Gathering | Renew
Our Father, Maker of the heavens and the earth,
Author of the universe who imagined us,
God All-Seeing: into our humanity come;
let your kingdom be with us,
oh, let your will be done.
Renew your people, renew your promise,
renew our hearts for you.
Renew your people, renew your promise,
renew our hearts for you, Lord, renew.
Lord Jesus, Son of God who sits at His right hand,
Perfect Love that became man sacrificed for us,
Pure Redeemer: into our iniquity come;
let forgiveness sweetly fall,
have mercy on us all.
Renew your people, renew your promise,
renew our hearts for you.
Renew your people, renew your promise,
renew our hearts for you, Lord, renew.
Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 90 In Every Age
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
R./ In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
You turn man back to dust
saying, “Return, O children of men”
For a thousand years in Your sight as yesterday
now that it is past
or as a watch of the night
R./ In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
Teach us to number our days aright
that we may gain wisdom of heart
Return, O Lord! How long!
Have pity on your servants
R./ In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days
May the gracious care of God be ours
Prosper the work of our hands
our hands for us
R./ In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord
You have been our refuge
You have been our refuge
Preparation of the Gifts | Take Up Your Cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Whoever wishes to come after Me
must deny himself
Whoever wishes to come after Me
must take up his cross
and follow Me
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it
Whoever loses his life for my sake will find___it
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Why gain the whole world
but lose your soul
Why gain the whole world
but lose your soul
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow Me
Communion | Follow Me
If you lose your life for the sake of My name
if you leave behind all fortune and fame
then My heart shall be your home
ev’ry child shall be your own
One grain falls to the ground
and a thousand are sown
Follow Me
Follow Me
I’ve called you by name
I’ve called you My friend
From now on, you’ll be fishers of men
Cast out all fear
put out in the deep
Take up your cross and follow Me
You will hold the heart of the world in your hands
You will hold the flesh and the blood of the Lamb
As you lay down your life
for the Body of Christ
You will stand in my place offering sacrifice for the sheep
a good shepherd for the sheep
I’ve called you by name
I’ve called you My friend
From now on, you’ll be fishers of men
Cast out all fear
put out in the deep
Take up your cross and follow Me
Reflection (after Communion) | Only This I Want
Only this I want
but to know the Lord
and to bear His cross
so to wear the crown He wore
All but this is loss
worthless refuse to me
for to gain the Lord
is to gain___all I need
Only this I want
but to know the Lord
and to bear His cross
so to wear the crown He wore
I will run the race
I will fight the good fight
so to win the prize
of the Kingdom___of my Lord
Only this I want
but to know the Lord
and to bear His cross
so to wear the crown He wore
Let your heart be glad
always glad in the Lord
so to shine like stars
in the darkness of the night
Only this I want
but to know the Lord
and to bear His cross
so to wear the crown He wore
Closing | Hail, Holy Queen (for Mary’s birthday)
Hail holy Queen enthroned above
O Maria!
Hail mother of mercy and of love
O Maria!
Triumph, all ye cherubim
Sing with us, ye seraphim
Heav’n and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, Regina!
Our life, our sweetness here below
O Maria!
Our hope in sorrow and in woe
O Maria!
Triumph, all ye cherubim
Sing with us, ye seraphim
Heav’n and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, Regina!
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