Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

65October 2023
August 2016 First Friday FIRST FRIDAY
Year C

A CALL TO CHANGE OUR WAYS

P ctober is the month of the Missions and of the Rosary.

A time to remember that we are all expected to partici-
pate in the missionary task of the Church with the universal
love of Mary Most Holy. We can do that especially by praying the ro-
sary for the intentions and needs of all our missionaries.
But while praying for the missionaries, we should not forget the
message coming to us through this First Friday’s Word of God: the
pressing invitation to forsake our evil ways, no matter how “small”
and “harmless” they may seem to us, and to start living in full the de-
mands of the Gospel. Let us include this resolution in the reparation
we will offer to the Sacred Heart in the Eucharistic celebration we are
about to begin.

Entrance Antiphon
(To be recited only when no
Entrance Hymn is sung.)
The designs of his Heart are
from age to age, to rescue their
souls from death, and to keep
them alive in famine.
Greeting
P – In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit!
All – Amen!
P –The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be
with you all.
All –And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P –Brothers and sisters, as
we gather together on this First
Friday of October, let us call to
mind our sins and ask the Lord
for pardon and strength. (Pause)
P – Lord Jesus, you came to
call people for conversion.
Lord, have mercy!
All –Lord, have mercy!
P – Lord Jesus, you came
to reveal to all men the
love of the Almighty
Father. Christ, have mercy!
All – Christ, have mercy!
P –Lord Jesus, you plead for
us at the right hand of the
Father. Lord, have mercy!
All –Lord, have mercy!
P – May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life.
All –Amen!
Collect (Opening Prayer)
P –Grant, we pray, almighty
God, that we, who glory in the
Heart of your beloved Son and
recall the wonders of his love
for us, may be made worthy to
receive an overflowing measure
of grace from that fount of heav-
enly gifts.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, God, for ever
and ever.
All –Amen!
1st Reading Bar 1:15-22
Experiencing the harsh pun-
ishment of the Exile, the prophet
Baruch expresses in the name of
the entire community the honest
acknowledgement that all those
sufferings have been deserved
by their transgressions and fail-
ure to reform.
R – A proclamation from the
Book of the Prophet Baruch
During the Babylonian
captivity, the exiles prayed:
“Justice is with the Lord, our
God; and we today are flushed
with shame, we men of Judah
and citizens of Jerusalem, that
we, with our kings and rul-
ers and priests and prophets,

