Gathering Hymn 293 Carlisle 370

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.

Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden;
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Call to Penitence

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins, to intercede for us in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us then confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace.

General Confession

Lord God, you sent your Son

to reconcile us to yourself and to one another.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, you heal the wounds of sin and division.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Holy Spirit, through you we put to death the sins of the body; and live.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

General Absolution

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy on you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

The Collect

Let us pray for grace to keep Lent faithfully.

Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the world: Grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross, we may triumph in the power of his victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Proclaiming and Receiving the Word

A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah.

Thus says the Lord,
   who makes a way in the sea,
   a path in the mighty waters, 
who brings out chariot and horse,
   army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
   they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 
Do not remember the former things,
   or consider the things of old. 
I am about to do a new thing;
   now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
   and rivers in the desert. 
The wild animals will honour me,
   the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
   rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people, 
   the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise. 

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.      Isaiah 43.16-21

Psalm In convertendo (126) Elvey in D (240) † (Second part)

1  When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, •
   then were we like those who dream.
2  Then was our mouth filled with laughter •
   and our tongue with songs of joy.
3  Then said they among the nations, •
   ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’
4  The Lord has indeed done great things for us, •
   and therefore we rejoiced.
5  Restore again our fortunes, O Lord, •
   as the river beds of the desert.
6  Those who sow in tears •
   shall reap with songs of joy.
7†  Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed, •
   will come back with shouts of joy,
      bearing their sheaves with them.

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.

A reading from the Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

This is the Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God. Philippians 3: 4b-14

The Gradual Hymn 319 Rivaulx

Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, according to St John.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, ‘Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?’ (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ..                                   John 12: 1-8

The Sermon ~ The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord,

Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God, begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary,

and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. 

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. 

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Prayers of Intercession

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Merciful Father, accept these our prayers for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Peace (please stand)

Now in union with Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought

near through the shedding of Christ’s blood; for he is our peace.                                                                                          Ephesians 2: 17

The peace of the Lord be always with you!

and also with you.

The Offertory Hymn (and collection) 523 Dunfermline

The Taking of the Bread and Wine

Christ, our Passover has been sacrificed for us.

therefore let us celebrate the feast.

The Great Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Father, almighty and everliving God, at all times and in all places it is right to give you thanks and praise; Through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who, for the redemption of the world, humbled himself to death on the cross; that, being lifted up from the earth, he might draw all people to himself: : and so with all your people, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying;

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest!

Blessed are you, Father, the creator and sustainer of all things; you made us in your own image; male and female you created us; even when we turned away from you, you never ceased to care for us, but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin, giving your only begotten Son to become man and suffer death on the cross to redeem us; he made there the one complete and all-sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world: he instituted and in his holy Gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until he comes again.

On the night that he was betrayed he took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you.  Do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper he took the cup; and when he had given thanks to you, he gave it to them, saying, Drink this, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.  Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup

we do as Christ your Son commanded:

we remember his passion and death,

we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,

and we look for the coming of his kingdom.

Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit that we may be made one in your holy Church and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in us and we in him;

Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,

by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all honour and glory are yours,

Almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven:

hallowed be 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.

For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory

for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

The bread which we break

is a sharing in the body of Christ.

We being many are one body,

for we all share in the one bread.

Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

have mercy on us;

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

have mercy on us;

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

grant us peace.

The Invitation to Communion

Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, who has taken away the sins of the world.

Happy are those who are called to his supper.

Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,

but only say the word and I shall be healed.

(St Audoen’s only) The bread and the wine are laid out where people can approach

and receive them independently.

Many people like to dip the wafer in the wine.

The Post Communion Prayer

God of hope, in this Eucharist we have tasted the promise of your heavenly banquet and the richness of eternal life. May we who bear witness to the death of your Son, also proclaim the glory of his resurrection, for he is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

The Prayer of Thanksgiving

Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

The Blessing

Christ draw you to himself and grant that you find in his cross a sure ground for faith, a firm support for hope, and the assurance of sins forgiven: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always. Amen.

The Dismissal

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!

in the name of Christ. Amen.

