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Lenten ResourcesYear B

1st Sunday of Lent

Gathering RiteIt would be helpful if the celebration of the Eucharist begins with the procession of the priest, Ministers of the Word and of the Eucharist, and altar servers through the congregation, with a Minister of the Word bringing the Book of the Gospels held high, drawing the community’s attention to our gathering to be nourished by Christ. If this is a weekend that you are incorporating the Do This in Memory programme, the children preparing for First Holy Communion could also be invited to join the procession at the end of the Mass. A commentator is needed also to read the introduction and the conclusion.

IntroductionIntroduction takes place after the greeting and is read by a member of the congregation. Today is the first Sunday of Lent and as we gather together at this Mass, we bring with us all the bits and pieces of our lives over the past week, especially our intentions for this season of Lent.

As we begin our Mass this day, we bring to mind all of the other people here gathered for this Mass and we are aware of all those who are gathering throughout the world to celebrate Eucharist today.....we take a moment to become aware that we have been gathered together by Christ, and that during our celebration today, we will be nourished and strengthened by the Word and the Bread of Life.

Liturgy of the Word

Readings of the 1st Sunday of Lent – Year B

Homily Notes – Mark 1:12 – 15

Jesus is driven out by the Spirit into the wilderness. We are reminded that wilderness is a part of our life, and that God does not desert us in the wilderness of our lives. Jesus is driven out by the Spirit into the wilderness where he experiences a challenging time – he must reassess who he is and what is essential in life.

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Jesus experienced temptation.......oftentimes we might feel that Jesus had it easy, that he was not really tempted the way that we are, that somehow his temptations were easier, as he managed to withstand them. Yet it is interesting that the Gospel places Jesus in the wilderness, a place where he encountered both the wild beasts and the angels. Our own experience of life can feel draining because it seems that we are hunted on all sides, and challenged beyond our limits – the gospel suggests that there will always be wild beasts, and they will continue to challenge us for all our lives....but there will also be angels who will look after us....How can we stand back from the wild beasts of our hearts, of our personalities, of our world and not let ourselves be devoured by them?....sometimes the first step towards returning to the Gospel way of living is to recognise the wild beasts that challenge and attract me? It might be having things my own way, or allowing money to possess me – I have to come to know the subtle ways that the devil eats away at my following of Jesus Christ.....

As we come to know our wild beasts, we also need to trust and recognise that God does not leave us to fight them on our own.....the scriptures tell us that Jesus had angels who looked after him....as sisters and brothers of Jesus Christ, we can trust that God will also send us people to minister to us, to help us follow Christ in standing firm against temptations.... in this Lenten time, how do we stay in touch with the people and situations that remind us of who we are, and invite us to follow Christ more closely?

Prayer of the Faithful

The priest introduces the prayer and a member of the congregation, e.g. minister of the Word, leads the petitions.Priest: Lord, you gather us Sunday after Sunday

to be strengthened for mission by the Word and the Bread of Life.We present to you our needs:

Reader: For our leaders of Church and State, that they may be led by Christ’s example....Lord hear us

Reader: For all of us that we may trust in God’s presence with us in the wilderness times of our lives... Lord hear us

Reader: For all who are preparing for baptism .....Lord hear usReader: For all of our brothers and sisters in the developing world – that we may

respond to their needs through our Lenten commitments...– Lord hear usReader: For all who are sick.........Lord hear us


Reader: For all who have died......Lord, hear usPriest: Lord, you said that we do not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Hear our needs, and give us the courage to trust in your Word.We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

Rite of DismissalCommentary:Commentary takes place after the greeting and is read by a member of the congregation. During Lent, we re-commit ourselves to living the Christian life...we take on practices of prayer, fasting and penance that we might become the disciples that God calls us to be. And as we go from Mass, let us be aware that we may be the only encounter with Jesus Christ that others may have this week....so let us remember that each of us, we are the hands and feet of God as we go from this place......

