Mass of St Joseph 2023Mass of St Joseph 2023
Mass of St Joseph 2023
Mass of St Joseph
You alone are holy, and you alone are Lord,
and you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen.
You alone are holy, and you alone are Lord,
and you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gloria
Gloria, Gloria in excesis Deo,. Gloria, Gloria in excesis Deo.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
1st reading:
My soul give thanks, thanks to the Lord, All my being bless his holy name.
My soul give thanks, thanks to the Lord,
never forget, never forget, never forget all his blessings.
The love of the Lord, the everlasting love blesses us all.
The Lord is compassion and he is love, Slow to anger and rich in mercy.
The Lord fills your life with all that is good,
Renewing your strength, crowning your love,
Never forget all his blessings.
The love of the Lord, the everlasting love blesses us all.
2nd reading
Gospel Verse:
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory.
They are happy who dwell in your house, O Lord,
for ever singing your praise.
They are happy who dwell in your house, O Lord,
for ever singing your praise.
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory.
The Gospel: Luke 1: 39 – 56
The Intercessions
As we revere St Joseph, the husband of Mary
and the foster-father of Jesus,
we pray for all parents,
and especially for those most in need of support.
Lord, hear us
We pray for our own families and friends.
Lord, hear us
We pray for peace in the Holy Land, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq
and all the troubled countries of the world.
We pray for the victims of earthquake and for refugees.
Lord, hear us
We pray for the sick and for those who help them,
including Pauline McDonald.
Lord, hear us
We pray for our dead, Including Tom Corrigan, and for Sr Pat, Phyllis Boyle, Brother Danny Herd of the Marist Brothers, Gerald Mallon and for Gerald Gibson, whose anniversaries fall this week. We pray also for those who mourn.
Ending with:
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace, rest in peace.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer,
when I call, answer me.
O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer,
come, and listen to me.
Sanctus: Bellahouston
Memorial: We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come, until you come, until you come again
Lamb of God . . . .
Communion
This is the bread come down from heaven;
whoever eats of it will never die.
This is the cup of eternal life;
Whoever drinks of it will live for ever.
At the end of Mass
Dear St Joseph, pure and gentle, guardian of the Saviour child,
Treading, with the virgin mother, Egypt’s deserts rough and wild.
Dear St Joseph, spouse of Mary, blest above all saints on high,
When the death shades round us gather, teach,
O teach us how to die, teach, O teach us how to die. . . . . .
Copyrights:. Psalm 102: Words © the Grail, England; music © Kevin Mayhew. O Lord, hear : J Berthier (c) Taize.
Words and music reproduced with the One License A-633262 and CCLI74396
