{"id":1113,"date":"2020-04-09T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T23:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stmargaretclitherowdulwich.org\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2020-04-08T10:31:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T09:31:22","slug":"09-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stmargaretclitherowdulwich.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/09\/09-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"09 April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

You may find it helpful to have a space as a focus for your prayer. This might include a crucifix, icon or another holy image, and a lighted candle.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Please note the Chrism Mass held on Thursday of Holy Week, has been postponed by his Grace, Archbishop John Wilson.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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MAUNDY THURSDAY OF HOLY WEEK<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf we listen to the Gospel, we can discern two different dimensions in the event of the washing of the feet. The cleansing that Jesus offers his disciples is first and foremost simply his action – the gift of purity, of the “capacity of God” that is offered to them. But the gift then becomes a model, the duty to do the same for one another. The gift and example overall, which we find in the passage on the washing of the feet, is a characteristic of the nature of Christianity in general. Christianity is not a type of moralism, simply a system of ethics. It does not originate in our action, our moral capacity. Christianity is first and foremost a gift: God gives himself to us – he does not give something, but himself. And this does not only happen at the beginning, at the moment of our conversion. He constantly remains the One who gives. He continually offers us his gifts. He always precedes us. This is why the central act of Christian being is the Eucharist: gratitude for having been gratified, joy for the new life that he gives us.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sign of the Cross<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.\r\nAmen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Examen<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBefore listening to the Word of God take a moment to reflect.\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor what am I grateful to God for today? Where did I stray from God: through words, actions or things I did not do. How might I do better tomorrow? What grace do I ask from God in order to live more closely in his love?\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou may wish to conclude by saying:\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord Jesus, you have revealed yourself as the way to the Father:\r\nLord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou have poured out on your people the Spirit of truth:\r\nChrist, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou are the Good Shepherd, leading us to eternal life:\r\nLord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gloria<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nGlory to God in the highest,\r\nand on earth peace to people of good will.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe praise you,\r\nwe bless you,\r\nwe adore you,\r\nwe glorify you,\r\nwe give you thanks for your great glory,\r\nLord God, heavenly King,\r\nO God, almighty Father.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,\r\nLord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,\r\nyou take away the sins of the world,\r\nhave mercy on us;\r\nyou take away the sins of the world.\r\nreceive our prayer;\r\nyou are seated at the right hand of the Father,\r\nhave mercy on us.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor you alone are the Holy One,\r\nyou alone are the Lord,\r\nyou alone are the Most High,\r\nJesus Christ,\r\nwith the Holy Spirit,\r\nin the glory of God the Father.\r\nAmen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Collect<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nO God, who have called us to participate\r\nin this most sacred Supper,\r\nin which your Only Begotten Son,\r\nwhen about to hand himself over to death,\r\nentrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity,\r\nthe banquet of his love,\r\ngrat, we pray,\r\nthat we may draw from so great a mystery,\r\nthe fullness of charity and of life.\r\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,\r\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,\r\none God, for ever and ever.\r\nAmen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

First Reading<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A reading from the book of Exodus 12: 1-8, 11-14<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Instructions concerning the Passover meal.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month is to be the first of all the others for you, the first month of your year. Speak to the whole community of Israel and say, ‘On the tenth day of this month each man must take an animal from the flock, one for each family: one animal for each household. If the household is too small to eat the animal, a man must join with his neighbour, the nearest to his house, as the number of persons requires. You must take into account what each can eat in deciding the number for the animal. It must be an animal without blemish, a male one year old; you may take it from either sheep or goats. You must keep it till the fourteenth day of the month when the whole assembly of the community of Israel shall slaughter it between two evenings. Some of the blood must then be taken and put on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where it is eaten. That night, the flesh is to be eaten, roasted over the fire; it must be eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. You shall eat it like this: with a girdle round your waist, sandles on your feet, a staff in your hand. You shall eat it hastily: it is a passover in honour of the Lord. That night, I will go through the land of Egypt and strike down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, man and beast alike, and I shall deal out punishment to all the gods of Egypt, I am the Lord. The blood shall serve to mark the houes that you live in. When I see the blood I will pass over you and you shall escape the destroying plague when I strike the land of Egypt. This day is to be a day of remembrance for you, and you must celebrate it as a feast in the Lord’s honour. For all generations you are to declare it a day of festival, for ever.'”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe word of the Lord.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Responsorial Psalm<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Psalm 115: 12-13, 15-18. R. Cf. 1 Co 10:16<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe blessing-cup that we bless<\/strong>\r\nis a communion with the blood of Christ.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHow can I repay the Lord\r\nfor his goodness to me?\r\nThe cup of salvation I will raise;\r\nI will call on the Lord’s name. R.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nO precious in the eyes of the Lord\r\nis the death of his faithful.\r\nYour servant, Lord, your servant am I;\r\nyou have loosened my bonds. R.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA thanksgiving sacrifice I make:\r\nI will call on the Lord’s name.\r\nMy vows to the Lord I will fulfil\r\nbefore all his people. R.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Second Reading<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians 11: 23-26<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.” In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, “This cup is a new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.” Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe word of the Lord.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gospel Acclamation<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

