(Weekday Memorial) The Immaculate Heart Of Mary
Readings
Is 61:9-11: I will rejoice in my God.
Response: (1 Sam 2:1,4-8):
R. My heart rejoices in the Lord my saviour.
Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is the Virgin Mary, who kept the word of God, and pondered it in her heart. Alleluia! (Cf Lk 2:19)
Lk 2:41-51: She stored up all these things in her heart.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
{{May Our Lord's grace and love abide in you}}
On this special (memorial of) the Immaculate Heart Of Mary
As one family in Christ, let us prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries by calling to mind our sins.
· Lord Jesus, you came to open our hearts and minds to the will of the Father. Lord have mercy.
· You came that we might have eternal life. Christ, have mercy.
· By your death and resurrection, you have saved the world. Lord have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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PREFACE: Blessed Virgin Mary 1
Euch .Prayer: II
(PROPOSED THEME OPENING 2)
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{May God's grace strengthen your love and hope and faith, and may God's love surprise you even in the trials and challenges of the week.}
Dismissal:
*(special for feast): ….
or: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
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Prologue:
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HOMILY:
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
St John Eudes, who died in 1680, promoted devotion to both the Sacred Heart of Jesus and devotion to the Heart of Mary. And today's celebration is now placed on the church's calendar, very appropriately, straight after the Feast of the Sacred Heart. It celebrates the Love in Mary's heart. How often do we fall short of reflecting God's Love for us and for others?
What is celebrated in the feasts of the sacred heart of Jesus and the immaculate heart of Mary are both related and also distinguishable….
Jesus' heart is the heart of God… with unbounded love flowing generously and limitlessly into all creation.
May, completely obedient to God's will… opened her heart entirely to God's love,,, and her love for God is a perfect response to God's divine love.
In the office of readings for this feast day… we hear a beautiful passage – which is a sermon of St Laurence Justinian (who died in 1456)
He writes:
"Mary kept all these things in her heart" (Luke's Gospel),
As Mary pondered all she had learned from reading and from what she had heard and seen, how greatly did she increase in faith, advance in merit and become enlightened with wisdom! More and more she was consumed with burning love. Drawing life and inspiration from the heavenly mysteries which were being unlocked for her, she was filled with joy; she became alive with the Spirit, she was guided towards God and was kept humble in herself. The effects of divine grace are such indeed that they raise one from the depths to the heights, and transform one in an ever greater degree of glory. Entirely blessed was the mind of the Virgin which, through the direction of the Spirit dwelling in her, ever obeyed the command of the Word of God in all things. She was governed not by her own judgement or opinions, but she outwardly performed through her body whatever wisdom had indicated inwardly to her faith. It was surely fitting that divine Wisdom, which had built the house of the Church for its abode, should use most holy Mary as its instrument, where the observance of the law, purification of the heart, the doctrine of humility and spiritual offering were concerned.
Imitate her, O faithful soul. Enter into the temple of your heart that you may be purified in spirit and cleansed of the pollution of your sins. In everything we do God considers our disposition rather than our actions. And so, whether we retire mentally to God in earnest contemplation and remain at rest or whether we are intent on being of service to those around us with good works and worthy undertakings, let our object be that we are motivated only by love of Christ. So the really acceptable offering of purification of the spirit is that which is rendered not in a man-made temple but in the temple of the heart, where Christ the Lord is pleased to enter.
The image of the Immaculate heart of Mary is often depicted with seven swords surrounding it, and piercing her heart. This represents the seven sorrws…. Mary can teach us so much about continuing along the path even when sorrow and suffering burden us. Mary teaches us to store these sorrows in our heart and ponder them with love, so that wisdom, love, compassion and humility will be just some of the fruits of this deep meditation…
℟. I know not how to praise you, holy and immaculate Virgin.* Heaven itself cannot contain the One whom you bore in your womb.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly
Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed Stock Photo ID: 2217231347. CAREVDAR, CROATIA - SEPTEMBER 06, 2013: Immaculate Heart of Mary, altarpiece on the Virgin Mary altar in the Church of Saint Barbara in Carevdar, Croatia. Important information- Editorial Use Only. Photo Contributor: Zvonimir Atletic
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"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures – Jerusalem Bible – 1966 – Darton, Longman and Todd.
"The Psalms" ©1963 The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).
Marian Hymn –– "Rainfall – Hail Holy Queen." Music by Paul W. Kelly. 1994, 2021. Words by Paul kelly, based on the Traditional Salve Regina Hymn. Arranged & with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2021. https://www.airgigs.com/user/stefankelk
Reflection Hymn post communion - Salve Regina (tono simple) 450 voces coro virtual Música Católica. https://cantocatolico.org/salve-regina/
Magnificat (Praise and sing to God)- (July 2021) -Music by Paul W. Kelly. (1985, 2010, 2021), Lyrics inspired by Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55). Music arranged, with adapted lyrics by Stefan de Freyne Kelk. [https://www.airgigs.com/user/stefankelk ] July 1, 2021.
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