Final BlessingPriest: The Lord be with you.All: And with your spirit.

Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Priest: Go in peace.All: Thanks be to God.

Procession: Priest and ministers [and First Communion children] process through the congregation.


2nd Sunday of Lent

Gathering RiteIt would be helpful if the celebration of the Eucharist begins with the procession of the priest, Ministers of the Word and of the Eucharist, and altar servers through the congregation, with a Minister of the Word bringing the Book of the Gospels held high, drawing the community’s attention to our gathering to be nourished by Christ. If this is a weekend that you are incorporating the Do This in Memory programme, the children preparing for First Holy Communion could also be invited to join the procession at the end of the Mass. A commentator is needed also to read the introduction and the conclusion...Cards need to have been prepared with Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord written or typed on them...members of the liturgy committee or parish pastoral council or others distribute these at the door as people leave the church.

IntroductionIntroduction takes place after the greeting and could be read by a member of the congregation or a member of the liturgy committee. Welcome to our gathering for Mass today. As we continue our journey through Lent, we are focusing particularly on ourselves as a community gathered by Christ to be strengthened and nourished by the Word and the Bread of Life during this Eucharist....to be nourished, we need to be conscious of our own hunger and thirst, our own desire to become more aware of God’s presence in our lives.

As we begin our Mass this day, we bring to mind all of the other people here gathered for this Mass and we are aware of all those who are gathering throughout the world to celebrate Eucharist today.....together we listen for the Good News that Jesus promised.........together we have come to be nourished and strengthened by Christ that we might share the Good News with others.

Liturgy of the WordReadings of the 2nd Sunday of Lent- Year B

Homily Notes – Mark 9:2-10


The high mountain in Scripture often signifies a place of meeting with God...we remember Moses went up the mountain to receive the tablets of stone.....On the high mountain we are free from the normal burdens of our lives....our journey to the high mountain necessitates a letting go of the usual, and perhaps also the comfortable in our lives...heading off to climb a high mountain demands preparation, a strong desire, a willingness to make the effort.....the view from the top of the mountain is the reward for letting go of the safety and comfort of the level ground...Abraham climbs the high mountain with his son and there encounters God....

Three of the disciples accompany Jesus when he climbs the mountain....perhaps we might see this as Jesus having favourites among the disciples, having his preferred few......but perhaps Jesus’ invitation to them is to remind them of the challenge of discipleship, and of all his disciples, he was most conscious of the human quirks of these three......maybe he was conscious that they would struggle the most with the challenging road ahead

In the presence of the disciples, Jesus was transfigured – we are transfigured by momentous experiences in our lives....it is how a significant event leaves us, like the joy on the face of a person when they know themselves really loved, the sorrow etched into the face of another through the hardship of their life, the compassion born in the life of another through their own painful experiences in life.....Something happened to Jesus as he left himself open to the encounter with God.....this Lent, may we have the courage to leave the safety and comfort of our usual paths, and venture out courageously to meet God in the high places.




Reader: For all world leaders, that they may listen to the message of Christ. Lord, hear us

Reader: For all Christian people, that they may live lives of courage and integrity – Lord hear us


Reader: For the grace of humility: that we may open our hearts to what God asks of us – Lord hear us

Reader: For those who suffer injustice and violence – Lord hear usReader: For all who have died......Lord, hear usPriest: Lord, you said that we do not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Hear our needs, and give us the courage to trust in your Word. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

Concluding RitesCommentary:Commentary takes place after the greeting and is read by a member of the congregation.

During these weeks of Lent, we are aware of how we are strengthened by God’s Word and by the Bread of Life when we celebrate Mass together. We are nourished by God and called to be the presence of God for others over the coming week. As we go from Mass this morning, we will be offered a card with the phrase, Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord, on it......we invite you to carry it with you during the week as a reminder of Christ’s call to each of us, to be a messenger of the Good News in the world.



