Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 🎼
O my soul, praise Him, for He is your health and salvation!
Come all who hear, now to His altar draw near,
Join me in loud adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend us!
Surely His goodness and mercy shall daily attend us;
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
Who with His love will befriend us.

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in us adore Him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before Him!
Let the Amen sound from His people again;
Now as we worship before Him //

Take our bread, we ask you, 🎼
take our hearts, we love you,
take our lives, oh Father,
we are yours, we are yours.

Yours as we stand at the table you set.
Yours as we eat the bread our hearts can't forget.
We are the signs of your life with us yet;
we are yours, we are yours.

Your holy people stand washed in your blood
Spirit filled, yet hungry, we await your food,
Poor though we are, we have brought ourselves to you;
we are yours, we are yours.

Day 8 (30 July)

Going Forth on Mission

Heavenly Father,

through our Baptism,
You have called each one of us to be missionary disciples.
Open our eyes to those who are searching for hope,
longing for love, or waiting to encounter You.

Through the intercession of St Mary of the Angels
and inspired by St Francis of Assisi,
help us to proclaim the Gospel not only with our words,
but through lives of humility, compassion and joyful witness.

May our parish never keep the Good News to itself,
but become a welcoming and missionary community
that reaches out to every family, every neighbour
and all who seek Your mercy.

May we Pray with confidence,
be continually Formed by Your Word,
and Go wherever You send us,
bringing Christ to the world.

Leader: Let us now entrust to the Lord the petitions offered at the shrine, and the prayers we hold in the silence of our hearts.

(Pause)

Leader: St Mary of the Angels,

All: Teach us to live according to Thy Word,
that we may Pray with faith,
be Formed by Your Son,
and Go forth to bring Christ to the world.

Leader: We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

As I kneel before you     🎼
As I bow my head in prayer
Take this day, make it yours
And fill me with your love

Ave Maria- Gratia plena
Dominus tecum - Benedicta tu

All I have I give you
Every dream and wish are yours
Mother of Christ
Mother of mine, present them to my Lord

Ave Maria - Gratia plena
Dominus tecum - Benedicta tu

As I kneel before you
And I see your smiling face
Every thought, every word
Is lost in your embrace

Ave Maria - Gratia plena
Dominus tecum - Benedicta tu

Saint Francis, our brother,
you who eight hundred years ago
went to meet Sister Death as a man at peace,
intercede for us with the Lord.

You recognized true peace,
In the Crucifix of San Damiano,
teach us to seek in Him
the source of all reconciliation
that breaks down every wall.

You who, unarmed, crossed the lines of
war and misunderstanding,
give us the courage to build bridges
where the world raises up boundaries,

In this time afflicted by conflict and division,
intercede for us so that we may become peacemakers:
unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace
that comes from Christ. Amen.