Lord, bless and strengthen your people.

May they remain faithful to you

and always rejoice in your mercy.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.

Daily Mass Book, Brisbane, The Liturgical Commission,

1990, p.37.

~~~

The time has come; the kingdom of God is upon us.

Let us repent and believe the gospel.

The kingdom of God is like yeast; a woman takes it and mixes

it with flour until the dough is risen.

The kingdom of God is like a buyer looking for fine pearls.

When he finds one exceptional pearl, he sells everything he

has, and buys it.

When we set our minds on God’s reign, our hearts on God’s

justice, everything else will be ours as well.

Listen to Jesus who proclaims good news, which he alone

fulfils.

A New Zealand Prayer Book,

Auckland, Collins, 1989, p.114.

~~~

It is summed up in the great prayer of St. Ignatius: `Take

Lord, and receive!’

John Garvey (Ed), Modern Spirituality, an Anthology

London, Darton, Longman and Todd, 1985, p.22