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    Second Sunday of Lent - February 28, 2021 9:00am 

    Pre-Mass
    Here I Am

    Text: Psalm 40: 2 and 4, 7-8a, 8b-0, 10; Rory Cooney, © 1971, 1991,
    North American Liturgy Resources; refrain trans. © 1969, ICEL. Published by OCP.


    Prayer Before Mass
    Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

    Saint Michael the Archangel,
    defend us in battle.
    Be our defense against
    the wickedness and
    snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him,
    we humbly pray;
    and do Thou,
    O Prince of the Heavenly Hosts,
    by the Power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan
    and all the evil spirits
    who prowl about the world
    seeking the ruin of souls.

    Amen.


    Entrance Antiphon
    Second Sunday of Lent


    Refrain
    Of you my heart has spoken:
    Seek his face.
    It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
    hide not your face from me.

    Cf. Psalm 27(26):8-9 Chant settings by Fr. Samuel F. Weber, O.S.B.
    Copyright 2017 Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN 47577-1010.
    All rights reserved. Used with permission.


    Penitential Act

    Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
    Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
    Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.


    First Reading
    Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18

    God put Abraham to the test.
    He called to him, “Abraham!”
    “Here I am!” he replied.
    Then God said:
    “Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love,
    and go to the land of Moriah.
    There you shall offer him up as a holocaust
    on a height that I will point out to you.”

    When they came to the place of which God had told him,
    Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.
    Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
    But the LORD’s messenger called to him from heaven,
    “Abraham, Abraham!”
    “Here I am!” he answered.
    “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the messenger.
    “Do not do the least thing to him.
    I know now how devoted you are to God,
    since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son.”
    As Abraham looked about,
    he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket.
    So he went and took the ram
    and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.

    Again the LORD’s messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said:
    “I swear by myself, declares the LORD,
    that because you acted as you did
    in not withholding from me your beloved son,
    I will bless you abundantly
    and make your descendants as countless
    as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore;
    your descendants shall take possession
    of the gates of their enemies,
    and in your descendants all the nations of the earth
    shall find blessing—
    all this because you obeyed my command.”


    Responsorial Psalm
    Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19

    R/ I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

    I believed, even when I said,
    “I am greatly afflicted.”
    Precious in the eyes of the LORD
    is the death of his faithful ones.

    R/ I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

    O LORD, I am your servant;
    I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;
    you have loosed my bonds.
    To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,
    and I will call upon the name of the LORD.

    R/ I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

    My vows to the LORD I will pay
    in the presence of all his people,
    In the courts of the house of the LORD,
    in your midst, O Jerusalem.

    R/ I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.


    Second Reading
    Romans 8:31b-34

    Brothers and sisters:
    If God is for us, who can be against us?
    He who did not spare his own Son
    but handed him over for us all,
    how will he not also give us everything else along with him?

    Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones?
    It is God who acquits us, who will condemn?
    Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—
    who also is at the right hand of God,
    who indeed intercedes for us.


    Acclamation before the Gospel
    Cf. Matthew 18:5

    R/ Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory.

    From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard:
    This is my beloved Son, listen to him.

    R/ Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia


    Gospel
    Matthew 9:2-10

    Jesus took Peter, James, and John
    and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.
    And he was transfigured before them,
    and his clothes became dazzling white,
    such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.
    Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses,
    and they were conversing with Jesus.
    Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
    “Rabbi, it is good that we are here!
    Let us make three tents:
    one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
    He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.
    Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them;
    from the cloud came a voice,
    “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
    Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone
    but Jesus alone with them.

    As they were coming down from the mountain,
    he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,
    except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
    So they kept the matter to themselves,
    questioning what rising from the dead meant.


    Profession of Faith
    Apostles' Creed

    I believe in God,
    the Father almighty,
    Creator of heaven and earth,
    and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
    born of the Virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died and was buried;
    he descended into hell;
    on the third day he rose again from the dead;
    he ascended into heaven,
    and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
    from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit,
    the holy catholic Church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,
    and life everlasting.

    Amen.




    Preparation of Gifts/Offertory
    Lord, Who throughout These Forty Days

    Instrumental

    Text: Claudia F. Hernaman, 1838-1898
    Music: ST. FLAVIAN, CM: John's Day Psalter, 1562; Public Domain


    Holy, Holy, Holy

    Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
    Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
    Hosanna in the highest.
    Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    Hosanna in the highest.


    Memorial Acclamations

    We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
    and profess your Resurrection
    until you come again.

    or:

    When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
    we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
    until you come again.

    or:

    Save us, Savior of the world,
    for by your Cross and Resurrection
    you have set us free.



    Amen



    Lamb of God

    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
    have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
    have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
    grant us peace.


    Communion Hymn
    All Who Hunger

    Verse 1

    All who hunger, gather gladly;
    Holy manna is our bread.
    Come from wilderness and wand'ring.
    Here, in truth, we will be fed.
    You that yearn for days of fullness,
    All around us is our food.


    Refrain
    Taste and see the grace eternal.
    Taste and see that God is good.
    Taste and see the grace eternal.
    Taste and see that God is good.

    Verse 2

    All who hunger, never strangers,
    Seeker, be a welcome guest.
    Come from restlessness and roaming.
    Here, in joy, we keep the feast.
    We that once were lost and scattered
    In communion's love have stood.

    Verse 3

    All who hunger, sing together;
    Jesus Christ is living bread.
    Come from loneliness and longing.
    Here, in peace, we have been led.
    Blest are those who from this table
    Live their lives in gratitude.


    Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993, © 1991, GIA Publications, Inc.


    Recessional Hymn
    Attende Domine

    Instrumental

    Chant Mode V, © 1977 OCP


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