16 May 2020

WELCOME VISITORS TO SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH!

NEW BRIGHTON, MINNESOTA ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS

EASTER VI

4:30 AM LIVE STREAMING

“A modern church from the heart of tradition.”

To our parish and school community

and to all our friends who are praying with us online, we welcome you to join us in this celebration of the Mass.

We are grateful for your prayerful participation with us and we invite you to be in spiritual communion with the Risen Lord

who is present in Word and Sacrament.

The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day, or better, as one "Great Sunday." The Paschal Candle, a symbol of the presence of the Risen Christ among the people of God, remains in the sanctuary through Pentecost Sunday.

Prelude: Alleluia, Alleluia, Let The Holy Anthem Rise

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Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise, And the choirs of heaven chant it In the temple of the skies; Let the mountains skip with glad-ness, And the joyful valleys ring With hosannas in the highest To our Savior and our King! With hosannas in the highest

Alleluia! Alleluia! Like the sun from out the wave, He has risen up in triumph From the darkness of the grave. He, the splendor of the nations, He the lamp of endless day; It is he, the Lord of glory Who is risen up today! It is he, the Lord of glory Who is risen up today!

Alleluia! alleluia! He has burst our prison bars, He has lifted up the portals Of our home beyond the stars; He has won for us our freedom 'Neath his feet our foes are trod; He has purchased back our birthright To the kingdom of our God, He has purchased back our birthright To the kingdom of our God.

Alleluia! alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise From the life of this corruption To the life that never dies. May we share with thee thy glory, When the days of time are past, And the dead shall be awakened By the trumpet’s mighty blast! And the dead shall be awakened By the trumpet’s mighty blast!

INTROIT— The People standing

HYMN: Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

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SPRINKLING OF EASTER WATER As the ministers approach, open yourselves to the Easter Water as it falls upon

you. It is customary to make the Sign of the Cross as one is reminded of the waters of Baptism.

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Rescued from the pow’r of darkness, brought into resplendent light, offer thanks for loving mercy, praise for gentleness and might!

Music: See What Goodness, by Jay Hunstiger. Copyright © 1990. Admin. by Liturgical Press, St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN. Text: See What Goodness, by S. Delores Dufner, O.S.B. 1988 by The Sisters of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, MN 56374

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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST LESSON: Acts 8: 5-8. 14-17

Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed or crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

A period of silence follows the reading.

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PSALM 66

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, Sing praise to the glory of his name; Proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!” “Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you, Sing praise to your name!” Come and see the works of God, His tremendous deeds among the children of Adam. He has changed the sea into dry land; Through the river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him. He rules by his might forever. Hear now, all you who fear God, While I declare what he has done for me. Blessed be God who refused me not My prayer or his kindness!

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EPISTLE: 1 PETER 3: 15-18

Beloved: Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil.

For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the Spirit.

Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION —— Stand.

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GOSPEL LESSON: John 14: 15-21

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

Gospeler: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

GOSPEL RESPONSE Jesus, make your gift complete; Alleluia!

Send the Holy Paraclete. Alleluia! May your Spirit’s presence be Alleluia! Pledge of life eternally, Alleluia!

HOMILY

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Text for “Let Your Spirit Guide Our Ways” by S. Delores Dufner, O.S.B. 1988 by The Sisters of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, MN 56374

PROFESSION OF FAITH

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

At the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary, all bow. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified,

died and was buried;

he descended into hell;

on the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and life everlasting.

Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

Cantor: Christ the Lord,

All:

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THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

THE PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Please be seated -

PRESENTATION OF THE BREAD, WINE AND MONETARY OFFERINGS.

"THE GIFTS OF GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD."

ANTHEM: This Is The Feast Of Victory

Pray, brothers and sisters,...

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.

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On this Sunday, we invite our parishioners and visitor’s

during this time of crisis, to help us continue to keep the lights on and the bills paid.

Please donate online or in the mail as you are able and as God has blest you.

“How shall I make a return to the Lord, for all he has given me?”

Psalm 116

1. Worthy is Christ the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God. Power, riches, wisdom, and strength, and honor, blessing, and glory are his. (R)

2. Sing with all the people of God,

and join in the hymn of all creation: Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen. (R) 3. For the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia. ®

Ensemble Setting of Holy Communion. James Capers. Copyright 2015. Augsburg Press.

PREFACE ACCLAMATION

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

GREAT AMEN

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AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus,

I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament.

I love you above all things and I desire you in my soul.

Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

As though you were already there,

I embrace you and unite myself wholly to you;

permit not that I should ever be separated from you.

Amen

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COMMUNION ANTIPHON

COMMUNION ANTHEM HYMN: Holy Spirit Come To Us

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Holy Spirit, Come To Us, by Jacques Berthier. Copyright Ó 1998. Les Presses de Taize. GIA Publications, Inc. Agent. All Rights Reserved. License number A-703934.

HYMN OF PRAISE: Good Christians, All PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS BLESSING DISMISSAL RECESSIONAL