Friday of the Twenty-fifth week in word of the Lord was addressed through

Ordinary Time the prophet Haggai, as follows, “You are

to speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,
Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest the high commissioner of Judah, to
Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high
INTRODUCTORY SONG commissioner of Judah, to Joshua son of
Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the
//Everithing I am, remnant of the people. Say this, “Who is
Everithing I am to be there left among you that saw this Temple
I lay it down all your feet.// in its former glory? And how does it look
to you now? Does it seem nothing to you?
//I lay it down, But take courage now, Zerubbabel – it is
I lay it down, the Lord who speaks. Courage, High
I lay it down, Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak. Courage,
At your feet.// all you people of the country! – it is the
Lord who speaks. To work! I am with you
THE INTRODUCTORY RITES PAG. 3 – it is the Lord of hosts who speaks – and
my spirit remains among you. Do not be
PENITENTIAL ACT… PAG. 4 afraid! For the Lord of hosts says this: A
little while now, and I am going to shake
PENITENTIAL SONG the heavens and the earth, the sea and the
dry land. I will shake all the nations and
/Lord have mercy on us/ the reassures of all the nations shall flow
/Chris have mercy on us/ in, and I will fill this Temple with glory,
/Lord have mercy on us/ says the Lord of hosts. Mine is the silver,
mine the gold! – it is the Lord of hosts
COLLECT who speaks. The new glory of this
Temple is going to surpass the old, says
O God, who for the relief of the poor and the Lord of hosts, and in this place I will
the formation of the clergy endowed the give peace – it is the Lord of hosts who
Priest Saint Vincent de Paul with speaks.”
apostolic virtues, grant, we pray, that afire
with that same spirit, we may love what R// The Word of the Lord
he loved and put into practice what he A// Thanks be to God
taught.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever R. Hope in God; I will praise him, my
and ever. savior and my God.
R//Amen.
Defend me, O God, and plead my cause
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD against a godless nation.
From deceitful and cunning men
A reading from the Prophecy of Haggai Rescue me, O God.
In the second year of King Darius, on the R. Hope in God; I will praise him, my
twenty-first day of the seventh month, the savior and my God.
Since you, O God, are my stronghold, UNIVERSAL PRAYER
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go mourning Priest’s introduction
Oppressed by the foe? Brothers, as we now make our prayer for
R. Hope in God; I will praise him, my our community and for the world, let us
savior and my God. all pray to Christ the Lord, not only for
ourselves and our own needs, but for the
O send forth your light and your truth; entire people.
Let these be my guide.
Let them bring me to your holy mountain Christ, hear us.
to the place where you dwell.
R. Hope in God; I will praise him, my 1. For the whole Christian People, let
savior and my God. us beseech the abundance of divine
goodness.
And I will come to the altar of God, the Christ, hear us.
God of my joy.
My redeemer, I will thank you on the 2. For those who hold public office, let
harp, O God, my God. us call upon the power of the Lord.
R. Hope in God; I will praise him, my Christ, hear us.
savior and my God.
3. For the repose of the souls of the
GOSPEL faithful departed, let us call upon the
D// The Lord be with you judge of all humanity.
A// And with your Spirit Christ, hear us.
D// Reading from the holy Gospel
according to Luke 4. For all of us who pray in faith and
A// Glory to you, O Lord ask the mercy of the Lord, let us
entreat the compassion of our Savior.
One day when Jesus was praying alone in Christ, hear us.
the presence of his disciples he put this
question to them, “Who do the crowds
say I am?” And they answered, “John the Priest’s Prayer
Baptist; others Elijah; and others day one
of the ancient prophets come back to Incline your merciful ear to our
life”. “But you”, he said “”who do you prayers, we ask, O Lord, and listen in
say I am?” It was Peter who spoke up. kindness to the supplications of those
“The Christ of God” he said. But he gave who call on you.
them strict orders not to tell anyone Through Christ our Lord.
anything about this. R. Amen.
“The Son of Man” he said” is destined to
suffer grievously, to be rejected by the
elders and chief priests and scribes and to OFFERING SONG
be put to death, and to be raised up on the
third day”. One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one
D// The Gospel of the Lord cup of blessing which we bless.
A// Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ And we, though many, throughout the
earth, we are one body in this one Lord.
 he endured his Passion, so as to break the
Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or bonds of death and manifest the
man no more. resurrection.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one And so, with the Angels and all the Saints
cup of blessing which we bless. we declare your glory, as with one voice
And we, though many, throughout the we acclaim:
earth, we are one body in this one Lord.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God
Many the gifts, many the works, one in
the Lord of all.
HOLY SONG
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one
cup of blessing which we bless. Holy, holy, holy, holy is the Lord,
And we, though many, throughout the God of the universe, holy is the Lord.
earth, /we are one body in this one Lord./ /Hosanna in the sky, hosanna on earth,
blessed is he who comes in the name of
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS the Lord./

O God, who enabled Saint Vincent to

imitate what he celebrated in the divine
mysteries, grant that by the power of this EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II … PAG.23
sacrifice we, too, may be transformed into
an oblation acceptable to you.
Through Christ our Lord. LAMB OF GOD SONG

R. Amén /Lamb of God, you who take away the

sins,/
PREFACE II COMMON /have mercy on us/
/Lamb of God , you who take away the
P// The Lord be with you
A// And with your spirit sins,/
P// Lift up your hearts / have mercy on us./
A// We lift them up to the Lord /Lamb of God, you who take away the
P// Let us give thanks to the Lord our sins,/
God /grand us peace./
A// It is right and just
COMMUNION SONG
It is truly right and just, our duty and our
salvation, always and everywhere to give I will come to you in the silence
you thanks, Father most holy, through I will lift you from all your fear
your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, your You will hear My voice
Word through whom you made all things, I claim you as My choice
whom you sent as our Savior and Be still, and know I am near
Redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit I am hope for all who are hopeless
and born of the Virgin. I am eyes for all who long to see
Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a In the shadows of the night,
holy people, he stretched out his hands as
I will be your light
Come and rest in Me
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name
Come and follow Me
I will bring you home
I love you and you are mine.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Renewed by this heavenly Sacrament, O

Lord, we implore that, just as we are
prompted by Saint Vincent´s example to
imitate your Son in his preaching of the
Gospel to the poor, so, too, we may be
sustained by his prayers.
Through Christ our Lord.

R. Amén.

THE CONCLUDING RITE… PAG. 41

CONCLUDING SONG

//Everithing I am,
Everithing I am to be
I lay it down al your feet.//
//I lay it down,
I lay it down,
I lay it down,
At your feet.//