May 18, 2003 Fifth Sunday of Easter Cycle B
FIRST READING:
Acts 9: 26-31 "He explained how the Lord appeared to Saul and spoke to him on his journey."
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
Ps. 22 "You, Lord, I will praise in the great assembly."
or
"Alleluia"
SECOND READING:
1 Jn. 3: 18-24 "His commandments are these, that we believe and love one another."
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Jn. 15: 4, 5 "Live in me and let me live in you, says the Lord: my branches bear much fruit."
GOSPEL:
Jn. 15: 1-8 "He who lives in me, and I in him, bears much fruit."
FOCUS: "Make your home in me as I make mine in you." Jesus, the true vine, proclaims that as part of the vine we must remain in him if we are to live and grow.
scriptural topics: love, remain in Christ, Church, discipleship.
REFLECTION: By the word of His power He gathered us out of all lands, from one end of the earth to the other end of the world, and resurrected our minds, and forgave our sins, and taught us that we are members one of another.
St. Anthony of Egypt
You have a book? Then read it, reflect on what it says, and apply the words to yourself. To apply the content to oneself is the purpose and fruit of reading. If you read without applying what is read to yourself, nothing good will come of it, and even harm may result. Theories will accumulate in the head, leading you to criticize others instead of improving your own life.
Theophan the Recluse
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
St. Teresa of Avila
Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord
APPLYING THE READINGS TO THE LITURGY: A pre-Mass invocation to the Holy Spirit would be an appropriate way to begin the liturgies between now and Pentecost. A fraction rite Lamb of God could include images from today's gospel, e.g., Jesus as the vine which bears much fruit, ourselves as members of the vine bearing much fruit. Explain what this means to the congregation.
Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling with Holy Water
Sample General Intercessions:
Gathered together, as brothers and sisters, let us ask God to let his love shine through us:
„ For our Holy Church, that it may ever be pleasing to God the Father and His blessed Son;
„ For the world in which we live: that our respect for it and each other be expressed in world-wide peace;
„ For all those who suffer from loneliness and infirmity: that God may give them strength and courage;
„ For our community and families: that we may always value our ties and bonds with each other.
Preface: Third for Easter,
or
Solemn Blessing of the Easter Season.
Faith Formation
"For cut off from me, you can do nothing." We are rooted in God and connected to each other through Jesus. Jesus is the fruitful vine that connects us all to God. Only through him can we do as God wants us to do, to be what God wants us to be.
People make up the Church, the body of Christ, people who love one another. What can we do to show others our love and respect for them? Can we all act together to improve our spiritual lives, through the teachings of Jesus, Our Risen Lord?
What is the fruit we bear as members of Christ's body? Love. More love and mercy in the world. That is the fruit of Christ the vine.
Song suggestion:
Are Not Our Hearts (Landry) GP
Children's Liturgy
of the Word
Compare the Christian community to a flock of geese. They fly in a V formation for a good reason: by flying in this formation there is less wind on thenm and it is easier to fly. That is, except for the lead goose. The first goose has it the most difficult, so they rotate who will take the lead. In this way no one goose gets too tired. They work together and benefit from cooperating. The geese who wander away from the formation have a harder time. Tie this image to our need to work together as a community, in faith. Cooperation among us Christians will increase peace and mercy throughout the whole world.
Song suggestions (see next page):
I Am the Way
I Am the Vine
GATHERING SONG:
A New Commandment ACH
All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford)
BB/MI, GP, GPCOMP
All You Nations (Deiss) PMB, WCH
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus BB/MI, CBW II,
CVH, GPCOMP, PMB, WCH, WOV
Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord
(Fishel) ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, CVH,
PMB, WCH, WP
At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, JS,
RS, WP
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
BB/MI, CVH, WP
Easter Introit (D.H. Williams) 312-40940
Gather Us In (Haugen) BB/MI, CVH,
GPCOMP, GTR, WCH, WP
Gather Your People (Hurd) BB/MI, JS
Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte)
BB/MI, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS,
RS
Hail, Redeemer, King Divine BB/MI,
CVH, PMB, WCH
Hail Thee, Festival Day BB/MI, WP
His Name Is Wonderful LMGM
I Am the Resurrection (Dameans) GP,
GTR
I Am the Resurrection (Haas) GTR
I Am the Way (Englert) PMB, WCH
Jesus Is Alive (Marchionda) RJ, WS
Jesus Still Lives (Toolan) GTR, WS
Lord, Who Is Guide But Thee?
