EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (Vol. 3, n. 9)
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
January 28, 2007
“A Prophet to the Nations I Appointed You”
(+) 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 appropriate song may be sung.
WORDS OF CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
Desiring to win over the whole world and bring its inhabitants to God the Father, raising all things to a higher condition and, in a sense, renewing the face of the earth, the Lord of the universe took the form of a servant and brought the good news to the poor. This, he said, was why he had been sent … To the brokenhearted Christ promises healing and release, and to the blind he gives sight … To these the Father sends the light of true knowledge of God. Having been called by faith, they know God, or rather, they are known by him. They were children of night and darkness, but they have become children of light. The Day has shone upon them, the Sun of Righteousness has risen, the Morning Star has appeared in all its brilliance.
SILENT ADORATION
OPENING PRAYER
Leader: Almighty God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
faith in your word is the way to wisdom,
and to ponder your divine plan is to grow in the truth.
Open our eyes to your deeds,
our ears to the sound of your call,
so that our every act may increase our sharing
in the life you have offered us.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Assembly: Amen.
Part I
JESUS MASTER TRUTH
Listening to the Word
FIRST READING: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
GOSPEL READING: Lk 4:21-30
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 [Series 5, n. 9]: 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
A. Do we consider with interest the vocation of Jeremiah who prefigures Jesus Christ, the ultimate Prophet? Do we remember Jeremiah as the suffering prophet who answered God’s call and tried to draw his people back from the precipice of disaster? How does the divine power and protection at work in the belabored prophet impact us? What is the implication of his vocation and prophetic ministry for us personally?
B. What is our own response to Jesus’ declaration: “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in our hearing”? Are we indifferent or resistant to his messianic message of universal salvation? Do we regard Jesus as the true and ultimate Prophet who speaks and incarnates radically the truth about God’s saving love for us? Do we truly open ourselves to the prophetic and saving ministry of Jesus in our lives and in the world today?
C. Would we be able to say, in the light of the prophetic vocation of Jesus, that we are like Jesus? Is there something in each one of us that could be compared favorably with Jesus, for example, an acceptance of suffering, a special concern for the outcast, a genuine love for the poor, etc.?
PRAYING WITH THE WORD
Leader: Loving Father,
you sent to us your Son Jesus, the ultimate Prophet
who speaks the Truth and accomplishes your saving love for us.
Strengthen us by the power of your Holy Spirit
so that we may fulfill our vocation and ministry
as Christian prophets in the world today.
May we never fail to recognize the daily coming of Jesus Christ,
the ultimate Prophet sent into our lives
for we hunger for truth
and the revelation of the divine abounding, compassionate love.
May we thus commit ourselves deeply to Jesus,
the Prophet you sent
to proclaim the Good News of salvation to all peoples and nations.
He lives and reigns forever and ever.
Assembly: Amen.
Part III
JESUS LIFE
Acting upon the Word
PERSONAL PRAYER
CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.
THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
Priest: My brothers and sisters, let us turn to our loving God with trust and confidence and say to him:
(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.
1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of January: That in our time, unfortunately marked by many episodes of violence, the Church’s bishops and priests may continue to indicate the way of peace and understanding among peoples. We pray: (R.)
2. For the Holy Father’s Mission Intention for this month of January: That the Church in Africa may become a constantly more authentic witness of the Good News of Christ and be committed in every nation to the promotion of reconciliation and peace. We pray: (R.)
3. That the undertakings of Catholics within the sphere of social communications may continually increase so that, by promoting more effectively genuine human and Christian life, the voice of error and evil will be counteracted. We pray: (R.)
4. That the Christian community may carry out more effectively their prophetic ministry with greater trust in the Lord God who strengthens them in trials and difficulties. We pray: (R.)
5. That the Christian disciples who are wavering in their witnessing may find greater courage and power in the Lord Jesus. We pray: (R.)
6. That in our daily lives we may always mirror the trust and confidence of Jesus, the ultimate Prophet, sent by the Father to preach the Good News to all nations. We pray: (R.)
(Other prayers may be added.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Leader: Father in heaven,
form us in the likeness of your Son
and deepen his life within us.
Send us as witnesses of the gospel joy
into a world of fragile peace and broken promises.
Touch the hearts of all men and women with your love
that they in turn may love one another.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Assembly: Amen.
FINAL SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.
Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang PDDM
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