St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock

Jubilee Mass7th June 2014

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts

of your faithful.

Enkindle in them the fire of your

love.

V. Send forth your Spirit, and

they shall be created,

R. And you shall renew the face

of the earth.

Let us pray. O God, by the light

of the Holy Spirit,

you instructed the hearts of the

faithful, grant us in the same

Spirit to be truly wise and ever to

rejoice in His consolation.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tar chugainn, a Spioraid

Naoimh, lion croíthe na

gcreidmheach agus adhain iontu

tine do ghrá.

V. Cuir amach do Spiorad agus

cruthófar iad,

R. Agus deanfaidh tú aghaidh na

talún d’athnuachaint.

GuimísA Dhia, theagasc tú croíthe na

creidmheach le lonradh an

Spioraid Naoimh.

Tabhair dúinn bua na

fíorthuisceana tríd an Spiorad

céanna, agus lúcháir bhuan de

bharr a shóláis.

Sin é ár nguí chugat trí Críost ár

dThiarna. Amen

The Feast of PentecostCome, Holy Spirit

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Jubilee Mass 7th June 2014

Introduction: Eoin Gunn, Chairman Jubilee Committee

Entrance Hymn: Veni Creator.

VENI, Creator Spiritus,mentes tuorum visita,imple superna gratia

quae tu creasti pectora.

Qui diceris Paraclitus,altissimi donum Dei,

fons vivus, ignis, caritas,et spiritalis unctio.

Deo Patri sit gloria,et Filio, qui a mortuissurrexit, ac Paraclito,

in saeculorum saecula.Amen

Celebrants process from Church entrance to Sanctuary area. Chief celebrant, Bishop John Buckley, Rev. Fr. Kieran Twomey PP,

Canon Tadhg Ó Mathúna AP, Canon Jim O’Donovan, Rev. Fr. John O’Donovan and concelebrants, with altar server, Sarah Ryan Purcell.

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The Feast of PentecostBishop Buckley; In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

P. Amen. Peace be with youP. And with your spirit.

Penitential Rite

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy

You came to call sinners:Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.

You are seated at the right hand of the Fatherto intercede for us:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

May almighty God have mercy on us,forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.Amen.

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Gloria: (Sung) (Liam Lawton)

Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest

Glory to God, Glory to God, Peace to God’s people, God’s people on earth.

Lord God heavenly King Almighty God and Father

We worship you we give you thanks We praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father Lord God lamb of God

You take away the sin of the world Have mercy on us

You are seated at the right hand of the Father Receive our prayer.

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, the glory of God the Father.

Opening Prayer:Almighty ever-living God,who willed the Paschal Mysteryto be encompassed as a sign in fifty days;grant that from out of the scattered nations,the confusion of many tongues

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may be gathered by heavenly graceinto one great confession of your name.Through our Lord Jesus Christ.

First Reading: Acts 2:1-11A reading from the Acts of the ApostlesWhen Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every nation under heaven, and at this sound they all assembled, each one bewildered to hear these men speaking his own language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely’ they said ‘all these men speaking are Galileans? How does it happen that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well as visitors from Rome – Jews and proselytes alike – Cretans and Arabs; we hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God.’

The Word of the LordP: Thanks be to God

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Responsorial Psalm Send forth your Spirit. (Sung)

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the influence of the Holy Spirit.There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose. Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptised, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given to us all to drink.

The Word of the LordP: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation: Seinn Alleluia (Sung)

Gospel

Gospel: John 20:19-23In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.

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‘As the Father sent me,so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said:

‘Receive the Holy Spirit.For those whose sins you forgive,they are forgiven;for those whose sins you retain,they are retained.’

The Gospel of the Lord

P: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily: Canon Jim O’Donovan.

Nicene Creed:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made,

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consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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Reflection: Eileen FitzgeraldPrayer of the Faithful

Introduced by Aidan O’Mahony, Parish AssemblyOpening Prayer; Bishop Buckley

God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit to be our guide and consoler. With confidence in God’s love and care let us present our needs and prayers.

1) We pray for the Church, for Pope Francis and Bishop John and for us its members - may we profess our faith in Christ with love and courage.Lord, hear us.

2) We pray for vocations, that these whom God calls may give their lives in the service of the Gospel.

3) We pray for the sick and those who are in any worry or distress, that the Lord may bring them peace and strength and good friends to help them.

4) We pray for all who come from other lands to live in our country, that they may be welcomed.

5) We pray for all who have supported the Church of St. Michael down through the generations, that they may be rewarded for their faith and generosity.

6) We pray for all who have gone before us in faith, may they be brought to share in the fullness of life in Gods presence.

