Communion: Suscipe of Catherine McAuley (Elaine Deasy rsm ©1994)

My God, I am yours for time and eternity;

Lord, I am yours forever.

It is you who must teach me to trust in your providence, Loving Lord.

You are a God of love and tenderness;

I place my trust in you.

And I ask that you grant me acceptance of your will, Loving Lord.

Take from my heart all painful anxiety.

Let nothing sadden me but sin.

And then let my delight be hoping to see your face, God my all.

My God, I am yours for time and eternity;

Lord, I am yours forever.

It is you who must teach me to trust in your providence, Loving Lord.

Recessional: How Great Thou Art

Oh Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds thy hands has made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee:

How great thou art, how great thou art.

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee:

How great thou art, how great thou art.

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart,

When I shall bow in humble adoration,

And there proclaim: my God how great thou art. [R]

A Special Thank You to the Musicians & Singers:

~ Catherine Dooley rsm (South Central Province, Congregation/Ireland)

~ Eithne Doyle rsm (organist) (South Central Province, Congregation/Ireland)

~ Ailish O’Brien rsm (violinist) (South Central Province, Congregation/Ireland)

Front Cover: Illumination of the Parable of the Good Samaritan

by Clare Augustine Moore. © Mercy International Association.

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http://www.mercyworld.org

COMMEMORATION OF

CATHERINE’S

LIFE & DEATH

11 NOVEMBER 2014

Welcome: Mary Reynolds rsm (Mercy International Association)

Presider: Noel Barber sj

Opening Song:

Christ Be Our Light (Bernadette Farrell ©1993, 2000)

Longing for light, we wait in darkness,

Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your holy people,

Light for the world to see.

Refrain: Christ be our light!

Shine in our hearts,

Shine through the darkness.

Christ be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today

Many the gifts, many the people,

Many the hearts that yearn to belong.

Let us be servants to one another,

Making your kingdom come [R]

Kyrie: (Seán Ó Riada) A Thiarna, déan trócaire

A Chríost, déan trócaire

A Thiarna, déan trócaire

Gloria: (spoken)

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.

First Reading: From Angela Bolster on Catherine’s Gifts to the Sisters

(Mercy prayer book, page 894)

Responsorial Psalm: My Soul is Longing for Your Peace

(Lucien Deiss ©1964)

Refrain: My soul is longing for your peace, near to you my God.

1. Lord, you know that my heart is not proud,

and my eyes are not lifted from the earth. [R]

2. In your peace I have maintained my soul

I have kept my heart in your quiet peace. [R]

3. As a child rests on its mother’s knee,

So I place my soul in your loving care. [R]

Second Reading: 1 Cor 13:1-7

Gospel Acclamation: Easter Alleluia (Marty Haugen ©1986)

Gospel: Luke 10:30-37

Breaking Open the Word:

Mary Conway rsm (Northern Province, Congregation/Ireland)

Prayers of the Faithful:

Response: “Merciful God, graciously hear us.”

Offertory: Instrumental Music

Holy, Holy, Holy: (Seoirse Bodley)

Memorial Acclamation: Save Us, Saviour of the World

(Liam Lawton ©2010)

Save us, Saviour of the world; Save us, Saviour of the world;

For by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free;

You have set us free.