Mercy Day Mass booklet 2022

2022

The Year of

In the year of the Vatican’s World Meeting of Families we show loyalty to our global family.

“I’m giving you a new commandment: Love each other in the same way that I have loved you.”

The Mercy Keys are the core values that guide who we are and form an integral way of life for all members of the Mercedes College community

Integrity

We demonstrate integrity when we have the strength to do what is right, are honest and trustworthy in our dealings with others and are true to our Christian values.

Compassion

We demonstrate compassion when we are aware of and respond to the needs of others.

Mutual Respect

We demonstrate mutual respect when we acknowledge the dignity of others by treating them as we would have them treat us, by listening to them and considering their perspective.

Loyalty

We demonstrate loyalty when we recognise and support personal, community and Gospel Values.

Responsibility

We demonstrate responsibility when we are reliable and responsible for our actions and do the right thing by ourselves, others and the environment.

Justice

We demonstrate justice when we act with fairness and are willing to speak up for the rights and dignity of others

(John 13:34)

The Mercy Keys are the core values that guide who we are and form an integral way of life for all members of the Mercedes community

Eucharistic Celebration Feast of Mary Mother of Mercy

Friday 30 September 2022 | 9:30am

Celebrant: Father John Shanahan

Deacon: Deacon Andrew Kirkbride

Altar Servers: Mr Fergus Grant with Ortensia Primavera and Amelia Ciplys

Music: Ms Lauren Vilanova and choir

RE Team: Mrs Therese Wilson, Sr Duyen Nguyen RSM, Mrs Helen Ayliffe, Mrs Teresa Pepicelli

Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome:

Mrs Therese Wilson, Director of Mission, and College Captains Abigail Ranford, Jack Braddy, Amelie Finnimore and Eric Penna

Please stand

Entrance Procession

Cross Bearer: Mr Fergus Grant

Candle Bearers and Altar Servers: Ortensia Primavera and Amelia Ciplys

Mercy Cross: Henry Cadman

Catherine McAuley frame: Lucas Bronicki, Mila Calisto, and Alexander Estrella

Mercedes Candle: Will Anderson

Symbols of the Mercy Key of Loyalty: Seb Todd and Chloe Harge

Heads of School: Mr Michael Francis, Mr Ben Dray and Ms Kellie Osborn

Deputy Principal: Mr Paul Wadsworth

Principal: Mr Andrew Balkwill

Deacon of the Word with Book of Gospels: Deacon Andrew Kirkbride

Principal Celebrant: Father John Shanahan

Introductory Rites

Entrance Hymn: Shine Jesus Shine (G. Kendrick, Make Way Music)

Lord, the light of your love is shining In the midst of the darkness, shining Jesus, light of the world, shine upon us Set us free by the truth you now bring us Shine on me. Shine on me.

Chorus:

Shine, Jesus, shine

Fill this land with the Father’s glory

Blaze, Spirit, blaze

Set our hearts on fire

Flow, river, flow

Flood the nations with grace and mercy

Send forth your word

Lord, and let there be light.

Lord, I come to your awesome presence

From the shadows into your radiance

By the blood I may enter your brightness

Search me, try me, consume all my darkness Shine on me. Shine on me.

Chorus

As we gaze on your kingly brightness So our faces display your likeness Ever changing from glory to glory Mirrored here may our lives tell your story Shine on me. Shine on me.

Chorus

Greeting

Fr John: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Fr John: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

All: And with your spirit.

Penitential Act

Fr John: Let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Fr John: Christ, have mercy.

All: Christ, have mercy.

Fr John: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Fr John: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

All: Amen.

Collect (Opening Prayer)

Fr John: Let us pray.

God, whose mercy is without measure, through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of mercy, grant that we may know your loving kindness on earth and come at last to the glory of heaven. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

Please be seated

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, 13

Charlotte Sorell

Reader: A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians:

If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm (sung): My Soul is Thirsting - Psalm 63

Steve Angrisano

All: My soul is thirsting for O Lord

Thirsting for you my God

My soul is thirsting for O Lord

Thirsting for you my God

Thirsting for you my God.

Please stand

Gospel Acclamation (sung): Thy Word (A. Grant)

All: Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path

And a light unto my path

You’re the light unto my path.

Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-40

Deacon Andrew Kirkbride

Deacon: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Deacon: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Deacon: Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all of his angels, he will sit on his royal throne. The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”

Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”

The King will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how important they seemed, you did it for me.”’

The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Please be seated

Homily

Father John Shanahan

Please stand

Prayers of Intercession

Fr John: As we gather on this special occasion to honour Mary, Mother of Mercy, let us ask our loving God to listen to our prayers for the whole Church.

