HYMN
An appropriate song may be sung.
HAIL MARY
The assembly, led by the presider, prays 10 Hail Mary’s. All kneel.
PRAYER
All stand for the prayer.
Presider:
Let us pray.
A ll-holy Father, in your divine wisdom and love you chose that the Blessed Virgin Mary should play her part in the mysteries of our salvation; grant that by heeding the words of God’s mother we may do what he commands us in the Gospel he has given us, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
All sit for the reading.
READING III
Jn 19:25-27
How that loving mother was pierced with grief and anguish when she saw the sufferings of her Son (Stabat Mater).
+ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
The Gospel of the Lord.
R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
REFLECTION
The presider may give a brief reflection, or the following reflection may be read, or, in place of the reflection, a prayerful silence may be observed.
From the Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II Ecclesia de Eucharistia.
Mary, throughout her life at Christ’s side and not only on Calvary, made her own the sacrificial dimension of the Eucharist. When she brought the child Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem “to present him to the Lord,” she heard the aged Simeon announce that the child would be a “sign of contradiction” and that a sword would also pierce her own heart. The tragedy of her Son’s crucifixion was thus foretold, and in some sense Mary’s Stabat Mater at the foot of the Cross was foreshadowed. In her daily preparation for Calvary, Mary experienced a kind of “anticipated Eucharist” – one might say a “spiritual communion” – of desire and of oblation, which would culminate in her union with her Son in his passion, and then find expression after Easter by her partaking in the Eucharist which the Apostles celebrated as the memorial of that passion.
What must Mary have felt as she heard from the mouth of Peter, John, James and the other Apostles the words spoken at the Last Supper: “This is my body which is given for you”? The body given up for us and made present under sacramental signs was the same body which she had conceived in her womb! For Mary, receiving the Eucharist must have somehow meant welcoming once more into her womb that heart which had beat in unison with hers and reliving what she had experienced at the foot of the Cross.
"Do this in remembrance of me.” In the “memorial” of Calvary all that Christ accomplished by his passion and his death is present. Consequently all that Christ did with regard to his Mother for our sake is also present. To her he gave the beloved disciple and, in him, each of us: “Behold, your Son!”. To each of us he also says: “Behold your mother!”
Experiencing the memorial of Christ’s death in the Eucharist also means continually receiving this gift. It means accepting – like John – the one who is given to us anew as our Mother. It also means taking on a commitment to be conformed to Christ, putting ourselves at the school of his Mother and allowing her to accompany us. Mary is present, with the Church and as the Mother of the Church, at each of our celebrations of the Eucharist. If the Church and the Eucharist are inseparably united, the same ought to be said of Mary and the Eucharist.
In the Eucharist the Church is completely united to Christ and his sacrifice, and makes her own the spirit of Mary. This truth can be understood more deeply by re-reading the Magnificat in a Eucharistic key. The Eucharist, like the Canticle of Mary, is first and foremost praise and thanksgiving. When Mary exclaims: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour”, she already bears Jesus in her womb. She praises God "through” Jesus, but she also praises him “in” Jesus and “with” Jesus. This is itself the true "Eucharistic attitude”. The Magnificat expresses Mary’s spirituality, and there is nothing greater than this spirituality for helping us to experience the mystery of the Eucharist. The Eucharist has been given to us so that our life, like that of Mary, may become completely a Magnificat!
HYMN
An appropriate song may be sung.
HAIL MARY
The assembly, led by the presider, prays 10 Hail Mary’s. All kneel.
PRAYER
All stand for the prayer.
Presider:
Let us pray.
L ord our God, in your mysterious wisdom you fill out the passion of Christ through the suffering that his members endure in the many trials of this life. As you chose to have the mournful mother stand by your Son in his agony on the cross, grant that we too may bring love and comfort to our brothers and sisters in distress. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
LITANY OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, the Most High Have mercy on us.
Jesus, the holy One
Jesus, Word of God
Jesus, only Son of the Father
Jesus, Son of Mary
Jesus, crucified for us
Jesus, risen from the dead
Jesus, reigning in Glory
Jesus, coming in Glory
Jesus, our Lord
Jesus, our hope
Jesus, our peace
Jesus, our Savior
Jesus, our salvation
Jesus, our resurrection
Jesus, Judge of all
Jesus, Lord of the Church
Jesus, Lord of creation
Jesus, Lover of all
Jesus, life of the world
Jesus, freedom for the imprisoned
Jesus, joy of the sorrowing
Jesus, giver of the Spirit
Jesus, giver of good gifts
Jesus, source of new life
Jesus, Lord of Life
Jesus, eternal high priest
Jesus, priest and victim
Jesus, true Shepherd
Jesus, true Light
Jesus, bread of heaven
Jesus, bread of life
Jesus, bread of thanksgiving
Jesus, life-giving bread
Jesus, holy manna
Jesus, new covenant
Jesus, food for everlasting life
Jesus, food for our journey
Jesus, holy banquet
Jesus, true sacrifice
Jesus, perfect sacrifice
Jesus, eternal sacrifice
Jesus, divine Victim
Jesus, Mediator of the new Covenant
Jesus, mystery of the altar
Jesus, mystery of faith
Jesus, medicine of immortality
Jesus, pledge of eternal glory
Jesus, Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the World:
Jesus, Bearer of our sins,
You take away the sins of the world:
Jesus, Redeemer of the world,
You take away the sins of the world:
Christ, hear us Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
OUR FATHER
The assembly prays or sings the Lord’s Prayer.
PRAYER FOR THE NATIONAL
EUCHARISTIC-MARIAN YEAR
All:
Lord Jesus Christ, We celebrate a year of grace, a year we dedicate to the Holy Eucharist and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, your Mother. We need to experience as a nation the transforming power of the Eucharist and the loving care of Mary, our Mother. For we are a wounded people, wounded by political conflicts and tribal wars, wounded by unjust socio-economic divisions, wounded by corruption and moral degeneration.
Lord Jesus Christ, as often as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, we remember how much you love us. Let the Eucharist help us to work together as a people so that in every home, barangay, town and city all may live in a culture of peace, unity and renewal. May the prayer of Mary, our Mother, accompany us as we journey together in this year of grace toward national healing and reconciliation.
Lord Jesus Christ, we believe in the transforming power of the Eucharist and we trust in loving care of Mary, our Mother: what we ask for in faith, hope and love.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
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