a tool for personal reflection, please visit the PDDM Website: www.pddm.org // www.pddm.us for BREAKING THE BREAD OF THE WORD [# 28]: A Lectio Divina Approach to the Sunday Liturgy. The Biblico-Liturgical Reflections are an aid for a deeper understanding of the Gospel reading.)

 

SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or suitable song of praise may be sung.

 

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

 

Leader: Our God is full of mercy and compassion. Aware of his gentle presence enfolding us like a morning dew that drenches the face of the earth, let us now look deep into our hearts and ask ourselves:

 

1.      What is our response to Jesus’ call addressed personally to each of us, “Follow me” (Mt 9:9)?

2.      Are we willing to welcome fully into our hearts Jesus and the gift of divine mercy that he brings into our fragile, often times broken self-destructive lives?

3.      Are we ready to incarnate God’s compassionate hear tin today’s distressed world so needful of healing and mercy?

 

 

PRAYER FOR COURAGE

(A prayer composed by Rabindranath Tagore)

 

Assembly: This is my prayer to thee, my Lord

– strike, strike at the penury in my heart.

Give me the strength never to disown the poor

or bend my knees before insolent might,

and give me the strength

to surrender my strength to thy will with love.

 

 

SONG: Any suitable song may be sung.

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

 

 

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Mysteries of Light of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

 

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

 

Leader: Nourished by the bread of life, we tread the way of solidarity and become intercessors for the needs of today’s world. We therefore turn to God in supplication and say:

 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

 

 

1.      That our hearts may always be filled with thankfulness for God’s mercy and compassionate love; we pray:  (R.)

 

 

2.      That those who endeavor to incarnate God’s transforming mercy and healing compassion in today’s needy world may be abundantly blessed and strengthened in their apostolic tasks; we pray:  (R.)

 

 

3.      The Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of June: FOR THE MILLIONS OF REFUGEES IN THE WORLD: That they receive brotherly love and concrete aid from all Christians; we pray:  (R.)

 

 

4.      The Holy Father’s Mission Intention for this month of June: FOR CHRISTIANS: That they come to an ever-deeper realization that the Most Holy Eucharist is the pulsing heart of the Church; we pray:  (R.)

 

 

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

CONCLUDING PRAYER

 

Leader: Lord,

may your healing love

turn us from sin

and keep us on the way that leads to you.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.

 

Assembly: Amen.

 

 

 

FINAL SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

 

 

Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang  PDDM

 

 

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