Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

6 July 2014

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year A

COME TO ME!

ow beautiful to hear, on this first Sunday of July, Jesus invitation, Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened
. . . No one can say that this invitation does not concern
him or her. Bruised and wounded in the battles of life, we all appreciate Jesus invitation to go to him. He is the divine Consoler
who can nurse our wounds, heal our ailments, lighten our burdens, and strengthen us for the future tests of life.

Jesus is ready to do that for us at any time, but he does it with
a special efficacy through the Eucharist. It is in the celebration of
the Sacrament of his love that we experience the healing power
and the consolation of his presence. Let us approach him with
expectant hearts, therefore, as we begin this celebration of the
Eucharist, presenting to him also the needs and burdens of all the
people dear to us.

Entrance Antiphon

(To be recited only when no Entrance

Hymn is sung.)

Your merciful love, O God,

we have received in the midst
of your temple. Your praise,
O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your
right hand is filled with saving
justice.

Greeting
P Grace and peace from God
our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit be with you
all!
All And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P Gathered together by
the Fathers love to celebrate
Christs victory over sin and
death, let us ask the Holy Spirit
to make us realize what makes
us unworthy to participate in the

Eucharistic Banquet. (Pause)

P For refusing to take upon
our shoulders the yoke of
your commandments, Lord,
have mercy!
All Lord, have mercy!
P For failing to learn from you
who are gentle and humble
of heart, Christ, have mercy!
All Christ, have mercy!
P For failing to be signs and
instruments of your love to
our suffering brothers and
sisters, Lord, have mercy!
All Lord, have mercy!
P May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All Amen!

Gloria
All Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 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.
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. 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.
Amen!

Collect (Opening Prayer)

P O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up
a fallen world, fill your faithful
with holy joy, for on those you
have rescued from slavery to sin
you bestow eternal gladness.
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.
All Amen!

1st Reading
Zec 9:9-10
Centuries before the coming
of the Messiah, the prophet Zechariah sketched an essential portrait of him, presenting him as a
king, just savior, meek
and promoter of peace. This
prophetic image will be fulfilled
in Jesus Christ.
R A proclamation from the
Book of the Prophet Zechariah
Thus says the Lord: Rejoice heartily, O daughter
Zion, shout for joy, O daughter
Jerusalem! See, your king shall
come to you; a just savior is he,
meek, and riding on an ass,
on a colt, the foal of an ass. He
shall banish the chariot from
Ephraim, and the horse from
Jerusalem; the warriors bow
shall be banished, and he shall
proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion shall be from sea
to sea, and from the River to
the ends of the earth.
The Word of the Lord!
All Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm

Ps 145

R I will praise your name for

ever, my king and my God!

* I will extol you, O my God

and King, and I will bless your
name forever and ever. Every
day will I bless you, and I will
praise your name forever and
ever.
R.
* The Lord is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and of
great kindness. The Lord is
good to all and compassionate
toward all his works.
R.
6 July 2014

* Let all your works give

you thanks, O Lord, and let
your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory
of your kingdom and speak of
your might.
R.
* The Lord is faithful in all
his words and holy in all his
works. The Lord lifts up all
who are falling and raises up
all who are bowed down. R.
2nd Reading
Rom 8:9.11-13
Since the day of our Baptism, the Holy Spirit has been
dwelling in us as in a temple. Our
allegiance, therefore, should not
be to the cravings of the flesh
but to him who is the source of
our life. Such is the message addressed by St. Paul to the Christians of Rome and to us today.
R A proclamation from the
Letter of Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters:

You are not in the flesh.
On the contrary, you are in the
spirit, if only the Spirit of God
dwells in you. Whoever does
not have the Spirit of Christ
does not belong to him.

If the Spirit of the one who
raised Jesus from the dead
dwells in you, the one who
raised Christ from the dead
will give life to your mortal
bodies also, through his Spirit
that dwells in you.

Consequently, brothers
and sisters, we are not debtors
to the flesh, to live according
to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh, you will
die, but if by the Spirit you put
to death the deeds of the body,
you will live.
The Word of the Lord!
All Thanks be to God!

Gospel Acclamation Mt 11:25

All Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little
ones the mysteries of the
kingdom.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel

Mt 11:25-30
In a rare glimpse into the

prayer life of Jesus and his tender love for his disciples, we hear
today his words of praise to the
Father and his special concern
for those who find life burdensome. It is especially his invitation to go to him that arouses our
hope and our gratitude.
P The Lord be with you!
All And with your spirit!
P A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
Matthew
All Glory to you, O Lord!
At that time Jesus exclaimed: I give praise to you,
Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, for although you have
hidden these things from the
wise and the learned you have
revealed them to little ones.
Yes, Father, such has been your
gracious will.

All things have been handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows
the Father except the Son and
anyone to whom the Son wishes
to reveal him.

Come to me, all you who
labor and are burdened, and
I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from
me, for I am meek and humble
of heart; and you will find rest
for yourselves. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden light.
The Gospel of the Lord!
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!

