Eucharistic Adoration-Year C

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (Vol. 3, n. 49)

31^st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

November 4, 2007

“You Have Mercy On All”

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

(A moment of silence)

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

WORDS OF ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE

Whereas others accuse him of being a sinner, Zacchaeus, raising himself up, that is to say, persevering in the truth of faith to which he has come, proves not only that he has been converted from sin, but even that he takes his place among the perfect … Such is the wise folly that the tax collector had found on the sycamore, like a fruit of life: restore stolen goods, abandon one’s property, scorn visible goods in favor of the invisible, long even till death to renounce oneself and aspire to follow the footsteps of a Master who cannot yet be seen.

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Lord,

be merciful to your people

and free us from our sins.

May your loving forgiveness keep us safe

from the punishment we deserve.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

FIRST READING: Wis 11:22-12:2

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

GOSPEL READING: Lk 19:1-10

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 [Series 5, n. 49]: 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 song of praise may be sung.

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

What insights are evoked in you by the enchanting declarations of the author of the Book of Wisdom about the power and mercy of God? How do the following affirmations impact you: “But you have mercy on all … You love all things that are … You spare all things because they are yours … You rebuke offenders little by little that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O Lord”? Do you marvel and thank the Lord for his power and merciful love that seek out sinners and lead them to conversion?

2 What are the remarkable things that impress you in Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus at Jericho? Why did Zacchaeus want to see Jesus? How did he overcome the obstacle that impeded him from seeing Jesus? What was his response to Jesus’ initiative to stay at his house? What transformation did Jesus bring into the life of the tax collector, Zacchaeus? How does his total response to Jesus, who called to him to come down from the tree, inspire you in your own faith response and life of discipleship?

3 How did Jesus manifest the Father’s omnipotent mercy in his encounter with Zacchaeus? How did Jesus make it possible for salvation to come into the house of Zacchaeus? How does the following affirmation of Jesus affect and inspire you: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and save what was lost”? How do you incarnate Jesus’ merciful love for the lost and sinners?

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

(Cf. Commission Francophone Cistercienne, Tropaires des dimanches, Dourgne: Le Livre d’Heures d’En-calcat, 1980, 73 // Days of the Lord, vol, 6, Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1991, p. 289)

Leader: The table is opened to sinners; Jesus calls and waits for us. Draw near to the Master of life; he alone can heal us. Give us the joy of being saved.