Worship along with us!
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 12, 2021
Welcome to the table!
St. Mary’s uses music by permission from OCP through One License. Our license number is M-400277. All songs used in today’s Mass are used by permission.
INTRODUCTORY RITES************************
You Are Welcome Here
Chris Muglia
Come, all you wounded and weary.
Come, all you heavy of heart.
Come with your fear and your burden.
Come with your pain and your scars.
REFRAIN
You are welcome here; Come as you are.
You are welcome here with open arms.
Bring your burdens, bring your pain,
Bring your sorrow and shame.
You are welcome here; come as you are.
Come to the ocean of mercy.
Be revived renewed and refreshed.
Wherever you are, no matter how far,
Come, find your peach and your rest.
Come, all you tired and lonely,
All you anxious who long for your place.
Bring your addictions and battles;
Find your forgiveness and strength
BRIDGE
Open your heart; discover your place and your purpose
Open your eyes; see new life that awaits you here.
You are welcome here; come as you are.
You are welcome here; come as you are!
Greeting
Father Tom: Welcome to St. Mary’s of Washington, DC, a parish of the National Catholic Church of North America! Happy Labor Day!
Let us begin,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. +
All: Amen.
Fr. Tom: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.
Penitential Act
Fr. Tom: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
All say:
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
(And, striking their breast, they say)
through my fault,
through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Fr. Tom: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
ALL: Amen
Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy, Lord Have Mercy)
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)
Kyrie Eleison
You bring pardon and peace to the sinner
Christe Eleison (Christ have mercy)
Christe Eleison
You bring light to those in darkness
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)
Kyrie Eleison
Glory to God in the Highest!
REFRAIN:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, on earth peace, peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you.
We give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
REFRAIN
Lord Jesus Christ, only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
You take away the sins of the world have mercy on us;
You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father:
have mercy on us.
REFRAIN
For you alone are the Holy One,
You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, With the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
REFRAIN
Amen.
Opening Prayer
Let us pray.
Almighty God,
our creator and guide,
may we serve you with all our heart
and know your forgiveness in our lives.
We ask this
through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
ALL: AMEN
LITURGY OF THE WORD***********************
The first reading is from the Book of Isaiah
The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear;
and I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who plucked my beard;
my face I did not shield
from buffets and spitting.
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
He is near who upholds my right;
if anyone wishes to oppose me,
let us appear together.
Who disputes my right?
Let that man confront me.
See, the Lord GOD is my help;
who will prove me wrong?
The Word of the Lord
ALL: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm
R. (9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
I love the LORD because he has heard
my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
“O LORD, save my life!”
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
The second reading is from the Letter of James
What good is it, my brothers and sisters,
if someone says he has faith but does not have works?
Can that faith save him?
If a brother or sister has nothing to wear
and has no food for the day,
and one of you says to them,
“Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well, ”
but you do not give them the necessities of the body,
what good is it?
So also faith of itself,
if it does not have works, is dead.
Indeed someone might say,
“You have faith and I have works.”
Demonstrate your faith to me without works,
and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.
The Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God
Gospel
ALL: Alleluia, alleluia.
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord
through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.
ALL: Alleluia, alleluia.
Fr. Tom: The Lord is WITH you!
ALL: And also with you!
Fr. Tom: A Reading from the Holy Gospel, according to Mark
ALL: Glory to you, Oh Lord!
Jesus and his disciples set out
for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I am?”
They said in reply,
“John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others one of the prophets.”
And he asked them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said to him in reply,
“You are the Christ.”
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them,
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake
and that of the gospel will save it.”
Fr. Tom: The Gospel of the Lord
ALL: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, (bow)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son she is adored and glorified.
And she has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Universal Prayer
General Intercessions / Prayer of the Faithful:
Fr. Tom: Father, on this anniversary weekend of 9-11, we again turn to you with prayers for peace; for families; for our country and our world. Help us to hear the cries of the poor, the cries of the needy, and let us work to bring them to your kingdom. We ask you to hear and answer your people and these petitions.
*For our Country. Help us to learn again to love and put anger aside. To love our fellow man and woman. Eliminate hate; show us that we are all created in YOUR image. Let us be lights and not darkness.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For the care givers that are once again being stressed with caring for those who have ignored the miracles you have delivered to end this pandemic. Strengthen them and give them hope, love, and joy to carry on their missions.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For those dealing with the affects of climate change: fires in the west; floods in the east; hurricanes in the coastal communities. Protect those trying to help people that have lost everything with nowhere else to go.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For your earthly shepherds that you have called to help us through this time called “life.” Build them up when they are down; heal them when they are sick; and encourage them when they become discouraged. We pray especially for Pope Francis, my Bishop Tom Sterner, Bishop Charlie Braun, Bishop David Lett, and Cardinal Wilton Gregory
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
For those that serve and protect us in the military. Protect them wherever they may be stationed in the world and surround their loved ones at home with angels to protect them while they are deployed.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For those who are sick: for Leonard Matarese, Courtney Rae, Danny Arens, Debbie Hanson, Vicar William Bass’ mom, Melissa DeWitt Arens, Deb Meyers, Christopher Hlat, Carol Fleming, Mark Wright and his mom, and Chad Jacobs…………………………………………..as well as those suffering with or recovering from the COVID-19 virus.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For those who have died:
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
*For the intentions of those joining this Mass……
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
With faith in the risen Christ, we ask these things in Jesus’ name.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST*********************
I Am the Bread of Life
Steve Angrisano and Tom Booth
I am the Bread of Life,
I am the hope in night,
I am the door wide open,
I am the shepherd’s might,
I am the truth and light,
I am the way and life,
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and follow me.
