Transcript First week in Ordinary Time - Saint Benedict Catholic

We will begin by making the sign
of the Cross
Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
We pause to think of any special intention we
want to pray for today.
We light our Form Candle for all our prayers
today.
Fifth week of Easter
BACKGROUND:
The Gospel this weekend was from John 13:31-35
where Jesus at the Last Supper gives them a new
commandment to love in the same way as he has
loved them.
Monday 29th April St Catherine of
Siena Patron of Europe
Reader:
St Catherine of Siena, Patron of Europe born in 1347 with
22 other brothers and sisters! Not surprisingly she wished
to have a life of peace and contemplation and so joined
the Third Order of Dominicans when she was 18. In 1378
the Church was split between followers of three people
who claimed to have been elected as Pope. Remarkably
Catherine was listened to because of her great holiness
and the Church was once more united under
Pope Urban VI. She died in Rome in 1380.
Reader 2: Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labour
and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder
my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew
11:29-30)
Together: May your Kingdom come for all people of
every language and nation—your Kingdom of justice, of
peace, of love, and may all the earth be filled with your
glory. We make this prayer through Jesus, the Prince of
Peace. Amen (Prayer by Pope Pius VI)
Tuesday 30th April St Pius V
Reader:
A Dominican priest who became the Pope. He
wished to carry on wearing his white Dominican habit,
rather than wearing red as was traditional for the Pope
and the Cardinals to do. Since Pius the Pope including
Pope Francis has continued to wear white! He died in
Rome in 1572.
Reader 2: Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give,
this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled
or afraid.” (Gospel of John14:27-28)
Together we pray
Lord, take away our doubts and
give us your peace, so that our
lives will reflect your peace. May
we bring peace to all those in our
community who are troubled or
anxious. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Wednesday 1st May - St joseph the
Worker
Reader:
Pope Pius XII established this day in 1955 to
pray for all who work and all who are looking for
work.“Whatever your work is, put your heart into it as if it
were for the Lord…It is Christ the Lord you are serving.”
(St Paul’s letter to the Colossians 17:24)
Let us pray together: Dear Lord, who learnt to be a
carpenter at the hands of Joseph, help us all to work for
justice and peace in our world. We pray that all who are
unemployed will find suitable employment and all people
will achieve satisfaction in what they do. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Thursday 2nd May
Reader:
“If you keep my commandments you will
remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s
commandments and remain in his love.” (Gospel of John
15:10)
Together we pray:
Father, through the example of
your Son you call us to love one another in the same
way as you love us. Help us to show love to all we meet
even though it may be hard to do so, give us your Spirit
to remain in your love. We ask this through Christ our
Lord. Amen
Friday 3rd May FIRST FRIDAY St Philip
and St James
Reader: St Philip & St James Philip was a disciple
of John the Baptist, who followed the call to follow
Jesus. This James (sometimes called ‘The Less’) was
chosen for the Lord to appear to him after the
resurrection and is traditionally seen as the writer of
the Letter of James. He was a member of the church
in Jerusalem and was martyred there in 62 AD
Reader 2: “Philip said to Jesus, ‘Lord let us see the
Father and we shall be satisfied.’ ‘Have I been with
you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him, ‘and you
still do not know me. To have seen me is to have
seen the Father.” (Gospel of John 14:8)
Together let us pray
Father, through the prayers of your
apostles Philip and James, help us to see
you in your Son and so be found worthy
to have eternal life.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
School Prayer
Prayer of Saint Benedict
We pray Lord, that everything we do
may be prompted by your inspiration,
so that every prayer and work of ours
may begin from you, and be brought by you
to completion.
Amen
Saint Benedict – Pray for us