Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

6 November 2020 FIRST FRIDAY Year A

THE CHALLEN GE TO BE SMART

IN THE RIGHT WAY
O
ur common love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus today gathers us not
only to offer him our praise and love in the Eucharistic celebration,
but also to reflect on the duty we all have to be rightly enterprising
in all aspects of our life. Since the time of Jesus – and long before! – believers
had a poor reputation in this respect . . . .
Numerous saints of active life took seriously the Lord’s invitation to
learn from the non-believers to be enterprising but in doing good. They even
outdid them! Today we are challenged, both as individuals and as a commu-
nity, to show in practice the genuineness of our faith and of our devotion
to the Sacred Heart through a life characterized by a generous commitment to work for a more just
and humane world. In this Eucharistic celebration we will pray in a special manner for all our deceased,
commending them to the merciful love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

duced our devotion to the recall the wonders of his love

Entrance Antiphon
(To be recited only when no
Entrance Hymn is sung.)
The designs of his Heart are
from age to age, to rescue their
souls from death, and to keep
them alive in famine.
Greeting
P –Blessed be God our Father
who revealed His love through
His Son Jesus Christ. May His
grace and peace be with you all!
All –And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P –As we prepare to celebrate
the Eucharistic Sacrifice, let us
humbly acknowledge our sinful-
ness and ask the Lord for pardon
and guidance. (Pause)
P –For the times we have re-
Sacred Heart of Jesus to
prayers and emotional out-
bursts, Lord, have mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P –For the times we have relied
too much on the help of God
and His saints, while failing
to do our share, Christ, have
mercy!
All – Christ, have mercy!
P –For the times we have ne-
glected our duties, out of
laziness or irresponsibility,
Lord, have mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P –May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life.
All – Amen!
Collect (Opening Prayer)
P –Grant, we pray, almighty
God, that we, who glory in the
Heart of your beloved Son and
for us, may be made worthy to
receive an overflowing measure
of grace from that fount of heav-
enly gifts.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, for
ever and ever.
All – Amen!
1st Proclamation Phil 3:17-4:1
The apostle Paul was wor-
ried about the negative influence
which the rampant materialism
of his time might have on the
members of the Christian com-
munities. This is why he sternly
reminded them to be guided sole-
ly by the Gospel principles. His
exhortation is appropriate even
in our days.

