St. Thomas More A Roman Parish of the Personal of the Chair of Peter Holy Sacrifice of the Mass SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI June 13 & 14, 2020  5 p.m. | 10 a.m. | 7 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic , Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Organ Prelude

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

The People stand Organ Processional

Introit , chanted by the Cantor as the Priest censes the Cibaviteos plainsong He fed them with the finest wheat flour, alleluia, and with honey from the rock hath he satisfied them, alleluia, alleluia. Sing we merrily unto God our helper: Make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. He fed them…

Sign of the Cross & Priest In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. People Amen. Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy , that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen .

The Summary of the Law , proclaimed by the Priest Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Kyrie , sung by the Cantor Missa ‘de Angelis’ plainsong Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy upon us. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Gloria in excelsis Missa ‘de Angelis’ plainsong Priest Glory be to God on high, Cantor and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,  art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day Priest The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Priest Let us pray.

The People kneel. The Priest says O God, who in a wonderful hast left unto us a memorial of thy Passion: grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood; that we may ever know within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption; who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen .

THE OF THE WORD

The People sit The First Lesson Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a Moses spoke to the people, saying, “You shall re- who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the member all the way which the LORD your God has led house of bondage, who led you through the great and you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scor- humble you, testing you to know what was in your pions and thirsty ground where there was no water, heart, whether you would keep his commandments, who brought you water out of the flinty rock, who fed or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did did not know.” your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but that man lives Lector The Word of the Lord. by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the People Thanks be to God. LORD . And you shall remember the LORD your God,

Gradual , sung by the Cantor Oculi omnium plainsong The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord: and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thy hand: and fillest all things living with plenteousness.

2 The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Brethren: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The People stand Gospel Procession, Alleluia, & Verse , sung by the Cantor Caro mea vera plainsong Alleluia. Alleluia. My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

The Gospel John 6:51-58 Priest The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Priest A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John . People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Jesus said to the crowds of the Jews, “I am the living drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The eats me will live because of me. This is the bread Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How which came down from heaven, not such as the fa- can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to thers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, un-less you eat the ever.” flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my Priest of the Lord. blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last People Praise be to thee, O Christ . day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is

The People sit The Homily Fr. Bergman

The People stand The Nicene Priest I believe in one God, People 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,

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genuflect and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; arise 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, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead,  and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People full text of the Intercessions: Pew booklet p. 29 The People kneel after the Priest’s invitation to prayer. The people respond after each intercession: Lord, have mercy. The final intercession is followed by the response: To thee, O Lord our God. After a concluding Collect or Doxology, the People acclaim: Amen.

The Rite The Priest says Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbors, and intend to lead a new life following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways: Draw near with faith, and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.

Priest Almighty God, People 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 honor and glory of thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest says May Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy on us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Comfortable Words Hear what comfortable words our Savior Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him: (here the Priest proclaims one or more of the prescribed sentences from Scripture)

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The People sit Offertory Sentence The Priest may pronounce a Sentence inviting the collection of tithes & offerings

Offertory Antiphon , sung by the Cantor Portas cæli plainsong The Lord opened the doors of Heaven: and rained down manna also upon them for to eat: He gave them bread from heaven: So men did eat Angels’ food. Alleluia.

Organ Voluntary

During the Offertory , the Priest and Servers prepare the Altar. The People stand when invited by the Thurifer.

Orate Fratres Priest Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the Father almighty. People 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.

The Prayer over the Offerings Priest We beseech thee, O Lord: that like as we in these our oblations do show forth in a mystery the unity and concord of thy Church; so thou wouldest ever mercifully bestow upon her these thy blessings; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen .

The Eucharistic Prayer Priest The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Priest Lift up your hearts. People We lift them up unto the Lord. Priest Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. People It is meet and right so to do.

The Priest proceeds It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God;

Here a Proper Preface is sung as appointed for the day. Then the Priest continues Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying,

Sanctus , sung by the Cantor Missa ‘de Angelis’ plainsong 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.

