Gathering How Good Lord to Be Here

Kyrie

First Reading Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 God put Abraham to the test. He called to withhold from me your own beloved son.” him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” he replied. As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram Then God said: “Take your son Isaac, your caught by its horns in the thicket. So he only one, whom you love, and go to the went and took the ram and offered it up as land of Moriah. There you shall offer him a holocaust in place of his son. up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” Again the LORD’s messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said: “I swear When they came to the place of which God by myself, declares the LORD, that because had told him, Abraham built an there you acted as you did in not withholding and arranged the wood on it. Then he from me your beloved son, I will bless you reached out and took the knife to slaughter abundantly and make your descendants as his son. countless as the stars of the sky and the But the LORD’s messenger called to him sands of the seashore; your descendants from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here shall take possession of the gates of their I am!” he answered. “Do not lay your hand enemies, and in your descendants all the on the boy,” said the messenger. “Do not nations of the earth shall find blessing— do the least thing to him. I know now how all this because you obeyed my command.” devoted you are to God, since you did not

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 116 I will walk in the presence of God.

Second Reading Rom 8:31b-34 Brothers and sisters: If God is for us, who Who will bring a charge against God’s can be against us? He who did not spare his chosen ones? It is God who acquits us, who own Son but handed him over for us all, will condemn? Christ Jesus it is who died— how will he not also give us everything else or, rather, was raised—who also is at the along with him? right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.

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Gospel Acclamation

Gospel Mk 9:2-10 Jesus took Peter, James, and John Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over and led them up a high mountain apart by them; themselves. from the cloud came a voice, And he was transfigured before them, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” and his clothes became dazzling white, Suddenly, looking around, they no longer such as no fuller on earth could bleach saw anyone them. but Jesus alone with them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, As they were coming down from the and they were conversing with Jesus. mountain, Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, he charged them not to relate what they “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! had seen to anyone, Let us make three tents: except when the Son of Man had risen from one for you, one for Moses, and one for the dead. Elijah.” So they kept the matter to themselves, He hardly knew what to say, they were so questioning what rising from the dead terrified. meant.

Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven maker of heaven and earth, of all things and is seated at the right hand of the visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Father. He will come again in glory to judge Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, the living and the dead and his kingdom will born of the Father before all ages. God have no end. from God, Light from Light, true God from I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the true God, begotten, not made, giver of life, who proceeds from the Father consubstantial with the Father; through him and the Son, who with the Father and the all things were made. For us men and for Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken our salvation he came down from heaven, through the prophets. At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Church. I confess one Baptism for the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he resurrection of the dead and the life of the suffered death and was buried, and rose world to come. Amen. again on the third day in accordance with

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Preparation of Gifts

Holy, Holy, Holy Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Memorial Acclamation * We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. * When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again. * Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

Amen

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.

Communion Now in This Banquet Jesus, the Lord

Recessional The Cross of Jesus

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