I am bread for the world,
hope for the hopeless
Come to me, and know that I’ll always be there
with my arms open wide.
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and follow me.
I give my heart to those in sorrow,
I come to those who are in need;
hope for today and for tomorrow,
light for all who want to see.
Prayer over the Offerings
Fr. Tom: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work
of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water into the chalice.
By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Fr. Tom: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and
work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
Father completes additional personal preparatory rites.
Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.
Father pours water over his hands and says:
Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.
Fr. Tom:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
Prayer Over the Gifts:
Lord,
hear the prayers of your people
and receive our gifts.
May the worship of each one here
bring salvation to all.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Preface Dialogue:
Fr. Tom: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Fr. Tom: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Fr. Tom: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God People: It is right to give God thanks
and praise
Father, all powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
All things are of your making,
all times and seasons obey your laws,
but you chose to make us in your image,
setting us over the whole world in all its wonder.
You made us the stewards of creation,
to praise you day by day
for the marvels of your wisdom
and power,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We praise you, Lord
with all the angels
in their song of joy:
Sanctus ("Holy, Holy"; based on the praise of the Seraphim in Isa 6:3 and Rev 4:8):
ALL: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of Power, God of Might.
Heaven and earth are filled with your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Eucharistic Prayer III
Epiclesis (calling upon the Holy Spirit):
Father, you are holy indeed, and all creation rightly gives you praise.
All life, all holiness comes from you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, by the working of the Holy Spirit. ALL: HOSANA IN THE HIGHEST
From age to age you gather a people to yourself, so that from east to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name. ALL: HOSANA IN THE HIGHEST
And so, Father, we bring you these gifts.
We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body + and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate this eucharist.
Institution Narrative (recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper; see Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25):
On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and eat it:
this is my body which will be given up for you.
When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and drink from it:
this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
Memorial Acclamation:
Fr. Tom: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
ALL: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Anamnesis, Offering, and Intercessions:
Father, calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven, and ready to greet him when he comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.
Look with favor on your Church's offering and see the Victim whose death has reconciled us to yourself. Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in the inheritance of your saints, with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, the martyrs, and all your saints, on whose constant intercession we rely for help.
Lord, may this sacrifice, which has made our peace with you, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Strengthen in faith and love your pilgrim Church on earth; your servant, Pope Francis, our Bishop Thomas, Bishop Charlie, Bishop Gregory, Bishop Jim, and all the bishops, with the clergy and the entire people your Son has gained for you. Father, hear the prayers of the family you have gathered here before you. In mercy and love unite all your children wherever they may be.
Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in your friendship. We hope to enjoy for ever the vision of your glory, through Christ our Lord, from whom all good things come.
Doxology and Great Amen:
Through him, and with him, and in him,
Oh God almighty Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen
Lord's Prayer (Sung)
Fr. Tom: Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as Jesus taught us.
All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be your 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 do not let us be led into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
Fr. Tom: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever.
Sign of Peace
Fr. Tom: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Fr. Tom: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And also with you.
Fr. Tom: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
Breaking of the Bread. LAMB OF GOD(SUNG)
All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Communion
Fr. Tom: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper.
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Communion Minister: The body of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
Communion Minister: The blood of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
ALL: My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.
Communion Song
Stay with Me Lord
Thomas Muglia
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
You know how easily I'll abandon you
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
You are my life without you I've no joy
It's you I live for
You alone
Your will, your heart, your spirit, Lord
Your love, your grace, and nothing more will ever do
Let me love you more and more
(stay with me, Lord)
(stay with me, Lord)
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
I need your strength so I won't fall so often
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
Stay with me, Lord
That this communion be my source of strength
It's you I live for, you alone
Your will, your heart, your spirit, Lord
Your love, your grace, and nothing more will ever do
Let me love you more and more
Stay with me, Lord
As the day now is closing,
Life goes by, eternal approaching
Stay my lord
If you wish I'll be faithful to you
Oh how I need you now
Stay with me, Lord
Prayer after Communion
Fr. Tom: Let us pray.
Lord,
May this eucharist you have given us
influence our thoughts and actions.
May your Spirit guide and direct us in your way.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen.
CONCLUDING RITES************************
Optional Announcements
** Next week tune in at 11 a.m. from Holy Angels Catholic Community – concelebrating with all of the priests of the NCCNA and our bishop, Tom.
Greeting and Blessing
Fr. Tom: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
May almighty God bless you,
The Father, + and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
ALL: AMEN
Dismissal
Fr. Tom: Go in the peace of Christ!
ALL: Thanks be to God!
Recessional and Closing Song:
Prayer of St. Francis
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your love.
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord
And where there's doubt, true faith in you.
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there's sadness, ever joy.
Oh, Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Oh, Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.