2. Discipleship

2. DISCIPLESHIP 1. Introduction  Commentator: The theme of today’s adoration service will be Discipleship.  Commentator: Dear friends, closing your eyes imagine that you are standing on the shore of the lake of Galilee where Jesus called his first disciples. We heard the call of Jesus like the disciples, and let us respond to his call whole-heartedly.  Reader: Simon and Andrew, who lived along the Sea of Galilee, stood by the shore to cast their nets. Now Jesus watched them from afar. Then called them each by name and said, “Follow me, I will make you fishers of men.” And they left everything and followed him. That call hanged the lives of these simple men and they would never be the same.  Commentator: That was how Jesus called his disciples; that was their vocation; that was their discipleship.  Reader: And as he walked along the sea shore, he found James and John the sons of Zebedee; Jesus called them. They left their work and all they held so dear. They followed him without regret.  Commentator: That was how Jesus called his disciples; that was their vocation; that was their discipleship.  Reader: And as he passed the Tax collector’s Booth, he saw Mathew. He simply said, “Come follow me!” And he left everything and followed him.  Commentator: That was how Jesus called his disciples; that was their vocation; that was their discipleship.  Commentator: The same Jesus who called Andrew and Peter, James and John, and Matthew is calling us, too. He is with us in the form of the Eucharistic Bread. Now let us welcome him into our midst and listen to his call once again. Exposition of the Bl. Sacrament Hymn: “Follow me, follow me …” (STL. 363) 3. Meditation Hymn (STL. 367) Commentator: Here is Jesus, our Lord – who called us to follow him. He wants us to go out as the heralds of his Good News. Let us open our hearts to him and listen to his voice. (One sings the hymn – Deep within my heart I feel, STL 367, while another reads it very slowly and meaningfully – and the others listen meditatively.) Commentator: After having listened to Jesus who calls us with much love to be with him, let us examine and see how we responded to his call! How faithful we were in our commitment to him? Human as we are, we might have failed to live according to the commitment we made to the Lord. He is ever ready to forgive our shortcomings. Let us be sorry for our sins and ask pardon from the Lord for the times we failed to live as his true disciples. Now you are welcome to express your failures and seek his forgiveness. Let our response be - Jesus, our master have mercy on us. Penitential Hymn: (Rra{ÁN IprÃN¶N {rYr -- Jnanettu chollunne Natha) 4. Gospel and Reflection by the celebrant 5. Hymn of Adoration: (Father we love Thee) 6. Conclusion Let us promise Jesus that we will follow him faithfully by placing ourselves in his arms by singing the hymn, STL. 366: “I place my hand in your hand”.