(H. Schutz) 312-40173
O God, Whose Healing Power G-4839
O Lord, Increase My Faith G-4043
Sing a New Song (Schutte) BB/MI,
CBW III, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS,
RS
Sing to the Mountains (Dufford) ACH,
BB/MI, CBW II, GP, GPCOMP, GTR
Some Folk Would Rather Have LMGM
The Church's One Foundation ACH,
BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, GPCOMP, PMB,
WCH, WP, WS
There Is One Lord (Berthier) WP,
TAIZE
There Is One Lord (Deiss) PMB, WCH
There's a Spirit in the Air PMB, WP
You Shall Love the Lord Your God
(Englert) PMB, WS
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
WP (Reagan)
PFC. Vol. 5 (Brubaker)
TAIZE II (Berthier)
CBW II (Somerville)
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS:
All That I Am (Temple) CBW II, CVH
WCH
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
CVH, WP
Dwelling Place (Foley) CBW II, GP
GPCOMP
From the Night of Ages Waking (Walsh)
OCP 10338
I Am the Vine (Miffleton) BB/MI, PMB,
WCH
I Have Loved You (Joncas) GP,
GPCOMP, GTR
Jesus, the Lord (O'Connor) GP, GPCOMP
Jesus, the New Covenant (Deiss) PMB
Lord, In Thee Have I Trusted
(G.F. Handel) 362-03371
Jesus, Bread of Life (Marchionda)
WS, WW
Love One Another (Chepponis) GTR,
G-2615
Love One Another (Dufford) BB/MI, JS
Only a Shadow (Landry) GP, GPCOMP
Priestly People (Deiss) PMB, WCH
The Body of Christ (Schiavone) OCP
The Call (Pfautsch) AF-11-2389
The Cry of the Poor (Foley) ACH,
BB/MI, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, WC, WW
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) BB/MI
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Hurd) BB/MI
We Are the Vineyard (Kreutz) ACH
We Have Been Told (Haas) ACH,
BB/MI, GPCOMP, GTR, WCH
We, the Body of Christ (Hillebrand)
GPCOMP
With Faith in You (Schiavone) G-3186
Youe Song of Love (Fabing) OCP10763
COMMUNION:
A Hymn of Gladness (Kreutz) WS
Be Thou, My Vision 332-40920, CVH,
WOV
Blest Are They (Haas) ACH, BB/MI,
GPCOMP, GTR, WW
Eye Has Not Seen (Haugen) BB/MI,
GTR, GPCOMP, WCH
Gift of Love BB/MI, GTR
God Is Love (Rivers) ACH, CBW III, GC,
JS, RS
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
(Joncas) BB/MI, GPCOMP, GTR
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
CVH, PMB
Let Us Break Bread Together ACH,
GPCOMP, HL-402-12104, PMB, WCH
WP
Lord of All Hopefulness BB/MI,
CVH, GPCOMP, WCH, WP
Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument (D.S. York) 352-00199
Make Ye a Joyful Noise Unto God (S.
Scheidt) 312-40757
O the Lamb (Bell) G-4533
Only In God (Foley) CBW II, GP,
GPCOMP
Only In God (Talbot) BB/MI, WW
See What Love MSM 50-9037
Thanks Be to God (Mendelssohn)
392-00653
To Thy Faithful People (J. Pasquet)
362-01283
Trust God (Chepponis) WS
We Are All One People (Schutte) ACH
We Praise Thee (Vinogradoff) 362-03213
We Gather Together ACH, BB/MI,
CVH, GPCOMP, LMGM, PMB, WCH,
WP
Where Charity and Love Prevail BB/MI,
CVH, GTR PMB, WCH, WP
Where Love Is Living ACH
You Shall Be My People (Ward) WCH,
WW
SONG OF PRAISE:
Christians, Let Us Love One Another
BB/MI, CBW II
Come and Praise the Lord BB/MI
I Will Praise Thee, O Lord (de Lalande)
362-01238
Now Let Us from This Table Rise
CBW II, PMB, WOV, WP
We Praise Thee Lord and Bless Thy Name
(C. Gounod) 332-40049
CLOSING SONG:
AlleluiaŃCanon (Berthier) TAIZE
Anthem (Conry) BB/MI, GP, GPCOMP,
GTR
At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, WP
Blest Be the Lord (Schutte) ACH,
BB/MI, GP, GPCOMP, GTR
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, WCH, WOV,
WP
Easter Alleluia (Haugen) GTR
Easter Solemn Dismissal (Chant) BB/MI
God Is Love (Holliman) LMGM
Great Is the Lord (J. Haydn) 332-09589
Hail, Redeemer, King Divine BB/MI,
CVH, PMB, WCH
I Am the Resurrection (Anderson)
BB/MI
I Am the Resurrection (Repp) CBW II
Like Olive Branches (Deiss) PMB, WCH
Love Song (Kreutz) PMB, WS
Now Thank We All Our God ACH,
BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, GPCOMP, PMB,
WCH, WOV, WP
O Bless the Lord (Michaels) BB/MI
O Sons and Daughters CVH, CBW II,
PMB, RJ, WOV, WP
Oriens Alleluia (Sands) OCP
Sent Forth by God's Blessing BB/MI,
PMB, WCH
The Love of the Lord (Joncas) GTR
This Is My Commandment CVH, WP
This Is My Will CVH, WP
This Glad Day (Palestrina) 332-40155
Though the Mountains May Fall (Schutte)
ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, GP, GPCOMP,
GTR, WC, WW
We Remember, We Believe (Porter) G-4721
We Who Were Once Dead (Haas) G-3504
With Faith In You (Schiavone) G-3186
