Reflection on Mothering Sunday 2012
Mary O’Vallely sent in this beautiful reflection for Mother’s Day
Presider’s Page
This section, provided by Fr. Bernard Cotter of Cloyne diocese, offers useful material for the celebrant, on Sundays and Feasts: alternative prayers, introductions, intercessions etc.
Fourth Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc.
Opening Comment: With St Patrick’s Day behind us, we resume our lenten journey. The season is half over, and the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus is nearer…
Lá ‘le Pádraig – Prayers of the Faithful etc.
As the third week of Lent comes to a close, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.
Info on St Patrick available on new website
What do we actually know about St Patrick? Do we know anything for sure? How can we find out? Behind all the later traditions which grew around him, reflecting his influence on the people of Ireland, we have his own words. There’s now a website where you can get back to the real St Patrick. Let your parish know about it. Pádraig McCarthy.
Third Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
Opening Comment: Though many things can distract us, we are called to the cross of Christ and the new life Christ brings. As the lenten journey to death and resurrection…
Second Sunday of Lent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
Opening Comment As we continue to celebrate Lent, it’s important that we keep the goal of our journey before us. The gospel of the transfiguration is read on this Lenten…
First Sunday of Lent — Prayers of the Faithful etc
Opening Comment Today we celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. All over the world today, people of all ages are beginning their preparation for baptism at the Easter Vigil. Like…
5th Sunday Ordinary Time – Prayer of the Faithful etc
As we come together for worship, each of us brings worries, anxieties and fears. We gather them all together and entrust them to the one who heals his suffering people.
4th Sunday Ordinary Time – Intercessions etc
As we move further into the New Year, the liturgy challenges us each Sunday to reflect on what following Christ means. We gather for to worship God, who sent his Son to teach with authority.
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Prayers of the Faithful etc
Now that the Christmas season is behind us and we are moving into the New Year, the liturgy challenges us to reflect on what following Christ means. We gather for Mass as God’s people, called to follow the Lamb of God and praising God, with thanksgiving.
Liturgical Resource for Celebrants
The Liturgical Resource document below is based in the 1998 IECL Euchariustic Prayers
It contains
- The Ordinary of the Mass from the Offertory to the end.
- A selection of Prayers over the Gifts
- Prefaces for use through the year
- Eucharistic Prayers 1, 2 3, 4, 5; Reconciliation 1 & 2 and one of the Eucharistic Prayers for Children.
The whole document fits into a 60-pocket display folder and gives the celebrant all that he needs at the altar.
The list of contents is at the end of the file.
First Sunday of Advent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
An Opening Comment for Sunday’s Mass, short introductions to the readings and sample Prayers of the Faithful are provided to help the hard-pressed presider (with page numbers given to help find the way around the new Missal); this page can be printed out and read by the presider.
Christ the King – Prayers of the Faithful etc
An Opening Comment for Sunday’s Mass, short introductions to the readings and sample Prayers of the Faithful are provided to help the hard-pressed presider; they can be printed out and read from at the altar.
32nd Sunday of the Year — Prayers of the Faithful etc
Opening Comment At this time of year, our deceased relatives and friends are often in our minds. Our faith tells us that we needn’t grieve over them like people with…
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Liturgy Preparation
One of the readings at Mass today gives a vision of the feast in heaven, when death is no more and tears are a thing of the past. Those who gather to worship God this Sunday get a fore-taste of that heavenly meal in the sweet Communion they share on earth…
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Liturgy preparation
There are reassuring words in God’s Word this Sunday, with Paul reminding believers that there is no need to worry (see Philippians 4:6-9). As they gather for worship, they hope that if there is anything they need, they can pray for it and God’s peace will be theirs.
Harvest Thanksgiving
A parish’s harvest thanksgiving can take the form of a special Eucharist or an ecumenical Service, or it can take place over the varied liturgies of a weekend. Relevant local people can be involved in in planning this event: in rural areas, members of organisations like the IFA or Macra might participate. Schoolchildren decorate the church for the celebration, reflecting all the beautiful elements of creation.
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Liturgy preparation
Christians believe God’s love is displayed in the life and death of Jesus. At the Sunday Eucharist they rejoice in this love, and celebrate the victory over sin and death won for them. God’s challenging word is read and the Bread of Life shared by all who gather.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Liturgy Preparation
The unusual parable of the payment of workers in the vineyard is told in the Gospel of today’s Mass. It challenges those who gather for worship to see that ‘God’s ways are not our ways. God’s love and generosity are beyond our understanding.’
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Liturgy Preparation
The anniversary of the attack on New York falls on a Sunday this year —and it coincides with Mass readings that focus on forgiveness as a Christian virtue. In the liturgy this Sunday, those who gather for worship will celebrate God’s mercy, and ask for the grace to pass it on to those who cause hurt.
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