Welcome to St. Barnabas

We extend a warm welcome to all those who are in Church today and those who are visiting. We hope you enjoy our worship here and will stay for refreshments after the mass. There is an area in church for young children (2-7 years) with activities. Parents and carers are welcome to use this area.

 

Toilet facilities are available, please ask for directions.

 

Please make sure your mobile phone is switched to silent.

 

Prayers for use before Mass

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.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ I have come here in obedience to your will, to offer this sacrifice which you have commanded us to make in memory of you, that I may feed upon your body and blood; that I may grow in grace and be your true servant.

I offer this Mass for………………. and all who need our prayers.

Bless the priest who will say Mass and all who join us in this celebration, that we may share in the worship of heaven which we offer to your Father in the power of the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints. We make this prayer for your honour and glory. Amen.

 

As the bell rings, please stand.

 

The clergy and servers make their way to the Altar, we sing the following hymn.

1 O worship the King,
all glorious above!
O gratefully sing
his power and his love!
Our shield and defender,
the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendour,
and girded with praise.

2 O tell of his might!
O sing of his grace!
Whose robe is the light,
whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath
the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path
on the wings of the storm.
 

3 The earth, with its store
of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power
hath founded of old,
hath 'stablished it fast
by a changeless decree,
and round it hath cast,
like a mantle, the sea.

 

4 Thy bountiful care,
what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air;
it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills,
it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distills
in the dew and the rain.

5 Frail children of dust,
and feeble as frail,
in thee do we trust,
nor find thee to fail;
thy mercies, how tender!
How firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender,
Redeemer, and Friend!

6 O measureless Might,
ineffable Love,
while angels delight 
to hymn thee above,
the humbler creation,
though feeble their lays,
with true adoration
shall sing to thy praise.

                                                  Robert Grant 1779 1838

                                                  Tune: Hanover

 

The Celebrant greets the people.

 

In the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

 

The Lord be with you.

 And with your Spirit.

 

The Celebrant introduces the Mass & invites the people to confess their sins.

 

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

and striking their breasts say

Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

Therefore, I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

 

Priest        May Almighty God, have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.

Amen. 

THE KYRIE         Sung

 

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy.     

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.                                 Mass of St. Thomas

 

 

                                                       

THE GLORIA     Sung

 

Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest.

 

Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father.

We worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.

Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father.

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

have mercy on us.

 

You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer.

Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest.

For you alone are the Holy one, you alone are the Lord.

 

You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father.

 

Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest.                   Mass of St. Thomas

THE COLLECT:

 

Let us pray.

Look upon us, O God,

Creator and ruler of all things,

and, that we may feel the working of your mercy,

grant that we may serve you with all our heart.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

 

 

THE FIRST READING:   (Please be seated)

 

A reading from the prophet Isaiah:                                        Isaiah 50: 5-9

 

The Lord has opened my ear.

For my part, I made no resistance,

neither did I turn away.

I offered my back to those who struck me,

my cheeks to those who tore at my beard;

I did not cover my face

against insult and spittle.

The Lord comes to my help,

so that I am untouched by the insults.

So, too, I set my face like flint;

I know I shall not be shamed.

My vindicator is here at hand. Does anyone start proceedings against me?

Then let us go to court together.

Who thinks he has a case against me?

Let him approach me.

The Lord is coming to my help,

who will dare to condemn me?

  

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

 

I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.

 

I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of my appeal;

for he turned his ear to me in the day when I called him. R.

 

They surrounded me, the snares of death, with the anguish of the tomb;

they caught me, sorrow and distress.

I called on the Lord’s name. O Lord, my God, deliver me! R.

 

How gracious is the Lord, and just; our God has compassion.

The Lord protects the simple hearts; I was helpless so he saved me. R.

 

He has kept my soul from death, my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. R.

THE SECOND READING:

 

A reading from the letter of St James:                                                    James 2:14-18

 

Take the case, my brothers, of someone who has never done a single good act but claims that he has faith. Will that faith save him? If one of the brothers or one of the sisters is in need of clothes and has not enough food to live on, and one of you says to them, ‘I wish you well; keep yourself warm and eat plenty’, without giving them these bare necessities of life, then what good is that? Faith is like that: if good works do not go with it, it is quite dead.