John 13:34<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPraise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI give you a new commandment:\r\nlove one another just as I have loved you, says the Lord.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPraise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gospel<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 13: 1-15<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now he showed how perfect his love was.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was before the festival of the Passover, and Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had always loved those which were his in the world, but now he showed how perfect his love was.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThey were at supper, and the devil had already put it into the mind of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray him. Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God, and he got up from table, removed his outer garment and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHe came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “At the moment you do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.” “Never!” said Peter, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you can have nothing in common with me.” “Then, Lord,” said Simon Peter, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!” Jesus said, “No one who has taken a bath needs washing, he is clean all over. You too are clean, though not all of you are.” He knew who was going to betray him, that was why he said, “though not all of you are.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen he had washed their feet and put on his clothes again he went back to the table. “Do you understand”, he said, “what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord, and rightly; so I am. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you should wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Gospel of the Lord.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Washing of Feet<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHere, those who have been chosen will be led by ministers to seats prepared on the sanctuary. Father will go to each person, and with the help of the ministers, pour water over each one’s feet and dry them.<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Prayers<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Intercessions<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPray for family and loved ones so that they may be held in God\u2019s compassionate care. Pray for other countries who are struggling with the effects of the COVID 19 virus.\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor those in authority: may they offer advice with care and integrity, may they seek to protect the poor and vulnerable.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor all who work in healthcare: give strength to all who look after the sick so that they may bring comfort and relief to the suffering.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor the Church: may she offer prayers and consolation for all those affected.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor our local community and all for those in need: may those who are isolated know the support and service of their neighbours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOur Father, who art in heaven,\r\nhallowed by thy name;\r\nthey kingdom come,\r\nthy will be done\r\non earth as it is in heaven.\r\nGive us this day our daily bread,\r\nand forgive us our trespasses,\r\nas we forgive those who trespass against us;\r\nand lead us not into temptation,\r\nbut deliver us from evil.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prayer for Spiritual communion<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI prostrate myself at your feet, O my Jesus, and I offer you the repentance of my contrite heart, which abases itself in its nothingness in Your Holy Presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of Your Love; I desire to receive You in the poor abode that my heart offers You. While waiting for the happiness of a Sacramental Communion, I want to possess You in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, that I may come to You. May Your love inflame my whole being, in life and in death. I believe in You. I hope in You. I love You.\r\nAmen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Daily Prayer<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLord God,\r\nsince for your glory and our salvation,\r\nyou willed Christ your Son to be the eternal High Priest:\r\ngrant that the people he gained for you by his blood,\r\nmay be strengthened by his cross and resurrection\r\nwhen they take part in his memorial sacrifice.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe make our prayer through our Lord.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Memorare<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRemember O most gracious Virgin Mary,\r\nthat never was it known that anyone\r\nwho fled to thy protection, implored thy help,\r\nor sought thy intercession was left unaided.\r\nInspired by this confidence, we fly unto thee,\r\nO Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do we come,\r\nbefore thee do we stand sinful and sorrowful.\r\nO Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not our petitions,\r\nbut in thy mercy hear and answer us. Amen\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prayer for the Year of the Word<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLiving God, you walk alongside us and speak to us throughout the Scriptures.\r\nYour Son, Jesus Christ, listens to our hopes and fears and shows us how to live for one another.\r\nSend us the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds, so that we may be your witnesses throughout the world. Amen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYour word is our path and your truth is our light.\r\nThis day and every day.\r\nOur Lady of the Annunciation. Pray for us.\r\nSt Matthew. Pray for us.\r\nSt. Jerome. Pray for us.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.\r\nAmen.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFather, accompanied by the ministers, carries the Blessed Sacrament in procession through the church to the altar of repose (Our Lady’s Chapel). <\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter a period of silent adoration, Father and the ministers, genuflect and return to the sacristy.<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Stripping of the Altar<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe altar is then stripped, crosses and statues are either removed from the church or covered. As we do we sing:<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStay with me, remain here with me,\r\nwatch and pray watch and pray.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe then have a period of continued adoration before the Blessed Sacrament before making our way home. <\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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