St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

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1 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church The Rev d David Ousley Pastor William Gatens, D.Phil. Organist and Choirmaster Third Sunday in Lent March 24, 2019

2 March 24, 2019 Third Sunday in Lent SUNG MASS 10:00 am Voluntary in D minor for Double Organ John Lugge The Litany Introit: Oculi mei Psalm 25:14-15, 1 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net: look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate, and in misery. (Psalm) Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul: my God, in thee have I trusted, let me not be confounded. Gloria Patri. Mine eyes... Kyrie eleison ( John Merbecke) Hymnal 702 Lord, have mercy upon us. (thrice) Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Collect (congregation kneeling) First Reading (congregation sitting) Exodus 3:1-8a, In those days: Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I. Then he said, Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. And he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the LORD said, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey. Then Moses said to God, If I come to the sons of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, What is his name? what shall I say to them? God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And he said, Say this to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. God also said to Moses, Say this to the sons of Israel, The

3 LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you : this is my name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. At the end of each reading the People respond: Thanks be to God. Gradual: Exsurge, Domine Psalm 9:19, 3 Up, Lord, and let not man have the upper hand: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. V. While mine enemies are driven back: they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Second Reading I Corinthians 10:1-6, I want you to know, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same supernatural food and all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Nevertheless with most of them God was not pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things are warnings for us, not to desire evil as they did, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as a warning, but they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. Tract: Ad te levavi Psalm 123:1-3 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes: O thou that dwellest in the heavens. V. Behold, even as the eyes of servants: look unto the hand of their masters. V. And as the eyes of a maiden: unto the hand of her mistress. V. Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God: until he have mercy upon us. V. Have mercy upon us, O Lord: have mercy upon us. Before the Gospel: V. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. R. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Holy Gospel Luke 13:1-9 There were some present at that very time who told Jesus of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus? I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. And he told this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground? And he

4 answered him, Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down. After the Gospel reading: V. The Gospel of the Lord. R. Praise be to thee, O Christ. Sermon (congregation sitting) Nicene Creed (congregation standing) I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, (genuflect) and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; (stand) and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Confession, Absolution and Comfortable Words Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us, the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ s sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Offertory Antiphon: Iustitiae Domini (congregation sitting) Psalm 19:8, 10b-11 The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb; moreover, by them is thy servant taught.

5 Anthem at the Offertory: Hide not thou thy face from us, O Lord Richard Farrant Hide not thou thy face from us, O Lord, and cast not off thy servant in thy displeasure: for we confess our sins unto thee, and hide not our unrighteousness: for thy mercy s sake, deliver us from all our sins. Offertory Hymn 499: Before thy throne, O God, we kneel St. Petersburg After the altar is prepared the priest says, Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable unto God, the Father almighty. The People stand and respond: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at thy hands, for the praise and glory of his Name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. Prayer over the Offerings V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up unto the Lord. V. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. R. It is meet and right so to do. Preface of Lent Sanctus and Benedictus ( John Merbecke) Hymnal 796 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. Eucharistic Prayer The People kneel. After the Elevations: Priest: The mystery of faith. The People with the Priest: O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us: save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. Our Father (congregation standing) Hymnal 722 The Priest continues: Deliver us and safe from all distress. The People respond: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Peace and Fraction The Priest offers a prayer for the peace of Christ, and then says: V. The peace of the Lord be always with you. R. And with thy spirit. Those who wish to exchange the Peace may offer the sign of peace to those nearest and in a sober manner. The exchange is optional, and those who prefer not to exchange the Peace should kneel.

6 All kneel after the exchange of Peace. At the Fraction: V. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. R. Therefore let us keep the feast. Agnus Dei ( John Merbecke) Hymnal 706 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace. Prayer of Humble Access We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world. Blessed are those who are called to the Supper of the Lamb. The People respond thrice: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only, and my soul shall be healed. Distribution of Holy Communion Those in full communion with the Catholic Church are welcome to receive Communion. Others are welcome to come for a blessing (crossing their arms over their chest), and join us in praying for the day when our Lord s prayer that we all may be one will be fulfilled. It is not possible to receive Communion by intinction at this Mass. Communion Antiphon: Passer invenit Psalm 84:3-4 The sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young: even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God; blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they will be alway praising thee. Motet: Agnus Dei Thomas Morley Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nostri. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon ours. Ablutions Hymn 198: O God, unseen yet ever near St. Flavian