Homily
Profession of Faith

(Nicene Creed)
All 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 men
and for our salvation he came
down from heaven, 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 is adored and glorified, who
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!

Prayer of the Faithful

P Gathered as members of
Gods family, each of us burdened with a number of problems
and difficulties, we turn to Jesus,
the source of our hope and consolation. To him we present our
petitions as we say:
All Merciful Jesus, hear our
prayer!
C That the whole Church may
be a source of comfort and encouragement to all those who
are experiencing hardships,
sickness, or ill treatment, let us
pray!
R.
C That the Holy Father, our
bishops, our priests, and all other
religious leaders may experience
the consolation of Gods grace
even in the midst of the difficulties they encounter in their
ministry, let us pray!
R.
C That all our civil leaders and
other people in authority may do
all in their power to promote the
common good and provide food,
shelter, education, and justice to
all the citizens in the country, let
us pray!
R.
C That all those who are afflicted by various diseases may
find in the attending doctors and
nurses, and their relatives, the
compassion and relief they yearn
for, let us pray!
R.
C That all of us, gathered in

this Eucharistic assembly, may

experience the Lords comfort
and become, in turn, instruments
of his compassionate love to all
those who are suffering or distressed, let us pray!
R.
C Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions. (Pause)
Let us pray!
R.
P Lord Jesus, King of mercy
and of all consolation, teach us to
be gentle and humble of heart as
you are. May we faithfully carry
out our duties, so as to experience the joy of your comfort and
inherit your lasting reward in
heaven. You who live and reign
forever and ever!
All Amen!

Preparation of the Gifts

P Pray, brethren . . .
All 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 Offerings
P May this oblation dedicated
to your name purify us, O Lord,
and day by day bring our conduct
closer to the life of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
All Amen!
Preface (Ordinary Time II)
P The Lord be with you!
All And with your spirit!
P Lift up your hearts!
All We lift them up to the Lord!
P Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All It is right and just!
P It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give
you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through
Christ our Lord.
For out of compassion for
the waywardness that is ours, he
humbled himself and was born of
the Virgin; by the passion of the
Cross, he freed us from unending death, and by rising from the
dead, he gave us life eternal.

And so, with Angels and

Archangels, with Thrones and
Dominions, and with all the
hosts and Powers of heaven, we
sing the hymn of your glory, as
without end we acclaim:
All Holy, holy, holy . . .

Memorial Acclamation
P The mystery of faith!
All We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again!

All Our Father . . .

P Deliver us, Lord . . .
All For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and forever.

Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All Lamb of God . . .
Communion
P Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins
of the world. Blessed are those
called to the Supper of the Lamb.
All Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Antiphon

(To be recited only when no Communion Hymn is sung.)

Come to me, all who labor

and are burdened, and I will
refresh you, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion

P Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, having been replenished
by such great gifts, we may gain
the prize of salvation and never
cease to praise you.
Through Christ our Lord.
All Amen!

P The Lord be with you.

All And with your spirit!
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P Bow your heads and pray

for Gods blessing. (Pause)
May the God of all consolation protect you from all
evil and prosper all your
good undertakings.
AllAmen!
P May He make you instruments of His love and affir-

mation to all you will meet

today.
All Amen!

you: the Father, and the

Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All Amen!

P May He guide you in the

way of faithfulness, serenity, and peace.
All Amen!

P Go in peace, glorifying the

Lord by your life!
All Thanks be to God!

P May almighty God bless

LEARNING FROM JESUS

TO BE GENTLE AND HUMBLE

ome people take pride in their physical

strength, their beauty, wealth, power . . . . Not
a few use these assets to put others down,
subjugate, and exploit them.
With few exceptions, such has been the common
attitude of innumerable gifted great men, especially
military leaders, whose names are recorded in the
books of history. Their triumphs and achievements
have often been won at the price of immense sufferings inflicted on others. Their monuments tower over
mounds of skeletons and skulls . . . .
Jesus Christ belongs to a different school.
As he has done in other areas, he has introduced a
new way of conceiving greatness. He has inaugurated a totally new style of being great a
style characterized by simplicity, meekness, loving
kindness . . . the basic attitudes which foster peace
and which make people feel at ease.
This is Gods style. Christ has learned it from the
Father and is now revealing it to his disciples, both in
words and deeds. He has made lowliness, meekness,
and the promotion of peace vital constituents of the
Beatitudes and of all his Gospel.
And what he teaches he also puts into practice, as Zechariah had already prophesied when
he said: Your King shall come to you . . . meek . . .
He shall proclaim peace to the nations (Zec 9:910). Meekness and kindness, in fact, are very much
characteristics of Jesus personality and behavior. His
gentleness and humility have nothing in common with
weakness. He is respectful of others without being
slavish; ready to please and help, but not at the cost
of sacrificing superior values.
What Jesus teaches and practises is not
meant to be an exception, but a pattern to be
followed by all who acknowledge him as their leader
and inspiration. Learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble of heart (Mt 11:29).
This may require a long apprenticeship, especially
for some who are inclined to be self-assertive and
domineering, if not aggressive altogether. This is the

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