Good Morning!
We hope you had a good night’s sleep! This morning, after Breakfast, we gather for Sprinkling at the Holy Well. Father Richard Green will be leading us in a short reflection and guiding us through the Rite of Sprinkling. It’s followed by Intercessions in small groups.
Later this morning, we also celebrate St Bridget of Sweden, Co Patron of Europe, with Sung Mass at 11.30am.
After an afternoon’s visit to the Roman Catholic Shrine, we gather again in the evening, to celebrate a Liturgy of Healing with Laying on of Hands and Anointing. The Sacrament of Confession is also available.
Sprinkling at the Holy Well
Hymn
As the deer pants for the water
so my soul longs after you;
you alone are my heart’s desire
and I long to worship you.
You alone are my strength, my shield;
to you alone may my spirit yield:
you alone are my heart’s desire
and I long to worship you.
I want you more than gold or silver,
only you can satisfy;
you alone are the real joy-giver
and the apple of my eye.
You’re my Friend and you’re my Brother
even though you are a king:
I love you more than any other,
so much more than anything.
The sprinkling begins with a scripture reading and a brief introductory homily
In the name of the Father + and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves for this sprinkling,
let us acknowledge our sins.
Lord Jesus, friend of sinners, you bring hope in our despair.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, healer of the sick, you give strength in our weakness.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, destroyer of evil, you bring life in our dying.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
All make their way to the well in silence. The steps to the well are steep. If you think you cannot manage them safely, please go to be sprinkled at the other more accessible stations.
During Sprinkling, the following response may be sung
Water of life, cleanse and refresh us,
raise us to life in Christ Jesus.
After Sprinkling, please gather in groups for Intercessions in and around the Holy House. The priest or other person who leads the Intercessions continues with the following:
Prayer after Sprinkling
Lord, in your mercy give us living water,
always springing up as
a fountain of salvation:
free us, body and soul, from every danger,
and admit us to your presence
in purity of heart.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray for the coming of the Kingdom,
when sickness and pain shall be no more,
in the words that Jesus taught us: Our Father…
May our Lady of Walsingham join her prayer with ours as we say:
Hail Mary..
Intercessions in the Holy House
A pattern for Intercessions in the Holy House may be found in the Shrine Pilgrim Manual. The petitions collected from the group are offered under five headings:
Thanksgivings
For the sick
For those in need
For the departed
For the parish and community
The following pattern may be observed for each group of petitions:
Brief introduction
Petitions, silence and prayer.
Petitions may be interspersed with a suitable response, such as:
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.
Lord, we believe. Increase our faith.
Our Lady of Walsingham. Pray for us
Concluding Prayers
Let us ask Our Lady of Walsingham to join her prayers with those we have offered, as we say: Hail Mary, full of grace…
Either the Prayer of St Bernard and the Prayer of John Chrysostom or a General Thanksgiving (from the Pilgrim Manual) may be said, followed by:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with us all evermore. Amen.
Mass of St Bridget of Sweden
Below are the hymns, readings and psalms for the Mass. You can find the Order of Mass here which opens in a separate tab
Gathering Hymn
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light;
For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony,
linking sense to sound and sight;
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild;
For each perfect gift of thine,
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine
Flowers of earth and buds of heaven.
For thy church, that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
this pure sacrifice of love;
First Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Galatians
Through the Law I am dead to the law, so that now I can live for God. I have been crucified with Christ, and I live now not with my own life but with the life of Christ who lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live in faith: faith in the Son of God who loved me and who sacrificed himself for my sake.
Responsorial Psalm
Response:
Taste and see that the Lord is good
Hymn for Presentation of Gifts
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Perfect submission, all is at rest;
I in my Saviour am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
Communion Hymn
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labours of my hands
can fulfill thy law's demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
Recessional Hymn
Tydi a wnaeth y wyrth, O! Grist, Fab Duw
Tydi a roddaist imi flas ar fyw:
Fe gydiaist ynof trwy dy Ysbryd Glan,
Ni allaf, tra bwyf byw, ond canu’r gan;
Rwy’f heddiw’n gweld yr harddwch sy’n parhau,
Rwy’n teimlo’r ddwyfol ias sy’n bwyiocau;
Mae’r haleliwia yn fy enaid i
A rhoddaf, Iesu, fy mawrhad i Ti.
Tydi yw Haul fy nydd, O! Grist y Groes,
Yr wyt yn harddu holl orwelion f’oes;
Lle’r oedd cysgodion nos mae llif y wawr,
Lle’r oeddwn gynt yn ddall ‘rwy’n gweld yn awr;
Mae golau imi yn dy berson hael,
Pen llanw fy ngorfoledd yw dy gael;
Mae’r Haleliwia yn fy enaid i
A rhoddaf, Iesu, fy mawrhad i Ti.
Tydi sy’n haeddu’r clod, ddihalog Un,
Mae ystyr bywyd ynot Ti dy Hun;
Yr wyt yn llanw’r gwacter trwy dy Air,
Daw’r pell yn agos ynot, O! Fab Mair;
Mae melodiau’r cread er dy fwyn,
Mi welaf dy ogoniant ar bob twyn;
Mae’r Haleliwia yn fy enaid I
A rhoddaf, Iesu, fy mawrhad i Ti.