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R –A proclamation from the
Letter of Paul to the Philip-
pians
Join with others in being
imitators of me, brothers and
sisters and observe those who
thus conduct themselves ac-
cording to the model you have
in us. For many, as I have often
told you, and now tell you even
in tears, conduct themselves as
enemies of the cross of Christ.
Their end is destruction. Their
God is their stomach. They
glory in what they should be
ashamed of. Their minds are
occupied with earthly things.
But our citizenship is in
heaven, and from it we also
await a savior, the Lord Je-
sus Christ. He will change our
lowly body to conform with
his glorified body by the power
that enables him also to bring
all things into subjection to
himself. Therefore, my beloved
brothers and sisters, whom I
love and long for, my joy and
crown, in this way stand firm
in the Lord .
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 122
R –Let us go rejoicing to the
house of the Lord!
* I rejoiced because they said
to me, “We will go up to the
house of the Lord.” And now
we have set foot within your
gates, O Jerusalem. R.
* Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity. To it the
tribes go up, the tribes of the
Lord. R.
* According to the decree
for Israel, to give thanks to the
name of the Lord. In it are set
up judgment seats, seats for the
house of David. R.
Gospel Acclamation
All– Alleluia! Alleluia!
Whoever keeps the word
of Christ, the love of God
is truly perfected in him.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel Lk 16:1-8
Our faith in God and in His
Providence should not be used as
an excuse to justify our laziness
6 November 2020
and lack of enterprise in facing
the problems of daily life. Rather,
we should imitate the unbelievers
in being enterprising as we learn
from today’s parable.
P – The Lord be with you!
All – And with your spirit!
P –A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
Luke
All –Glory to you, O Lord!
Jesus said to his disciples:
“A rich man had a steward who
was reported to him for squan-
dering his property. He sum-
moned him and said, ‘What is
this I hear about you? Prepare
a full account of your stew-
ardship, because you can no
longer be my steward.’ The
steward said to himself, ‘What
shall I do now that my master
is taking the position of stew-
ard away from me? I am not
strong enough to dig and I am
ashamed to beg. I know what
I shall do so that, when I am
removed from the steward-
ship, they may welcome me into
their homes.’ He called in his
master’s debtors one by one.
To the first he said, ‘How much
do you owe my master?’ He re-
plied. ‘One hundred measures
of olive oil.’ He said to him,
‘Here is your promissory note.
Sit down and quickly write
one for fifty.’ Then to another
the steward said, ‘And you,
how much do you owe?’ He re-
plied, ‘One hundred measures
of wheat.’ The steward said to
him, ‘Here is your promissory
note; write one for eighty.’ And
the master commended that
dishonest steward for acting
prudently. For the children of
this world are more prudent
in dealing with their own gen-
eration than are the children of
light.”
The Gospel of the Lord!
All –Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!
Homily
Prayer of the Faithful
P –In response to the message
of God’s Word, let us renew our
commitment to live the demands
of our faith with generous cre-
ativity and ask the Lord’s help
for ourselves and the whole of
humankind. Let our response be:
All – Lord, graciously hear us!
C –That the entire community
of believers may be in the fore-
front of promoting an authentic
sustainable development, jus-
tice and peace in the world, we
pray! R.
C –That the Holy Father and
our religious leaders may have
the consolation of seeing the so-
cial teachings of the Church ap-
plied thoroughly in our country,
we pray! R.
C –That our civil leaders may
promote the common good, and
thereby contribute to building up
of God’s Kingdom on earth, we
pray! R.
C –That all parents, educators,
and catechists may instill lofty
ideals in the youth of today, and
guide them to work hard for the
construction of a better world,
we pray!
R.
C –That each of us and the
rest of our parish community
may show the genuineness of
our devotion to the Sacred Heart
through a generous commitment
to be effective instruments of
Jesus’ preferential love for the
poor, the weak, and the forsaken,
we pray! R.
C –Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions. (Pause)
We pray! R.
P –Lord God, give us clarity of
vision and a brave determination
to be agents of renewal and im-
provement in our society. We ask
this through the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, our model and inspiration.
All –Amen!
Preparation of the Gifts
P –Pray, brethren . . .
All –May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all
his holy Church.
 Prayer over the Offerings
P –Look, O Lord, we pray, on
the surpassing charity in the
Heart of your beloved Son, that
what we offer may be a gift ac-
ceptable to you and an expiation
of our offenses.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
Preface of the Sacred Heart
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –Lift up your hearts!
All – We lift them up to the Lord!
P –Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All –It is right and just!
P – It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation, al-
ways and everywhere to give
you thanks, Lord, holy Father, al-
mighty and eternal God, through
Christ our Lord.
For raised up high on the
Cross, he gave himself up for
us with a wonderful love and
poured out blood and water from
his pierced side, the wellspring
of the Church’s Sacraments, so
that, won over to the open heart
of the Savior, all might draw wa-
ter joyfully from the springs of
salvation.
And so, with all the Angels
and Saints, we praise you, as
without end we acclaim:
All –Holy, holy, holy . . .
Memorial Acclamation
P –The mystery of faith!
All –We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you come
again!
All – Our Father . . .
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
All –For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and for ever!
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All – Lamb of God . . .
Communion
P –Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the ity, O Lord, make us fervent
sins of the world. Blessed are with the fire of holy love, so
those called to the Supper of the that, drawn always to your Son,
Lamb. we may learn to see him in our
All –Lord, I am not worthy neighbor.
that you should enter under Through Christ our Lord.
my roof, but only say the word All – Amen!
and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Antiphon
(To be recited only when
no Communion Hymn is sung.)
P –The Lord be with you.
Thus says the Lord: Let All – And with your spirit!
whoever is thirsty come to me P –May almighty God bless
and drink. Streams of living you: the Father, and the
water will flow from within the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
one who believes in me. All – Amen!
Prayer after Communion P –Go in peace, glorifying the
Lord by your life!
May this sacrament of char- All – Thanks be to God!
NOVENA PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Divine Jesus, you have said, Ć „Ask, and you shall receive;
Ć seek, and you shall find; Ć knock, and it shall be opened unto
you.‰ Ć Behold me kneeling at your feet, Ć filled with a lively
faith and confidence Ć in the promises dictated by your Sacred
Heart Ć and pronounced by your adorable lips. Ć I come to ask
this favor: (Silently mention your petitions.)
To whom can I turn if not to you Ć whose heart is the source
of all graces and merits? Ć Where should I seek if not in the
treasure Ć which contains all the riches of your kindness and
mercy? Ć Where should I knock Ć if not at the door through which
God gives himself to us Ć and through which we go to God? Ć I
have recourse to you, Heart of Jesus. Ć In you I find consolation
when afflicted, Ć protection when persecuted, Ć strength when
burdened with trials, Ć and light in doubt and darkness.
Dear Jesus, I firmly believe Ć that you can grant me the grace
I implore, Ć even though it should require a miracle. Ć You have
only to will it, Ć and my prayer will be granted. Ć I admit that I
am most unworthy of your favors, Ć but this is not a reason for
me to be discouraged. Ć You are the God of mercy Ć and you
will not refuse a contrite heart. Ć Cast upon me a look of mercy,
I beg of you, Ć and your kind heart will find in my miseries and
weaknesses Ć a reason for granting my prayer.
O Sacred Heart, Ć whatever may be your decision with regard
to my request, Ć I will never stop adoring, loving, praising, and
serving you. Ć My Jesus, be pleased to accept this my act of
perfect resignation Ć to the decrees of your adorable heart Ć
which I sincerely desire may be fulfilled Ć in and by me and by
all your creatures for ever.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ć I know that there is but one thing
impossible to you: Ć to be without pity for those who are suf-
fering or in distress. Ć Look upon me, I beg of you, dear Jesus,
Ć and grant me the grace for which I humbly implore you Ć
through the Immaculate Heart of your most sorrowful Mother.
Ć You have entrusted me to her as her child, Ć and her prayers
are all-powerful with you. Ć Amen!
First Friday
 THE CHALLENGE
TO BUILD GOD’S KINGDOM
• Jess P. Balon

