Whāia, whāia te ara Matua,
Whāia te ara Atua...
Ko te mauri o te rangi ka hono
Ko te mauri o te papa ka tau.
Kua ara a Ia!
He pono: kua ara a Ia!
Seek and you shall find the way of the Lord;
Seek and you shall find the way of God.
Let the heavens bear witness.
Let the Earth declare Your peace
For He is risen!
He is risen indeed!

E Ihowa o ngā Mano
Titiro atawhai mai ki a mātou
Me ō mātou tini roimata
Ki a rātou kua wehe atu
Whakatikaia, whakatika.

God, look kindly on we
who wait,
Who mourn,
who weep
For those who have departed.
May Your justice come near.

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.  The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Bidding: The Lord is [our] shepherd,
Response: [we] lack nothing.
[based on Psalm 23:1]

Let us pray.
“Wake up, sleeper,
    rise from the dead,
    and Christ will shine on you.”
[from Ephesians 5:14]

Haere mai tātou, kia koropiko, kia tuohu:
kia tukua ngā turi ki te aroaro o Ihowa, o tō tātou Kaihanga.
Ko ia hoki tō tātou Atua;
    ko tātou Tana iwi e hepara ai,
    ngā hipi a Tōna ringa.

Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
 for he is our God
    and we are the people of His pasture,
    the flock under His care.

1st Sunday in Lent/Te Rātapu Tuatahi o Rēneti

6th Sunday of the Epiphany/Te Rātapu Tuaono o He Wā Noa

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Prayers inspired by original prayers, Psalm 136:1–9, (10–22),23–26, Genesis 1:1–2:3, Romans 8:18–25, Matthew 6:25–34 Whaiora Te Moni ‘Rau Angiangi’.

4th Sunday of the Epiphany/Te Rātapu Tuawhā o te Whakaaturanga

4th Sunday of Advent/Te Rātapu Tuarua o te Haerenga Mai

…the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right… [Isaiah 7:14]

Because when Christ comes:

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Then will the lame leap like a deer,
    and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams in the desert.

The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground bubbling springs.
In the haunts where jackals once lay,
    grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.

2nd Sunday of Advent/Te Rātapu Tuarua o te Haerenga Mai

1st Sunday of Advent/Te Rātapu Tuatahi o te Haerenga Mai

Prayers inspired by: original prayers the Sarum prayer (te reo Māori version Nā Rev Michael Tamihere i tito), Isa 2:1-5, Ps 122, Rom 13:11-14, Matt 24:36-44, Collect: Advent 4:2

Christ the King (or The Reign of Christ) Sunday/Ko te Karaiti te Kīngī

34th Sunday in Ordinary Time/Te Rātapu Toru Tekau mā whā o He Wā Noa

E te Atua o te aroha
Ka tangi o mātou ngākau ki a Koe
Mō rātou kua wehe
Auē te aroha.

Taken from/inspired by Haggai 1:15-2:9, Psalm 145: 1-5,16-20 and Psalm 98, 2 Thessalonians: 1-5, 13-17, Luke 20:27-38 and the ANZPB

Prayers inspired by original prayers, Hab 1:1-4;2:1-4, Ps 119:137-144, Luke 19:1-10.

Prayers taken from/inspired by Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 19:9-14, and the ANZPB.

We call to You,
Those who grieve.
Those who have tears as our only food, day and night;
Yet our hope in You sustains us.
Strengthen us, Lord.