English Translation:
You did this mighty deed, O Christ, God’s Son
You gave me joy anew, the race to run;
Your Spirit held and guided me along,
For evermore, I’ll sing the glorious song;
I see the beauty now that can survive,
I feel the touch divine that makes alive.
The Alleluia has possessed my soul;
To you, O Christ, I give my praises all.
You are the sun, O Christ of Calvary,
You beautify the whole of life for me;
The gleaming dawn makes all the shadows flee
I now have sight,where once I could not see;
Your gracious life upon my path sheds light,
To cherish you is my supreme delight.
The Alleluia has possessed my soul;
To you, O Christ, I give my praises all.
To you belongs all honour, Holy One,
Life’s purpose can be found in you alone;
Your word sustains and moves in every sphere
O Mary’s Son, in you the far is near;
To you belongs the praise creation sings,
And I behold your glory in all things.
The Alleluia has possessed my soul;
To you, O Christ, I give my praises all.
Liturgy of Healing
Hymns
Some or all of the following hymns may be sung as part of our gathering for this celebration.
1.
Holy Virgin, by God’s decree,
You were called eternally;
That he could give his Son to our race.
Mary, we praise you, hail, full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
By your faith and loving accord,
As the handmaid of the Lord,
You undertook God’s plan to embrace.
Mary we thank you, hail, full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
Joy to God you gave and expressed,
Of all women none more blessed,
When in mankind your Son took his place.
Mary, we love you, hail, full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
Refuge for your children so weak,
Sure protection all can seek.
Problems of life you help us to face.
Mary, we trust you, hail, full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
To our needy world of today
Love and beauty you portray,
Showing the path to Christ we must trace.
Mary, our mother, hail, full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
2.
Thou didst leave thy throne
and thy kingly crown,
When thou camest to earth for me;
But in Bethlehem's home
was there found no room
For thy holy nativity.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.
Heaven's arches rang
when the angels sang,
Proclaiming thy royal degree;
But of lowly birth
didst thou come to earth,
And in great humility.
The foxes found rest,
and the birds their nest
In the shade of the forest tree;
But thy couch was the sod,
O thou Son of God
In the deserts of Galilee.
Thou camest, O Lord,
with the living word
That should set thy people free;
But with mocking scorn,
and with crown of thorn,
They bore thee to Calvary.
When the heavens shall ring,
and the angels sing,
At thy coming to victory,
Let thy voice call me home,
saying "Yet there is room,
There is room at My side for thee."
3.
To God be the glory,
great things He has done;
So loved He the world
that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life
an atonement for sin,
And opened the life gate
that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father,
through Jesus the Son,
and give Him the glory,
great things He has done.
O perfect redemption,
the purchase of blood,
To every believer
the promise of God;
The vilest offender
who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus
a pardon receives.
Great things He has taught us,
great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing
through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher,
and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport,
when Jesus we see.
3.
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 life-giving stream;
my thirst was quenched,
my soul revived,
and now I live in him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's light;
look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy day be bright."
I looked to Jesus, and I found
in him my Star, my Sun;
and in that light of life I'll walk
till travelling days are done.
Bible Reading and Homily
Hymn
I need thee every hour,
in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide,
or life is vain.
I need thee, O I need thee!
every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Saviour!
I come to thee
I need thee every hour,
most Holy One
O make me thine indeed
thou blessed Son!
I need thee, ev’ry hour,
most gracious Lord:
no tender voice like Thine
can peace afford.
I need thee every hour,
stay thou near by;
temptations lose their power
when thou art nigh.
Prayer over the Oil
Praise to you, God,
the almighty Father.
You sent your Son to live among us
and bring us salvation.
Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.
Praise to you, God,
the only begotten Son.
You humbled yourself
to share in our humanity
and you heal our infirmities
Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.
Praise to you, God, the Holy Spirit,
the Consoler.
Your unfailing power
gives us strength in our bodily weakness.
Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.
God of mercy, ease the sufferings
and comfort the weakness of your servants
on whom we lay our hands
and anoint with this holy oil.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Please maintain a prayerful atmosphere during the Ministries of Healing. Some or all of the following may be sung.
1.
Be still and know that I am God,
Be still and know that I am God,
Be still and know that I am God,
I am the Lord that health thee.
I am the Lord that health thee.
I am the Lord that health thee.
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust
2.
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me;
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me;
break me, melt me,
mould me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me.
3.
Jesus, Name above all names,
beautiful Saviour, glorious Lord,
Emmanuel, God is with us, Blessed Redeemer, living Word.
4.
Jesus, remember me,
when you come into your kingdom.
5.
Open our eyes, Lord,
we want to see Jesus,
To reach out and touch him,
And say that we love him.
Open our ears, Lord
and help us to listen,
Open our eyes, Lord,
We want to see Jesus.
There is no formal ending to this celebration. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, the Sacrament of Anointing, and the Ministry of Prayer will continue to be available as required.
You are invited to remain and pray or leave at any time.
When you leave the church, please do so in silence, and remember to keep silence in the courtyard too.
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