EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (Vol. 2, n. 31)
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
June 25 – July 1, 2006
(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(A moment of silence)
SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or any appropriate song may be sung.
I urge you in his name not to let your faith lie dormant in your hearts when you are buffeted by the winds and waves of this world. The Lord Christ’s power is by no means, nor is it asleep … A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the sea. This is the moment to awaken Christ and let him remind you of those words: Who can this be? Even the winds and the sea obey him. Who is this whom the sea obeys? It is he to whom the sea belongs, for he made it; all things were made through him … If, since we are only humans, the driving wind should stir up in us a tumult of emotions, let us not despair but awaken Christ, so that we may sail in quiet waters, and at last reach our heavenly homeland.
SILENT ADORATION
Leader: Father in heaven,
when your strength takes possession of us
we no longer say: Why are you cast down, my soul?
So now that the surging waves of our indignation have passed over us,
let us feel the healing calm of your forgiveness.
Inspire us to trust in you always
for you have power and dominion over all.
Help us to grasp your hand
when our lives are buffeted by turbulent storms.
You are our Master and Lord, now and forever.
Assembly: Amen.
Part I
JESUS MASTER TRUTH
Listening to the Word
FIRST READING: Job 38:1, 8-11
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
GOSPEL READING: Mk 4:35-41
(As a tool for personal reflection, please visit the PDDM Website: www.pddm.org // www.pddm.us for BREAKING THE BREAD OF THE WORD [Series 4, n. 31}: A Lectio Divina Approach to the Sunday Liturgy. The Biblico-Liturgical Reflections are an aid for a deeper understanding of the Gospel reading.)
SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or suitable song of praise may be sung.
Part III
JESUS MASTER WAY
Confrontation with the Word
POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART
Leader: We open our hearts to listen to the promptings of the living Word. Let us ask ourselves with limpid honesty:
A. What are our experiences of despair and pain? How does it feel to be in the same situation as the raging Job, buffeted by life’s problems and troubled by storms from within? How do we respond to God’s assertion of his power and glory?
B. Do we feel abandoned and neglected by Jesus when the life-storms are violent and he seems to be “sleeping”? Why do we panic?
C. Do we believe in faith that God is in control? Do we place our trust in Jesus whom even the wind and sea obey? Do we derive strength from the fact that the Lord Jesus masters the storms and the raging seas?
PRAYING WITH THE WORD
Loving God,
you formed the earth and the sea and you have dominion over the raging waters.
You spoke to Job “out of the storm” to assure him of your presence
and to assert your dominion over all.
Your Son Jesus Christ slept in the stern of the boat tossed by the raging sea.
His serenity in the midst of troubled waters
evokes Jonah’s “sleep of death” in the belly of a whale
and prefigures his own “sleep of death” in the womb of the earth,
shrouded with life-giving waters.
Help us to trust that, since you are in absolute control,
there is calm and order out of primeval chaos.
Help us to have faith in Jesus who is GOD like you.
When life-threatening storms buffet us,
help us to call on Jesus our Savior.
He is the powerful Lord who masters the winds and the raging seas.
May our faith be steadfast and strong.
May we hold on to you and to Jesus
as we journey through the turbulence of life.
May we praise you and Jesus in the midst of our life storms.
You live and reign forever and ever. Amen.
Part III
JESUS LIFE
Acting Upon the Word
PERSONAL PRAYER
CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.
THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
Leader: Let us pray to God who cares for all, and with earnest humility say:
(R.) HAVE MERCY ON YOUR PEOPLE, LORD.
1. Guard the Church, the ark of salvation. (R.)
2. Protect Pope Benedict. (R.)
3. Aid our Bishop N. _____. (R.)
4. Save your people. (R.)
5. Preserve us in peace. (R.)
6. Enlighten those who do not believe. (R.)
7. Guide the rulers of nations. (R.)
8. Bring assistance to those in want. (R.)
9. Comfort those who are troubled. (R.)
10. Be compassionate towards orphans. (R.)
11. Grant consolation to the dead. (R.)
LORD’S PRAYER
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Leader: Father, guide and protector of your people,
grant us an unfailing respect for your name.
You, who created the waters
and master the winds and the raging storms,
keep us always safe in your love.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Assembly: Amen.
Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang PDDM
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