All: Amen.

Priest: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.All: Thanks be to God.



3rd Sunday of Lent – Year B

Gathering RiteIt would be helpful if the celebration of the Eucharist begins with the procession of the priest, Ministers of the Word and of the Eucharist, and altar servers through the congregation, with a Minister of the Word bringing the Book of the Gospels held high, drawing the community’s attention to our gathering to be nourished by Christ. If this is a weekend that you are incorporating the Do This in Memory programme, the children preparing for First Holy Communion could also be invited to join the procession at the end of the Mass. A commentator is needed also to read the introduction and the conclusion...Photocopies of the Children’s resources from Trócaire Lenten Liturgy Resources should be made available at the back of the church...

This week’s resource draws on the Trócaire Lenten Campaign

IntroductionIntroduction takes place after the greeting and could be read by any member of the congregation or a member of the liturgy committee. Over the last few Sundays, we have been focusing as a community on how God gathers us to be nourished and fed by the Word and the Bread of Life....thus strengthened, we are sent out to announce the Gospel of the Lord to others....in our homes, workplaces and communities.....at home and abroad.

At all times, we are called into communion with Christ and communion with our sisters and brothers all over the world. During this time of Lent, we show our communion with those who are in need by our actions e.g. supporting Trócaire’s campaign to support communities making lasting change for themselves. In particular, we are drawn to show our solidarity with our sisters and brothers by sharing what we have with those who have less. We support them also by our prayer.

As we gather together at this Mass, we become conscious of our own needs.....and we are reminded that those beside us in the pews, the people in front of and behind us, are also bringing their own needs, their own joys and worries, their own struggles and hopes.....together we gather to be nourished and strengthened and sent out to share the Good News with others.


Liturgy of the WordReadings of the 3rd Sunday of Lent – Year B

Homily Notes – John 2:13-25 – from the Trócaire resource 2012He could tell what people had in them... The Temple cleansing or purification contrasts the concepts of “my Father’s house” and “market”. The market is something that we are very familiar with in contemporary living. The collapse of the market a few years ago showed us just how unreliable it is in meeting the demands of justice. Jesus does not have a problem with ‘the market’, but he does have a problem when it takes over “my Father’s house”. The market can be contaminated with human greed and individual self-interest. For that reason it has no place in the Temple, and the Temple here can be interpreted in three ways – as the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, the setting for the gospel story; as the Sanctuary that is Jesus’ body; and Jesus’ body, the Church, in all times and places, including our own time and place. Money and the market are good things, it is what the human heart does with them that contaminates them and makes them contemptible.

‘Covenant’ is a term that we can study for many years and still not come to understand fully. It is a promise of an agreed future, a contract for generations to come. A ‘Covenant’ is a sign of hope. Marriage is often explored as a covenantal relationship because it is by sticking together that a husband and wife can carve out a future that they and their children can rely on. Very often we find ourselves focusing on the ‘how’ of that covenant relationship, forgetting that the answer to that ‘how’ is not found in either person, but in the partners together. As a team, as God’s Word today is centred on the law that is good and that is to be cherished. In our own time legislation is used to enforce the adoption of good ecological practice to protect our environment for generations to come. We can view law and obligation as a restriction on our freedom when in reality it is there to help us and to keep us on the right track for our own good. A partnership, as a covenantal duo, they can take on any challenge. They are greater than the sum of their parts. It is in the midst of the partnership, the togetherness of the people involved, that God’s grace enters and bears fruit.

In the tough and testing times that we are living through here in Ireland, it is by sticking together, and living out our covenants that we will create a future filled with hope for the generations to come.





