6th Sunday after Epiphany - 12 February 2006
January 31, 2006
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading 2 Kings 5: 1-14;
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27
Gospel Mark 1:40 –45
Theme
Koe Otua iate kitautolu “God is with us”
Sentence
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light … For a child has been born for us, a son given to us.”
Isaiah 9: 2a, 6a
Collects
Tongan
‘E ‘Otua na’a ke foaki mai ‘a ho ‘Alo monu’ia, ke ne faka’auha ‘a e ngaue ‘a e tevolo.
Ngaohi ‘akimautolu kemau hoko ko ho’o fanau pea ke mau ma’u ‘a e mo’ui ta’engata.
Tokoni a kimautolu kemau ma’oni’oni ‘o hange ko ‘ene Ma’oni’oni.
‘I homau ‘Eiki huhu’i ko Sisu Kalaisi.
Ameni
O God, You gave us your Holy Son
The many influences of the devil, He will overcome
Make us your children, to gain everlasting life
As He is Holy, help us to cleanse our lives
Through our Redeemer, Lord Jesus Christ,
Amen
Samoan
Le Atua e, ua e foai lou atalii pele ona o i matou,
o aafiaga uma foi o leaga ua e fa’aleleina,
Ina ia matou maua le ola e faavavau, faapaia ia i matou aua o lau afio o le Paia, fesoasoani ina ia o matou ola mama ona o Le ua famamaina i matou, Iesu Keriso.
Amene.
Contributed by
The Good Samaritan Youth Group, Ofa ki he Laumalie Ma’oni’oni Parochial District, Otahuhu.
We are a Tongan Youth Group with 40 members. We meet regularly for different programmes at our Church. Our goals include enforcing our Tongan identity, organising fellowship programmes within the church and other Christian churches, organising programmes to draw more young people into the
church and use retreats/ workshops and bible studies as training for youth ministry.
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