So the blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored (John 9:7) Song Open My Eyes (Jesse Manibusan) All sing: Open my eyes, Lord, help me to see your face Open my eyes, Lord, help me to see. A Thought I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked

Come and see a man who has told me everything I ever did (John 4:29) Song Stand Beside Me (Columba McCann) All sing: Stand beside me, walk before me, hold and shelter me, touch and heal me A Thought ‘I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather

‘Stand up,’ he said, ‘do not be afraid’ (Matt 17:8) Song Kyrie (Taizé) All sing: Kyrie, Kyrie eleison …Christe, Christe eleison… Kyrie, Kyrie eleison A Thought ‘And we must never tire of going to ask for forgiveness. You may feel ashamed to tell your sins, but as our mothers and our grandmothers used to say,

Walking the Road of ReconciliationSeven Step Journey Ash Wednesday 1st Sunday of Lent 2nd Sunday of Lent 3rd Sunday of Lent 4th Sunday of Lent 5th Sunday of Lent Sacrament of Reconciliation

My offences truly I know them (Psalm 50:3) Song Be Merciful, O Lord (Stephen Pishner) All sing: Be merciful, O Lord, we have sinned, we have sinned Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. A Thought ‘Concreteness, honesty, and the genuine ability to be ashamed of one’s mistakes are all qualities needed in order

Come back to me with all your heart (Hosea 14:1) Song Come Back to Me (Gregory Norbet) All sing: Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life. A Thought ‘Jesus in the confessional is not a dry cleaner. Confession is an encounter with Jesus, with this Jesus

LENT 2014 Seven Step Journey On Ash Wednesday we are beginning a “Journey of Reconciliation” in our parish. This seven step process of reconciliation encourages daily reflection on one line of scripture, a thought from Pope Francis and a brief daily prayer. Some positive action is also suggested inspired by the words and images relevant