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MORNING MASS

on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Sunday 2nd February 2025 at 8.10am听

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Radio 4 Opening Announcement:听On 蜜芽传媒 Sounds and Radio 4 now it鈥檚 time for Sunday Worship.听

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GREETING (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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Good morning, and welcome to our morning service from the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. I鈥檓 Monsignor Anthony O鈥橞rien, the Dean of the Cathedral and our preacher this morning is Fr Derek Lloyd.听

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Forty days have passed since we celebrated the joyful feast of the Nativity of the Lord.听 As we will hear in today's Gospel, this is the blessed day when Jesus was presented in the Temple by Mary & Joseph.听 Together with Simeon and Anna, we contemplate the Divine child, the Word made flesh, the light of the nations who is brought to the Temple: the Temple of our hearts.听听听

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SPEECH: BLESSING OF CANDLES (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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Let us pray,听O God, true light, ... Amen

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MUSIC 1: LUMEN AD REVELATIONEM GENTIUM听

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听MUSIC 2: GLORIA

The choir sings the Gloria from Little Organ Mass - Haydn

Intonation: Choir member听

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SPEECH: COLLECT (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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SPEECH: Reading 鈥� Malachi 3: 1-4

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A reading from the from the book of Malachi (Chapter 3, beginning at verse 1)听

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The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.听

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MUSIC 3: RESPONSORIAL PSALM听Psalm 24, concluding with an Alleluia refrain听

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听SPEECH: GOSPEL (FR ANTHONY )听

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The Lord be with you.

And with your Spirit.听

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A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke, Chapter 2, beginning at verse 22. Glory to you, O Lord.听听

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The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.听

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SPEECH: SERMON (FR DEREK LLOYD)听

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St Augustine of Hippo says;

鈥淭he just Simeon saw Christ with his eyes when he took the infant into his arms, but he also saw him with his heart because he recognised the infant as the Son of God.鈥� What do we see with our eyes? And what do we see with our heart? What is the difference? Is there a difference? How many baby boy鈥檚 were presented in the temple? How many young women came for the rites of purification? What was different about this baby and this young woman? I would suggest that what we often see with our eyes is quite different to what we see with our heart, our eyes often perceive merely the surface of things. They see the fact of something, even to some extent its reality, but our eyes give us merely one dimension in the way that we experience things. Our heart gives us a different experience altogether, with our hearts we feel things, and in doing so we empathise and identify with people and situations, we delve with our hearts into the realms of 鈥榤ystery.鈥� We experience aspects of reality which words and images express somewhat inadequately. With our eyes we see, with our hearts we feel, with our sight we identify, with our hearts comes the recognition. Sometimes what we recognise in our hearts can take us by surprise, and challenge the perception of our eyes. Simeons eyes and heart recognise the sacrifice of Jesus, the redeemer. He tells the young woman that a sword will pierce her heart. The joy of the nativity ends with pointing our sight, and our heart, towards the cross, and therefore the redemption and resurrection beyond it.听

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MUSIC 4: CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT听(Bernadette Farrell)

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[MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN] On this Feast of the Presentation of the Lord we join with the prayer of Jesus, Mary and Joseph presenting our prayers and ourselves to the Lord.听

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1. For the whole Church that, inspired by the Holy Spirit with wisdom and knowledge, we may follow the example of Simeon and Anna in making Jesus and his mission known to the world.听

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Lord, in your mercy听 Hear our prayer听

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2. For the leaders of nations, that they may come to the temple of the Lord frequently to seek wisdom from his Word and grace from his presence.听

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Lord, in your mercy听 Hear our prayer听

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3. For all the children of our world, that they may be loved and cherished by their families and by the societies in which they live.听

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Lord, in your mercy听 Hear our prayer听

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4. For all who live under the constant threat of violence and the shadow of war, that all people will turn from violence to peace.听

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Lord, in your mercy听 Hear our prayer听

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5. For all who are bereaved and for those who are sick or suffering in any way听

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Lord, in your mercy听 Hear our prayer听

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MUSIC 5: CHOIR 鈥楴UNC DIMITTIS鈥�- STANFORD听

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THE MASS (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER (SUNG BY MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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MUSIC 6: SANCTUS听Missa Brevis听- Haydn听

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER (SAID BY MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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THE PEACE听 (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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The peace of the Lord be with you always. And with your spirit.听听

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MUSIC 7: AGNUS DEI

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:

dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins

of the world.听 Have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins

of the world.听 Grant us peace.

Missa Brevis

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SPEECH 鈥� INVITATION TO COMMUNION (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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MUSIC 8: COMMUNION HYMN 鈥� Zion, see your saviour come

(Tune: Mendelssohn - better known for 鈥楬ark the Herald鈥�, but chosen to signify that today鈥檚 feast brings the Christmas season to a close)听

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SPEECH: COLLECT (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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BLESSING (MONSIGNOR O鈥橞RIEN)听

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ORGAN VOLUNTARY - Grand Choeur in Bb (Dubois)听

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Radio 4 closing announcement

Sunday Worship came live from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The preacher was Fr Derek Lloyd, and the Celebrant was the Cathedral Dean Monsignor Anthony O鈥橞rien. The Metropolitan Cathedral Youth Choir was directed by Joe Watson and Josie Baker & the organist was Richard Lea. The producer was Philip Billson.听