SERVICE BOOKLET

Lent V
29th March 2020
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 A message from the Dean
On behalf of the chapter and parish I welcome you to Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. You are
very welcome, whether you are visiting for the first time or for the 1000th time! We share in
worship which has been offered here for 850 years.

The Very Rev’d Niall J. Sloane,

Dean.

Devotional Prayers
Before a Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Cleanse us, O Lord, and keep us undefiled, that we may be numbered among those blessed
ones, who, having washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb, stand
before your throne, and serve you day and night in Your Temple. Amen.

Father in heaven, you have made us for yourself; our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
Fulfill this longing through Jesus, the bread of life, so that we may witness to him who alone
satisfies the hungers of the human family. By the power of your Spirit lead us to the heavenly
table where we may feast on the vision of your glory forever and ever. Amen.

After Celebration
O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of your Passion: grant, we
implore you, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood, as always
to be conscious of the fruit of your Redemption. You who live and reign forever and ever.
Amen.

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 THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Order of Service

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

The Lord be with you. And also with you
COLLECT FOR PURITY
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.
PENITENCE
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like it. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments
depend all the law and the prophets.
Lord, have mercy on us, and write these your laws in our hearts.
The Confession is introduced with appropriate words, such as:
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:
Silence
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned in thought and word and deed,
and in what we have left undone. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the
sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may walk in
newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
The celebrant pronounces the 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 OF THE DAY
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
THE OLD TESTAMENT READING: EZEKIEL 37: 1-14 Please Sit
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set
me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all round them; there were
very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones
live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord God, you know.’ Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and
say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I
will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to
come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall
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know that I am the Lord.’ So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied,
suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked,
and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but
there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal,
and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and
breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’ I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath
came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me,
‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, and our
hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the
Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and
I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open
your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and
you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have
spoken and will act, says the Lord.’
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
THE PSALM: 130
1 Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice;♦ let your ears
consider well the voice of my supplication.
2 If you, Lord, were to mark what is done amiss,♦ O Lord, who could stand?
3 But there is forgiveness with you,♦ so that you shall be feared.
4 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him;♦in his word is my hope.
5 My soul waits for the Lord, more than the night watch for the morning,♦more than the
night watch for the morning.
6 O Israel, wait for the Lord,♦for with the Lord there is mercy;
7 With him is plenteous redemption♦and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

THE EPISTLE: ROMANS 8: 6-11

To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this
reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—
indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the
flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the
Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because
of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also
through his Spirit that dwells in you.
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
THE GRADUAL

THE GOSPEL Please stand & face the reader

Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, according to St John chapter 11 beginning at verse 1
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary
was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother
Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when
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Jesus heard it, he said, ‘This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that
the Son of God may be glorified through it.’ Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her
sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place
where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, ‘Let us go to Judea again.’ The disciples
said to him, ‘Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?’
Jesus answered, ‘Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not
stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because
the light is not in them.’ After saying this, he told them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but
I am going there to awaken him.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will
be all right.’ Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was
referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad
I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.’ Thomas, who was called the
Twin, said to his fellow-disciples, ‘Let us also go, that we may die with him.’ When Jesus arrived,
he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was near
Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to
console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and
met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my
brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of
him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise
again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.
Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in
me will never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the
Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.’ When she had said this, she went
back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, ‘The Teacher is here and is calling for
you.’ And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come
to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her
in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they
thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and
saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not
have died.’ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was
greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to
him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But
some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man
from dying?’ Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone
was lying against it. Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to
him, ‘Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead for four days.’ Jesus said to her,
‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?’ So they took away the
stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that
you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they
may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come
out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face
wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’ Many of the Jews
therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
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THE SERMON - The Dean Please sit
THE NICENE CREED Please face the Altar
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 in glory 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.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Please kneel or sit
Lord in your mercy hear our prayer
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 PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS

We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness
but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs
under your table. But you are the same Lord, whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us,
therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that
our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious
blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us. Amen.
THE PEACE Please stand
Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The peace of the Lord be always with you and also with you.

CELEBRATING AT THE LORD'S TABLE [12]

THE OFFERTORY

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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 is here. His Spirit is with us.
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 Lord, who was in every way tempted as we are, yet did not
sin; by whose grace we are able to overcome all our temptations: 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 singing/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 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.

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.
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THE COMMUNION
THE GREAT SILENCE
GOING OUT AS GOD’S PEOPLE
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.
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 give you grace to grow in holiness, to deny yourselves, and to take up your cross and
follow him and the blessing…
THE DISMISSAL
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen.