Prayers will be read out in different languages

Lucy McConnochie:

(English) For the Church, that Francis our Pope, Patrick our Archbishop, and all your people may be guided by love and concern for others.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Olivia Sampson:

(Spanish) For the Sisters of Mercy, their Associates, partners in ministry, friends and benefactors throughout the world, that on this Feast Day all may experience oneness in Mercy.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Gabrielle Lefevre: (French) For our country Australia, that our Government be committed to the welfare of all Australians, just treatment of all refugees and asylum seekers, and all who are needy and oppressed.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Isabella Barton and Phoebe Holliday: (Indonesian) For the poor, the sick, and all those on the fringes of society, that we may freely respond to your call to carry on the works of mercy by reverencing the dignity of each person, and creating a spirit of generous welcome in our school community and wherever we live and serve.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Lachlan Wang: For peace for the world, especially for the people of Ukraine and (Chinese) those places that are suffering from war, civil unrest, violence and natural disasters. May the world become a community of kindness and thoughtfulness, and that all receive the support needed: spiritually, mentally and financially.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Mr Carosi: For the legacy of Venerable Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy, that we who carry on her vision may do so with hope, courage and Christian service.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Sister of Mercy: For all our predecessors who over the 68 years of Mercedes College have contributed to its Catholic essence and enriching learning, that as we remember in gratitude their dedication and generosity, they may be abundantly blessed.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Mrs Morse: For all who have died, Sisters of Mercy, parents, former scholars, staff and family members of the College community, that they receive eternal joy and happiness, and that their families and friends may experience the comfort and support they need.

God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear us.

All: God of Compassion and Loyalty, hear our prayer.

Fr John: Gracious and loving God, accept our spoken prayers and those within our hearts and may we proclaim the truth and the life of Christ to those with whom we live and work; we ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory Procession

Candle bearers: Madelaine Pike and Eugenia Fiocchini

Ciborium: Georgia Hawcroft

Cruets: Vincent Huang

Offertory Hymn: I’m Yours (Fr Rob Galea)

All: We turn our hearts towards the Altar now To behold the sacrifice on Calvary At this moment broken for us all. That we may be all we are called to be. So here we are, this life we have to offer. All we are, with this bread and wine. We lay it down, all we are and will be Before you now here we are. We’re yours………We’re yours…

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

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 Gifts

Fr John: Receive, O Lord, the gifts of your people, and grant that as we look up to the Blessed Virgin, Mother of Mercy, we may show ourselves merciful to others and receive your pardon toward us. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

Fr John: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Fr John: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

Fr John: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right and just.

PREFACE

Holy, Holy, Holy (sung): Mass of Love (A. McKenna, Willow Publishing)

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 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

Memorial Acclamation (sung): Mass of Love (A. McKenna, Willow Publishing)

Deacon: The mystery of faith.

All: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Great Amen (sung): Fire Mass (P. Keady, E. Worship)

All: Amen. Amen.

Let it be Lord, Amen. Amen. Amen.

Let it be Lord, Amen.

Please stand

The Communion Rite

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

All: 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.

Fr John: 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.

All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and forever.

Fr John: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

All: And with your spirit.

Deacon: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

Speak “Peace be with you” to those around you

Lamb of God (sung): Mass of St Timothy (M. Maher, OCP Publications)

All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Miserere nobis.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Miserere nobis.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Dona nobis pacem.

COMMUNION

Fr John: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Reception to Year 3 students to receive blessing

Proceed to receive Communion

COMMUNION HYMNS

Communion Hymn 1: Take and Eat (M Mangan)

All: Take and eat this bread I give Blessed and shared today

Take and eat this is My Body

I will show the way.

Take and drink this wine I give Blessed and poured for you

Take and drink this is My Blood

Given here for you.

Eat this bread and drink this wine

Food and drink for you

Take it now and live forever

I give life anew.

Communion Hymn 2: Open My Eyes Lord (J. Manibusan)

All: Open my eyes, Lord, Help me to see your face

Open my eyes Lord, help me to see.

Open my ears, Lord, Help me to hear your voice

Open my ears Lord, help me to hear.

Open my heart, Lord, Help me to love like you

Open my heart Lord, help me to love.

I live within you

Deep in your heart, O Lord

I live within you, rest now in me.

Communion Hymn 3: Hail Mary Gentle Woman (C. Landry)

All: Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with you

Blessed are you among women

And blest is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God

Pray for us sinners now And at the hour of death.

Amen.

Chorus: Gentle woman, quiet light

Morning star, so strong and bright

Gentle Mother, peaceful dove

Teach us wisdom; teach us love.

You were chosen by the Father

You were chosen for the Son

You were chosen from all women And for woman

Shining one.

Chorus

Blessed are you among women

Blest in turn all women, too

Blessed they with peaceful spirits

Blessed they with gentle hearts.