Conclusion: Loving Father, fill us with the power of your Holy Spirit. Hear our prayers and grant us what we need now and for the future.We ask this through Christ our Lord.

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Offertory:Presentation of Gifts

Introduced by Aidan O’Mahony, Parish Assembly

Offertory Hymn: ‘Golden Jubilee’ by John Gibson

Offertory Collection.

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

P. 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

Pour out upon these gifts the blessing of your Spirit,we pray, O Lord, so that through them your Church may be imbued with such love that the truth of your saving mysterymay shine forth for the whole world.Through Christ our Lord.

Preface

C: The Lord be with you. P. And with your spirit. C: Lift up your hearts. P. We lift them up to the Lord. C: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P. It is right and just.

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It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,always and everywhere to give you thanks,Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For bringing your Paschal Mystery to completion,you bestowed the Holy Spirit todayon those you made your adopted childrenby uniting them to your Only Begotten Son.This same Spirit, as the Church came to birth,opened to all peoples the knowledge of Godand brought together the many languages of the earthin profession of the one faith.

Therefore, overcome with Paschal joy,every land, every people exults in your praiseand even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,sing together the unending hymn of your glory,as they acclaim:

Holy Holy: (Sung)Holy Holy; Holy Lord God of hostsHeaven and earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highestBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highestHoly Holy; Holy Lord God of hosts

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,the fount of all holiness.Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,so that they may become for usthe Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.At the time he was betrayedand entered willingly into his Passion,he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and eat of it,for this is my body,which will be given up for you.

In a similar way, when supper was ended,he took the chaliceand, once more giving thanks,he gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and drink from it,for this is the chalice of my Blood,the Blood of the new and eternal covenant,which will be poured out for you and for manyfor the forgiveness of sins.Do this in memory of me.

The mystery of faith: ‘He is Lord’ (Sung)

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Therefore, as we celebratethe memorial of his Death and Resurrection,we offer you, Lord,the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,giving thanks that you have held us worthyto be in your presence and minister to you.Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.Remember, Lord, your Church,spread throughout the world,and bring her to the fullness of charity,together with Francis our Pope and John our Bishopand all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisterswho have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,and all who have died in your mercy:welcome them into the light of your face.Have mercy on us all, we pray,that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,with the blessed Apostles,and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,and may praise and glorify youthrough your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.

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Amen (Sung)

The Communion Rite

At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to sing:

Ár nAthair (Sung)

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

P. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you; look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.

P. Amen. C: The peace of the Lord be with you always. P. And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

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P. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

P. Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Hymns: Including Hymn to St Michael (composed by John Gibson)

Reflection after Communion: Paul Cahill, Parish Assembly.

Prayer after CommunionMay these gifts we have consumedbenefit us, O Lord,that we may always be aflame with the same Spirit,whom you wondrously poured out on your Apostles.

Through Christ our Lord.Canon Tadhg Ó Mathúna reflects.

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Final BlessingBishop Buckley: ‘The Lord be with you’P. Amen

May God, the Father of lights,who was pleased to enlighten the disciples’ mindsby the outpouring of the Spirit, the Paraclete,grant you gladness by his blessingand make you always abound with the gifts of the same Spirit.

P. Amen.

May the wondrous flame that appeared above the disciples,powerfully cleanse your hearts from every eviland pervade them with its purifying light.

P. Amen.

And may God, who has been pleased to unite many tonguesin the profession of one faith,give you perseverance in that same faithand, by believing, may you journey from hope to clear vision.

P. Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,come down on you and remain with you for ever.

P. Amen.

Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia.

P. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.

Recessional Hymn: Glory and Praise.

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Rev. J. Cummins, C.C.Rev. M. O’Brien,James Bruen,T.A. Buckley,D. Carey,Eugene Coughlan,J. D’Arcy,Dr. J.C. Delap,B. Dunne,T. L. Egan,B.C. Harty,Dr. J. Kelly,F.J. Mockler,D.C. MorroghW. McEvilly,Sean O’Sullivan,Ald. J. Reidy,Dr. M.L. Ryan,M. Sheehan

Eoin Gunn - ChairmanEileen Fitzgerald - SecretaryDon Cahalane - TreasurerLeo BrownenAnne Marie StackJane O’BrienPaul CahillAidan O’MahonyMargaret Stack Canon Tadhg Ó MathúnaFr. Kieran Twomey.

1962 Committee 2014 Committee

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The Old Church 1962

The New Church 2014

St. Michael’s ChurchBlackrock, Cork

Prayer to St. MichaelSaint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of

battle; be our safeguard against the wickedness and

snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly

pray: and do thou, prince of the heavenly host, by the

power of God thrust down to hell Satan and all wicked

spirits who wander through the world for the ruin

of souls. Amen.

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