
March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent
Opening I Heard the Voice #462
- I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon my breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
So weary, worn and sad;
I found in him a resting place,
And he has made me glad.
- I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that lifegiving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
Text: CMD; Horatius Bonar, 1808–1889, alt. Music: trad. English melody, adapt. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958.
Offertory Earthen Vessels #410
We hold a treasure, not made of gold, in earthen vessels, wealth untold;
one treasure only: the Lord, the Christ, in earthen vessels.
- Light has shone in our darkness:
God has shone in our heart
with the light of the glory of Jesus, the Lord.
- God has chosen the lowly
who are small in this world;
in this weakness is glory in Jesus, the Lord.
Text based on 2 Cor 4:6-7; 1 Cor 1:27-29. Text and music © 1975, John B. Foley, S.J. and OCP. All rights reserved.
Communion I Am the Bread of Life #327
- I am the Bread of life.
You who come to me shall not hunger;
and who believe in me shall not thirst.
No one can come to me unless the Father beckons.
And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up on the last day.
- The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world,
and if you eat of this bread, you shall live forever, you shall live forever.
- Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink of his blood, and drink of his blood, you shall not have life within you.
- I am the Resurrection, I am the life. If you believe in me,
even though you die, you shall live forever.
- Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ,
the Son of God, who has come into the world.
Text: John 6; Suzanne Toolan, SM, b.1927
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Spiritual Communion Prayer
At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. Amen. (This prayer is attributed to Servant of God Rafael Merry del Val. This cardinal is known for having promoted the Litany of Humility.)
Closing Save Your People #107
Refrain
Save your people, O Lord. Show us the way to come home.
We have been wandering far from your love. Save your people, O Lord.
- One thing I ask, O Lord, this I seek: to dwell forever in your house,
that I may gaze on your loveliness all the days of my life.
- For you will hide me in the shelter of your wings and from the arrows of my foes.
You set me high on a mountaintop, saved me from my distress.
Text based on Psalm 27. Text and music © 1983, OCP. All rights reserved.
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