Communion Reflection (sung): Rainbow Song (A. Chinn) With Reception and Year 1 students

All: Red and orange, yellow and green

Blue and indigo and violet and me

Side by side, together we grow

Underneath God’s beautiful rainbow

Red is for your Spirit of love

Seven gifts from God above

Orange for the warmth of your Sun

Shining down on everyone

Chorus

Yellow is the colour of faith

The light of Christ in every day Green is for the life you give A call to grow, a way to live

Chorus

Blue is for the sky and sea

Gifts from God, for you and me

Indigo is in between

A colour of God’s gentle peace

Chorus

Violet calls us all to forgive

Together we grow and together we live Side by side and hand in hand

Together we grow, together we can

Chorus

Prayer

after Communion College Captain

Speaker: Today we have celebrated our Mercy Day Mass and Feast of Mary Mother of Mercy. We have also acknowledged our founder Catherine McAuley who is at the core of what it means to be a Mercy school.

During the week, Religious Education teachers were asked to view In God Alone, the story of Catherine McAuley, with their classes. In this film, we saw Catherine’s deep love for all and commitment to the service of others. We now offer you the time to reflect and listen to the Suscipe, a prayer written by Mother Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy.

We invite Sister Nola Morrissy, Leader of the Sisters of Mercy, South Australia, to pray the Suscipe prayer.

The Suscipe of Catherine McAuley

Sr Nola: My God, I am yours for time and eternity. Teach me to cast myself entirely into the arms of your loving Providence with the most lively, unlimited confidence in your compassionate, tender pity. Grant, O most merciful Redeemer, that whatever you ordain or permit may be acceptable to me. Take from my heart all painful anxiety; suffer nothing to sadden me but sin, nothing to delight me, but the hope of coming to the possession of You my God, in your everlasting kingdom. Amen.

Please stand

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Final Blessing

Fr John: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Deacon: Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

Fr John: May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of our merciful God and Jesus Christ.

All: Amen.

Fr John: And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you forever.

All: Amen.

Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve God’s people.

All: Thanks be to God.

Please be seated

Principal’s Address

Mr Andrew Balkwill

Please stand

Recessional Song: Never Gonna Let You Down (Colbie Caillat)

All: Low

When you’re feeling low And you just don’t know where to run to Broke

If your heart’s been broke

And you feel like you’re all alone

If you need something to believe in

If you’re looking for a light to guide you home

Just look inside

You light a shining brighter than you know And you should know.

Chorus: I’m never gonna let you down

I’m always gonna build you up

When you’re feeling lost

I will always find you love

I’m never gonna walk away

I’m always gonna have your back And if nothing else, you can always count on that

When you need me I promise I will never let you down.

Oooh oooh oooh...

Laugh

I will make you laugh

If you ever feel like crying

Close

I will hold you close

You won’t be alone anymore

If you need someone to believe in

If you’re reaching for a hand to guide you home

Just take my hand and I won’t let you go

I hope you know.

Chorus

If you need something to believe in

If you feel you’ve reached the end of the road

Don’t be afraid, I’ll always guide you home

You should know.

Chorus

This marks the concusion of our Mercy Day Mass. Please join us to continue the celebration after recess with entertainment and presentation of this year’s Mercy Day Awards:

2022 Mercy Award

2022 John Fanning Justice Award

Mercy Award

Each year at our Mercy Day Mass we acknowledge someone connected to our Mercedes College community who, through their actions and commitment, has demonstrated a special dedication to our Mercy Key values. Their commitment to service has been demonstrated in many different ways in their local communities, or on a national or international stage.

The recipient will have lived a life of mercy by demonstrating respect and compassion for others, shown loyalty to their cause, led with responsibility, acted justly, and lived their values with integrity.

Mercy Award Recipients

1991 Rossi von der Borch

1992 Rosemary Shevlin

1993 Belinda Winter

1994 John Fanning

1995 Leonie Barker

1996 Sister Mary Marra RSM Sister Monica McKee RSM

1997 Anne Cox John Cox

1998 Sister Mavis McBride RSM (Sister Mary Philip)

1999 John Gibson

2000 Penny Penhall OAM

2001 Mark Cooper

2002 John Doyle

Marie Doyle

2003 Anne Morse

2004 Tony Davis

John Fanning Justice Award

2005 Cora Nankivell

2006 Peter Williams

2007 Bill Gaynor

2008 Prue McEvoy

2009 Amanda Liston-Mwate

2010 Sam Arnold

2011 John Brazzatti

2012 Bill Deegan

2013 Mavis Waddington

2014 Ward Family

2015 Sister Kate Conley

2016 Tony O’Doherty

2017 Michael Fitzgerald

2018 Chris McCabe

2019 Sister Maryanne Loughry

2020 Henry Parham

2021 Dr Emma Tippett

After its inaugural presentation in 2021, the John Fanning Justice Award will again be presented to a current student based on the nominations of our educators. The recipient is someone who represents the legacy of John Fanning, a much loved and valued member of the Mercedes College staff who was kind, honest, compassionate, respectful and respected.

John Fanning Justice Award Recipients

2021 Seamus Flaherty