Seventh Sunday of Easter - 16 May 2021
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ENTRANCE HYMN       
 
The head that once was crowned
      with thorns
Is crowned with glory now:
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor's brow.
 
The highest place that heaven affords
Is his, is his by right,
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heaven's eternal light;
 
The joy of all who dwell above,
The joy of all below,
To whom he manifests his love,
And grants his name to know.
 
To them the cross, with all its shame.
With all its grace is given:
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of heaven.
 
They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with him above,
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of his love.
 
The cross he bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people's hope, his people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
                                          Thomas Kelly 1769-1854
  
​​​The priest introduces the Mass
KYRIE & PENITENTAL ACT

Lord Jesus, you raise the dead to life in the Spirit:
   Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
 
Lord Jesus, where you have gone, we hope to follow:
   Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
 
Lord Jesus, you promise us the gift of the Holy Spirit:
   Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
 
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
​and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
 

GLORIA
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

Let us pray.
Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord, so that we, who believe that the Saviour of the human race is with you in your glory, may experience, as he promised, until the end of the world, his abiding presence among us. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen
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 (sit)
 LITURGY OF THE WORD

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. 1:15-17.20-26

One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers - there were about a hundred and twenty persons in the congregation: Brothers, the passage of scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, foretells the fate of Judas, who offered himself as a guide to the men who arrested Jesus - after having been one of our number and actually sharing this ministry of ours.
 
In the Book of Psalms it says:
             Let someone else take his office.

We must therefore choose someone who has been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus was travelling round with us, someone who was with us right from the time when John was baptising until the day when he was taken up from us - and he can act with us as a witness to his resurrection.
 
Having nominated two candidates, Joseph known as Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias, they prayed, Lord, you can read everyones heart; show us therefore which of these two you have chosen to take over this ministry and apostolate, which Judas abandoned to go to his proper place. They then drew lots for them, and as the lot fell to Matthias, he was listed as one of the twelve apostles.
 
The word of the Lord.  
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 102 (103)
 
   The Lord has set his sway in heaven.
 
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
all my being, bless his holy name.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. R/
 
For as the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west
so far does he remove our sins. R/
 
The Lord has set his sway in heaven
and his kingdom is ruling over all.
Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels,
mighty in power, fulfilling his word. R/
 

A reading from the first letter of St John 4:11-16

My dear people,
since God has loved us so much,
we too should love one another.
No one has ever seen God;
but as long as we love one another
God will live in us
and his love will be complete in us.
We can know that we are living in him
and he is living in us
because he lets us share his Spirit.
We ourselves saw and we testify
that the Father sent his Son
as saviour of the world.
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God.
We ourselves have known and put our faith in
God's love towards ourselves.
God is love
and anyone who lives in love lives in God,
and God lives in him.
 
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.  
(Stand)

Alleluia, alleluia!
I will not leave you orphans, say the Lord;
I will come back to you, and your hearts will be full of joy.
Alleluia!

THE HOLY GOSPEL
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the + Holy Gospel according to John. 17:11-19
Glory to you, O Lord.
 
Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:
 
'Holy Father,
keep those you have given me
true to your name,
so that they may be one like us.
While I was with them,
I kept those you had given
me true to your name.
I have watched over them and not one is lost
except the one who chose to be lost,
and this was to fulfil the scriptures.
But now I am coming to you
and while still in the world I say these things
to share my joy with them to the full.
I passed your word on to them,
and the world hated them,
because they belong to the world
no more than I belong to the world.
I am not asking you to remove them
from the world,
but to protect them from the evil one.
They do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth;
your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
I have sent them into the world,
and for their sake I consecrate myself
so that they too may be consecrated in truth.'
 
​​​The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Sit for the Homily​
After the silence, stand for

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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Hail the day that sees him rise  Alleluia!
  Glorious to his native skies;  Alleluia!
Christ, awhile to mortals given,  Alleluia!
  Enters now the highest heaven!  Alleluia!
 
There the glorious triumph waits;  Alleluia!
  Lift your head, eternal gates!  Alleluia!
Christ hath vanquished death and sin; Alleluia!
  Take the King of glory in.  Alleluia!
 
See! the heaven its Lord receives,  Alleluia!
  Yet he loves the earth he leaves:  Alleluia!
Though returning to his throne.  Alleluia!
  Still he calls mankind his own.  Alleluia!
 
See! he lifts his hands above;  Alleluia!
  See! he shows the prints of love:  Alleluia!
Hark! his gracious lips bestow  Alleluia!
  Blessings on his Church below.  Alleluia!
 
Still for us he intercedes;  Alleluia!
  His prevailing death he pleads;  Alleluia!
Near himself prepares our place,  Alleluia!
  Harbinger of human race.  Alleluia!
 
Lord, though parted from our sight,  Alleluia!
  Far above yon azure height,  Alleluia!
Grant our hearts may thither rise,  Alleluia!
  Seeking thee beyond the skies.  Alleluia!
 
There we shall with thee remain,  Alleluia!
  Partners of thine endless reign;  Alleluia!
There thy face unclouded see,  Alleluia!
  Find our heaven of heavens in thee. Alleluia!
                                                                   Charles Wesley 1707-1788
 
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
 
Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
   His the sceptre, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph,
   His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
  thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus out of every nation
  has redeemed us by His blood.
 
Alleluia! not as orphans
  are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us, faith believes,
  nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him
  when the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget His promise,
   “I am with you evermore”?
 
Alleluia! bread of angels,
  Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
  flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
  Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
  sweep across the crystal sea.
 
Alleluia! King eternal,
  Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
  Earth Thy footstool, Heav’n Thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
  robed in flesh our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both priest and victim
  in the Eucharistic feast.
                                          W Chatterton Dix 1837-98
 
REGINA CAELI
 
Joy to thee O Queen of Heaven,    Alleluia!
He whom thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia!
As he promised, hath arisen,         Alleluia!
  Pour for us to God thy prayer,     Alleluia!
 
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary,  Alleluia
  For the Lord is Risen indeed,       Alleluia
 
Let us pray.
O God, who by the resurrection of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast brought joy to the whole world: grant, we pray, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.
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​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