EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR (Vol. 2, n. 7)
Feast of Epiphany, Year B
January 8, 2006
“The Lord Shines Upon You …”
(+) 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.
WORDS OF ST. LEO THE GREAT
Dearly beloved, the day on which Christ first showed himself to the Gentiles as the Savior of the world should be held in holy reverence among us. We should experience in our hearts the same joy as the three wise men felt when the sign of the new star led them into the presence of the king of heaven and earth, and they gazed in adoration upon the one in whose promised coming they had put their faith … God’s bounty toward us has been multiplied, so that even in our times we daily experience the grace which belonged to those first beginnings … Three men came from the east in search of God, but we see the same thing taking place even more clearly and extensively in the enlightenment of all those whom God calls at the present time … Whenever a shaft of light newly pierces darkened hearts, its source is the radiance of the same star, which impresses the souls it touches by the miracle of its appearance and leads them forward to worship God.
SILENT ADORATION
OPENING PRAYER
Leader: Let us pray grateful for the glory revealed today
through God made man. (Pause)
Father of light, unchanging God,
today you reveal to men of faith
the resplendent fact of the Word made flesh.
Your light is strong,
your love is near;
draw us beyond the limits which the world imposes,
to the life where your Spirit makes all life complete.
Assembly: Amen.
Part I
JESUS MASTER TRUTH
Listening to the Word
FIRST READING: Is 60:1-6
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
GOSPEL READING: Mt 2:1-12
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. 7]: 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
Leader: We open our hearts to listen to the promptings of the living Word. Let us ask ourselves with limpid honesty:
1. Do I marvel with joy and reverence at the great mystery of Epiphany – God manifest in Jesus Christ? How does this saving event affect my life? What do I do to delve more deeply into the meaning of this saving event and gracious act of God?
2. Do I believe and embrace with all my faculties the prophetic utterance: “The glory of the Lord shines upon you … (Is 60:1)? Do I allow this vision of hope to guide me in my daily life?
3. How will I be the “epiphany” of God’s saving love in the world in which I live today? What do I do to make the Church, the community of faith composed of believers from all peoples of the earth, a radiant sign of Christ as “the light” to the nations?
PRAYER
(Adapted from the Solemn Blessing of the Epiphany Mass)
Leader: God has called us out of darkness
into his wonderful light.
Assembly: May we experience his kindness and blessings.
May we be strong in faith, in hope, and in love.
Leader: We are followers of Christ,
who appeared on this day
as a light shining in darkness.
Assembly: May he make us a light
to all our brothers and sisters.
Leader: The wise men followed the star
and found Christ
who is light from light.
Assembly: May we find the Lord
when our pilgrimage is ended.
SONG: Any suitable song may be sung.
Part III
JESUS LIFE
Acting upon the Word
PERSONAL PRAYER
CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.
THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
(From the Liturgy of the Hours)
Leader: Today our Savior was adored by the Magi. Let us also worship him with joy as we pray:
(R.) LIGHT FROM LIGHT, SHINE ON US THIS DAY.
1. Christ, you revealed yourself in the flesh: sanctify us through prayer and the word of God.
2. Christ, your witness was the Spirit: free our lives from the spirit of doubt.
3. Christ, you revealed yourself to the angels: help us to feel the joy of heaven on earth.
4. Christ, you were proclaimed to the nations: by the power of the Holy Spirit open the hearts of all.
5. Christ, you generated faith in the world: renew the faith of all believers.
6. Christ, you were taken up in glory: enkindle in us a longing for your kingdom.
(Other prayers may be added.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Leader: Father,
you revealed your Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star.
Lead us to your glory in heaven
by the light of faith. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
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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