Mass for 
St Andrew’s Day 2020
Entry : Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen.
| First reading | Romans 10:9-18 |
Faith comes from what is preached, and what is preached comes from the word of Christ
If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved. When scripture says: those who believe in him will have no cause for shame, it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: all belong to the same Lord who is rich enough, however many ask his help, for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But they will not ask his help unless they believe in him, and they will not believe in him unless they have heard of him, and they will not hear of him unless they get a preacher, and they will never have a preacher unless one is sent, but as scripture says: The footsteps of those who bring good news are a welcome sound. Not everyone, of course, listens to the Good News. As Isaiah says: Lord, how many believed what we proclaimed? So faith comes from what is preached, and what is preached comes from the word of Christ. Let me put the question: is it possible that they did not hear? Indeed they did; in the words of the psalm, their voice has gone out through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world.
| Psalm 18(19):2-5 |
Their voice has gone out, they fill the earth; the word of the Lord is heard.
The glory of the Lord is proclaimed; the heavens show the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the message, and night makes it known to night.
Their voice has gone out, they fill the earth; the word of the Lord is heard.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard, yet their voice goes out throughout the earth,
their words to the limits of the world, and their voice fills the earth.
Their voice has gone out, they fill the earth; the word of the Lord is heard.
| Gospel | Matthew 4:18-22 |
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.’ And they left their nets at once and followed him. Going on from there he saw another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. At once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him.
Intercessions for St Andrew’s Day
1 God of Love, your Son Jesus called Andrew to ‘come follow me.’ From successful fisherman, he became a faithful disciple bringing the good news to all he met. We honour Andrew as our national patron. Today, with Andrew, we come before you in prayer: Lord, hear us.
2 We pray for our City.
May we be inspired by Andrew who left everything to follow Jesus,
to let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of Jesus’ word and the praising of Jesus’ name. Lord, hear us.
3 We ask for God’s blessing on all our civic and religious leaders,
that they might support us in labouring for justice and peace
and in attending to the needs of all your children. Lord, hear us
4 We pray for our Scottish nation today. May we be a community where everyone is valued, and everyone matters
because God is Father of us all. Lord, hear us
5 We pray for the churches, and for people of faith
that our belief in God who loves will be seen in the way we live.