5 The People kneel. Then the Priest says Therefore, most merciful Father, we humbly pray thee, through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, and we ask, that thou accept and bless  these gifts, these offerings, these holy and unblemished sacrifices. We offer them unto thee, first, for thy holy : that thou vouchsafe to keep her in peace, to guard, unite, and govern her throughout the whole world: together with thy servant Francis our , Steven our , and all the faithful guardians of the catholic and apostolic faith.

Commemoration of the Living Remember, O Lord, thy servants and handmaids and all who here around us stand, whose faith is known unto thee and their steadfastness manifest, on whose behalf we offer unto thee or who themselves offer unto thee this sacrifice of praise: for themselves, and for all who are theirs: for the redemption of their souls, for the hope of their health and well-being: and who offer their prayers unto thee, the eternal God, the living and the true.

United in one communion, we venerate the memory, first of the glorious ever-virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ; of blessed Joseph her spouse; as also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Thaddaeus; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all thy ; grant that by their merits and prayers we may in all things be defended with the help of thy protection.

We beseech thee then, O Lord, graciously to accept this oblation from us thy servants, and from thy whole family: order thou our days in thy peace, and bid us to be delivered from eternal damnation and to be numbered in the fold of thine elect.

Vouchsafe, O God, we beseech thee, in all things to make this oblation blessed, approved, and accepted, a perfect and worthy offering: that it may become for us the Body and Blood of thy dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes lifted up to heaven unto thee, God, his Almighty Father, giving thanks to thee, he blessed, broke, 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 .

Likewise, after supper, taking also this goodly into his holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to thee, he blessed, and 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 MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS . DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME .

Priest The mystery of faith: People When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim thy death, O Lord, until thou come again.

The Priest continues Wherefore, O Lord, we thy servants, and thy holy people also, remembering the blessed passion of the same Christ thy Son our Lord, as also his resurrection from the dead, and his glorious ascension into heaven; do offer unto thine excellent majesty of thine own gifts and bounty, the pure victim, the holy victim, the immaculate victim, the holy Bread of eternal life, and the Chalice of everlasting salvation.

Vouchsafe to look upon them with a merciful and pleasant countenance: and to accept them even as thou didst vouchsafe to accept the gifts of thy servant Abel the Righteous, and the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham: and the holy sacrifice, the immaculate victim, which thy high priest Melchisedech offered unto thee.

We humbly beseech thee, Almighty God, command these offerings to be brought by the hands of thy holy Angel to thine altar on high, in sight of thy divine majesty: that all we who at this partaking of the altar shall receive the most sacred Body and Blood of thy Son, may be fulfilled with all heavenly  benediction and grace. 6 Commemoration of the Dead Remember also, O Lord, thy servants and handmaids who have gone before us sealed with the seal of faith, and who sleep the sleep of peace. To them, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, we beseech thee to grant the abode of refreshing, of light, and of peace.

To us sinners also, thy servants, who hope in the multitude of thy mercies, vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with thy holy Apostles and Martyrs: with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and with all thy saints: within whose fellowship, we beseech thee, admit us, not weighing our merit, but granting us forgiveness.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; through whom, O Lord, thou dost ever create all these good things: dost sanctify, quicken, bless, and bestow them upon us.

By whom and with whom and in whom, to thee, O Father Almighty, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

The Communion Rite The People stand The Lord’s Prayer The Priest says As our Savior Christ hath commanded and taught us, we are bold to say, Priest Our Father, People who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. The Priest continues Deliver us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all evils, past, present, and to come; and at the intercession of the blessed and glorious ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and with Andrew, and all the Saints, favorably grant peace in our days, that by the help of thine availing mercy we may ever both be free from sin and safe from all distress.

People For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Peace The Priest says O Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst to thine Apostles, Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: Regard not our sins, but the faith of thy Church; and grant to her peace and unity according to thy will; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen .