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and with our ancestors, have
sinned in the Lord’s sight and
disobeyed him. We have nei-
ther heeded the voice of the
Lord, our God, nor followed
the precepts which the Lord
set before us. From the time
the Lord led our ancestors out
of the land of Egypt until the
present day, we have been dis-
obedient to the Lord, our God,
and only too ready to disregard
his voice. And the evils and the
curse that the Lord enjoined
upon Moses, his servant, at the
time he led our ancestors forth
from the land of Egypt to give
us the land flowing with milk
and honey, cling to us even to-
day. For we did not heed the
voice of the Lord, our God, in
all the words of the prophets
whom he sent us, but each one
of us went off after the devices
of his own wicked heart, served
other gods, and did evil in the
sight of the Lord, our God.”
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 79
R –For the glory of your name,
O Lord, deliver us!
* O God, the nations have
come into your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy
temple, they have laid Jerusa-
lem in ruins. They have given
the corpses of your servants as
food to the birds of heaven, the
flesh of your faithful ones to the
beasts of the earth. R.
* They have poured out their
blood like water round about
Jerusalem, and there is no one
to bury them. We have become
the reproach of our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those
around us. O Lord, how long?
Will you be angry forever? Will
your jealousy burn like fire? R.
* Remember not against us
the iniquities of the past; may
your compassion quickly come
to us, for we are brought very
low. R.
* Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your
name; deliver us and pardon
our sins for your name’s sake.
R.
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Gospel Acclamation Ps 95:8
All –Alleluia! Alleluia!
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel Lk 10:13-16
Chorazin, Bethsaida and
Capernaum were towns near
the shore of the Lake of Gen-
nesareth and their inhabitants
had often witnessed many mir-
acles performed by Jesus. In
spite of this, however, they had
failed to heed his calls to con-
version. Hence the harsh words
he addresses to them in today’s
Gospel passage.
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P – A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
Luke
All –Glory to you, O Lord!
Jesus said to them, “Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the mighty
deeds done in your midst had
been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would long ago have re-
pented, sitting in sackcloth and
ashes. But it will be more toler-
able for Tyre and Sidon at the
judgment than for you. And as
for you, Capernaum, ‘Will you
be exalted to heaven? You will
go down to the netherworld.’
Whoever listens to you lis-
tens to me. Whoever rejects
you rejects me. And whoever
rejects me rejects the one who
sent me.”
The Gospel of the Lord!
All –Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!
Homily
Prayer of the Faithful
P –Mindful of the tragic conse-
quences of sin and the difficulty
to undergo a thorough conver-
sion, let us ask from God the
mercy and help that all human
beings need. Let us all say:
All – Lord, graciously hear us!
C –For the Universal Church,
called to be salt of the earth
and light of the world: May she
bravely shed off all the defects
that scandalize the simple and
alienate from her many people.
Let us pray! R.
C –For the Holy Father, the
Bishops and all other leaders
of Christian communities: May
they persevere in calling sinners
to conversion and see the fruits
of their pastoral efforts. Let us
pray! R.
C –For those who are oppress-
ing the weak and the defenseless:
May they desist from their un-
worthy behavior and start using
their energies to build up lives.
Let us pray! R.
C – For all the victims of human
aggressiveness, greed, and lust:
May they find the strength to
forgive their offenders, and offer
the sufferings they have endured
for their conversion, in imitation
of Jesus, the divine Victim. Let
us pray! R.
C –For all of us and all the peo-
ple dear to us: May we learn to
readily listen to God’s appeal to
conversion and live to the full
the demands of the Gospel ev-
ery moment of our lives. Let us
pray! R.
C – Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions. (Pause)
Let us pray! R.
P –Lord God, You are just and
merciful. Do not look at our
transgressions but at the merits
of Jesus, Your Son and our Sav-
ior, and grant us forgiveness of
our sins and the determination to
please You in all we do. Through
Christ our Lord.
All –Amen!
Preparation of the Gifts
P –Pray, brethren . . .
All – May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all
his holy Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
P –Look, O Lord, we pray, on
the surpassing charity in the
Heart of your beloved Son, that
what we offer may be a gift ac-
ceptable to you and an expiation
of our offenses.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
Preface of the Sacred Heart
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –Lift up your hearts!
All –We lift them up to the Lord!
P –Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All –It is right and just!
P – It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation, al-
ways and everywhere to give
you thanks, Lord, holy Father, al-
mighty and eternal God, through
Christ our Lord.
For raised up high on the
Cross, he gave himself up for
us with a wonderful love and
poured out blood and water from
his pierced side, the wellspring
of the Church’s Sacraments, so
that, won over to the open heart
of the Savior, all might draw wa-
ter joyfully from the springs of
salvation.
And so, with all the Angels
and Saints, we praise you, as
without end we acclaim:
All –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
P –The mystery of faith!
All –We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again!
All – Our Father . . .
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
All –For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and for ever.
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All – Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world: have Prayer after Communion
mercy on us. (2x)
P –May this sacrament of
Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world: charity, O Lord, make us fer-