Reader: For all Christian people: that we will make the commandment to love God and our neighbour a priority in our lives.– A Thiarna, éist linn

Reader: For those who are displaced from their own homes:that they may draw their strength from our support.– A Thiarna, éist linn

Reader: For the grace of humility: that we will be open to guidance as we follow the way of Christ. – A Thiarna, éist linn

Reader: For ourselves: that like Jesus we may be so angry when we see injustice, dishonesty and poverty that we may be spurred into action in his name. – A Thiarna, éist linn



All: Amen

Rite of DismissalCommentary:To be Good News for others, we need to hear Jesus and the Good News he is for the world..... So as we head home, let us bring the Good News with us and share it with all those we meet over the coming week.



All: Amen.

Priest: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.


All: Thanks be to God.

4th Sunday of Lent – Laetare Sunday

Gathering RiteIt would be helpful if the celebration of the Eucharist begins with the procession of the priest, Ministers of the Word and of the Eucharist, and altar servers through the congregation, with a Minister of the Word bringing the Book of the Gospels held high, drawing the community’s attention to our gathering to be nourished by Christ. If this is a weekend that you are incorporating the Do This in Memory programme, the children preparing for First Holy Communion could also be invited to join the procession at the end of the Mass. A commentator is needed also to read the introduction and the conclusion. Cards need to have been prepared with Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life written or typed on them...members of the liturgy committee or parish pastoral council or others distribute these at the door as people leave the church.

IntroductionIntroduction takes place after the greeting and could be read by any member of the congregation or a member of the liturgy committee. As a community, we gather today to celebrate Eucharist. It is Christ who has called each one of us to this celebration....and we have responded by coming....we are gathered by Christ to be a community...during this Mass we will be nourished by the Word and the Bread of life, so strengthened to share the Good News of Christ’s message with others in our homes, our workplaces, our communities.

Over the past few weeks of Lent, we have been growing more aware of what it means to come to Mass....of the call that Eucharist makes on the rest of our lives....we are changed by our coming together to be nourished by the Word and by the Bread of life....we are transformed by the Mass, so that we become the hands and feet of Christ in our world.

So let us take a moment to open our hearts and our lives as we begin our celebrations together.

Liturgy of the WordReadings of the 4th Sunday of Lent – Year B


Homily Notes – John 3:14-21 God loved the world so much....I wonder how many of us really heard that

today.....sometimes we assume that God isn’t too impressed by the world ...or we can think that we should be about heavenly things, not rooted in the world in which we live...but the Gospel this morning reminds us that God so loved the world...elsewhere in the Scriptures, we hear that God created the world, and that had God not willed it, it would not exist..so the world in which we live is God’s creation, God’s delight, God’s love....

The Gospel goes on to say that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son...what an incredible love for the world must God have, to give us his only Son....and this love of God for the world is so that we might have eternal life in Jesus Christ...

What might that mean for us during our Lenten days?....Lent is a time for us to re-evaluate our lives and to become more aware of God’s love for us ....it is a time to reflect on what is God’s design or plan for the world God created and loves so much....

Prayer of the FaithfulThe priest introduces the prayer and a member of the congregation, e.g. minister of the Word, leads the petitions.

Priest: Lord, you gather us Sunday after Sunday to be strengthened for mission by the Word and the Bread of Life.

Reader: For those in positions of leadership in our Church: that they will guide their people with compassion and offer them the best of example. – Lord hear us

Reader: For those who have been displaced by war or conflict and live away from home: that our love and support may give them comfort – Lord hear us

Reader: For those who feel unloved and forgotten in our communities: that we will put ourselves out in making them welcome – Lord hear us

Reader: For those who struggle with their faith at this time:that they may come to know Jesus Christ as their saviour and friend– Lord hear us

Reader: For all mothers....our own mothers....all who are called to be mothers.... – Lord hear us



but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

Liturgy of the EucharistThe gifts of bread and wine are brought to the altar by members of the congregationPreparation of the Gifts – Bread and Wine are brought to the altar by members of the Congregation

Preface from Fourth Sunday of Lent – pg 105 Eucharistic Prayer for use in Masses for various needs III – pg 671

Rite of DismissalCommentary: During these weeks of Lent, we are aware of how we are strengthened by God’s Word and by the Bread of Life when we celebrate Mass together. We are nourished by God and called to be the presence of God for others over the coming week. As we go from Mass this morning, we will be offered a card with the phrase, Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life, on it......just for a moment, think about what it means for your life to glorify the Lord, to give glory to God...let us carry these cards with us during the week as a reminder of our role in the world, and may God be glorified in our living....

