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April 14 — Mother’s Day 2023 Readings

17:22-34  —  A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles

14:20-27  —  Psalm

3:7-11       —   A Reading from the letter Paul to the Philippians

The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Mathew 27:45-54

Prayers of the People (for Mother’s Day):

All who gather here are children of mothers. We praise God for the women who gave us life.

We give God thanks and praise.

For mothers brave, strong, compassionate, full of wisdom and grace.

We give God thanks and praise.

For mothers vulnerable, worried, frustrated, and hurried; we pray for peace

We give God thanks and praise.

For relationships that are strained and no longer a source of joy; we pray for healing.

We give God thanks and praise.

For mothers who have died, who live no longer with us, but whose light shines on in our hearts and memories; we pray for those who mourn, and we give God thanks for life eternal.

We give God thanks and praise.

For mothers who grieve, who have lost children born and unborn; we weep with those with broken hearts.

We give God thanks and praise.

For those who are struggling to raise children who are tired and weary; we pray that we may be their village, offering real help in difficult times.

We give God thanks and praise.

For those who are preparing emptier nests; we both celebrate and mourn with you and hope the children’s wings are as strong as their roots are deep.

We give God thanks and praise.

For stepmothers, navigating the pitfalls and joys of creating a new family; We pray for wisdom and patiences.

We give God thanks and praise.

For Grandmothers who are doing the hard work of raising children again; we pray the caregivers have those who care for them.

We give God thanks and praise.

For those who are waiting and sometimes struggling with the biological process to bring new life, and for those who are waiting for the adoptive process to be fulfilled; we wait eagerly with you, and offer you our hand to hold in the trial.

We give God thanks and praise.

For women who do not have children, but instead teach, lead, care for, and guide the children of others.

We give God thanks and praise.

For the mothers, sisters, daughters in our midst and around the world.  For the women who, created in the image of God, give not just life, but abundant life.  For women fighting, struggling and seating for the sake of others.  For women caring, compassionate, and crying with the heart of Christ.  For the caregivers, prophets, preachers, teachers, leaders, shepherds, healers.  For Moms, in their wide variety and many forms.

We give God thanks and praise.

Confession of Sin

The Deacon or Celebrant says

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Minister and People

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. 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 delight in your will, and walk in your ways,

to the flory of your Name. Amen.

Nicene Creed

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 make, of one Being with the Father.

Though him all things were made.  For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the

Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.

For his 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 the 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.

With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.  He 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.

Mission

We, the members of Calvary Episcopal Church, believe in taking the journey of God’s love and service to those who know Christ, and those who see Christ.

Prayers of the People. (for Mother’s Day use the Prayers to the people above)

With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”

For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For our President, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For this city of Washington, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For seasonable weather, and for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For those who travel on land, on water, on in the air or through outer space, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphan, and for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For what else shall we pray?

We invite you to offer your own prayers aloud, or in silence.

Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

In the communion of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and the one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.

O Lord our God accept the fervent prays of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to your for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever.  Amen.