COLLECTIVE WORSHIP FRIDAY 26 TH JUNE Collective Worship

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP FRIDAY 26 TH JUNE

Collective Worship Start with the Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen IF YOU CAN, IT MIGHT HELP TO SET ASIDE A SPACE FOR PRAYER, LIGHT A CANDLE TO FOCUS.

What do you think today’s Gospel is about?

TAKE TIME TO READ TODAY’S SCRIPTURE : GOSPEL ACCORDING TO When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean. ” He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean. ” His leprosy was cleansed immediately. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them. ” The Gospel of Lord

SOMETHING TO REFLECT ON FROM POPE FRANCIS And now, let us observe a moment of silence, and each of us — all of you, me, everyone — can think about our own heart, look within ourselves, and see our own impurities, our own sins. And may each of us, in silence, but with the voice of our heart, say to Jesus: “If you will, you can make me clean”. Let us all do so in silence. “If you will, you can make me clean”. And each time we approach the Sacrament of Reconciliation with a contrite heart, the Lord also repeats to us: “I will; be clean!”. How much joy there is in this! In this way the leprosy of sin is overcome; we return to joyfully experience our filial relationship with God and we are fully readmitted into the community. (Angelus, 11 Feb 2018)

We may feel rejected by people but Jesus wants to reach out to touch us. He wants us to know that while we may feel that we rejected by society we are never rejected by God. By touching the leper, Jesus would have made Himself ceremonially unclean. The touching of the leper is symbolic of how Jesus would rescue us from sin by taking our sin upon Himself and making Himself unclean for our sake. (2 Cor 5: 21 NIV) God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

PRAYER FOR TODAY Lord We are sorry for anything we have done wrong. Help us to live more like you and to sin no more. Amen

PRAYER TO MARY Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art though amongst women and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen.

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LET US END OUR TIME TOGETHER WITH THE SIGN OF THE CROSS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. STAY WELL EVERYONE AND STAY SAFE… WE ARE MISSING YOU ALL!