Liturgical Information
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Liturgical Color: Green

Themes: power of God, salvation, faithful perseverance, universality of the Church, healing, justice

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:

Turn your eyes, O God, our shield;
and look on the face of your anointed one;
one day within your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere. Psalm 84:10-11 [Roman Missal]

Protector noster aspice, Deus, et respice in faciem Christi tui: quia melior est dies una in atriis tuis super millia.
Ps. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum! concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini. Psalm 84:10,11,2,3 [Graduale Romanum, p.323]

Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]

Collect:

O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,

so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every hu- man de- sire.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.

Lectionary Readings:

Isaiah 56:1,6-7 [Even foreigners I will bring to my holy mountain. /v.7]
Psalm 67:2-3 / 5 / 6-8 [R. O God, let all the nations praise you. /v.4]
Romans 11:13-15,29-32 [The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. /v.29]
Gospel Verse: See Mt 4:23 [Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom and cured every disease among the people.]
Matthew 15:21-28 ["O woman, your faith is great." /v.28]

Offertory Antiphon:

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Taste and see how good the Lord is.Psalm 34:8-9a
Verses of Psalm 128 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.

Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos: gustate et videte, quoniam suavis est Dominus. Psalm 34:8,9 [Graduale Romanum, p.325]

Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos: gustate et videte, quoniam suavis est Dominus. Psalm 34:8,9 [Gregorian Missal, p.530]

Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]

Prayer over the Offerings:

Re- ceive our oblation, O Lord,
by which is brought about a glorious ex- change,

that, by offering what you have given,
we may merit to receive your ver-y self.

Through Christ our Lord. A-men.

Preface IV of Sundays in Ordinary Time: [The history of Salvation]

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God
through Christ our Lord.

For by his birth he brought renewal
to humanity's fallen state,
and by his suffering, canceled out our sins;
by his rising from the dead
he has opened the way to eternal life,
and by ascending to you, O Father,
he has unlocked the gates of heaven.

And so, with the company of Angels and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…

Communion Antiphon:

With the Lord there is mercy;
in him is plentiful redemption. Psalm 130:7 [Roman Missal]

— or —

I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord.
Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever. John 6:51-52 [Roman Missal]

(A) Domus mea, domus orationis vocabitur, dicit Dominus: in ea omnis qui petit, accipit: et qui quærit, invenit, et pulsanti aperietur.Matthew 21:13 [Graduale Romanum, p.402]
Psalm 84:2-3a,3b,4,5,9,10,11 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.

(A) Domus mea, domus orationis vocabitur, dicit Dominus: in ea omnis qui petit, accipit: et qui quærit, invenit, et pulsanti aperietur.Matthew 21:13 [Gregorian Missal, p.686]

Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]

Prayer after Communion:

Made partakers of Christ through these Sacraments,
we humbly implore your mercy, Lord,

that, conformed to his image on earth,
we may merit also to be his co- heirs in heaven.

Who lives and reigns for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.

Solemn Blessing: [10. Ordinary Time II]

May the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.

** An official, approved English translation of the Offertory Antiphon has never been published. The offertory antiphon used here is from the New American Bible, a Scripture translation approved for liturgical use in the United States.

The English translation of the Entrance Antiphon [Introit], Collect, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp. All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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