Liturgical Information
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Liturgical Color: Green

Themes: God's dominion over the world, finding God in the world, grace, peace, hope, worship

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God;
turn your ear to me; hear my words.
Guard me as the apple of your eye;
in the shadow of your wings protect me. Psalm 17:6,8 [Roman Missal]

Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me, Deus: inclina aurem tuam, et exaudi verba mea: custodi me, Domine, ut pupilam oculi: sub umbra alarum tuarum protege me.
Ps. Exaudi Domine iustitiam meam: intende deprecationem meam. Psalm 17:6,8 [Graduale Romanum, p.354]

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

Collect:

Al-mighty ever-living God

grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sinceri- ty of heart.

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 45:1, 4-6 [I am the Lord, and there is no other. /v.5]
Psalm 96:1,3 / 4-5 / 7-8 / 9-10 [R. Give the Lord glory and honor. /v.7b]
I Thessalonians 1:1-5b [Grace to you and peace. /v.1]
Gospel Verse: Philippians 2:15d,16a [Shine like lights in the world as you hold on to the word of life.]
Matthew 22:15-21 [Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's. /v.21]

Offertory Antiphon:

And I will delight in your commands, which I love. And I will lift up my hands to your commands and meditate on your statutes. Psalm 119:47-48
Verses of Psalm 113 -or- Psalm 125 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.

Meditabor in mandatis tuis, quæ dilexi valde: et levabo manus meas ad mandata tua, quæ dilexi. [Graduale Romanum, p.356]

Meditabor in mandatis tuis, quæ dilexi valde: et levabo manus meas ad mandata tua, quæ dilexi. [Gregorian Missal, p.574]

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:

Grant us, Lord, we pray,
a sincere respect for your gifts,

that, through the purifying action of your grace,
we may be cleansed by the very myster- ies we serve.

Through Christ our Lord. A-men.

Preface V of Sundays in Ordinary Time: [Creation]

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.

For you laid the foundation of the world
and have arranged the changing of times and seasons;
you formed man in your own image
and set humanity over the whole world in all its wonder,
to rule in your name over all you have made
and for ever praise you in your mighty works,
through Christ our Lord.

And so, with all the Angels, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…

Communion Antiphon:

Behold, the eyes of the Lord
are on those who fear him,
who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine. Psalm 33:18-19 [Roman Missal]

— or —

The Son of Man has come
to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 [Roman Missal]

Domine Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! [Graduale Romanum, p.357]
Psalm 8:2c,3,4,5,6-7a,7b-8,9 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.

Domine Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! [Gregorian Missal, p.575]

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

Prayer after Communion:

Grant, O Lord, we pray
that, benefitting from participation in heavenly things,

we may be helped by what you give in this present age
and prepared for the gifts that are e- ternal.

Through Christ our Lord. A-men.

Solemn Blessing: [13. Ordinary Time V]

May almighty God always keep every adversity far from you
and in his kindness pour out upon you the gifts of his blessing.
Amen.

May God keep your hearts attentive to his words,
that they may be filled with everlasting gladness.
Amen.

And so, may you always understand what is good and right,
and be found ever hastening along
in the path of God's commands,
and coheirs with the citizens of heaven.
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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