I t seems an established fact that the majority of

those who concentrate only on earthly values (those
we call the “unbelievers”) are more enterprising than
those who profess to believe in God and in the afterlife.
The only plausible explanation for such a “cont rast”
is that many of the so-called “children of the light” (the
believers) have failed to appreciate the relationship
existing between this world and the world to come. They
have failed to understand that the Kingdom of God
is in the making already now, and that all Christian
believers are the laborers sent by God to work in it
and make it grow as fast as possible and as best as
can be.
It is most unfortunate that many generations of
Christians, for centuries, have viewed their lives on earth
only as a sort of “waiting room” before entering eternal
life, and that they concentrated almost exclusively on
the salvation of “their soul,” and the souls of others. The
dimension of commitment to the promotion of tempo-
ral and human values as part of the earthly stage of
God’s Kingdom was mostly neglected.
God’s help and providence was all too easily
called in to make up for one’s lack of vision, foresight,
enterprise, determination . . . . God was expected to
straighten up too many crooked lines; to complete too
many unfinished projects . . . . And yet those Chris-
tians professed to believe that God has given men
intelligence, creativity, strength, . . . to take care of His
creation! They professed that Jesus Christ has given his
disciples the mission to proclaim the Good News of the
Kingdom, and to make this Good News a reality. Too
much of these wonderful assets were left dormant, for
too long a stretch of centuries!
There have been exceptions, of course. Numer-
ous saints of active life and missionaries have always
been in the forefront in the building up of the Kingdom
not only in the hearts of the individuals, but also in their
own society. Their enterprise, ingenuity, dedication, and
perseverance have been monumental, amazing, and
often heroic. But saints and missionaries have always
been far too few.
Thank God, after Vatican II and, here in the Philip-
pines, after PCP II, we have rediscovered that every
Christian believer is expected to be “leaven,” “salt
of the earth,” and “light of the world.”
We are called to be as clever and enterprising
in the pursuit of the wonderful goal of building up
God’s Kingdom as the “unbelievers” do their best
in pursuing their worldly objectives. This is our chal-
lenge today. It is also an urgent appeal, for there is so
much to do, so much negligence of the past to make
up for.

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