ENGLISH WORSHIP.

Kimberly: Good morning. Dear teachers and friends, before we start our activities, let us prepare
ourselves to begin this day with morning worship.

Novena : We will sing an opening song, with the title “This is the day"

Kimberly : Let us open our worship with “The Sign of The Cross”

Together : In the name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.

Kimberly : The Blessing of Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all....

Together : Now and forever.

Kimberly : Teachers and friends, we should give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received in
our lives, so we can gather at school, to do our activities, and now let us pray and ask, for guidance and
protection from God.

Kimberly : Let us humble ourselves and ask God for forgiveness, to regret our mistakes and sins that we
have made.

Kimberly : Let us say, “I Confess...” (Saya Mengaku) (SIT)

Together :

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts
and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (sambil menepuk dada) through
my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault ;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to
pray for me to the Lord our God.

Kimberly : May Almighty God, have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.

Together : Amen.

Kimberly : We come to the opening prayer. Let us pray.......... (Doa Pembuka)

All praise and thanks we give to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for your blessings and protection in our lives. We
believe that You always watch over and guide us, so that we can gather at school.

Lord, we pray to you, that you may be present in the midst of our worship at this time. Send your holy
spirit to enlighten our hearts and minds, so we can follow this worship well, and be ready to receive
Your word. This is our prayer, that we ask through Christ, our Lord…….

Together : Amen.

Novena : Before we come to the reading of Holy Gospel, let us sing a song,

“Yes, Jesus Loves Me”

Jesus loves me, this I know, For the bible tells me so

Little one to Him belong, We are weak, but He is strong

Reff :

Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me

Yes Jesus loves me, For the bible tells me so

Kimberly : Stand up, please. We come to the reading of Holy Gospel...(STAND)

Kimberly : God be with us……..

Together : Now and forever.

Kimberly : A reading from the Holy Gospel according to MARK

Together : Glory to You, Lord. (Dimuliakanlah Tuhan)

Kimberly : Mark, chapter 7, verse 31 to 37

31 Returning from the territory of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon towards the Lake of Galilee, right
through the Decapolis territory.

32 And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay
his hand on him.

33 He took him aside to be by themselves, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears and
touched his tongue with spittle.

34 Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, ‘Ephphatha,’ that is, ‘Be opened.’
35 And his ears were opened, and at once the impediment of his tongue was loosened and he spoke
clearly.

36 And Jesus ordered them to tell no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more widely they
proclaimed it.

37 Their admiration was unbounded, and they said, ‘Everything he does is good, he makes the deaf hear
and the dumb speak.’

Kimberly : The Gospel of the Lord!

Together : Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Kimberly : Have a sit, please.

Novena : Reflection/Homily (Renungan) (SIT)

The gospel for today is from Mark 7:31-37 which is another manifestation of Jesus doing miracles. This
one is through a deaf man whom Jesus shows mercy.

The gospel tells that, nobody is excluded from the healing touch of God. The deaf man did not come by
himself to face Jesus because he has no capability to do so. The crowd of people led him to see Jesus
and Jesus brought him to a private place where He healed him.

Jesus is the great father, shepherd who always made sure His people don’t suffer. “Ask and you will
revive. Seek and you will find.” This goes deep as it has to be. The deaf man is like us people who wishes
to hear and to speak but is unable to. We need Jesus to heal us and do a miracle in our lives.

Have you ever experience a big problem and you have nothing to help you with it and you ask God for
help and He answered? Yes, every day in our lives is an answered prayer from God. From the day we
wake up to see great things ahead of us and everything we have.

The healing means letting God enter our lives and opening our eyes and ears to Him. The heart should
be there as well. It’s not easy to understand the message of God and not all people will know why. Their
eyes are blind and their ears shut because they don’t want to dwell in goodness.

To understand the gospel's today, we have to be awake and let God do His power in our lives. As of the
very moment, we are all struggling with financial struggles. We have been struggling because of our
problems, but we still stand despite it. Believing in God is the main weapon that can help us overcome
all burdens to come. Let us all praise Him and open up our eyes and ears to His voice.
God bless all of us. Amen

Kimberly : Stand up, please. Let us say our profession of faith

Apostles’ Creed

Together :

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our
Lord; Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father
Almighty: from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the
holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of body, and
everlasting life. Amen.

Kimberly : We come to the General Intercessions (Doa Umat) (STAND)

Novena :

1. We pray for the church leaders.

Father, enlighten church leaders with the grace of wisdom, so that they are able to lead the church
wisely, honestly and faithfully in their ministry. Grant them the spirit of truth to dare to voice justice and
peace throughout the world.

Novena : We pray to the Lord...

Together : Lord, hear our prayer.

2. We pray for the headmaster, teachers, operators, and administration of our school.

Father, Bless and give them wisdom, health, and even patience in carrying out their duties and
responsibilities, so that they can educate us existing students to become the next generation of a nation
of quality and full of responsibility.

Novena : We pray to the Lord...

Together : Lord, hear our prayer.

3. We pray for students of SMA Katolik St. Ignatius Malalayang Manado.

God in heaven, Bless us as the students, grant us intelligence, mind, even health so that we can carry out
our duties as students properly. Father, lift up all our laziness in learning, and give us a high enthusiasm
for learning, so that we can achieve our goals in the future.

Novena : We pray to the Lord...

Together : Lord, hear our prayer.

4. We pray for our parents.

O father, give health and strength to our parents, so they can work well. Keep them away from all
sickness, accidents, and death, let health be a part of their lives.

Novena : We pray to the Lord...

Together : Lord, hear our prayer.

Kimberly : Lord, please accept our prayers, we ask this through Christ, our Lord.....

Together : Amen.

Kimberly : Sit down, please.

We come to the Preparation of the Gifts (Persembahan) (SIT)

Novena : Let us sing a song with the title “Amazing Grace”

I : Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me, I once was lost

But now am found, Was blind, but now, I see

II : T'was Grace that taught, my heart to fear.

And Grace, my fears relieved.

How precious. Did that Grace appear

The hour I first believed.

III : The Lord has promised Good to me

His word, My hope secures

He will my shield, And portion be, as long as life endures.

Kimberly : Stand up, please. We pray the “Our Father” prayer

Together : Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed by thy name,

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On Earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive those who trespass against us, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
Amen.

Kimberly : We come to the closing prayer. (STAND)

Kimberly : Lord Jesus Christ, we thank You, because You have been present in this worship. Thank you
for the fellowship we have experienced today. Hopefully, the Holy Gospel, reflection and all the good
things we get in this worship can be useful for us and we will use as guide in our lives. Please bless us, so
we can do all the duties well. Bless us, hopefully You always protect us from any dangerous situation,
from illness, disaster and accident. This is our prayer, through our Lord Jesus Christ…..

Together : Amen

Kimberly : Now, we will ask for God's blessing (Berkat) (STAND)

Kimberly : The Lord be with us...

Together : Now and forever

Kimberly : May Almighty God, Bless all of us….....

Together : “In the name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.”

Kimberly : Dear teachers and friends, the morning worship is ended, go in peace.

Together : Thanks to be God.

Novena : We will sing the closing song, “Ten Thousand Reasons” (SIT)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, Worship His holy name

Sing like never before, O my soul, I’ll worship Your holy name

I : The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning

It’s time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me

Let me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, Worship His holy name

Sing like never before, O my soul, I’ll worship Your holy name

Kimberly : Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Spirit

Together : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Saint Theresia, Saint Ignatius, pray for us, Amen.

“ In the name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.”

Thank you

God bless us.