Welcome.
Jim.
We warmly welcome you to
the inclusive Catholic community of Mary Mother of Jesus in Sarasota, Florida.
All are welcome here! We celebrate together ✝️ in the name of God our creator,
Jesus the Christ, and the Spirit our wisdom within. Amen. Please welcome each
other with a sign of Christ’s peace ☮️ 🙏🏿 Namaste, Namaste, Namaste! The peace
of Christ be with us!
https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmOQ
Gathering 🎶 Standing on Their Shoulders
https://youtu.be/elh77GtHWPU
https://youtu.be/elh77GtHWPU
Theme
Michael.
For our theme, go to the bold type
in first reading.
Opening Prayer Beth. We commit to care for those who are
abandoned or neglected, and to change unjust social, cultural and legal systems
that subjugate them. All: Transform us, O Holy One.
Glory to God 🎶 Marty
Haugen. Video by Bridget Mary Meehan & Mary Theresa Streck
https://youtu.be/udjH7EON5IY
https://youtu.be/udjH7EON5IY
Liturgy of the Word (Please pause for a moment of
silence.)
Jerry.
First Reading. A Reading from the speeches of Martin Luther
King and Nelson Mandela. With true structural change there would be far less
need for charity; without it, the very best charitable efforts will never be
enough. (MLK) A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the
fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand
we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life’s roadside, but that will be
only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho Road
must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and
robbed as they make their journey on life’s highway. True compassion is more
than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces
beggars needs restructuring. (NM) These are the inspired words of heroic
Christian activists Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, and the community
affirms them by saying, Amen.
Acclamation 🎶 Alle, Alle, Alleluia.
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
Suzanne.
The second reading is from the letter to
the Colossians attributed to Paul. We look at this Son and see the God who
cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything
created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and
invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him
and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence
and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the
church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body. He was
supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in
the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything,
everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper
place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated
pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed
and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that
poured down from the cross.
Acclamation 🎶 Alle, Alle, Alleluia.
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
Jim.
A reading from the Good News Attributed to
Luke. Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus.
"Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?" Jesus answered, "What's
written in God's Law? How do you interpret it?" He said, "That you love the Lord
your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that
you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself." "Good answer!" said Jesus.
"Do it and you'll live.” Looking for a loophole, the scholar asked, "And just
how would you define 'neighbor'?" Jesus answered by telling a story. "There was
once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by
robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead.
Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he
angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also
avoided the injured man. A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw
the man's condition, his heart went out to him. He gave him first aid,
disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his donkey, led
him to an inn, and made him comfortable. In the morning he took out two silver
coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take good care of him. If it
costs any more, put it on my bill—I'll pay you on my way back.' "What do you
think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?"
"The one who treated him kindly," the religion scholar responded. Jesus said,
"Go and do the same.”
Acclamation 🎶 Alle, Alle, Alleluia.
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
https://youtu.be/ID5UGWcS6Ws
Shared Homily Michael & Community.
Profession of
Faith.
Jerry.
We believe in the creator of all whose divinity infuses life with
the sacred. We believe in Jesus the Christ who leads us to the fullness of
humanity. We believe in the Spirit of wisdom, the divine breath in the cosmos,
who enlightens those living in darkness. Amen to courage, to hope, to the spirit
of truth, to wholeness, to the partnership of all women and men in the divine
plan. We believe in justice and peace for all. We surely believe in all this!
Community Prayers
Suzanne.
As we prepare for this sacred meal, we are aware that
the needs of our country and our world are many. As a community and as
individuals we do our part to be the healing power of Christ for the world as we
bring our prayers to the Eucharistic Table. Please voice your intentions
beginning with the words, “I bring to the table…..” We pray for these and all
unspoken intentions in our hearts. Amen
Beth:
We offer our gifts. We invite
everyone to place their plate of bread and cup of wine on their table of plenty.
(Pause) Ever present Sacred Spirit, you who hold us in your loving hands, we
offer these gifts of bread and wine as we celebrate your life with us. These
gifts are made sacred through our faith. We ask this in the name of Jesus our
brother. Amen
Eucharistic Prayer
Michael.
We begin our Eucharistic prayer in
song. 🎶 Here in this Place
https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmOQ
Jim & All.
We commit
ourselves to live the ministry of the Gospel as we speak clearly with respect
and love, as we challenge the contradictions within our society, especially
during these times of division and fear. We remind ourselves daily to remain
faithful in our words and actions to our commitment to nonviolence. We are
called to the inner life, our spiritual life, to be open to the new beginnings
in our lives. We walk with Jesus seeking wisdom and peace.
(Hold your hand over
bread and wine) Jerry & All.
Jesus, we remember the last meal you had with your
followers. We call upon Sacred Spirit, ever and always with us, to bring
blessing on this bread and wine as they are made sacred through our faith in the
presence of Christ with us. During Jesus’s life on earth, he lived and died
loving the poor, healing the sick and challenging the injustices within society.
Because of his ministry, Jesus was feared by the authorities of his day, and
they sought out ways to bring him to his death.
Suzanne & All.
On the night
before he faced his own death, Jesus sat at the Seder supper with his companions
and friends. He reminded them of all that he taught them, and to fix that memory
clearly with them, he bent down and washed their feet. All lift 🥖 and pray:
When he returned to his place at the table, he lifted the bread, spoke the
blessing, broke the bread and offered it to them saying: Take and eat, this is
my very self. Pause, then lift the 🍷 and pray:
Beth & All.
Jesus took the cup,
spoke the grace, and offered it to them saying: Take and drink. This is the new
covenant. Whenever you remember me like this, I am among you. (pause) Denis.
What we have heard with our ears, we will live with our lives. As we share
communion, we will become communion both love's nourishment and love's
challenge.
Michael & All.
Let us share this bread and cup to proclaim and live
the gospel of justice, nonviolence and peace, remembering that we are bearers of
light and hope. We are the Christ alive today. We now share the bread and wine,
saying, “I am/You are a disciple of justice. 🎶
Communion Song: What Shall I
Give by Sara Thomsen
https://youtu.be/UUTs9qa5h3g
https://youtu.be/UUTs9qa5h3g
Prayer after Communion.
Jim.
Sacred Spirit, we rejoice that the Universal Christ remains always and ever
present within and around us. We remember all those who have transitioned from
life on earth to complete union with your Sacred Presence—Mary of Nazareth and
all great saints, prophets and martyrs. We also remember family members,
friends, and MMOJ members. We remember all those whose lives have been lost to
covid, to war, to racism and other forms of exclusion and violence that exist in
our world. And we remember those you wish to be remembered (we pause to remember
our loved ones) All are beloved souls who have blessed our lives and who
continue to inspire us. And we respond together: All: So be it!
Jerry.
Let us
pray together as Jesus taught us: All. O Holy One, who is within, around and
among us, We celebrate your many names. Your Wisdom come, Your will be done,
unfolding from the depths within us. Each day you give us all we need. You
remind us of our limits, and we let go. You support us in our power, and we act
with courage, For you are the dwelling place within us, the empowerment around
us, and the celebration among us, now and forever. Amen 🎶
Irish blessing
https://youtu.be/hw-Z2Vfskvo
https://youtu.be/hw-Z2Vfskvo
Suzanne.
Please share the gratitude you hold in
your hearts. Announcements
Closing 🎶 We are the World, Together at Home Edition
2020
https://youtu.be/EIUAdeAEgvU
https://youtu.be/EIUAdeAEgvU
Michael Thanks to Dotty Shugrue for the theme,
the music and the first reading today.
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