vent with the fire of holy love, so
grant us peace.
that, drawn always to your Son,
we may learn to see him in our
Communion
neighbor.
P –Behold the Lamb of God, Through Christ our Lord.
behold him who takes away the All – Amen!
sins of the world. Blessed are
those called to the supper of the
Lamb.
All –Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the word P –The Lord be with you.
and my soul shall be healed. All –And with your spirit!
Communion Antiphon P – May almighty God bless
(To be recited only when no you: the Father, and the
Communion Hymn is sung.) Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All –Amen!
Thus says the Lord: Let
whoever is thirsty come to me P –Go in the peace of Christ
and drink. Streams of living to renew the world with his
water will flow from within the love!
one who believes in me. All –Thanks be to God!
NOVENA PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Divine Jesus, you have said, Ć „Ask, and you shall receive;
Ć seek, and you shall find; Ć knock, and it shall be opened unto
you.‰ Ć Behold me kneeling at your feet, Ć filled with a lively faith
and confidence Ć in the promises dictated by your Sacred Heart Ć
and pronounced by your adorable lips. Ć I come to ask this favor:
(Silently mention your petitions.)
To whom can I turn if not to you Ć whose heart is the source
of all graces and merits? Ć Where should I seek if not in the trea-
sure Ć which contains all the riches of your kindness and mercy?
Ć Where should I knock Ć if not at the door through which God
gives himself to us Ć and through which we go to God? Ć I have
recourse to you, Heart of Jesus. Ć In you I find consolation when
afflicted, Ć protection when persecuted, Ć strength when burdened
with trials, Ć and light in doubt and darkness.
Dear Jesus, I firmly believe Ć that you can grant me the grace I
implore, Ć even though it should require a miracle. Ć You have only
to will it, Ć and my prayer will be granted. Ć I admit that I am most
unworthy of your favors, Ć but this is not a reason for me to be
discouraged. Ć You are the God of mercy Ć and you will not refuse
a contrite heart. Ć Cast upon me a look of mercy, I beg of you, Ć
and your kind heart will find in my miseries and weaknesses Ć a
reason for granting my prayer.
O Sacred Heart, Ć whatever may be your decision with regard
to my request, Ć I will never stop adoring, loving, praising, and
serving you. Ć My Jesus, be pleased to accept this my act of
perfect resignation Ć to the decrees of your adorable heart Ć which
I sincerely desire may be fulfilled Ć in and by me and by all your
creatures for ever.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ć I know that there is but one thing im-
possible to you: Ć to be without pity for those who are suffering or
in distress. Ć Look upon me, I beg of you, dear Jesus, Ć and grant me
the grace for which I humbly implore you Ć through the Immaculate
Heart of your most sorrowful Mother. Ć You have entrusted me to her
as her child, Ć and her prayers are all-powerful with you. Ć Amen!
First Friday
 A LOVE-FILLED CALL TO CONVERSION
O n the street corner of a busy intersection a cluster
of people listens attentively to a preacher who is
barking into the microphone threats of impending
disasters and worldwide calamities. His refrain is:
“Repent and believe in the Lord!”
Such scene is reminiscent of the preaching of
many prophets of the Old Testament. Time and
again such calls and “conditional threats” had been
uttered by prophets like Jeremiah. And time and again
the people and the authorities had turned a deaf ear to
those pressing exhortations till they became a heart-
wrenching reality. The Holy City was conquered and
set on fire; the revered Temple destroyed and the most
valuable elements of the nation dragged into exile in
chains and shame.
Today’s First Reading contains the humble admis-
sion of the survivors of such national disaster: “We
have been disobedient to the Lord, our God, and only
too ready to disregard His voice.” That is why “the evils
and the curse which the Lord enjoined upon Moses . . .
cling to us even today.”
The reluctance of the Chosen People to listen
to the message of repentance conveyed by the
prophets characterized the entire course of its his-
tory. Things were not different in the time of Jesus.
John the Baptist had come, preaching a baptism
of repentance but only a handful of hearts listened
to his exhortation. Soon his voice was silenced by the
sword of the executioner.
Jesus came, taking up the message of John
and corroborating it with miracles that had never
been seen before. Crowds of thousands gathered
around him, spellbound at his teaching and full of
admiration for his miracles, but when challenged to
really repent, take up their cross, and follow the
Master, not many responded.
Jesus’ complaint and warning against Chorazin,
Bethsaida and Capernaum contained in today’s Gos-
pel passage well epitomizes this lack of response to
the exhortation to change for the better. He will ex-
press the same feelings, with tears of deep concern,
with regard to Jerusalem. We know that, on the whole,
the authorities and the people of the “un-holy City”
failed to repent, and the Romans, forty years after the
death of Christ, became the instruments of God’s pun-
ishment.
W hat about our situation? We live in a world that
takes pride in perversions such as every type of
sexual aberration and abortion, of which we should be
ashamed. We live in an unrepentant society where
exorbitant social inequalities condemn millions to
live in subhuman and degrading conditions. The
call to conversion is etched in indelible letters in the
Book of God; it is proclaimed in liturgical assemblies
and echoed by the leaders of the Church and many
other prophets of today, but very little seems to be
changing in this world of ours. One may even get the
impression that things are getting worse.
In his apparitions, the Sacred Heart of Jesus
reiterated his call to conversion, a call that con-
cerns us, too. The fact that he uttered no threats
should not make us ignore his call. His tender love
may complain about our ingratitude, but it will nev-
er threaten. He appeals to the best in us, rather
than to our fears. Who would dare let down such a
tender Lover?
Jess P. Balon

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