As we begin our celebration, let us remember God’s tenderness and compassion.
In your mercy you call us to belong to you.
Lord have mercy
From your goodness, we are made into one family. Christ have mercy
By your love you defeat everything that would rob us of our dignity. Lord have
mercy
May our great and gracious Lord, have mercy on us, forgive us our sin and bring
us to life everlasting. Amen
Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter said: ‘Rulers of the people, and elders! If
you are questioning us today about an act of kindness to a cripple, and asking
us how he was healed, then I am glad to tell you all, and would indeed be glad
to tell the whole people of Israel, that it was by the name of Jesus Christ the
Nazarene, the one you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this name and
by no other that this man is able to stand up perfectly healthy, here in your
presence today. This is the stone rejected by you the builders, but which has
proved to be the keystone. For of all the names in the world given to men, this
is the only one by which we can be saved.’
1 John 3:1-2
Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us
be called God’s children; and that is what we are. Because the world refused to
acknowledge him, therefore it does not acknowledge us. My dear people, we are
already the children of God but what we are to be in the future has not yet been
revealed; all we know is, that when it is revealed we shall be like him because
we shall see him as he really is.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, Alleluia
I am the good shepherd;
I know my own and my own know me.
Alleluia
John 10:11-18
The Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays
down his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the
sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he sees
a wolf coming, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep; this is because
he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd;
I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the
Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. And there are other sheep I have
that are not of this fold, and these I have to lead as well.
They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one flock, and one
shepherd. The Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up
again. No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will, and as it is
in my power to lay it down, so it is in my power to take it up again; and this
is the command I have been given by my Father.’
Prayer of the Faithful
God our Father and Mother, your love draws us together as your people. We praise
you. Lord hear us
Lord Jesus, you are the Living Word of God, filling us with hope, imagination
and creativity. We praise you. Lord hear us
Holy Spirit of God, you are the inspiration that feeds our dreams and help us to
make them a reality. We praise you.
Lord hear us
Lord, we are sometimes overwhelmed by the world. Help us to remember you are
near, and that through us, as community, you touch and bless the world. Lord
hear us
We remember, with joy and thanksgiving, all those who have died and especially
those who have died through violence, poverty and war.
Lord hear us
Let us remember in silence, all who need our prayer and support……..Lord hear us
Reflection
When May you be blessed with good friends.
May you learn to be a good friend to yourself.
May you be able to journey to that place in your soul where there is great love,
warmth, feeling, and forgiveness.
May this change you.
May it transfigure that which is negative, distant, or cold in you.
May you be brought in to the real passion, kinship, and affinity of belonging.
May you treasure your friends.
May you be good to them and may you be there for them;
May they bring you all the blessings, challenges, truth, and light that you need
for your journey.
May you never be isolated.
May you always be in the gentle nest of belonging with your anam cara.
Remembered this Weekend
6pm Mass Saturday
John, Josephine, Mary & Joan Hannon
12 noon Mass Sunday
Pat, Julie & Denis Hyland
Mary & Richard Finn
Sr. Baptist Meany
Ian Ryder
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