Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 22, 2020

Entrance Antiphon

     Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her.
     Be joyful, all who were in mourning;
     exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast.


PENITENTIAL RITE


All:
     I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brother 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,
     through my fault, 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.


Priest:    Lord, have mercy!         All:    Lord, have mercy!
Priest:    Christ, have mercy!       All:    Christ, have mercy!
Priest:    Lord, have mercy!         All:    Lord, have mercy!


LITURGY OF THE WORD


First Reading

1 SM 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13A


The LORD said to Samuel:
“Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons.”
As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,
Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,
“Surely the LORD’s anointed is here before him.”
But the LORD said to Samuel:
“Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature,
because I have rejected him.
Not as man sees does God see,
because man sees the appearance
but the LORD looks into the heart.”
In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel,
but Samuel said to Jesse,
“The LORD has not chosen any one of these.”
Then Samuel asked Jesse,
“Are these all the sons you have?”
Jesse replied,
“There is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep.”
Samuel said to Jesse,
“Send for him; we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here.”
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.
He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold
and making a splendid appearance.
The LORD said, “There—anoint him, for this is the one!”
Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,
anointed David in the presence of his brothers;
and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.


Responsorial Psalm
PS 23: 1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6.


The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.


Second ReadingEPH 5:8-14

Brothers and sisters:
You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness
and righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention
the things done by them in secret;
but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says:
 “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”


Verse Before The Gospel


Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!


Gospel

 
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
So some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.”
But others said, “How can a sinful man do such signs?”
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
“What do you have to say about him, since he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
They answered and said to him,
“You were born totally in sin, and are you trying to teach us?”
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
He answered and said,
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and
the one speaking with you is he.”
He said, “I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.

Homily

Profession of Faith

I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
and by the Holy Spirit 
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day,
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.  Amen.

Prayers of the Faithful

          Response:  Lord, hear our prayer!



LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST



Offertory

Priest:     Pray, brothers and sisters that my sacrifice ...

All:          May the Lord accept the Sacrifice at your hands,
               for the praise and the glory of his Name,
               for our good and the good of all his holy Church.


Prayer over the Gifts


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

Priest:     Lift up your heart.
All:          We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest:     Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All:          It is right and just.


Preface


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 Acclamation

    We proclaim your death, O Lord, 
    and profess your resurrection 
    until you come again.


COMMUNION RITE

The Lord's Prayer

Response: 
           For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.

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!


Act of Spiritual Communion

     My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most holy Sacrament.
     I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul.
     Since I cannot at this moment receive You Sacramentally,
     come at least spiritually into my heart.
     I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
     Never permit me to be separated from You.  Amen.


Kinh Rước Lễ Thiêng Liêng

      Lạy Chúa Giêsu Thánh Thể. Con yêu mến Chúa.
      Xin Chúa ngự vào tâm hồn con, và ở lại với con luôn mãi. Amen.


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