Fourth Sunday of Lent

Collect for the day

Merciful Lord,

absolve your people from their offences, that through your bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins which by our frailty we have committed; grant this, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.                                        Amen.

The Readings

FIRST READING:

A Reading from EXODUS Chapter 2 Verses 1-10

Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. ²The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him for three months. ³When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river. ⁴His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him. 

The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to bring it. ⁶When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him. ‘This must be one of the Hebrews’ children,’ she said. ⁷Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, ‘Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?’ ⁸Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Yes.’ So the girl went and called the child’s mother. ⁹Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages.’ So the woman took the child and nursed it. ¹⁰When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, ‘because’, she said, ‘I drew him out of the water.’ 

This is the word of the Lord.             Thanks be to God.

PSALM 127                                               

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.
Unless the Lord keeps the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.
It is in vain that you hasten to rise up early and go so late to rest, eating the bread of toil,
for he gives his beloved sleep.
Children are a heritage from the Lord and the fruit of the womb is his gift.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Gospel Reading

HEAR THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD ACCORDING TO JOHN Chapter 19 Verses 25-27
Glory to you O Lord.

And that is what the soldiers did.

Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. 

This is the gospel of the Lord.   Praise to you, O Christ.

Intercessions

We Pray for those who are sick and those who support them

Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently, especially We Pray for the the recently departed and those who’s anniversaries of death occur around this time

Mothering Sunday dates back to the 16^th century in England. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, people who worked in service went back to their “mother” church – where they were baptised or where they were raised. On this day, families would celebrate the start of spring. As well as celebrating “mother church” and being grateful for our own mothers, we also remember the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God. It is a time when we can take a break from the austerity of Lent, hence the “rose” vestments.

 

Final Prayer

Loving God, as a mother feeds her children at the breast you feed us in this sacrament with the food and drink of eternal life: help us who have tasted your goodness to grow in grace within the household of faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord.                                                  Amen

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Welcome to all our visitors today

The Offertory Collection will be collected from the pews today.

During the service we will be offering  the Common Cup. If you wish to take the communion wine please pass to the left of the altar after receiving the Communion wafer and then leave to return to your seat on that side of the church. Please do not dip the Communion Wafer in the cup of wine. The cup is for sharing only. If you do not feel comfortable sharing the Common Cup please pass to the right hand side of the altar and return to your seat on that side of the church.

CRUZ ROJA
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