First Friday Mass
First Friday Mass
First Friday Mass
Commentator: Good afternoon brothers and Commentator: Please be seated for the Liturgy
sisters in Christ. Today is Friday of the Twenty- of the Word.
sixth week in Ordinary Time. Our mass presider
is Reverend Father Gabriel Ngombedua. Let us FIRST READING
all rise to sing the entrance hymn. Reader: A reading from the first book of Baruch,
*Sing entrance hymn* Chapter 1 verses 15 to 22.
Reader: Let our response be, For the glory of *Sing alleluia*
your name, O Lord, deliver us.
Reader: O God, the nations have come into your Priest: The Lord be with you.
inheritance; Assembly: And with your spirit.
they have defiled your holy temple,
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. Priest: A reading from the holy Gospel according
They have given the corpses of your servants to Luke
as food to the birds of heaven,
Assembly: Glory to you, O Lord.
the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the
earth. Priest: *reads Luke 10:13-16*
Assembly: For the glory of your name, O Lord, Jesus said to them,
deliver us. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty deeds done in your midst
had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
Reader: They have poured out their blood like
they would long ago have repented,
water
sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
round about Jerusalem,
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
and there is no one to bury them.
at the judgment than for you.
We have become the reproach of our neighbors,
And as for you, Capernaum, 'Will you be exalted
the scorn and derision of those around us.
to heaven?
O LORD, how long? Will you be angry forever?
You will go down to the netherworld.'
Will your jealousy burn like fire?
Whoever listens to you listens to me.
Assembly: For the glory of your name, O Lord, Whoever rejects you rejects me.
deliver us. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent
me."
Reader: Remember not against us the iniquities Priest: The Gospel of the Lord
of the past;
Assembly: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low. HOMILY
Assembly: For the glory of your name, O Lord, APOSTLE’S CREED
deliver us.
Commentator: Please stand
Assembly: For the glory of your name, O Lord, *Sing offertory song*
deliver us.
Commentator: Please rise.
Commentator: Let us all stand to honor the Holy
Gospel.
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your
sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, apostles: I leave you peace… and unity of your
the almighty Father. kingdom where you live forever and ever.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Commentator: Please remain standing.
Assembly: It is right and just. Priest: Behold the lamb of God, behold Him who
takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are
Priest: It is truly right and just.....
those who called to the supper of the lamb.
*sing Holy*
Assembly: Lord, I am not worthy that you
Priest: Lord you are holy indeed.. should enter under my roof, but only say the
word and my soul shall be healed.
MYSTERY OF FAITH
*Sing communion hymn*
Priest: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Assembly: *sing memorial acclamation*
Commentator: Please stand.
Priest: In memory of his death and resurrection..
Through Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy P: Let us pray…
Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours, almighty
A: AMEN.
Father, forever and ever.
CONCLUDING RITE
Assembly: Amen.
P: The Lord be with you.
COMMUNION RITE
A: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
Priest: Let us pray for the coming of the
kingdom as Jesus taught us. P: May almighty God bless you, the Father,
the Son + and the Holy Spirit.
Assembly: OUR FATHER…
A: AMEN.
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, from every evil…
as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our P: Go forth the Mass is ended. / Go and
Savior, Jesus Christ. announce the Gospel of the Lord. / Go in peace
glorifying the Lord in your life.
Assembly: FOR THE KINGDOM, THE
POWER, AND THE GLORY ARE YOURS, NOW A: THANKS BE TO GOD.
AND FOREVER.