Bulletin
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Contents
We Gather in God's Name
Opening Reflection
Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
The son of French peasants, Vincent de Paul studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1600. While serving the church, he was kidnapped by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery. After converting his master, Vincent escaped and returned to France, where he ministered to the poor and imprisoned, and invited others to join him, founding the Vincentians and the Daughters of Charity with Louise de Marillac. He prayed, "May the poor forgive me the bread that I give them."
[silent reflection]
Leader: Let every deed we do today
People: rise up as a prayer of love.
Opening Song
Be Thou My Vision
We Hear God's Word
Psalm 128:1-6
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Leader: Let every deed we do today
People: rise up as a prayer of love.
Micah 7:1-7
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: Let every deed we do today
People: rise up as a prayer of love.
Matthew 12:15-21
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: Let every deed we do today
People: rise up as a prayer of love.
We Respond in Prayer
Vincent de Paul said, "We must love God, but let it be in the work of our bodies, in the sweat of our brows. For very often many acts of love for God, of kindness, of good will, and other similar inclinations and interior practices of a tender heart, although good and very desirable, are yet very suspect when they do not lead to the practice of effective love."
Prayers for One Another
(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)
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 debts as we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
Closing Prayer
Lord, you have shown us what love looks like. Help us through acts of forgiveness and reconciliation to so love one another that our neighbors know we are your disciples and know that to be good news. Amen
We Go in Peace
Passing the Peace of Christ
(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line. If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line).
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]
wherever he may send you, [name]
may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]
protect you through the storm, [name]
may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]
at the wonders he has shown you, [name]
may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]
once again into our doors, [name].