This is the way to talk to people of that kind: ‘You say you have faith and I have good deeds; I will prove to you that I have faith by showing you my good deeds – now you prove to me that you have faith without any good deeds to show.’

 

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:       (Please Stand)           

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

 

The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord,

through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

THE GOSPEL:

 

The Lord be with you.

And with your Spirit.

 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Mark:                                         Mark 8: 27-35

 

Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say I am?’ And they told him. ‘John the Baptist,’ they said ‘others Elijah; others again, one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he asked ‘who do you say I am?’ Peter spoke up and said to him, ‘You are the Christ.’ And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man was destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to rise again; and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, ‘Get behind me, Satan! Because the way you think is not God’s way but man’s.’

He called the people and his disciples to him and said, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.’

 

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

 

THE HOMILY               (Please sit)

THE NICENE CREED:   (Please stand) 

 

I believe in one God,

the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

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

 

(At the words that follow, up to and including ‘and became man’, all bow.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I 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 adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

 

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

 

 

THE PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL  (Please stand, sit or kneel) 

 

The Celebrant introduces the Prayer of the Faithful

 

Lord, in your mercy             or             Lord, hear us

Hear our prayer                                 Lord, graciously hear us  

 

The Reader will add:

 

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us Sinners now

and at the hour of our death. Amen

After a short silence, the Celebrant concludes the Prayer of the Faithful.

THE PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

 

A Collection will be taken at this point for the mission

and upkeep of this church St. Barnabas does need your financial

support to survive. Please consider a regular donation

via the Parish Giving Scheme or Standing order.

Forms are by the north door. You are also able to pay

contactless or by QR code on your phone.

 

 

 

The celebrant prepares the altar with gifts of Bread and Wine, they are then censed

with incense. The altar, clergy and people are also censed.

1 "Thou art the Christ, O Lord,
The Son of God, most high!"
Forever be adored,
That Name in earth and sky.
In which, tho' mortal strength may fail,
The saints of God at last prevail!

 

2 Oh, surely he was blest,
With blessedness unpriced,
Who taught of God, confessed
The Godhead in the Christ!
For of Thy Church, Lord, Thou didst own
Thy saint a true foundation-stone.

 

3 Thrice fallen, thrice restored!
The bitter lesson learnt,
That heart for Thee, O Lord,
With triple ardour burnt.
The cross he took he laid not down
Until he grasped the martyr's crown.

 

4 Oh bright triumphant faith!
Oh courage void of fears!
Oh love, most strong in death!
Oh penitential tears!
By these, Lord, keep us lest we fall,
And make us go where Thou shalt call.

                                                               Walsham How 1823-97

                                                               Tune: Gopsal

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.

 

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. 

       

 

The Celebrant sings the prayers over the gifts, and we respond:

Amen

 

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER:

 

The Lord be with you:

And with your spirit

 

Lift up your hearts:

We lift them up to the Lord

 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

It is right and just.

The Celebrant continues to sing the preface until:

 

 

THE SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS:         Sung

 

Holy, holy, ho-ly, Lo-rd God of hosts,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Bless’ed is he who com-es in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.                           Mass of St. Thomas

 

The Celebrant continues with the Eucharistic Prayer

 

The mystery of faith:                          Sung

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,

and profess your Resurrection until you come again - until you come again.

 

The Celebrant continues until:

 

… Through Him, and with Him, and in Him,

O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.   Amen.

 

 

At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

 

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.

 

Deliver us Lord, we pray, from every evil; graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

 

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever.

THE SIGN OF PEACE:

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

 

The peace of the Lord be with you always:

And with your spirit

 

 

THE AGNUS DEI:         Sung

 

Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

                                                                                                Mass of St. Thomas

 

 

As the Celebrant shows us the consecrated Host he says:  

 

Behold the Lamb of God; behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb.

 

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

The Celebrant first receives the Sacrament and then says the communion antiphon.

 

All baptised Christians who receive communion in their own churches are welcome

to receive Holy Communion here.