Priest The Peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit.

The People kneel The Fraction of the Host The Priest breaks the consecrated Host. Then is said Priest Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

7 Agnus Dei , sung by the Cantor Missa ‘de Angelis’ plainsong 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 The Priest and People say 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.

Facing the People, and showing the Chalice and Host, the Priest says 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 three times Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.

The Holy Communion

Communion Antiphon Qui mandúcat plainsong He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood: dwelleth in me, and I in him.

Organ Voluntary

Please note the following special Communion instructions, as necessitated by the Pandemic: • As always, no worshiper is obliged to receive Communion; you may remain in your pew, or you may come to the rail and indicate your desire for a blessing from the Priest instead, by bowing your head and crossing your arms across your chest.

• Please wait until the prior household has departed the Communion rail before proceeding forward as a complete household. • • • Kneeling cushions have been spaced apart at the Communion rail; please kneel only at each cushion as a house- hold (using two cushions if necessary); do not kneel in the gaps between them. • • Communion will be received on the tongue as always. The Priest will cleanse his fingers in a manner reverent to the Blessed Sacrament after each pass along the Communion rail, which will be wiped down one or more times during the distribution of Communion.

For those receiving the Sacrament, the Host, after intinction, is given on the tongue with these words: The Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.  Amen .

Silent Prayer upon the Reception of Communion Pew booklet p. 35

8 After Communion is said by All, still kneeling: Prayer of Thanksgiving Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us in these holy mys- teries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor 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 honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Postcommunion Prayer Priest Let us pray: Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord: that we who in these outward pledges have been made partakers of thy most precious Body and Blood, may after this life be replenished with the fruition of thy glorious Godhead; who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.

At the 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday Masses, Mass concludes with the Concluding Rites (below) and Organ Processional, followed by the Novena Prayers to St. Thomas More (p. 12).

At the 10 a.m. Sunday Mass, the Concluding Rites are omitted and the liturgy continues on the next page.

THE CONCLUDING RITES

The People kneel Blessing & Dismissal Priest The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Priest The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing  of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you, and remain with you always. People Amen. Priest Go forth in peace. People Thanks be to God.

The People stand Organ Processional

Please continue to the Novena Prayers to St. Thomas More on p. 12.

9 EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT The People kneel in silent adoration as the Sacrament is exposed and the thurible is charged. Then the Cantor sings as the Blessed Sacrament is incensed: O Salutaris Hostia T. Aquinas, tr. E. Caswall / plainsong O saving Victim, opening wide All praise and thanks to Thee ascend The gate of heaven to man below, For evermore, blest One in Three; Our foes press on from every side, O grant us life that shall not end, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. In our true native land with Thee. Amen.

AT THE PROCESSION Priest Let us proceed in peace. People In the Name of Christ. Amen.

The People stand Organ Processional

The Priest, Servers, and Canopy Bearers form for the procession. The People follow as the procession with the Blessed Sacrament proceeds out of the church and about the neighborhood.

Once all participating in the Procession are outdoors, the Cantor will begin leading the singing of the hymns below, which is safer outdoors than inside. Distancing of at least 6 feet between household groups is strongly recommended. Singing will cease at whatever point the Procession re-enters the church.

Hymn in Procession Now, My Tongue, the Mystery Telling T. Aquinas / J. Wade, St. Thomas

10 Hymn in Procession Come, Risen Lord G. Briggs / A. Smith, Sursum Corda

Hymn in Procession Father, We Thank Thee , ca.110 / L. Bourgeois, Rendez a Dieu

Hymn in Procession O Food of Men Wayfaring Latin 1661 / H. Isaac, O Welt, ich muss dich lasse

11 Hymn in Procession Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness J. Franck / J. Crüger, Schmücke dich

BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

The procession concludes by returning to the church. The People return to their seats and kneel as the Priest and Servers return to the chancel and charge the thurible. Then the Cantor sings as the Priest censes the Sacrament:

Ave Verum Corpus plainsong Ave, verum corpus Hail, true body natum de Maria Virgine, born of the Virgin Mary, Vere passum immolatum Who truly suffered, sacrificed in Cruce pro homine, on the Cross for man, Cujus latus perforatum Whose pierced side fluxit aqua et sanguine, overflowed with water and blood, Esto nobis praegustatum Be for us a foretaste (of heaven) in mortis examine. In the test of death.