Final Blessing:Priest: The Lord be with you.All: And with your spirit.


All: Amen.

Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.All: Thanks be to God.


5th Sunday of Lent – Year B

Gathering RiteIt would be helpful if the celebration of the Eucharist begins with the procession of the priest, Ministers of the Word and of the Eucharist, and altar servers through the congregation, with a Minister of the Word bringing the Book of the Gospels held high, drawing the community’s attention to our gathering to be nourished by Christ. If this is a weekend that you are incorporating the Do This in Memory programme, the children preparing for First Holy Communion could also be invited to join the procession at the end of the Mass. A commentator is needed also to read the introduction and the conclusion...

IntroductionIntroduction takes place after the greeting and could be read by a member of the congregation or a member of the liturgy committee.

On Sundays we gather as a community to celebrate Eucharist together. We are called together by Christ - together we listen to the stories of our faith community, stories that tell us about people’s experience of the presence of God in their lives – we gather around the table of the Lord to do what he asked us to do – to share the stories and to celebrate the meal, that transforms us....through our shared communion, we become one with Christ and also one with one another.....we can’t have one without the other....we are called into communion, common union as we come together to share this Eucharist.

For a moment, just before we begin our celebration today, take a moment just to be aware of yourself and the people around you.....what we are about to celebrate will change and deepen our relationship with Christ and with each other.

Liturgy of the Word

Readings of the 5th Sunday of Lent – Year B

Prayer of the FaithfulThe priest introduces the prayer and a member of the congregation, e.g. minister of the Word, leads the petitions.Priest: Lord, you gather us Sunday after Sunday


to be strengthened for mission by the Word and the Bread of Life.We present our needs to you:

Reader: For our leaders of Church and State, that they may be guided by God’s word in all their decision-making....Lord hear us

Reader: For all who share in the Eucharist – that we may grow in our communion with Christ and with one another...... Lord hear us

Reader: For all who will gather at the Eucharistic Congress in June here in Ireland - may they experience Christ’s presence anew in their lives.....Lord hear us

Reader: For all who have died....may they share in Christ’s resurrection....Lord hear usPriest: Lord, you said that we do not live on bread alone,


All: Amen


Preface from Fifth Sunday of Lent – pg 115 Eucharistic Prayer for use in Masses for Various Needs IV – pg 678

Rite of DismissalFinal Blessing:Priest: The Lord be with you.All: And with your spirit.Priest: May almighty God bless you,

the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.All: Amen.Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.All: Thanks be to God.


Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Year B

Outline of Liturgy: Commemoration of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem Liturgy of the Word with the Proclamation of the Passion Liturgy of the Eucharist Dismissal

Gathering Rite - Commemoration of the Lord’s Entry into JerusalemKey Action – The Procession This is an action! It is done by all. We tell and do the story. By moving in procession, we bind ourselves to the Christ-events of this Holy Week. In this way too, we connect with the Holy Week of our own lives. With Christ we literally ‘walk into’ the events of this week, into death and thus, new-life.

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – Roman Missal, 3rd Edition – pg 131


First Form: outside ChurchPeople gather at location outside Church - palm is available, though some may bring their own palm;Priest and ministers go to where people are gathered;Gospel is proclaimed;Palms are blessed;All process into the Church, with singing.Mass begins with Opening Prayer and continues as normal

Second Form: outside SanctuaryPeople gather in the Church, as normal, with own palms and palm availablePriest and ministers go to area outside Sanctuary (maybe main door)People face towards them Gospel is proclaimedPalms are blessedAll process into the Church, with singingMass begins with Opening Prayer and continues as normal

Notes: Microphone needed at the location (radio microphone/ long lead microphone)Incense and Holy water for Blessing of PalmsImportant for Celebrant to use Lectionary, not leaflets.

