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SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Welcome to Session One: We Gather in the

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Welcome to Session One: We Gather in the Footsteps of Christ

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS • Session One The Introductory Rite • Session

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS • Session One The Introductory Rite • Session Two The Liturgy of the Word • Session Three The Liturgy of the Eucharist (Preparation of the Gifts and Eucharistic Prayer) • Session Four Communion Rite & Dismissal

OPENING PRAYER

OPENING PRAYER

Paying attention to our own experience of gathering … • Where and when do

Paying attention to our own experience of gathering … • Where and when do we see people gathering? • What makes gatherings significant for the people who gather?

THE STORY OF EMMAUS

THE STORY OF EMMAUS

‘Where two or three are gathered I am there …’ St James Cathedral, Seattle

‘Where two or three are gathered I am there …’ St James Cathedral, Seattle

OVER TO YOU … ☞What helps me to feel welcome to and part of

OVER TO YOU … ☞What helps me to feel welcome to and part of the Mass? ☞What difference can it make to see the congregation, as a whole, as the Body of Christ?

PREPARING TO PRAY AS A COMMUNITY, WE CREATE … • • • A welcoming

PREPARING TO PRAY AS A COMMUNITY, WE CREATE … • • • A welcoming environment A welcoming presence A sense of expectancy and preparation A sense of community A space to worship God together ☞How might we do this in our own places? ☞What would help do this?

IN THE INTRODUCTORY RITES … ‘The function of the rites is to enable the

IN THE INTRODUCTORY RITES … ‘The function of the rites is to enable the community, coming together from a multiplicity of concerns and a variety of ways of life, to become aware of itself again as a gathered community, alert and ready to listen to the word and to celebrate the sacrament. ’ (Celebrating the Mystery of Faith, National Centre for Liturgy, 2011)

THE JOURNEY OF THE INTRODUCTORY RITES: • • • Entrance Procession and Chant ♪

THE JOURNEY OF THE INTRODUCTORY RITES: • • • Entrance Procession and Chant ♪ Greeting Penitential Act or blessing and sprinkling of water Kyrie ♪ (omitted if ‘Lord have mercy’ already used or if sprinkling used) Gloria ♪ Collect (opening prayer)

ENTRANCE PROCESSION • Server with thurible (if using incense); • Servers with candles, and

ENTRANCE PROCESSION • Server with thurible (if using incense); • Servers with candles, and between them the cross-bearer; other servers; • A reader (or deacon) who may carry the Book of the Gospels; • The priest celebrant. • Occasionally other symbols … • A hymn that unites us in song and purpose

AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT ET CUM SPIRITU TUO • Galatians 6: 18 – May

AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT ET CUM SPIRITU TUO • Galatians 6: 18 – May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit; • Philippians 4: 23 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit; • 2 Timothy 4: 22 – The Lord be with your spirit; • Philemon 25 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL ACT A. Confiteor B. Have mercy on us, O Lord. For we have

PENITENTIAL ACT A. Confiteor B. Have mercy on us, O Lord. For we have sinned against you. Show us, O Lord, your mercy. And grant us your salvation. C. You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

CONFITEOR I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that

CONFITEOR I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, and, striking their breast, they say: through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

GLORIA Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of

GLORIA Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

COLLECT/OPENING PRAYER • Invitation – ‘Let us pray’ • Silence • Prayer • Assent

COLLECT/OPENING PRAYER • Invitation – ‘Let us pray’ • Silence • Prayer • Assent (Amen)

OVER TO YOU … ☞In light of what we have explored tonight, are there

OVER TO YOU … ☞In light of what we have explored tonight, are there one or two things you would like to affirm in what we are doing as a worshipping community/parish? ☞Are there one or two things you might suggest that we should try to do in our worshipping community/parish?

CLOSING PRAYER Loving God, You guard our coming and our going. As we gathered

CLOSING PRAYER Loving God, You guard our coming and our going. As we gathered in your name, may we depart from here bearing your presence to all we encounter as we seek to live in faith, hope and love. Glory be to the Father …

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Thank you for coming – See you next

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Thank you for coming – See you next time!