As the Parish on this day commences its annual Novena, now are offered before the Blessed Sacrament

Novena Prayers to St. Thomas More (Day 1) Priest Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of prudence. You never thrust yourself rashly into any serious undertaking; instead, you tested the strength of your powers and waited on God’s will in prayer and , then boldly carried it out without hesitation. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the virtues of patience, prudence, wisdom and courage.

All Our Father... | Hail Mary... | Glory Be...

Priest Glorious St. Thomas More, I beg you to take up my cause, confident that you will advocate for me before God’s Throne with the same zeal and diligence that marked your career on earth. If it be in accord with God’s will, obtain for me the favor I seek, namely ______.

12 Pray for us, O Blessed St. Thomas More. That we may faithfully follow you on the hard road that leads to the narrow gate of eternal life.

Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians, and Lawyers, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Patron of Justices, Judges, and Magistrates, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Model of Integrity and Virtue in Public and Private Life, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Servant of the Word of God and the Body and Blood of Christ, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Model of Holiness in the Sacrament of Marriage, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Teacher of his Children in the Catholic Faith, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Defender of the Weak and the Poor, Pray for us. St. Thomas More, Promoter of Human Life and Dignity, Pray for us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; Spare us O Lord. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; Graciously hear us O Lord. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; Have mercy on us.

Let us pray: O Glorious St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, your life of prayer and penance and your zeal for justice, integrity and firm principle in public and family life led you to the path of martyrdom and sainthood. Intercede for our Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, that they may be courageous and effective in their defense and promotion of the sanctity of human life – the foundation of all other human rights. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

At the 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday Masses, Mass concludes here with the Sign of the Cross and Postlude. Please see departure instructions at the bottom of p. 14.

At 10 a.m. Sunday Mass, Benediction continues as follows:

The People remain kneeling while the Officiant stands and says the following Versicle and Collect Officiant Thou didst give them bread from heaven. Alleluia. People Containing within itself all sweetness. Alleluia. Officiant Let us pray. O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us a memorial of thy Passion: grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood; that we may ever know within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption; who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Officiant then puts on the humeral veil, genuflects and takes the monstrance. He makes the sign of the cross over the people  with the monstrance in silence. Then, having reposed the Sacrament in the Tabernacle, he leads the People in the following Divine Praises.

Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood.

13 Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. May the heart of Jesus, in the most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored and loved, with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even until the end of time. Amen.

Then is said, responsively Psalm 117 Priest Let us adore for ever the most Holy Sacrament. People Let us adore for ever the most Holy Sacrament. Priest O praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise him all ye nations. People For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us, and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. All Let us adore for ever the most Holy Sacrament. Priest Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. People As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. All Let us adore for ever the most Holy Sacrament.

The People stand Organ Processional Meditation on Holy God, We Praise Thy Name T. Hazelton

Silent Devotion Upon the Conclusion of Mass Pew booklet p. 35

Departing after Mass: At the conclusion of Mass, households should wait their turn and depart for the exits only after the household behind them (or in front of them, depending upon the desired exit) has left the building. Doors will be propped open to facilitate entry and exit without touching door handles. Please entirely avoid any indoor post-worship socializing. There will be no Parish Hall coffee hour.

