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The Wedding at Cana
Arise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
We meet in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen
Song Our God
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-6YdT1DEO8
Confession
The
grace of God has dawned upon the world
through
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who
sacrificed himself for us to purify a people as his own.
Saying
sorry to God…
Lord
Jesus, you came to gather the nations
into
the peace of your kingdom:
Lord,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
You come in word and sacrament
to
strengthen us in holiness:
Christ,
have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
with
salvation for your people:
Lord,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
God’s Forgiveness
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.
Amen.
Almighty God,
Whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in
all our weakness
sustain us with your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your only Son, our Lord. Amen
First Reading
Gospel Reading from John 2 v 1-11
Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
2 On the third day a
wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When
the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Woman,[a] why
do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the
servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Video clip from The Chosen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjvAAkXbj0
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Praise to you O Christ.
New Testament Reading by Bernice
Song Behold Our God
The Sermon: by Keith on Revelation 19:6-10
Hymn 67 Be
still for the presence of the Lord
Let us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God the Father,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Son,
who lives in our hearts through faith,
and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayers: Led by John C.
Dear God,
Your first miracle was at a wedding feast where an ill-prepared host ran out of wine in the midst of the celebration.
You changed water into wine, certainly prefiguring Your great Last Supper gift to us: Changing wine into Your Sacred Blood.
Dear Jesus of unchanging eternity, through the sacrament of Holy Communion, You change bread and wine into Your Body and Your Blood. And You have invited us: Take and eat! Take and drink!
Please, God, as bread and wine are changed, change us and make us worthy to receive Your Sacrament!
You come into my body, my heart and my soul. Please, Give us You. Give us Hope. Give us Faith. Give us Health. Give us Charity. Give us Chastity. Give us Endurance. Give us Dedication. Give us Forgiveness. Give us Appreciation. Give us Concentration. Help us in meditation to understand the eternal time-shattering power of Your inestimable gifts.
You give Yourself to us What little have We to give back to You? Our envy? Our pride? Our greed? Our sloth? Our pettiness? Our selfishness? Our self-interest? Our neglectfulness? Our thoughlessness? Our distracted prayers? Our good intentions unfulfilled? and, yes our other sins of commission and omission. Help us to find better gifts to give You!
Let us be able to give you our prayers, Our moderation in all things, Our friendship to those in need, Our acts of mortification and repentance, Our care for the less fortunate, the sick and the aged.
When my last day on earth approaches, let us not, I beg You, be unprepared as was the wedding host at Cana!
Strengthen us, renew us, purify us. quench our spiritual thirst with the wine of Your Holy Blood poured out for our redemption.
Holy father I ask of you to Be with all those upon this planet who are right now feeling lonely and isolated let them know your love, your grace are with them at all times.
For all healthcare professionals, Care givers, essential workers and for all your clergy lord we give thanks and praise for the dedication, love and compassion each and everyone of them have shown throughout this pandemic. Lord they remind me of yourself devoting your life to others so we shall all live as we do today. Holy father continue to be with them as they make each day as special for those they care for the sick, they dying, those recovering.
Oh, Dear Jesus, God Almighty, please pour down Your Your forgiving grace upon our souls Intoxicate us with love and will to do Your bidding in this world and to be worthy to be Yours in the world to come.
All this I pray in your name
Amen
Christ is
our peace.
If
anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation.
The
old has passed away: behold, everything has become new.
The
peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Let us
offer one another a sign of God’s peace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnXX8TbUX-E
Holy Communion
His Spirit is with us.
Lift
up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us
give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
It is
right to praise you, Father, Lord of all creation;
in
your love you made us for yourself.
When
we turned away
you
did not reject us,
but came to meet us in your Son.
You embraced us as your children
and welcomed us to sit and eat with you.
In
Christ you shared our life
that
we might live in him and he in us.
He opened his arms of love upon the cross and made
for all the perfect sacrifice for sin.
On the
night he was betrayed,
at supper with his friends
he took bread, and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to them, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for
you;
do this in remembrance of me.
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his body is the bread of life.
At the
end of supper, taking the cup of wine,
he
gave you thanks, and said:
Drink
this, all of you;
this
is my blood of the new covenant,
which
is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins;
do
this in remembrance of me.
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his blood is shed for all.
As we
proclaim his death and celebrate his rising in glory,
send
your Holy Spirit that this bread and this wine
may be to us the body and blood of your dear Son.
As we eat and drink these holy gifts
make us one in Christ, our risen Lord.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord,
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord.
As
our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
We break this bread
to
share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.
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.
Draw
near with faith.
Receive
the body of our Lord Jesus Christ
which
he gave for you,
and
his blood which he shed for you.
Eat
and drink
in
remembrance that he died for you,
and
feed on him in your hearts
by
faith with thanksgiving.
Song Holy Communion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4qbmPpfG6s
Prayer of Spiritual Communion
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits you have given me,
for all the pains and insults you have borne for me.
Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,
I ask you to come spiritually into my heart.
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may I know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen
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 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. Amen.
God’s love is Big
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in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.