Feast of the Assumption
My soul proclaims the Lord my God, my Spirit sings his praise!
He looks on me, he lifts me up, and gladness fills my days.
All nations now will share my joy, his gifts he has outpoured;
his little one he has made great; I magnify the Lord.
For those who love his holy name, his mercy will not die.
His strong right arm puts down the proud and lifts the lowly high.
St Andrew Gloria
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to his people, peace to people of good will.
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.
| First reading from the |
| Apocalypse 11:19,12:1-6,10 |
The sanctuary of God in heaven opened and the ark of the covenant could be seen inside it.
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with the twelve stars on her head for a crown. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth. Then a second sign appeared in the sky, a huge red dragon which had seven heads and ten horns, and each of the seven heads crowned with a coronet. Its tail dragged a third of the stars from the sky and dropped them to the earth, and the dragon stopped in front of the woman as she was having the child, so that he could eat it as soon as it was born from its mother. The woman brought a male child into the world, the son who was to rule all the nations with an iron sceptre, and the child was taken straight up to God and to his throne, while the woman escaped into the desert, where God had made a place of safety ready.
Then I heard a voice shout from heaven, ‘Victory and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ.’
Psalm 66
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let the peoples praise!
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise!
O God, be gracious and bless us, and let your face shed its light
upon us, upon us. So will your ways be known upon earth
and all nations learn your saving help.
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let the peoples praise!
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise!
Let the nations be glad and exult for you rule the world with justice,
you rule with justice. With fairness you rule the peoples,
you guide the peoples on earth.
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let the peoples praise!
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise!
| a reading from the 1st Letter to the Corinthians 15:20-26 |
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for everything is to be put under his feet.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Alleluia, alleluia.
| Gospel | Luke 1:39-56 |
Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
And Mary said:
‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour;
because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid.
Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him.
He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of heart.
He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich sent empty away.
He has come to the help of Israel his servant, mindful of his mercy – according to the promise he made to our ancestors –
of his mercy to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.
Intercessions
As we honour Our Lady’s sharing in the life of God, we remember that we too are called to that same glory of eternal life.
Lord, hear us
We pray for peace, and just now particularly for the people of Afghanistan.
Lord, hear us
We pray for our sick members of family, parishioners and friends, including Kathleen Gibson, John Gibson, Margaret Fleming, Mary Clunie, Yvonne Watt, and Ian and Isabel MacMillan.
Lord, hear us
We pray for our dad, including Willie Feehan, James Kennedy, Julie Philips, Isabel Green, Tony Dougan, John McGowan, and Maureen Corrigan,
and for those who are mourning.
We remember those whose anniversaries fall about now:
Mary Feehan, Bridget Devlin, Jack Martin, Mark Moscardini, Paul Devine, John Lanigan, and Erna and Martin Harrison.
Lord, hear us
communion
I come that you may have life, life to the full, says the Lord.
I come that you may have life, life to the full, says the Lord.
hymn:
Be still and know that I am God
I am the Lord that health thee.
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust.
final
Hail, Queen of heav’n, the ocean star, guide of the wand’rer here below;
thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care, save us from peril, and from woe.
Mother of Christ, star of the sea, pray for the wanderer, pray for me.
O gentle, chaste and spotless maid, we sinners make our prayers though thee,
remind us all that we are saved in spite of our iniquity.
Virgin most pure, star of the sea, pray for the sinner, pray for me.
