Celebration of the Eucharist

St. FX

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Entrance Hymn: Single Ladies

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Greeting

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Father Catfish: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you

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Penitential Rite

Father Catfish: Lord have mercy.

All: Lord have mercy

Father Catfish: Christ have mercy.

All: Christ have mercy

Father Catfish: Lord have mercy.

All: Lord have mercy4

Father Catfish:Let us pray…… forever and ever.

All: Amen

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Opening Prayer

First Reading: A reading from Joel 2: 12-18.

Even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing.

Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing.

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Who knows whether the Lord will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him: a grain offering and a drink offering to be presented to the Lord, your God?Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; gather the children, even infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her canopy.Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep. Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and do not make your heritage a mockery, a byword among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”Then the Lord became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

After the first reading is proclaimed…

Reader: The Word of the Lord.All: Thanks be to God!

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Responsorial PsalmResponse

All: Have mercy O Lord for we have sinned.

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Reader: Have mercy on me God in

your kindness, in your compassion

blot out my offense. O wash me more

and more from my guilt and cleanse

me from my sin.

All: Have mercy O Lord for we have sinned.

Reader: Give me again the joy of your

help with the spirit of fervor, sustain

me. O Lord open my lips and my

mouth shall declare your praise.

All: Have mercy O Lord for we have sinned.

Reader: A pure heart create for me O God. Put a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence nor deprive me of your Holy Spirit.

All: Have mercy O Lord for we have sinned.

Reader: Give me again the joy of your help. With a Spirit of fervor sustain me; that I may teach transgressors your ways, and sinners may return to you.

All: Have mercy O Lord for we have sinned.

Second ReadingA reading from the second letter of St. Paul to the

Corinthians

Brothers and sisters; we are ambassadors for Christ, sinceGod is making his appeal through us, we entreat you onbehalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake Godmade Christ to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Christwe might become the righteousness of God. As we worktogether with him we urge you also not to accept the graceof God in vain. For the Lord says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you and on a day of salvation I havehelped you.” See, now is the acceptable time; see now isthe day of salvation!

After the second reading is proclaimed…

Reader: The Word of the Lord.All: Thanks be to God!

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Gospel Acclamation: Reader: Praise to you, Lord Jesus

Christ, king of endless glory

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory

Reader: Today, do not harden your hearts but listen to the voice of the Lord

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory 16

Gospel

Father Catfish: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew….

All: Glory to you, O Lord

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After the Gospel has been proclaimed…

Father Catfish: The Gospel of the Lord!

All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ!

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Homily

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Blessing and Giving of Ashes

Minister says:“Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel.”

Response – AMEN.

Prayers of the FaithfulAfter each prayer, the reader says:

We pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer

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Father Catfish:Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom

as Jesus taught us:

All: Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come, thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Father CatfishDeliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen

Concluding Rite

Father Catfish: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

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Blessing

Father Catfish: May almighty God bless you, † the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

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Dismissal

Father Catfish: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God

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Closing Song:

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Take the word of God with you as you go

Take the seeds of God's word and make them grow

Go in peace to serve the world, In peace to serve the world,

Take the love of God, the love of God with you as you go.

Take the peace of God with you as you go

Take the seeds of God's peace and make them grow

Go in peace to serve the world, In peace to serve the world,

Take the love of God, the love of God

with you as you go.

Take the joy of God with you as you go Take the seeds of God's joy and make

them grow

Go in peace to serve the world, In peace to serve the world,

Take the love of God, the love of God

with you as you go.

Take the love of God with you as you go

Take the seeds of God's love and makethem grow

Go in peace to serve the world, In peace to serve the world,

Take the love of God, the love of God with you as you go.