Liturgical Information
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Liturgical Color: Green
Themes: law, commandments
Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
Be my protector, O God,
a mighty stronghold to save me.
For you are my rock, my stronghold!
Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.Psalm 31:3-4 [Roman Missal]
Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias: quoniam firmamentum meum, et refugium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enutries me.
Ps. In te Domine speravi, non confundar in æternum: in iustitia tua libera me. [Graduale Romanum, p.275]
Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias: quoniam firmamentum meum, et refugium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enutries me.
Ps. In te Domine speravi, non confundar in æternum: in iustitia tua libera me. [Gregorian Missal, p.452]
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 teach us that you abide
in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace
as to become a dwelling pleas-ing to you.
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:
- Sirach 15:15-20 [No one does he command to act unjustly]
- Psalm 119:1-2 / 4-5 / 17-18 / 33-34 [R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord! /v.1b]
- I Corinthians 2:6-10 [God predestined wisdom before the ages for our glory.]
- Gospel Verse: Mt 11:25 [Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.]
- Matthew 5:17-37 [So it was said to your ancestors; but I say this to you.]
Offertory Antiphon:
Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.
With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth. Psalm 119:12-13 **
Verses of Psalm 113 or Psalm 125 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Benedictus es Domine, doce me iustificationes tuas: benedictus es Domine, doce me iustificationes tuas: in labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia iudicia oris tui. [Graduale Romanum, p.277]
Benedictus es Domine, doce me iustificationes tuas: benedictus es Domine, doce me iustificationes tuas: in labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia iudicia oris tui. [Gregorian Missal, p.455]
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:
May this oblation, O Lord, we pray
cleanse and renew us
and may it become for those who do your will
the source of eter-nal re-ward.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Preface VI of the Sundays in Ordinary Time: [The pledge of the eternal Passover]
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 in you we live and move and have our being,
and while in this body
we not only experience the daily effects of your care,
but even now possess the pledge of life eternal.
For, having received the first fruits of the Spirit,
through whom you riased up Jesus from the dead,
we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal Mystery.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…
Communion Antiphon:
They ate and had their fill,
and what they craved the Lord gave them;
they were not disappointed in what they craved. Psalm 78:29-30
— or —
God so loved the world
that he gave his Only Begotten Son,
so that all who believe in him may not perish,
but may have eternal life. Jn 3:16 [Roman Missal]
Manducaverunt, et saturati sunt nimis, et desiderium eorum attulit eis Dominus: non sunt fraudati a desiderio sio. Ps 78:29-30 [Graduale Romanum, p.278]
Psalm 78:1,3-4a,4bcd,23,24,25,27,28 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
Manducaverunt, et saturati sunt nimis, et desiderium eorum attulit eis Dominus: non sunt fraudati a desiderio sio. Ps 78:29-30 [Gregorian Missal, p.456]
Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
Prayer after Communion:
Hav-ing fed upon these heavenly delights.
we pray, O Lord,
that we may always long
for that food by which we tru-ly live.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
** 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, and Prayer after Communion from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp.
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Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation.
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