 

If you require a gluten free host, please tell one of the stewards.

 

When directed please come forward to receive Holy Communion. 

If you prefer a blessing, please come forward with your head bowed and arms crossed.

 

As you receive the Sacrament the Celebrant says:

 

The body of Christ/The blood of Christ and we reply  Amen.

 

 

During Communion one or both of the following hymns maybe sung:

1 Once, only once, and once for all,
his precious life he gave;
before the cross our spirits fall,
and own it strong to save.

 

2 'One off'ring, single and complete,'
with lips and hearts we say;
but what he never can repeat
he shows forth day by day.

 

3 For, as the priest of Aaron’s line
within the holiest stood,
and sprinkled all the mercy-shrine
with sacrificial blood;

 

4 So he who once atonement wrought,
our Priest of endless power,
presents himself for those he bought
in that dark noontide hour.

 

5 His manhood pleads where now it lives
on heaven's eternal throne,
and where in mystic rite he gives
its presence to his own.

 

6 And so we show thy death, O Lord,
till thou again appear;
and feel, when we approach thy board,
we have an altar here.

                                                               William Bright 1824-1901

                                                               Tune: Albano

 

1 From glory to glory advancing, we praise thee, O Lord;
thy name with the Father and Spirit be ever adored.
From strength unto strength we go forward on Sion's highway,
to appear before God in the city of infinite day.

 

2 Thanksgiving and glory and worship and blessing and love,
one heart and one song have the saints upon earth and above.
Evermore, O Lord, to thy servants thy presence be nigh;
ever fit us by service on earth for thy service on high.

                                                                                                      Liturgy of St James

                                                                                                      Tune: Sheen

THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Please stand)

 

The Celebrant sings the prayer and we reply   

Amen.

 

Any Banns of Marriage and notices may be read at this point by the Parish Priest.

 

 

THE BLESSING AND DISMISSAL 

 

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

 

The Celebrant gives the blessing and we reply:   

Amen.

 

Go forth, the mass is ended.

Thanks be to God.

The Celebrant sits to put on incense, then reverences the Altar and makes his way to the Shrine of Our Lady.         

THE ANGELUS DOMINI

 

The Angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary: 

And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. 

 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;

blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 

 

Behold the handmaid of the Lord:

Be it unto me according to Thy word. 

 

Hail Mary . . . 

  

And the Word was made Flesh.

And dwelt among us. 

 

Hail Mary . . . 

 

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. 

 

Let us pray: 

Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son, Jesus Christ, by the message of an angel, so by his Cross and Passion we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection, through the same Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

 

The Image is then censed, and the clergy and servers leave, we sing the final hymn:

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God.
He whose Word cannot be broken
formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
thou may'st smile at all thy foes.

2 See, the streams of living waters,
springing from eternal love,
well supply thy sons and daughters
and all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver,
never fails from age to age.

 

 

3 Saviour, since of Zion's city
I through grace a member am,
let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in Thy name.
Fading is the worldling's pleasures,
all his boasted pomp and show;
solid joys and lasting treasures
none but Zion's children know.

                                                                    John Newton 1725-1807

                                                                    Tune: Austria

Prayers for use after Mass

 

 

O Lord Jesus Christ you have come into our lives

as a willing guest and humble servant:

Take us and make us yours now and always.

We offer you the time that lies before us;

for your honour and glory. Amen.

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me;

Blood of Christ, inebriate me; water from the side of Christ, wash me;

Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O Good Jesus, hear me;

Within thy wounds hide me; suffer me not to be separated from thee;

From the malicious enemy defend me; at the hour of my death call me;

And bid me come to thee; that with thy saints I may praise thee; for all eternity. Amen.

NOTICES

 

Walsingham Festival:           Saturday 28^th September, Boxgrove Priory. Sign up sheet in church.

 

Macmillan Coffee Morning:   Sunday 29^th September after the Parish Mass.

COMMUNICATION:

 

If you hear of anyone in our congregations who are ill or especially if they are in hospital, will you please make sure that either Fr John or one of the Churchwardens are informed.

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