Organ Voluntary

The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education
of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Material in this service is reproduced from The Book of Common Prayer under licence, copyright © RCB 2004
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 THIS WEEKS NOTICES
Until further notice all parish activities and acts of public worship have been suspended.
If you need to contact a member of the clergy, please find details below.
Church closures: Due to ongoing restrictions, it is with regret that all our church buildings
are fully closed to the public.
Livestreaming: In light of church closures, the Dean is exploring alternative ways for our
parish to worship together. On Sundays at 10.30am a livestream service of Holy Communion
will be broadcast from the Cathedral. This will be available through the Cathedral’s Facebook
page – www.facebook.com/stmaryscathedrallimerick I’m conscious that this won’t reach every
household in the parish, but I hope neighbours and family will help those who have no or limited
internet access. It may also be viewed afterwards on the Cathedrals’ YouTube page.
Anxious? This is an anxious and unsettling time for everybody. If you are concerned about
your mental health, may I direct you to the following resource -
https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/mental-health/minding-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-
outbreak.html
Help! A number of parishioners have offered to help in practical ways, if you would like to
help, please fill in the card below and return to me or drop it into vulnerable/self-isolating
individuals within your local community. IF you require some help, please do get in touch with
me.
Mobile contacts: As a means of communication (in particular) for those with no internet
access, we are looking at ways of communicating via text message. If you would like to
subscribe to this facility, please text ‘Subscribe’ with your full name to 0873524046.
Finance and giving: Questions have been asked in relation to giving, in particular, with
respect to those on the Christian Stewardship / Free Will Offering ‘Envelope’ scheme. For
more information please contact Lindsay Boyle (087 7867134), St Mary’s Cathedral or Trevor
Lyttle (0879191314), St Michael’s.
Children’s Resources: Please see attached resources for the junior members of our parish.
Newslink: The April edition is now available and shall be hand delivered to your home. Please
bear with us as we do this.
Congratulations to David & Kay Bannister who are celebrating their Golden Wedding
Anniversary this weekend.
Remembrance Book: Please remember those whose anniversaries occur at this time among
them: James Bond, Muriel Howes, Ruth McGann, Samuel Rowndtree [Retired Archdeacon of
Ferns], John Sparling, Norman Long, Clement Thompson, George Bond, Canon Edgar Turner,
Marion Ishner, Amy Nicholson, Rachel Cullen and Wyndham Tardivel.

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Prayers for the Sick: Your prayers are asked for the sick in our community, especially Pamela
St George, Andrew Prior, Victor Draper, Baby Kyle, Kate O Donnell, Canon Marie Rowley-
Brooke, Leslie Cowpar, John Copley, Margaret Dann, John Keating, Sabina Moore, Vera Irwin,
Laura Curtis, Sarah Gess, William Battle, Mac A, Amy Mulcahy, Rita, Rose McNamara, Doris
Moorehead, Margaret Gallogly, Gerard, Lynn Latchford, Rosemary, Sonya Martin, Anne
Greenaway, Maureen Botha, Geraldine Mangan, John, Joe O' Dwyer, Jenny, Dean Sandra
Pragnell, Ruth Watt, Harold Armstrong, Pauline Parsons, Barbara McCoole, Kayt Ischner-Shier,
David McClure, Adrian O'Connell, Lorraine McCarthy, Florrie Gill, Pat Mulcahy, John Nix,
Michael Devereux, Archie Brown, Mark Walsh, Terry Cusack and Martha Creamer.

Cycle of Prayer: Church of Ireland: The Diocese of Derry & Raphoe and Bishop Andrew
Forster. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Prayer and repentance in the Anglican. Diocese: The diocesan
Children’s Ministry Network representative Canon Jane Galbraith, and all engaged in children’s
ministry in our dioceses.

A prayer about the Coronavirus outbreak

Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may
rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our
Lord. Amen.

CONTACT DETAILS
• The Very Rev’d Niall Sloane (Dean): The Deanery, 7 Kilbane, Castletroy
Email: dean@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-338697. Day off: Friday
• The Rev’d Edna Wakely: The Curatage, 50 Ballinvoher, Fr Russell Road, Limerick
Email: curate@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-302038. Day off: Friday
• Clergy Emergency Number: Tel: 087-3524046. (Strictly Emergency Calls Only).
• The Parish Office: Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, V94 E068.
Email: cathedral@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-310293.
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