Thanksgiving Hymn 567 Song 34

The Parish of Saint Catherine & Saint James with Saint Audoen

Canon Mark Gardner Tel: 01 454 2274 Mobile 087 266 0228

Email: markgardner300@gmail.com

Diocesan Lay Reader: James Kilbey Mobile 086 265 7616

Parish Reader: Cletus Ogbata

Organist: Olesia Borsuk

Review Distribution: Margery Bell Tel: 01 4542067

Website: stcatherineandstjameswithstaudoen.ie

St Audoen’s Cornmarket, 10.00 Eucharist (every Sunday). During works (ongoing) no music, access through the Visitor Centre. Cars may be parked between Francis Street and Christ Church.

St Catherine & St James, Donore Avenue, 11.30 Service of the Word (Eucharist on the first Sunday of the month). Organist, Olesia Borsuk. Cars may be parked in the Churchyard.

St Audoen’s Cornmarket

The newly active Society of Change Ringers at St Audoen’s will have their Annual General Meeting on Saturday  26 April at 1.00 in the church, followed by ringing from about 2.00  until 4.00.

New Newmarket

The first phase of work at Newmarket to create a more pedestrian friendly layout has now been completed. New extended pavements have been created, including a 12m wide expanse on the south side that will lend itself to outdoor uses. Traffic has also been restricted to a defined carriageway, calming and controlling vehicles moving though the square. Two new crossing points have been added.

There’s work still to do. An additional buff coloured surface will be applied on top of the asphalt areas in coming weeks. The temporary zebra boxes/small planters that are currently defining the new footpath edges to prevent parking on the space, will be replaced with more substantial planting, trees and street furniture in summer.

Friends of the Holy Land

A fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza after 17 months of violence. It’s a step toward security in the region that we have fervently prayed for, but it’s only the beginning. Years of hard work lie ahead, which is why I am reaching out to you this Lent. Right now, as the future hangs in balance, we must do all we can to support our Christian brothers and sisters as they build a future from the ashes of despair. His Beatitude Cardinal Pizzaballa of Jerusalem said ‘hope is the daughter of faith’. Our hope is not born from blind optimism but rather a deep-rooted trust in our Saviour. While our Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Land have lost jobs, loved ones, businesses, education and freedom, Jesus is the living hope sustaining them, right now. We are already working with our partners on the ground to build foundations by: Training young people in critical skills such as IT, nursing, hospitality and trade skills; Supporting those who want to start businesses with grants and professional coaching; Providing trauma support to improve young people’s mental wellbeing. This Lent, will you help us rebuild lives, businesses and opportunity in the Holy Land? Your donation will help us to expand and accelerate this critical work at pace.

St Audoen’s Gate

Repair work has started at Cook Street in Dublin on one of the remaining sections of the old city wall. Built around 1100 it marked a significant development in the city’s defences. Under the rule of Irish king Muirchertach Ua Briain, the earthen banks were replaced by a robust stone wall. Made of local limestone, it was about seven metres high and three metres wide. It incorporated at least three documented gates: St Mary’s Gate to the east, St Nicholas’s Gate to the south and the western gate. It is speculated that it probably included access to the River Liffey on the northern side. Significant portions of the wall remain today, particularly at Cook Street and beneath the Dublin Civic Offices. In periods after its construction, such as the Anglo-Norman invasions of the late 12th century, the walls were tested and further strengthened. This period into the early 13th century also saw the construction of Dublin Castle, which was considered a key fortification. Further defensive expansions were added after the construction of the castle, including a northern extension wall toward the Liffey, reflecting the city’s growing need for protection. Excavations at various sites, including Wood Quay and Bridge Street, have revealed remnants of extensive fortifications. A team of conservation experts has been appointed to carry out repairs. The works include repointing and replacing missing capping stones, graffiti removal, as well as repair and painting of St Audoen’s Gate. There are further plans to conserve Dublin’s medieval history. DCC recently appointed an integrated design team to undertake a structural and condition survey of another section of the city wall at Ship Street. They will develop proposals to conserve the wall at Ship Street within a new public space and seek to create links with other parts of the ancient fortification circuit, including Dublin Castle.

Irish Independent