The Deacon Magazine
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Christ is the Focus,
We are Not
To keep the focus on Christ, use instead this formula: [Lord/Christ Jesus], [a saving action of Christ]: [acclamation].
The Introductory Rites will flow more smoothly into the Liturgy of the Word if you can incorporate images from the readings into the invocations. Look for titles for Christ, and pay attention to verbs and actions.
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34th Sunday of Year A
LORD JESUS, you declared that you will come again in glory: Lord, have mercy.
CHRIST JESUS, you will judge us on our treatment of others: Christ, have mercy.
LORD JESUS, you challenge us to care for the least among us: Lord, have mercy
SOURCE: Celebration Sunday Resources Archive
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Intro to the Readings
Three Great Things Fr. Andrew Ricci’s podcast is posted every morning morning which gives the themes of the readings for the upcoming Sunday.
Intro to the Readings
34th Sunday of Year A
In the crisis of their exile in Babylon, the princes and priests of Israel failed to shepherd the people faithfully. So through the prophet Ezekiel, God promises to eliminate the middle-men and care for the people directly.
In a very early letter, for an anxious Christian community, Saint Paul tries to answer the big questions about our resurrection from the dead and the end of the world. Surprisingly, Paul puts those big questions into an even larger context.
Saint Matthew makes a sweeping connection between our day-to-day choices and the end of the world.
SOURCE: Lector’s Notes
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Intercessions
The Church
Governing Authorities and Salvation of the World
Those Burdened by Adversity or Difficulties
The Local Community
Prayers of the Faithful
34th Sunday of Year A
Presider Let us pray now for all who are in need and for us who are called to care for them.
Minister For all of us in the church, who will be judged on our care for the least among us … we pray,
- For all leaders responsible for promoting peace and justice throughout the world … we pray,
- For those who feel no responsibility for the well-being of others … we pray,
- For a national will to provide for the most vulnerable, both here and abroad … we pray,
- For institutions and organizations whose efforts to care for others are undercut by political or economic priorities … we pray,
- For those living with HIV/AIDS and for those who love and care for them … we pray,
- For those in this community whose needs have been overlooked or are unknown … we pray,
Presider God, our protector and judge, we thank you for sending your Son to show us who you are and who we are called to be. Give us strength and courage to care for the least among us. Make us worthy to stand among those called to live in eternal life. We offer this prayer in the name of Christ, the King of the Universe. Amen.
SOURCE: Celebration Sunday Resources Archive
