tues 26 jan 16

God our Father, You gave Your saints Timothy and Titus the courage and wisdom of the apostles: may their prayers help us to live holy lives and lead us to heaven, our true home.

Entrance antiphon

Tell among the nations his glory, and his wonders among all the peoples,for the Lord is great and highly to be praised.

…Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy…Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy…Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercyPenitential act

O God, who adorned Saints Timothy and Titus with apostolic virtues,grant, through the intercession of them both, that, living justly and devoutly in this present age, we may merit to reach our heavenly homeland.

The Collect

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Collect

The First Reading

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 1:1-8

From Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ

Jesus in his design to promise life in Christ Jesus; to Timothy, dear child of mine, wishing you grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

Night and day I thank God, keeping my conscience clear and remembering my duty to him as my ancestors did, and always I remember you in my prayers; I remember your tears

and long to see you again to complete my happiness. Then I am reminded of the sincere faith which you have; it came first to live in your grandmother Lois, and your

mother Eunice, and I have no doubt that it is the same faith in you as well. That is why I am reminding you now to fan into a flame the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands

on you. God’s gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. So you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord, or ashamed of me for

being his prisoner; but with me, bear the hardships for the sake of the Good News, relying on the power of God who has saved us and called us to be holy.

The Word

of the Lord

Thanks be to God.

Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. The Psalm

O sing a new song to the Lord,sing to the Lord all the earth.O sing to the Lord, bless his name.

The Psalm

Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. The Psalm

Proclaim his help day by day,tell among the nations his gloryand his wonders among all the peoples.

The Psalm

Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. The Psalm

Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name.

The Psalm

Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. The Psalm

Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ The world he made firm in its place; he will judge the peoples in fairness.

The Psalm

Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. The Psalm

Alleluia, alleluia!Let your face shine on your servant, and teach me your decrees.Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit. A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 3:31-35

Glory to you, O Lord. The Gospel

The mother and brothers of Jesus arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to

him, ‘Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking round at those sitting

in a circle about him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.’

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Receive, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your people, which we bring in celebration of Saints Timothy and Titus, and, in your kindness, render us fully acceptableby giving us sincerity of heart.Through Christ our Lord.

Prayer over the offerings

The Peace of the Lord be with you always.

And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace

We Share God’s Peace

God our Father, slow to anger,

abounding in mercy,

you find your way to us when we cannot find our way to you,

you are always faithful when we are unfaithful.

Jesus Christ, you entered the house of sinners,

you sat at the table of the poor,

you accepted the Cross, your throne of mercy.

Holy Spirit, you pour your healing gifts over our wounds,

you anoint us to bring good news to the poor,

you send us out as missionaries of mercy.

God of Mercies, have mercy on us, so that where sin abounds your grace may abound all the more,

and we shall become merciful like you. Amen.

Divine Praises

Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.

Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her spouse most chaste.Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen.