2nd Sunday in Lent - 28 February 2021
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​ENTRANCE HYMN

​   Hear us O Lord
       Have mercy upon us
   For we have sinned against thee
 
O thou chief corner-stone 
  Right hand of the Father:
Way of Salvation,
  Gate of Life celestial:
Cleanse thou our sinful
  souls from all defilement
 
O God we implore thee,
  in they glory seated:
bow down and hearken
  to thy weeping children:
pity and pardon
  all our grievous trespasses.
 
Sins oft committed
  now we lay before thee:
with true contrition now
  no more we veil them
grant us, Redeemer,
  loving absolution
 
Innocent, captive,  
  taken unresisting:
falsely accused
  and for us sinners sentenced
save us, we pray thee,  
  Jesu our Redeemer
                                               Mozarabic hymn C10th
+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
The priest introduces the Mass

Penitential Act
 
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
   For we have sinned against you.
 
Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
   And grant us your salvation.
 
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  
Amen.
KYRIE
Lord have mercy,     Lord have mercy
  Christ have mercy,  Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy,      Lord have mercy 
COLLECT
Let us pray.
O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen
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LITURGY OF THE WORD
A reading from the book of Genesis  22:1-2.9-13.15-18

God put Abraham to the test. Abraham, Abraham he called. Here I am he replied. Take your son, God said your only child Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him as a burnt offering, on a mountain I will point out to you.
 
When they arrived at the place God had pointed out to him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood. Then he stretched out his hand and seized the knife to kill his son.
 
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven. Abraham, Abraham he said. I am here he replied. Do not raise your hand against the boy the angel said. Do not harm him, for now I know you fear God. You have not refused me your son, your only son. Then looking up, Abraham saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. Abraham took the ram and offered it as a burnt-offering in place of his son.
 
The angel of the Lord called Abraham a second time from heaven. I swear by my own self - it is the Lord who speaks - because you have done this, because you have not refused me your son, your only son, I will shower blessings on you, I will make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants shall gain possession of the gates of their enemies. All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants, as a reward for your obedience.
 
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL  PSALM 115
 
I will in the presence of the Lord
   in the land of the living
 
I trusted, even when I said:
“I am sorely afflicted.”
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.  R/
 
Your servant Lord, your servant an I;
you have loo0sened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make:
I will call on the Lord’s name.  R/
 
My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.  R/

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans  8:31-34
 
With God on our side who can be against us? Since God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up to benefit us all, we may be certain, after such a gift, that he will not refuse anything he can give. Could anyone accuse those that God has chosen? When God acquits, could anyone condemn? Could Christ Jesus? No! He not only died for us - he rose from the dead, and there at God's right hand he stands and pleads for us.
 
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.  
(Stand)

Glory to you, O Christ
You are the Word of God!
From the bright cloud, the Father’s voice was heard: This is my Son, the Beloved.
Listen to Him!
Glory to you, O Christ
You are the Word of God! 

THE HOLY GOSPEL
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the + Holy Gospel according to Mark
Glory to you, O Lord.    9:2-10

Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. 'Rabbi,' he said 'it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.' He did not know what to say; they were so frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came a voice from the cloud, 'This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.' Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.
 
As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what 'rising from the dead' could mean.
 
​​​The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sit for the Homily
THE 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 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.
During the preparation of the gifts a collection is taken
you may make your offering here
OFFERINGS ARE PREPARED   
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'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Thy glory fills the night;
Thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.
 
'Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Thy beauty to behold,
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.
 
Fulfiller of the past,
Promise of things to be,
We hail thy body glorified,
And our redemption see.
 
Before we taste of death,
We see thy kingdom come;
We fain would hold the vision bright,
And make this hill our home.
 
'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Yet we may not remain;
But since thou bidst us leave the mount
Come with us to the plain.
                                    J. Armitage Robinson​
SANCTUS
​Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
 
Blessed is he who comes
     in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. 
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THE MYSTERY OF FAITH
 
​Save us, Saviour of the world,
   for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free. 
THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy 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 lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. 
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AGNUS DEI 
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 HYMN
 
O Bread of heaven, beneath this veil
  Thou dost my very God conceal:
My Jesus, dearest treasure, hail;
    love thee and adoring kneel;
Each loving soul by thee is fed
With thine own self in form of bread.
 
O Food of life, thou who dost give
  The pledge of immortality;
I live; no, 'tis not I that live;
  God gives me life. God lives in me:
He feeds my soul, he guides my ways,
And every grief with joy repays.
 
O Bond of love, that dost unite
   The servant to his living Lord;
Could I dare live, and not requite
   Such love - then death were meet reward:
 I cannot live unless to prove
 Some love for such unmeasured love.
 
 Beloved Lord in heav'n above,
   There, Jesus, thou awaitest me;
 To gaze on thee with changeless love;
   Yes, thus, I hope, thus shall it be:
 For how can he deny me heav'n
 Who here on earth himself hath giv'n?
                                                     St Alphonsus Liguori 1696-1787
                                                                      tr Edmund Vaughan 1827-1908
​THE ANGELUS
 
The Angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary.
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace…..
Holy Mary, mother of God….

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Be it unto me according to thy Word.
    Hail Mary,

And the Word was made flesh.
And dwelt among us.
    Hail Mary, full of grace.....

Pray for us, Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
We beseech you Lord,
to pour your grace into our hearts,
that as we have known the incarnation
of your Son, Jesus,
by the message of an angel,
so by his + cross and passion,
we may be brought to the glories of his resurrection.
Through the same, Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen.
​Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. From The Jerusalem Bible © 1966 by Darton Longman & Todd Ltd and Doubleday and Company Ltd. From The Psalms: A New Translation © 1963 The Grail (England) published by HarperCollins used by permission of the publishers. CCLI Music 564083, Streaming 2015412