Order of Procession: Incense Cross between 2 candles /Servers / Minister carrying Lectionary /Choir + People /Ministers +Priest

Penitential RiteLord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to one another and to the Father. Lord, have mercy. R/Lord Jesus, you heal the wounds of sin and division, Christ, have mercy. R/Lord Jesus, you intercede for us with your Father. Lord, have mercy. R/

Liturgy of the Word

Readings of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion - Year B

Homily NotesThe Word of God fulfilled

“My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” In His last agony, Christ takes upon His lips the opening words of the 22nd Psalm. In crying out to the Father, He doesn’t use His ‘own’ words, but turns to scripture and uses the prayer of the psalmist, the prayer of a man of faith who calls on his God in his darkest hour.

Because Christ ‘borrowed’ these words, because He used these words which were used in prayer by countless people before Him, we are led to understand that Christ is not suffering in isolation, but is somehow sharing in and taking upon Himself the


Third Form:Mass as usual – people gather inside When the procession of Celebrant, servers etc. reaches the sanctuary, the priest reads the Gospel and blesses the palms

suffering and the isolation of those who went before Him and those who were to come after Him. Those words somehow gather together all of human suffering and make it part of Christ’s offering to the Father.

The Cross is at the centre of human history – all of scripture up to this point leads to it, everything in scripture after this point takes its shape from that same cross. And this is a great paradox. Our long gospel of Palm Sunday makes the scene on Calvary very real to us – we feel the sadness of the moment intensely when we hear that Christ has yielded up his spirit. And yet, we take the cross, the crucifix as being the basic symbol of our faith. We sign ourselves with it. We find power, blessing and protection in it. Why? Because it is the sign of God’s faithfulness.

All of scripture is a word addressed to us assuring us that God is faithful – even when we aren’t. The crowd that cheered Jesus and welcomed Him as Messiah became the mob who called for his execution. Public opinion is fickle! The disciples who pledged themselves to Him fled when things got dangerous. Even sincere good intentions and human courage have their breaking point. In the end, only His mother and her companions didn’t abandon Him. But He didn’t abandon us. He remained faithful and saw out His mission to the end. That’s the power of the Cross – the reassurance of God’s faithfulness, even when, to our eyes, He seems most distant.

Prayer of the FaithfulThe priest introduces the prayer and a member of the congregation, e.g. minister of the Word, leads the petitions.

Priest: Lord, you gather us Sunday after Sunday to be strengthened for mission by the Word and the Bread of Life.

We present our needs to you:Reader: For leaders of Church and State, that they may do what is right....Lord, hear usReader: For all Christians, that they have the courage of faithfulness to

Christ...Lord, hear usReader: For all involved in public life, that they may not be swayed simply by the

louder or stronger voice......Lord, hear usReader: For all who feel deserted and alone, that they may know Christ’s presence

with them.. Lord, hear usReader: For all who have died......Lord, hear us


Priest: Lord, you said that we do not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Hear our needs, and give us the courage to trust in your Word.We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen


Preface from Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – pg 144 Eucharistic Prayer II – pg 598

Rite of DismissalCommentary:

And as we go from Mass this morning and move into Holy Week, please take a moment just to be conscious of bringing the good news that we have shared here this morning to those you will meet during the week.



Acknowledgements

The materials in this liturgical resource has been prepared by Kerry Diocesan Liturgy Committee.

If you would like to contact Kerry Diocesan Liturgy Committee, please write to them c/o: John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Killarney, Co. Kerry or email [email protected] Tel: 064 6630538

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