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FORMAT
FOR A EUCHARISTIC SERVICE
that is used instead of Holy Mass when our priest is
absent from the parish.
Five parishioners needed as follows:-
BS - expose & repose the Blessed
Sacrament, L - leader, RI - reader1, R2
- reader2, EM - Eucharistic Minister.
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Expose the Blessed Sacrament.
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Start Morning prayer with "O Lord open
our lips." and lead the Invitatory Psalm,
Hymn, antiphons and Psalms (Psalter) of the
season, week and day. (Office Prayer book)
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Scripture Reading from the Mass of the day
and the Gospel Antiphon.
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Intercessions as Morning prayer.
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Repose the Blessed Sacrament while all sing
"O Sacrament Most Holy."
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EM.
All.
All.
EM.
All.
EM.
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takes the ciborium from the tabernacle and
places on the altar and leads the following
prayers:-
Our Father …………..,
Lamb of God ………..,
This is the Lamb of God……….……
Lord I am not worthy…………….
Distribution of Communion followed by a period
of silence.
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Announce and start the Benedictus antiphon
etc.
Announce and start the concluding prayer.
Announce hymn no. (optional)
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The
Rosary
The Rosary is said after the 9am. weekday Masses (not
Thurs.) in the Lady Chapel (to the left of the
Sanctuary)
Exceptions:- during May and October when
we pray the "Scripture" Rosary in church.
On Thursdays it is said in the Oratory after the 9am.
Mass at the start of the day's Eucharistic Adoration.
To learn more about the "Rosary",
Our Lady of Fatima and her promises and listen to
some imspirational music click
here
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Eucharistic
Adoration takes place in the Oratory (The
front room in the Presbytery) Wednesdays from 6pm
- 9pm and Thursdays from 9.30am - 9pm. There is a
book outside the Oratory for prayer intentions.
The Blessed Sacrament is also exposed
during the "Hour of Divine Mercy" at 3pm.-4pm.
each Friday and during the "Prayer Group"
meeting each Monday evening from 7.30pm. - 8.30pm.
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There is also Eucharistic Adoration
in church each Saturday from 9.30am - 10am (to pray
for all the intentions associated with pro-life issues and
provide some prayer support for those praying outside The
Marie Stopes abortion clinic, Leeds between 9-10am each Saturday)
And Monday-Friday from 8.30 - 9am, before the 9am. Mass.
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Divine
Mercy - Jesus I Trust in You.
An Hour of Divine Mercy takes place in the Oratory
each Friday from 3pm. - 4pm. The Divine Mercy Chaplet
is said along with other devotional prayers.
There is a large image of "The Divine
Mercy" in our church next to the "Sacred Heart"
Altar and each year on Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after
Easter Sunday) we have a special Mass with the
special devotions and chaplet of Divine Mercy.
If you have a few minutes to spare
and wish to pray the chaplet while sitting in front
of this computer
click here
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To learn more about The Divine Mercy and St.Maria
Faustina click on the image.
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Our
Prayer Group
meets on a Monday evening at 7.30pm - 8.30pm. in the
Oratory Chapel (The front room in the Presbytery)The
prayers begin with the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour(The
Patron of the Leeds Diocese) The Blessed Sacrament is
then exposed and we say the evening prayer of the church from
the office of the day.
We have a list of people who are sick and Special Intentions
that we pray for and also included are special prayers that
anyone would like us to say.
During Lent we include The Stations of the Cross.
We finish off the evening with tea and biscuits and a
friendly chat, but this of course is optional.
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