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Mass Intentions This Week Sat 5 p.m: Gloria Conover | Sun 10 a.m.: Marc Cavalli, Jr. 7 p.m: For the Parish (SI) | Mon 7 a.m.: Albert Kurtinitis 5:30 p.m.: Athena Perfilio (SI) | Tues 7 a.m.: Peter Judge (SI) 5:30 p.m.: Brogan Perfilio (SI) | Wed 5:30: Marie Sowden (SI) | Thrs 7 a.m..: Albert Kurtinitis 5:30 p.m..: Lauren Santoella (SI) | Fri 7 a.m.: Daniel Dumbrawski 5:30 p.m.: Victor Arrington | Sat 10 a.m.: Adrienne Bidlack (SI) 5:00 p.m.: For the Parish (SI) Sun 10 a.m.: Gabriel Narvaez 7 p.m: William Harris Please contact the Parish Office to schedule Mass intentions (customary , $10) or Memorials (Sanctuary Lamps - $10 / Flowers – $20+)

Novena to St. Thomas More Begins 2020 Bishop’s Appeal This weekend’s Masses mark the first day of our annual Your participation is essential to the success of the Bishop’s Novena to St. Thomas More from June 14-22, imploring the Appeal. While regular gifts to your Parish are important, your prayers of our Patron and culminating on our Parish’s annual gift to the Ordinariate is equally important. Please join Solemnity of Title, the Feast of Ss. Thomas More & John other Catholics from throughout the Ordinariate in supporting Fisher on June 22. In order to maximize opportunities to this campaign, which will help the Ordinariate grow and thrive! participate, our usual schedule of weekday Masses will be Pick up a pledge card today – gifts should be made payable to complemented by Masses at 5:30 p.m. each weekday, and at the Ordinariate – or visit www.ordinariate.net/bishops-appeal\ 10:00 a.m. on Saturday the 20 th . The Novena prayers can also to give. be accessed online at our website: www.stmscranton.org > Worship > Worship Times & Services. Why No Congregational Singing? St. Thomas More Parish normally features a of Seminary Formation Fund Collection robust congregational singing, which those returning to public Today as we return to public worship, we launch the Special worship this weekend will doubtless notice has been kept to a Collection for the Ordinariate’s Seminary Formation Fund. bare minimum (excepting the outdoor procession). Some Materials were mailed to some households last week, and are science – and tragic anecdotal evidence – strongly suggest that available in the pews this weekend. A bulletin insert is also group singing lends itself especially well to the spread of available. This collection is the primary means by which the COVID-19, necessitating a period of refraining from singing Ordinariate faithful support the candidates nurtured in our until such time as a greater consensus evolves regarding its own who have answered the call to priestly forma- safety. The parish is nevertheless fully committed to retaining tion. Thank you for your contribution, which can be mailed its tradition of fine sacred music, which we hope will be directly to our Chancery in by means of the envelope evident in this liturgy. provided.

Outdoor Corpus Christi Procession after Sunday 10 a.m. Mass The parish’s annual outdoor Corpus Christi procession will take place at the conclusion of this weekend’s 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Please note, because the sudden announcement of a return to public worship did not afford the usual oppor- tunity to coordinate with the local – nor to arrange for police escort in the street – this year’s procession must remain on the sidewalks and within the confines of the church campus.

15 St. Thomas More Catholic Parish A friendly congregation of Catholic in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a mission to rrreconcilereconcile people of all walks of life to the Catholic Church throughthrough Beautiful Worship, Authentic Fellowship, Robust Teaching, ComCompassionatepassionate Outreach, and Joy in Sharing the Good News

