2. “MAKE A DIFFERENCE – BE THE DIFFERENCE”
MAD Day Morning Prayer
“MAKE A DIFFERENCE –
BE THE DIFFERENCE”

3. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

4. Let’s be still for a moment and in the quiet of our hearts pray for the strength, courage and will to “be the difference.”

5. Gospel Reading: Matthew 25: 31-40. Narrator:
Narrator:
When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,

6. and all the nations will be assembled before him
and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

7. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left
He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right,

8. The King:
Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

9. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.

10. Narrator:
Then the righteous will answer him and say,

11. All:
Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you drink?

12. All:
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
or naked and clothe you?

13. All:
When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?

14. Narrator:
And the king will say to them in reply,

15. The King:
Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.

16. Narrator:
The Gospel of the Lord.
All:
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

17. Response:
I was hungry and you gave me food.

18. All:
Let us act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God.

19. I was thirsty and you gave me drink

20. All:
Let us act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God.

21. I was a stranger and you welcomed me

22. All:
Let us act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God.

23. I was naked and you clothed me

24. All:
Let us act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God.

25. I was ill and you comforted me

26. All:
Let us act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God.

27. Oppressed people,
All: Poor people,

28. Homeless people,
All: Hungry people.

29. All:
May we be open to your Spirit that we may be a means of healing, strength and peace for all your children. We ask this through Jesus, your son and our Brother! Amen.

30. Venerable Nano Nagle:
All: Pray for us.

31. Saint John Baptist De La Salle:
All: Pray for us.

32. Live Jesus in our hearts:
All:
Forever! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.