Sunday, April 11, 2021

2nd Sunday of Easter

The Introductory Rites

Processional Hymn

Gather #523 | “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”

1. Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia! All on earth with angels say: Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, O heav’ns; and, earth, reply: Alleluia!

2. Lives again our glorious king, Alleluia!

Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia!

3. Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!

Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!

4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Foll’wing our exalted Head, Alleluia!

Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!

Penitential Act

Kyrie

Gloria (over)

Collect

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (4:32-35)

Responsorial Psalm (118:2-3, 13-15, 22-24)

A reading from the first Letter of St. John (5:1-6)

Gospel Acclamation

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John (12:20-33)

Homily

The Sprinkling Rite

Gather #903 | “Baptized in Water”

1. Baptized in water, Sealed by the Spirit,

Cleansed by the blood of Christ our King: Heirs of salvation,

Trusting his promise, Faithfully now God’s praise we sing.

2. Baptized in water, Sealed by the Spirit,

Dead in the tomb with Christ our King: One with his rising, Freed and forgiven,

Thankfully now God’s praise we sing.

3. Baptized in water, Sealed by the Spirit,

Marked with the sign of Christ our King: Born of one Father, W are his children,

Joyfully now God’s praise we sing.

Prayers of the Faithful

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The Preparation of the Altar

Gather #828 | “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”

1. Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring your love.

Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord, And where there’s doubt, true faith in you.

2. Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope. Where there is darkness, only light, And where there’s sadness, ever joy.

3. Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand.

To be loved as to love with all my soul.

4. Make me a channel of your peace. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, In giving of ourselves that we receive,

And in dying that we’re born to eternal life.

The Offertory

Celebrant: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,

the Almighty Father. People: 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.

The Sanctus

The Memorial Acclamation

The Great Amen

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed by 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.

(The priest continues; then all say…)

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.

The Agnus Dei

Holy Communion

Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

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

Gather #939 | “Behold the Lamb”

1. Those who were in the dark are thankful for the sunlight;

We who live, we who die are grateful for this gift, Thankful for God’s love.

Refrain

Behold, behold the Lamb of God. All who eat, all who drink shall live;

And all, all who dwell in God, Shall come to know God’s glory!

2. Peaceful now, those whose hearts are blessed with understanding;

Of the wheat, of the wine united with God’s word And the love we share. R/

3. Gentle one, Child of God, join with us at this table. Bless our lives; nourish all who hunger for this feast;

Shelter them with peace. R/

4. Lord of all, give us light. Deliver us from evil.

Make us one; be our shield. Make still the winds that blow; Cradle us with love. R/

Prayer After Communion

The Dismissal

Recessional Hymn

Gather #582 | “Rain Down” Refrain

Rain down, rain down, Rain down your love on your people.

Rain down, rain down, Rain down your love, God of life.

1. Faithful and true is the word of our God. All of God’s works are so worthy of trust. God’s mercy falls on the just and the righ;

Full of God’s love is the earth. R/

2. We who revere and find hope in our God Live in the kindness and joy of God’s wing. God will protect us from darkness and death;

God will not leave us to starve. R/

3. God of creation, we long for your truth;

You are the water of life that we thirst. Grant that your love and your peace touch our hearts,

All of our hope lies in you. R/