This day’s meeting was an hour of Adoration, after Mass. There was a theme chosen: Unborn life.
For those of you who could not attend or for other Catholic groups looking for a program for Adoration, I’ll post that in just a bit. Let me share some pictures from the evening first.
After Adoration Maria had made us fruit salad! It was absolutely delicious. We were also given some fiskegrateng from the parish priest, which was also delicious. Nice for a hungry student!
Two very interesting conversations going on at once, between Vanessa and Maria, and Huy and father Al
Andrea from Italy and Marie from France
Two Andrea's and one Francesco in the middle. All Italians studying, living and praying together.
Adoration – Focusing on Unborn Life
Father brings in the Sacrament. We kneel and sing Adoramus te Christe (Adoremus nr. 28)
For your created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalm 139
First reading: Jeremiah 1:4-8
Song: Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me save that thou art
Thou my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, thou my true word
I ever with thee, thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I thy true Son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, now and always
Thou and thou only, first in my heart
High King of heavem, my treasure thou art.
High King of heaven, after victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.
Reading: the gospel of Luke 1:39-45
Song: Bless the Lord (Adoremus number 31)
A poem by By Amy L. Minoski
Hush now, Mommy, why do you weep?
Is it because my sleep is so deep?
Is it because my movements have ceased
That torrents of anguish in you are unleashed?
Hush now, Mommy, why do you sigh?
Is that a tear caught in your eye?
Is it because you were deceived and bought a lie?
That causes you to slowly wither and die?
Hush now, Mommy, why do you grieve?
Is it because you never felt me breathe?
Is it because you never cradled me to your breast?
And my soft, tiny body never caressed?
Hush now, Mommy, although you denied me life.
And both our pain feels like a knife.
And though I never experienced your love
I have no anger, no hatred, no strife.
Hush now, Mommy, so consumed by guilt,
Jesus’ precious blood was spilt
To wash all guilt, sorrow, and sin away
So that tomorrow can be a brand new day.
Hush now, Mommy, don’t you cry
It was for you that Jesus died.
His great love and sacrifice for you was complete
To heal your sin, your pain, your grief.
Hush now, Mommy, to Jesus confess,
Forgiveness is sure and in Him you can rest.
And though on earth our hands will never meet,
Someday in heaven you and I each other will greet.
Hush now, Mommy, don’t you weep
For my soul doth Jesus keep.
And as I look down from heaven above,
Know that I am safe within His love
Song: Laudate omnes gentes (Adoremus number 44)
Prayer for the unborn: Loving God, I thank you for the gift of life you gave and continue to give to me and to all of us. Merciful God, I ask your pardon and forgiveness for my own failure and the failure of all people to respect and foster all forms of life in our universe. Gracious God, I pray that with your grace, I and all people will reverence, protect, and promote all life and that we will be especially sensitive to the life of the unborn, the abused, neglected, disabled, and the elderly. I pray, too, that all who make decisions about life in any form will do so with wisdom, love, and courage.
Living God, I praise and glorify you as Father, Source of all life, as Son, Savior of our lives, and as Spirit, Sanctifier of our lives. Amen
We share our personal prayers
Response: Kyrie, Kyrie eleison – Christe Christe eleison
OUR FATHER
In English or your own language
Closing rite: Tantum Ergo Sacramentum (Adoremus number 246, verse 5 and 6)
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Comments ( 1 Comment )
huy added these words on Oct 29 09 at 22:36Very nice pictures! I like that they are black and white. They fit with the rest of the theme of the site.
Thank you for preparing the Adoration. Very good songs and texts. Especially the poem, which was very beautiful and touching.