Welcome! About Us Celebrate! Welcome to Mass at St. Thomas More! St. Thomas More Parish is a friendly, We are glad you are here. Newcomers growing, and thriving Catholic congre- Worship at SSt.t. Thomas More are invited to fill out a Visitor Card and gation in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a • Masses: Sundays at 10 a.m. & 7 p.m., drop it in the offering basket, or hand it mission to welcome people of all walks M-T-Th-F at 7:00 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. to Fr. Bergman at the conclusion of of life to the Catholic Church through Confession 15 minutes prior to all Mass. On Sunday mornings, please join beautiful worship, authentic fellowship, Masses. us for coffee and fellowship afterward. robust teaching, compassionate out- • & 24 Hour Adoration: First reach, and joy in sharing the Good Fridays & Saturdays; 4:30 Evensong News. We are a community that strives Fridays, Adoration until 4:30 Saturdays. • each day to live out the Catholic faith in Choir Rehearsals: Adults & Teens: the modern world with integrity and joy. Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Grades 2-7: Choir Contact Us School, Wednesdays at 3:45 p.m. Our founding members and our priest Worship & Ministries St. Joseph Church were members of a local Episcopal 1625 North Main Avenue parish who all came into the Catholic Grow! Church as an intact congregation in Offices, Mailing, & Email Address 2005, but our membership has expand- Education & Discipleship 116 Theodore St. | Scranton, PA 18508 ed in both its numbers and its diversity Children & Youth 570-343-0634 | [email protected] ever since, as we have welcomed people • of many other backgrounds into our Preschool-K: Sunday School, 9 a.m. Website: www.stmscranton.org • fellowship: Lifelong Catholics, lapsed Ages 6 & 7: First Holy Communion Office Hours: Catholics rediscovering the Church, Sunday School Class, 9 a.m. • Generally, M-F, normal daytime hours. Protestants exploring the Catholic faith, Ages 8-11: Sunday School, 9 a.m. It is always best to call before dropping in. and pre-Christian seekers wanting to • Ages 11-12: Class, 8:30 a.m. learn more about Jesus. • Ages 13+: Teen Sunday School, 8:30 a.m. • Ages 12 & up: Youth Group, 3 rd & 4 th Because so many of us are converts, our Sundays of the month embrace of the Catholic faith is not an Leadership unreflective adoption of our parents’ Adults Pastor: The Rev. Eric Bergman religion, but a joyful homecoming after • Seasonal Adult Education: Sundays in Deacon: The Rev. Mr. Joshua Davis long and thoughtful discernment. So Advent & Lent after 10 a.m. Mass & whatever your background – whether light potluck lunch Administrator & Music Director: • Paul Campbell Catholic, Protestant, or Seeker – your Inquirers Class for non-Catholics with questions or seeking Confirmation, Pastoral Council: questions will be welcomed and hon- Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Corey Comstock, Devin Day, ored in our community. Yet we believe

Annie Lefler, the great questions of life do indeed have Mary Elizabeth Williams satisfying answers, available to all in the Finance Council: Catholic faith. We hope you will join us Connect! Phil Huffman, Katy Kadonoff, in this journey of seeking after Truth - David Kern, John Robertson and finding it! Fellowship & Parish Life • Coffee Hour after Sunday a.m. Masses • Frequent potluck meals before & after worship & ministries, as announced • Serve! Reach! Neighbor Nights (games & movies in the Parish Hall): 3 rd Saturdays, 6 p.m. Outreach at St. Thomas More Evangelization at STM • Companions of St. Eustace (outdoor St. Thomas More is a church that “talks Given our unique history (see “About recreation group) 4 th Saturdays of the the talk and walks the walk,” commit- Us,” above), our congregation is deeply month. ting thousands of dollars and hundreds involved in efforts to share the Good • Ladies’ Lunch & Study Group, 3 rd of hours every year to ministries that News of the fullness of the Catholic Faith Mondays of the month, 12 noon reach out to the least, the last, and the with our separated Christian brothers, • Parish Picnic, Epiphany Dinner, lost, including Pennsylvanians for Hu- especially those of the Anglican tradition Anniversary Celebration, All Saints man Life, the St. Francis Soup Kitchen, from which we ourselves have come. We Costume Party, Shrove Tuesday , Catholic Social offer our form of the Mass not simply to Pancake Supper, St. Thomas More Services, Peter’s Pence, Catholic Home grasp what is familiar, but to welcome Feast, & many other annual fellowship others to the Catholic faith with a Missions, and many others. celebrations. tradition they know16 and love.