Catholic Diocese of Auckland

15th Sunday Ordinary Time Year A July 12th

Welcome before Mass: (Commentator) Tēnā Koutou Katoa – Good morning! A very warm welcome to all who have gathered here this morning. Today is the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Welcome to this parish of ……………………… (parish name). You have probably arrived here with your cell phone – remember at some time to check out the Diocesan website! Just as the rain and snow do not return until they have watered the earth, so in the liturgy, the Word of God comes to us and does not return empty. Let us prepare to encounter this Word by taking a few moments of silence before Mass begins. (20 … seconds - stay at microphone). Welcome – please silence your devices, and let’s sing together.

Prayer of the FaithfulFor the Church – that those who speak and preach the Word, are well-prepared and clear in their speech, conscious that for those listening, an encounter with the Word is an encounter with the living God. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For leaders of nations – that they would seek to overcome division and disagreement between nations, and endeavour to create a sense of unity among all peoples. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For an end to racial divisions – that racial inequality will end and that all will come to see the variety of human customs, colours and cultures as precious, and an insight into the divine.(Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For the whole of creation – that people of all occupations will ask themselves how they can work in ways that respects the natural world, and seek ways of living that recognise the interdependence of all things. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For sowers of seed – that in the simplicity of producing food from the earth to sustain people’s lives, their work will be for them, an opportunity to encounter the divine.(Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For people who are hungry – that they will have food, that people from all countries will share what they have so nobody goes hungry.(Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For our local community of…………………..

That__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

Concluding Prayer

Please add a prayer for your

local community.

Note: The words of the welcome before Mass are a guide. A good welcome comes from the heart. Please alter the wording to suit you, so that you can welcome people to your community fluently and

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Lord, may your Word not return to you without carrying out your will in us, and may our prayers not return to us without having been answered by you.We ask this through Christ, who is without end… Amen

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