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Welcom e The 2nd Sunday of Lent Year C Max pixel https://www.maxpixel.net/Kindle-Candle-Light-Candl e-Flame-Burn-Candlelight-1750640 Invitation - Light the candle on your prayer focus. (Do this deliberately as part of your prayer. Candles remind us of the presence of Christ the light.) Transfiguration by Deacon Paul Hommes Flickr Photographer Jim Forest CC

SIGN OF THE CROSS: Ki te ingoa READER: Kia noho te Ariki ki a koutou The Lord be with you ALL: Ki tōu wairua anō hoki And also with you READER: Tēnā Koutou Katoa – Haere mai. Welcome everyone. Today is the second Sunday of Lent. We recall today, that as Jesus walked on earth, his glory was hidden from our eyes - thinly veiled. The disciples Peter, John and James caught a glimpse of that glory when Jesus was transfigured in prayer on the mountain. Let’s begin by singing together Children God Loves Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v CQG8G3Jomg&list OLAK5uy kdpUmseAFz4h f3zwJsun9 kEm2YEo9lM&index 2 Youth Transfigure us O Lord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v N1jbmBvRM 4 Adult Transfigure us O Lord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v M8aHAT9HeHU Transfiguration by Deacon Paul Hommes Flickr Photographer Jim Forest CC

READER: E te Atua, God of the journey, grant us the grace to hear your voice and to follow you wherever you might lead us. Lord you undertook many journeys on foot and today you call us to journey with you in these Lenten days. Lord have mercy (All) Lord have mercy Lord you do not forsake us, Christ have mercy (All)Christ have mercy Lord you are with us and in us and through us in all life’s challenges Lord have mercy (All) Lord have mercy

OPENING PRAYER: Ka inoi tatou – Let us pray. In this time of silence, let’s bring to mind all the things we want to pray for. (Allow silence, 1 minute) (This prayer is courtesy Caritas Lenten Program 2022) E te Atua, God of encounter, awaken us to your presence in our midst. May we hear your voice in our sharing and in our listening to the scriptures as they show us your good, pleasing and perfect will.

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 After the reading, silence Let’s be quiet for a few moments and let God’s Word find a place to rest inside us. Discuss - ‘O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’ The question is full of anxiety. How does God respond to Abram’s anxiety? Anxiety can seem like darkness. What are my anxieties? What is God’s a deep and terrifying darkness enveloped him

Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v bmdrLpx3MF8 Youth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v ngaeszJvVuQ Adults https://www.youtube.com/watch?v VNJCGEQPwk4 OR – say together The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks. The Lord is my light and my salvation. Your presence, O Lord, I seek. Hide not your face from me; do not in anger repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off. I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living.

Philippians 3:17-4:1 MaxPixel CC After the reading, silence Let’s be quiet for a few moments and let God’s Word find a place to rest inside us. Discuss What does, being citizens of heaven, ask of us today? What does, being citizens of heaven, ask of us today?

GOSPEL: Luke 4:1-13 After the Silence. reading - Transfiguration by Deacon Paul Hommes Flickr Photographer Jim Forest CC

Luke 4:1-13 Children’s Reflection on the Gospel The Transfiguration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v KfT5mInsr9A Jesus went up a mountain to pray. Where do you like to pray? What happened as Jesus prayed? Adults / Youth - Reflection & Discussion Jesus was transfigured as he prayed. In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v eLfsB5sRkIw the Jesuit priest Fr James Martin talks about 5 Transfiguration by Deacon Paul Hommes Flickr Photographer Jim Forest CC

READER: Prayer for Peace. Let us pray. We pray for an end to war and for the healing of nations. That the lamb will lie down in safety with the lion. We pray for peace between Ukraine and Russia, all the nations of Europe and the nations of the world. Pray along with this video, a prayer for peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v GeFta 937a1M Flickr Don Sutherland CC

Prayer of the Faithful: As God’s people we pray for the needs of the whole world. For the Church – that we do not become ‘weighed down by sleep,’ but eagerly seek justice as God desires. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For leaders of nations – that they live lives which model honesty, integrity, justice and care of the poor. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For peace between nations: that war will end and peace be established, especially between Russia and Ukraine. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For all Christians – that we learn to pray together as one in Christ whose appearance was transfigured as he prayed. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For the whole world – that there will be peace on earth. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For the downhearted – that they will having loving companions who encourage them to see the profoundly deep love the Father has for them. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For the Australian flooding - that floods will subside, and people will be supported to recover. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you. For our common home – that people spend more time in nature, deepening their appreciation of this remarkable gift. (Silence) Reader: God of compassion, All: Make us turn to you.

THE LORD’S PRAYER: READER: The Lord’s Prayer in Te Reo Māori. Click the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v oU1GNEV0hYY Or the Lord’s Prayer in English. Our Father

Reader - Caritas: Each year, Caritas NZ prepares a guide for our Lenten journey. This year, the theme selected for our Lenten journey is, ‘Called to be Peacemakers,’ so pertinent on many levels in today’s world. A link to the Caritas booklet which serves as a guide for that 6week journey can be found here https://caritas.org.nz/system/files/resources/LRP2022%20English.pdf Caritas is also the Catholic agency in Aotearoa New Zealand that financially supports a wide variety of humanitarian efforts in our own country and around the world. To find out more about the work of Caritas or to donate to their work, go to this page. https://caritas.org.nz/ Taking part in the Caritas Lenten journey,

Reader: (closing prayer from Caritas Lenten Journey Week 2) We pray. E te Atua, God of the journey we thank you for this time together as we reflect on your presence in our lives and seek to hear your Word to us today. We thank you for today’s readings and for revealing more of your will for our lives. Grant us the grace to hear your voice and to follow you wherever you might lead us. Response: We give thanks. For the challenges that call us to grow. Response: We give thanks. For what we take with us into the week. Response: We give thanks. May we be led by the Spirit throughout our Lenten journey, and may we promote understanding and unity in all we do. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koutou – Peace be with you. Let us go in peace, loving and serving God in all we do. All: Thanks be to God.

SONG: Let’s Sing Children - Now Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 7qvXO7sCewQ Youth / Adult - Let There Be Peace on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v sL0ZXQ2Y2X0

Diocesan Synod information The Diocese of Auckland: for more information on what the Synod is and how to participate. https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/synod/ Printable PDF, with Synod information https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SynodInformationBooklet.pdf