Saint Michael Catholic Church 6912 Chestnut Rd. Independence, OH 44131 Pastoral Staff Fr. John J. Mullee Pastor Fr. John Vrana Retired—in residence Sr. Betty Gulick Minister to the Sick & Homebound Mrs. Jan Wisnieski Pastoral Associate, Director of PSR Mr. Todd Dockrill Director of Music & Technology Ms. Yvonne Saunders School Principal Mr. Randy Kula Coordinator of Youth Rectory Office 216.524.1394 Mass Schedule Ministry & Faith 216.524.1395 Saturday——-4:30pm Formation Rectory Fax 216.328.8537 Sunday———8:00am 10:00am Rectory Hours (Mon.-Fri.) 12:00pm 9am—6pm Mon.-Wed. & Fri.—8:30am Support Staff Holy Days——8:30am Religious Education Office 12:05pm Christine Dockrill 216.524.4212 7:00pm Business Manager Legal Holidays 8:30am Music Ministry Office 216.524.2425 Confessions Wendy Boergert Saturday——-3:30pm Francesa Ceraldi Ministries Scheduling Coordinator and by appointment Secretaries Sue Synek [email protected] Anointing of the Sick Ed Riegelmayer John Noga Church Website: by appointment Sam Auble stmichaelchurchindependence.org Weddings & Baptisms Maintenance School Office 216.524.6405 please call the Rectory School Fax 216.524.7538 to schedule School Website: “Meeting Christ through prayer and stmichaelschoolinfo.com being Christ for the World” (One of the following forms of the penitential act is used:) I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. “May God have mercy on us, for- give us our sins and bring us to ev- erlasting life.” Amen. Or: “Have mercy on us, O Lord.” For we have sinned against you. Show us, O Lord, your mercy.” And grant us your salvation. “May God have mercy on us, for- give us our sins and bring us to ev- erlasting life.” Amen. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “Christ, have mercy,” Christ, have mercy. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. Or: “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “Christ, have mercy,” Christ, have mercy. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “May God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.” Amen. Gloria The Liturgy of the Word Glory to God in the highest, And on earth 1st Reading - 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 peace to people of goodwill. A Reading from the second Book of Maccabees We praise you, we bless you, It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the we adore you, we glorify you, king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God's law. we give you thanks for your great glory, One of the brothers, speaking for the others, said: “What Lord God, heavenly King, do you expect to achieve by questioning us? We are O God, almighty Father. ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors.” At the point of death he said: “You accursed fiend, you are depriving us of this present life, but the Lord Jesus Christ, King of the world will raise us up to live again forever. It is Only Begotten Son, for his laws that we are dying.” After him the third Lord God, Lamb of God, suffered their cruel sport. He put out his tongue at once Son of the Father, when told to do so, and bravely held out his hands, as he you take away the sins of the world, spoke these noble words: “It was from Heaven that I received these; for the sake of his laws I disdain them; have mercy on us; from him I hope to receive them again.” Even the king you take away the sins of the world, and his attendants marveled at the young man's courage, receive our prayer; because he regarded his sufferings as nothing. After he you are seated at the right hand of the Father, had died, they tortured and maltreated the fourth brother have mercy on us. in the same way. When he was near death, he said, “It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him; but for you, there For you alone are the Holy One, will be no resurrection to life.” you alone are the Lord, The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father, Amen. Responsorial—Psalm 17 Collect “Let us pray.” Music: Owen Alstott © 1977, 1990, OCP “Almighty and merciful God, graciously keep from us all adversity, so that, unhindered in mind and body alike, we may Hear, O LORD, a just suit; pursue in freedom of heart attend to my outcry; the things that are yours. hearken to my prayer from lips without deceit. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity My steps have been steadfast in your paths, of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and my feet have not faltered. ever.” I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my word. Amen. Keep me as the apple of your eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings. But I in justice shall behold your face; on waking I shall be content in your presence. 2nd Reading - 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Gospel - Luke 20:27-38 A Reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians The Lord be with you. And with your Spirit. Brothers and sisters: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting Glory to you, O Lord. encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word. Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a and be glorified, as it did among you, and that we may resurrection, came forward and put this question to be delivered from perverse and wicked people, for not Jesus, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his you and guard you from the evil one. We are confident brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you are his brother. doing and will continue to do. May the Lord direct your Now there were seven brothers; the first married a hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. woman but died childless. Then the second and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Finally the woman also died. Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her.” Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called out ‘Lord,’ the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Jesus Christ is the firstborn of the dead; The Gospel of the Lord. to him be glory and power, forever and ever. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 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 Presentation Hymn of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven (bow) 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.