Our next monthly Holy Hour is from 7-8 PM on April 1 in the church.
Theme: Walk With Him
Worship Aid
Procession Song: “I Want To Walk As A Child Of The Light”
Verse 1. I want to walk as a child of the light.
I want to follow Jesus.
God set the stars to give light to the world.
The star of my life is Jesus.
Refrain: In him there is no darkness at all.
The night and the day are both alike.
The Lamb is the light of the city of God.
Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus.
Words and Music: Kathleen Thompson. © 1970, 1975 Celebration
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
(All kneel when the Blessed Sacrament is placed into the monstrance)
Opening antiphon:
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
with your rod and your staff that give me courage.. (Psalm 23:4)
First Meditation Song: “Hymn to Him”
Verse 1: Do you walk in the shadows? Are your dreams swept with fear?
Does your heart fill with sadness with the night drawing near?
Do you yearn for the moment when you'll be safe and warm?
Do you search for the shelter from life's oncoming storm?
Refrain: Come to Him through the darkness, come to Him through the rain
Walk with him from misfortune, walk with him from the pain
He's the light of salvation,
He's the head never bowed
He's the first step of wisdom,
He's the sun through the clouds
Walk with him
Verse 2: If the winds of disaster have blown through your night
And the dreams you have cherished can't begin to take the fight
Take his hand through the sunlight lift your head high above
Let your heart flow forever With the warmth of his love
Repeat Refrain
Verse 3: So teach my song to rise to You, when temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I'll fall on You, Jesus, You're my hope and stay
Repeat Refrain
Bridge: Blend your life with his blessing drink from the wine tomorrow
Yesterday must be banished with the seed of your sorrow
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Refrain
Words and Music by Dion DiMucci
© 1986 Word Entertainment LLC, A Warner/Curb Company.
First Meditation:
What darkness am I facing right now that needs the light of Christ?
Silent Adoration/Reflection
Responsorial Psalm
(Ps. 16)
Response: Lord, you will show us the path of life.
Gospel
Matthew 4:12-23
Homily
Second Meditation Song: "Just A Closer Walk With Thee"
Verse 1: I am weak but Thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I'll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.
Refrain: Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Verse 2: Through this world of toil and snares, If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares? None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.
Repeat Refrain
Verse 3: When my feeble life is o'er, Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o'er To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.
Repeat Refrain
Words and Music: Anonymous (19th century traditional Baptism hymn)
Public Domain
Second Meditation:
How will I walk more closely with Jesus as we get nearer to Holy Week?
Silent Adoration/Reflection
Special Quiet Meditation: God's Mercy
Prayer of the National Eucharistic Revival
(All Kneel)
All:
Lord Jesus Christ, you give us your flesh and blood for the life of the world,
and you desire that all people come to the Supper of the Sacrifice of the Lamb.
Renew in your Church the truth, beauty, and goodness contained in the Most Blessed Eucharist.
Jesus, living in the Eucharist, come and live in me.
Jesus, healing in the Eucharist, come and heal me.
Jesus, sacrificing yourself in the Eucharist, come and suffer in me.
Jesus, rising in the Eucharist, come and rise to new life in me.
Jesus, loving in the Eucharist, come and love in me.
Lord Jesus Christ, through the pascal mystery of your death and resurrection made present in every Holy Mass,
pour out your healing love on your Church and on our world.
Grant that as we lift you up during this time of Eucharistic Revival,
your Holy Spirit may draw all people to join us in this Banquet of Life.
You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.
Presider: Our Lady Of Guadalupe, Mother of the Eucharist
All: Pray for us.
Prayer of the Jubilee Year 2025
All:
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within
both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen.
Benediction and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Adoration Hymn (all):
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui,
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui;
Praestet fides supplementum,
Sensuum defectui.
Genetori Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
Presider: You have given them Bread from heaven.
All: Having within it all Sweetness.
Prayer before Benediction
(all):
Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your Body and Blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen
Benediction
Divine Praises
(all):
Blessed be God.
Blessed be his Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be his most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary, most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels, and in his saints.
Reposition chant:
Presider: May the heart of Jesus, in the most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment,
in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time.
All: Amen.
Reposition
Concluding Hymn
Holy God, we praise thy name;
Lord of all, we bow before thee:
All on earth thy scepter claim,
All in heaven above adore thee.
Infinite thy vast domain,
Everlasting is thy reign!
Infinite thy vast domain,
Everlasting is thy reign!