The Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 14, 2020





+SIGN OF THE CROSS
 

SONG: One Bread, One Body
Refrain:   One bread, one body, one Lord of all,
                One cup of blessing which we bless.
                And we, though many, throughout the earth.
                We are one body in this one Lord.
 
Verse 1: Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man no more.     (refrain)
Verse 2:  Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all.    (refrain)
​​​​​​​ Verse 3:  Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, gathered to one for all.    (refrain)
 
 
OPENING PRAYER
        O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion,
        grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that
        we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of your redemption.  Who live
        and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
        and ever. Amen.
 
 
SCRIPTURE 
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   FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a
 
   PSALM 147:  O Praise the Lord
 
     Antiphon:  O praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
 
Verse 1:  O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!  O Sion, praise your God!
                He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
                he has blessed your children within you .
 
     Antiphon:  O praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
 
Verse 2:  He established peace on your borders;
                 he gives you your fill of finest wheat.
                He sends out his word to the earth,
                and swiftly runs his command.
 
     Antiphon:  O praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
 
 
   SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17    
 
   GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
 
   GOSPEL READING: John 6: 51-58
 

MEDITATION: Let Us Be Bread
Refrain:  Let us be bread, blessed by the Lord,
               broken and shared, life for the world.
               Let us be wine, love freely poured,
               Let us be one in the Lord.
 
Verse 1: You are my friends, if you keep my commands,
                No longer servants, but friends.     (refrain)
 
Verse 2:  See how my people 4ehave nothing to eat. 
                Give them the bread that is you.     (refrain)
 
Verse 3: As God has loved me so I have loved you. 
               Go and live on in my love.     (refrain)
 
 
UNIVERSAL PRAYER
1.  For the church and its members: united in the Eucharist, may everything we
     say and do demonstrate our commitment to being poured out in service of others.
     Let us pray to the Lord.
2.  For all peoples of the earth: may the grace of forgiveness and the peace of Christ
      take the place of the sins of hatred and oppression.  Let us pray to the Lord.
3.  For those who hunger and thirst for daily bread and human dignity: may they find
     us faithful stewards of God’s bountiful gifts and generous love.  Let us pray to the
     Lord.
4.  For all who continue to work for the safety, health, and well-being of others: may 
      they find the strength they need to nourish and those in their care.  Let us pray to
     the Lord.
5.  For those for whom we have promised to pray:  may they know the Lord’s healing, 
      peace, and strength through our presence and care.  Let us pray to the Lord.
6. For all people of faith: may we be unafraid to reach out to others, especially those
    whom we find difficult.  Let us pray to the Lord.
7. For those who have died:  may they feast forever at the eternal banquet.  Let us 
    pray to the Lord.


LORD’S PRAYER
 
PRAYER FOR PEACE
Loving God, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart.  Give me the
strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path You have laid out for me.  I trust your love God, and know that you will heal this stress. Just as the sun rises each day against the dark of night may hope rise against anxiety and worry. Through Christ our Lord. 
 

BLESSING
        May God bless our days and our deeds with peace, in the name of the Father, 
     +  and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
 
SONG: Alleluia!  Sing to Jesus!
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! His the scepter, his the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood:
“Jesus out of ev’ry nation has redeemed us by his blood.”
 
Alleluia! Bread of angels, Here on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia! Here the sinful flee to you from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners, Earth’s redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea.
 
 
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COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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ONE BREAD, ONE BODY.  Text: 1 Corinthians 10: 16; 17, 12: 4, Galatians 3: 28; the Didache 9; John Foley, SJ, b. 1939. Tune: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939 © 1978, John B. Foley, SJ, and OCP.  PSALM 147: Text: Psalm 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Michel Guimont, © 1998, GIA Publications, Inc.  Music: Michel Guimont, © 1998, GIA Publications, Inc.  LET US BE BREAD.  Text: Thomas J. porter, b. 1958. Tune: Thomas J. Porter, b. 1990 GIA Publications. ALLELUIA! SING TO JESUS.  Text:  Revelations 5: 9; William C. Dix, 1837-1898. Tune:  HYFRYDOL, 8 7 8 7 D; Rowland H.. Prichard, 1811-1887.