THE MASS IN ORDINARY TIME: 4TH SUNDAY IN TRINITY, 2020

THE MASS IN ORDINARY TIME

4^TH SUNDAY IN TRINITY, 2020

THE GATHERING

Hymn

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
for we have no help but thee;
Yet possessing every blessing,
if our God our Father be.

Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us:
all our weakness thou dost know;
thou didst tread this earth before us,
thou didst feel its keenest woe;
self-denying, death defying

thou to calvary didst go.

Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy;
Love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy.

[NEH 393]

Introit

Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple.

Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth;

your right hand is filled with saving justice.

In the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

All       Amen.

The Greeting

The Lord be with you.

All      And also with you.

The celebrant welcomes the people and introduces the service

Prayer of Preparation

All       Almighty God,

to whom all hearts are open,

all desires known,

and from whom no secrets are hidden:

cleanse the thoughts of our hearts

by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,

that we may perfectly love you,

and worthily magnify your holy name;

through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Prayer of Confession

My friends, let us acknowledge our sins,

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

All       Almighty God, our heavenly Father,

we have sinned against you

and against our neighbour

in thought and word and deed,

through negligence, through weakness,

through our own deliberate fault.

we are truly sorry

and repent of all our sins.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,

who died for us,

forgive us all that is past

and grant that we may serve you in newness of life

to the glory of your name.

Amen.

Almighty God,

who forgives all who truly repent

have mercy upon you,

pardon and deliver you from all your sins,

confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,

and keep you in life eternal;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All       Amen.

The Gloria

All       Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,

almighty God and Father,

we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lord God, Lamb of God,

you take away the sin of the world:

have mercy on us;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father:

receive our prayer.

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.

The Collect

Let us pray

O God, who in the abasement of your Son

have raised up a fallen world,

fill your faithful with holy joy,

for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin

you bestow eternal gladness.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

All       Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Old Testament and New Testament readings.

A reading from the Prophecy of Zechariah

The Lord says this:

Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion!

Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!

See now, your king comes to you;

he is victorious, he is triumphant,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will banish chariots from Ephraim

and horses from Jerusalem;

the bow of war will be banished.

He will proclaim peace for the nations.

His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.

[Zechariah 9:9-10]

This is the word of the Lord.

All        Thanks be to God.

A reading from the Letter of St Paul to the Romans.

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.

[Romans 8:9,11-13]

This is the word of the Lord.

All        Thanks be to God.

Hymn

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art -
Be thou my best thought, in the day and the night;
Both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word;
Be thou ever with thee, and I with thee, Lord.
Be thou my great Father; and I thy true son,
Be thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might;
Be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower,
O raise Thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise;
Be thou my inheritance, now and always;
Be thou and thou only the first in my heart,
O sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, though heaven’s bright sun,

O grant me its joys after vict’ry is won,
Great heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.

[NEH 339]

Gospel reading

Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,

for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.

All Alleluia.

The Lord be with you.

All       And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Matthew.

All       Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

‘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. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

[Matthew 11:25-30]

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All       Praise to you, O Christ.

Sermon

The Creed

All       We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is,

seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary

and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

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.

We 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 worshipped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Prayers of Intercession

These responses is used

Lord, in your mercy

All       hear our prayer.

And at the end

Merciful Father,

All    accept these prayers

for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

The Peace

God is love,

And those who live in love live in God and God lives in them.

The peace of the Lord be always with you

All        and also with you.

Hymn

Just as I am, without one plea

Just as I am, without one plea
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fighting within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
Sight, riches, healing of the mind
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve:
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am (thy love unknown

Has broken every barrier down),

Now to be thine, yea thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, of that free love,

The breadth, length, depth and height to prove,

Here for a season then above,

O Lamb of God, I come.

[NEH 294]

Prayer over the gifts

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

through your goodness we have this bread we offer:

fruit of the earth and work of human hands,

it will become for us the bread of life.

All       Blessed be God for ever.

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

through your goodness we have this wine we offer:

fruit of the vine and work of human hands,

it will become our spiritual drink.

All       Blessed be God for ever.

Pray my dear friends,

that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God,

the almighty Father.

All       May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all his holy Church.

May this oblation dedicated to your name

purify us, O Lord,

and day by day bring our conduct 

closer to the life of heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

All        Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you

All        and also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

All        We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All        It is right to give thanks and praise.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

From sunrise to sunset this day is holy,

for Christ has risen from the tomb

and scattered the darkness of death

with light that will not fade.

This day the risen Lord walks with your gathered people,

 unfolds for us your word,

 and makes himself known in the breaking of the bread.

And though the night will overtake this day

you summon us to live in endless light,

the never-ceasing sabbath of the Lord.

And so, with choirs of angels

and with all the heavenly host,

we proclaim your glory

and join their unending song of praise:

All       Holy, holy, holy Lord,

God of power and might,

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.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness;
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit,

and according to your holy will,
these gifts of bread and wine
may be to us the body and blood

of our Lord Jesus Christ;
who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:

take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:

Drink this, all of you;
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Great is the mystery of faith.

All       Christ has died;

Christ is risen;

Christ will come again.

   

And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,
his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world;

rejoicing in his mighty resurrection 

and glorious ascension,
and looking for his coming in glory,
we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.

As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,
we bring before you this bread and this cup

and we thank you for counting us worthy
to stand in your presence and serve you.

Send the Holy Spirit on your people
and gather into one in your kingdom
all who share this one bread and one cup,

so that we, in the company of Mary the Mother of God,

St Peter Prince of the Apostles, St Stephen our Patron,

St Nicholas, St Michael St Maria Goretti,

St Benedict of Nurcia, and all the Apostles, Martyrs and Saints,
may praise and glorify you for ever,
through Jesus Christ our Lord;

by whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father,
for ever and ever.

All       Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

At the Saviour’s command

and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

All       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.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Breaking of the bread

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ

All       Though we are many, we are one body,

because we all share in one bread.

The Agnus Dei

All       Jesus, Lamb of God,

have mercy on us.

Jesus, bearer of our sins,

have mercy on us.

Jesus, redeemer of the world,

grant us peace.

Ecce Agnus Dei

Behold the Lamb of God,

who takes away the sins of the world.        

Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All       Lord I am not worthy

that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Antiphon

Taste and see that the Lord is good;

blessed the man who seeks refuge in him.

The people make their spiritual communion

Post Communion Prayer

Grant, we pray, O Lord,

that, having been replenished by such great gifts,

we may gain the prize of salvation

and never cease to praise you.

Through Christ our Lord.

All       Amen.

All        Almighty God,

we thank you for feeding us

with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.

Through him we offer you our souls and bodies

to be a living sacrifice.

Send us out

in the power of your Spirit

to live and work

to your praise and glory.

Amen.

THE DISMISSAL

Notices

Hymn

O for a thousand tongues to sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing
my dear Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!

Jesus - the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.

He speaks; and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
The mournful broken hearts rejoice;
the humble poor believe.

Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy!

My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
and to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of thy name.

[NEH 415]

Final blessing

The peace of God, which passes all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God,
and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord;

and the blessing of God almighty,

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

be among you and remain with you always.

All        Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All      In the name of Christ.  Amen.

         

Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, material from which 

is included in this service, is copyright of the Archbishops' Council 2000

The New English Hymnal, material from which is included in this service, is copyright of 

The Canterbury Press, 2010