7 Prayer of Thanksgiving (said by the congregation kneeling with the celebrant) Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. Post-Communion Collect Prayer over the People V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Bow down before the Lord. Blessing and Dismissal The Priest gives the blessing. The Priest dismisses the People, and they respond: Thanks be to God. The Last Gospel (congregation standing) John 1:1-14 V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. The Beginning of the Holy Gospel according to John. R. Glory be to thee, O Lord. After the Gospel reading: Thanks be to God. Hymn 414: O for a heart to praise my God Voluntary: Fugue in B minor after Corelli (BWV 579) Kilmarnock Johannes Sebastian Bach Cover: Sebastien Bourdon ( ), Burning Bush, mid-17th cent., oil on canvas, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, using the Divine Worship Missal, authorized by the Holy See for use in the Ordinariate. Those interested in instruction about the Ordinariate, and those interested in entering the full communion of the Catholic Church are invited to speak with Fr Ousley. The Saint John s Rectory (and parish mailing address) is at 502 Ford Street, Bridgeport, PA The telephone is The web site is:

8 Monday, March 25 Tuesday, March 26 Wednesday, March 27 Thursday, March 28 Friday, March 29 Saturday, March 30 Sunday, March 31 CALENDAR THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD: Mass, 6 p.m. Lenten Feria: Mass, 6 p.m. Lenten Feria: Mass & Healing, 10 a.m. Lenten Feria: Mass, 6 p.m. Lenten Feria: Mass, noon Stations of the Cross & Benediction, 7:30 p.m. Lenten Feria: Mass, 9 a.m. Quiet Day FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Mothering Sunday) Sung Mass, 10 a.m. LESSONS FOR MORNING & EVENING PRAYER LENT III Morning Evening Sunday 3/24 Genesis 18:17-end Luke 18:1-14 Genesis 24:1-28 Mark 14:53-end Monday ANNUNCIATION Isaiah 52:7-12 Hebrews 2:5-end I Samuel 2:1-10 Matthew 1:18-23 Tuesday Exodus 13:17-14:14 John 5:1-23 Exodus 14:15-end Ephesians 4:1-16 Wednesday 15:1-26 5:24-end 15:27-16:35 4:17-30 Thursday 17 6: :31-5:21 Friday 19 6: :1-21 5:22-6:9 Saturday 22:20-23:17 6:41-end 23:20-end 6:10-end Sunday 3/31 Exodus 1:8-14, 22-2:10 Luke 18:35-19:10 Genesis 24:29-end Mark 15:1-21 Collect for Sunday and the Ferias: WE beseech thee, Almighty God: look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty, to be our defense against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Collect for the Annunciation: WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel; so by his Cross and passion we may be brought into the glory of His resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Alternative Collect for the Ferias: ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

9 INTERCESSIONS Sick: Delbert, Vanessa, Patricia, Samuel, Hyacinth, Delores, Terraine, Martha, Charmaine, Angela, Joanna, Philomena, Charles, Kevin, Jimmy, Joy; Marion, Timothy, Murray, Jacob, Hannah, Martha, Bob, Marlon, Kathy, Lisa, Tony, Louise, Richard, William, Oliver, Lisa, Steven, Patrick, Elisabeth, Charles, Leon, Vanessa, Kent, Jack Clergy: Francis, Benedict, Steven, Charles, David, Thomas In Formation for Priesthood: Matthew, Nathan, Nicholas; & for Diaconate: Roger Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter; the unity of the Church; Sacred Heart (Swedesburg) Persecuted Christians Pursuing higher education: Janice, Elizabeth, Cheryl, Eliza, Bruno, Michael, Lisa, Alexis, Aloysisus Those with child: Victoria, Elizabeth, Heather Seeking employment: Joanna, Philomena, Steven, Joann, Sophia Birthdays: Trevor Livezey, Mark Shiffman Catechumens (to be baptized at the Easter Vigil): Michelle Kerns, Philip & Kelly Herot R.I.P.: Irene Rebholtz, William Bovino, Lawrence Auster NOTICES All are invited to a stay for coffee hour/breakfast next door in the parish hall after Mass. For the benefit of families with small children, a family ( cry ) room is open at the front of the lower church during Mass. Sunday School meets during coffee hour. Today, there is adult forum during coffee hour: the second installment on the concrete details of how to say the Daily Office (Ordinariate form). The Solemnity of the Annunciation is tomorrow, Monday, March 25 th : Mass at 6 p.m. Lenten Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: 7:30 p.m. each Friday in Lent until Good Friday. No Lenten supper this week. Fr Warren Tanghe will be with us for the Lenten Quiet Day this Saturday, March 30 th, 9-2. In addition to Mass, addresses, quiet time and Adoration, there will be opportunity for confession. All are welcome spread the word. Breakfast and lunch provided. The Wednesday Bible study meets at 11:05 in the parish hall. The lesson this week is Psalm 85. New folk welcome, in person or on the conference call details from Fr Ousley. The Youth Group meets this Thursday, March 28 th, 7-8:45. The sign-up for the Watch before the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday night (April 18) is now available. To help keep the Watch unbroken (commemorating our Lord s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane) please commit to an hour for prayer and adoration. Could ye not watch we me one hour? The Thrift Shop is open Tuesday and Saturday, Fr Ousley hears confessions in the confessional at the back of the nave on Sunday 9-9:45, Thursday 5:30-5:45 p.m., and at other times by appointment.