EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (# 32)
A Weekly Pastoral Tool for the YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
July 3-9, 2005
“Come To Me”
(+) 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 DOM HENRI LE SAUX
Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do … The kingdom of heaven is actually hidden from the wise and prudent of this world, even from the many who proclaim themselves spiritual. They are too rich to accept the constant gift of God; they are too intelligent to say with the babes, Yes, Father, and above all to say it, not with so-called resignation or acceptance under compulsion, but with the same joy which was prompted in the heart of Christ by his discovering in everything the love of the Father. For him who has faith everything comes from the Father and everything leads to the Father. Health, sickness, wealth, poverty, success, failure, and so on, are only manifestations of the holy will of God … It is an act of prayer and contemplation to look at the sun, at the stars, at the sky, when faith reveals in them the presence and the love of the Creator … There is indeed nothing in the world whose impact on our senses should not blossom into prayer, when looked at with the eyes of faith, with the eyes of Christ, the one who knows everything in the Father.
SILENT ADORATION AND PRAYER
OPENING PRAYER (By St. Anselm)
Leader: God of love, whose compassion never fails,
we bring you the sufferings of the world;
the needs of the homeless,
the cries of prisoners,
the pain of the sick and injured,
the sorrow of the bereaved,
the helplessness of the elderly and weak.
According to their needs and your great mercy,
strengthen and relieve them in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Assembly: Amen.
Part I
JESUS MASTER TRUTH
Listening to the Word
GOSPEL READING: Mt 11:25-30
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 [# 32]: 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: Jesus, the meek and humble of heart, reigns over us by the light of his wisdom and the yoke of his love. Let us now look deep into our hearts and ask:
1. How does Jesus’ prayer of thanksgiving to the Father inspire us and give meaning to our lives?
2. Do we trust in Jesus as the true revelation of the Father? Are we the “little ones” who are willing to savor the rich and life-giving revelation of Jesus?
3. How do we give heed to Jesus’ invitation: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28)? Are we ready to take up the yoke of the Father’s saving will and learn from him, who is “meek and humble of heart” (Mt 11:30)?
PENITENTIAL PRAYER (by David M. Turoldo)
Father,
send the gift of peace into our hearts.
You know our efforts to follow
the trail that Jesus has blazed before us.
Forgive our weakness and infidelity,
so that, reinvigorated by your Spirit of peace,
we may resume our journey with greater courage
until we reach the home where you wait for us. Amen.
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
(Cf. Liturgy of the Hours)
Leader: Let us pray to God who cares for all, and with earnest humility say:
(R.) HAVE MERCY ON YOUR PEOPLE, LORD.
1. Guard the Church. (R.)
2. Protect Pope Benedict XVI.
3. Aid our Bishop.
4. Save your people.
5. Preserve us in peace. (R.)
6. Enlighten those who do not believe. (R.)
7. Guide the rulers of nations. (R.)
8. Bring assistance to those in need. (R.)
9. Comfort those who are troubled. (R.)
10. Be compassionate toward orphans. (R.)
11. Grant consolation to the dead. (R.)
(Other prayers may be added.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
CONCLUDING PRAYER
(by Blessed Charles de Foucauld)
Leader: Father,
I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you;
I am ready for all; I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your creatures.
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend myself;
I offer myself to you with all the love of my heart,
for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands without reserve,
and with boundless confidence because you are my Father.
You live and reign forever and ever.
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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