Enrolment Ceremony at Sunday Mass Gathering Rite Reader 1 Today we gather for our Sunday Eucharist and extend a warm welcome to the children who are preparing for their Holy Communion. We all began our faith journey when our parents chose for us to be baptised. We recall that initial moment now with the lighting of our Paschal Candle and with a gesture of blessing ourselves with Holy Water. Lighting the Paschal candle Reader As we bring light to this Paschal candle, may we be reminded of God’s 1 love aflame in our lives. Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling of Water Altar server holds bowl of water in front of priest Priest Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly beseech the Lord our God to bless this water God has created, which will be sprinkled on us as a memorial of our baptism. May God’s grace help us to remain faithful to the spirit we have received. Brief pause of silence… Almighty ever living God, who willed that through water, the fountain of life and the source of purification, every soul should be cleansed and receive the gift of eternal life; be pleased, we pray, to + bless this water, by which we seek protection on this your day, O Lord. Renew the living springs of your grace within us and grant that by this water we may be defended from all ills of spirit and body, and so approach you with hearts made clean and worthy to receive your salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Priest sprinkles himself, ministers and congregation May almighty God cleanse us from our sins, and through the celebration of this Eucharist make us worthy to share at the table of his kingdom. All Amen.
Enrolment Ceremony at Sunday Mass Gathering Rite Reader 1 Today we gather for our Sunday Eucharist and extend a warm welcome to the children who are preparing for their Holy Communion. We all began our faith journey when our parents chose for us to be baptised. We recall that initial moment now with the lighting of our Paschal Candle and with a gesture of blessing ourselves with Holy Water. Lighting the Paschal candle Reader 1 As we bring light to this Paschal candle, may we be reminded of God’s love aflame in our lives. Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling of Water Altar server holds bowl of water in front of priest Priest Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly beseech the Lord our God to bless this water God has created, which will be sprinkled on us as a memorial of our baptism. May God’s grace help us to remain faithful to the spirit we have received. Brief pause of silence… Almighty ever living God, who willed that through water, the fountain of life and the source of purification, every soul should be cleansed and receive the gift of eternal life; be pleased, we pray, to + bless this water, by which we seek protection on this your day, O Lord. Renew the living springs of your grace within us and grant that by this water we may be defended from all ills of spirit and body, and so approach you with hearts made clean and worthy to receive your salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Priest sprinkles himself, ministers and congregation May almighty God cleanse us from our sins, and through the celebration of this Eucharist make us worthy to share at the table of his kingdom. All Amen.
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