EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (Vol. 2, n. 49)
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
October 29 - November 4, 2006
“He Will Console and Lead Them”
(+) 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.
INTRODUCTION
(Cf. Anthony Bloom, Meditations on the Sunday Gospel, Year B, ed. John Rotelle, New York: New City Press, 1996, p. 132-133)
I believe that one of the reasons which prevents us from being truly ourselves and finding our own way is that we do not realize the extent to which we are blind! If only we knew that we were blind, how eagerly would we seek healing; we should seek it, as Bartimaeus probably did, from men, doctors, priests, healers; and then, having lost all hope “in princes, in the sons of men in whom there is no salvation”, we might, perhaps, turn to God. But the tragedy is that we do not realize our blindness; too many things leap to our eyes for us to be aware of the invisible to which we are blind … If only we could learn to be blind to the visible in order to see beyond, in depth, the invisible, in and around us, penetrating all things with its presence.
SILENT ADORATION
OPENING PRAYER
Leader: Lord our God, Father of all, you guard us under the shadow of your wings and search into the depths of our hearts. Remove the blindness that cannot know you and let us come to your saving light. May we see your face that is radiant with beauty, compassion and love in Jesus Christ, your beloved Son. You live and reign forever and ever.
Assembly: Amen.
Part I
JESUS MASTER TRUTH
Listening to the Word
FIRST READING: Jer 31:7-9
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
GOSPEL READING: Mk 10:46-52
PERSONAL REFLECTION
(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. 49]: 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 II
JESUS MASTER WAY
Confrontation with the Word
POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART
A. What are our experiences of blindness? What are our personal experiences of healing and consolation?
B. How do we bring God’s power of healing and consolation to our community today, especially to the people who are bedraggled, abandoned, lonely, despairing and vulnerable?
C. Does the figure of Bartimaeus inspire us to go to Jesus, to invoke and plead for our needs, and to grow in faith? Like Bartimaeus, are we eager to follow Jesus “on the way”?
III. PRAYING WITH THE WORD
(Cf. Commission Francophone, Cistercienne, Tropaires des dimanches, 123 // Days of the Lord, vol. 5, p. 279)
Leader: I never saw your face,
but those who know it spoke of it to me.
Since that day I expect your passage
and I hear that today is the day.
Assembly: Jesus, our light, Christ our salvation.
Leader: Blinded by our darkness, far from God, we cry to him.
Lost in the world, with our horizons, we cry to him.
Harboring hope, looking forward to the encounter, we cry to him.
Assembly: Jesus, our light, Christ our salvation.
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
Priest: Trusting in the Divine Master, the Wisdom of God incarnate, let us turn to him in prayer and say:
(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER!
1. For the Church that she may witness to the joy-giving light of Christ on earth. We pray: (R.)
2. For those who are spiritually blind, those who grope in the darkness of error, and those who delight in the glamour of sin. We pray: (R.)
3. For those who seek the true light and, like Bartimaeus, wish to follow Jesus on the way that leads to life. We pray: (R.)
4. For those who assist the blind, the deaf, the lame and the most vulnerable elements of our society. We pray: (R.)
5. For our beloved dead that the eternal light may shine upon them and that they may rest in peace. We pray: (R.)
(Other prayers may be added.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Leader: Lord Jesus,
may your light guide us
in the darkness and shadows that surround us
in this passing and fragile world.
May you fill us with your consolation
and enable us to behold the full splendor of your resurrection.
Assembly: Amen.
FINAL SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.
Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang PDDM
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