Liturgical Information
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Liturgical Color: Green
Themes: Eucharist, loyalty, faith formation, response, vocation, service
Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
save the servant who trusts in you, my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I cry to you all the day long. Psalm 86:1-3 [Roman Missal]
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam ad me, et exaudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperantem in te: miserere mihi, Domine, quoniam ad te clamavi tota die.
Ps. Lætifica animam servi tui: quoniam ad te, Domine, animam meam levavi. Psalm 86:1-4 [Graduale Romanum, p.326]
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam ad me, et exaudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperantem in te: miserere mihi, Domine, quoniam ad te clamavi tota die.
Ps. Lætifica animam servi tui: quoniam ad te, Domine, animam meam levavi. Psalm 86:1-4 [Gregorian Missal, p.531/550]
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 cause the minds of the faithful
to unite in a single pur- pose,
grant your people to love what you command
and to desire what you pro- mise,
that, amid the uncertainties of this world
our hearts may be fixed on that place
where true glad- ness is found.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
God, for ev-er and ev-er.
A-men.
Lectionary Readings:
- Joshua 24:1-2a,15-17,18b [We will serve the Lord, for He is our God. /v.18]
- Psalm 34:2-3 / 16-17 / 18-19 / 20-21 [R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. /v.9a]
See CNP Psalm 34 (Penkala) - Eph 5:21-32 [This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. /v.32]
- Gospel Verse: John 6:63c,68c [Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life.]
- John 6:60-69 [Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. /v.68]
Offertory Antiphon:
I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. Psalm 40:2,4a
Verses of Psalm 113 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Expectans exspectavi Dominum, et respexit me: et exaudivit deprecationem meam, et immisit in os meum canticum novum, hymnum Deo nostro. Psalm 40:2-4 [Graduale Romanum, p.328]
Expectans exspectavi Dominum, et respexit me: et exaudivit deprecationem meam, et immisit in os meum canticum novum, hymnum Deo nostro. Psalm 40:2-4 [Gregorian Missal, p.535/553]
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:
O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by adoption
through the one sacrifice offered once for all,
be- stow graciously upon us, we pray,
the gifts of unity and peace in your Church.
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:
The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord;
you bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer the heart. Psalm 104:13-15 [Roman Missal]
— or —
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life, says the Lord,
and I will raise him up on the last day. John 6:54 [Roman Missal]
De fructu operum tuorum, Domine, satiabitur terra: ut educas panem de terra, et vinum lætificet cor hominis: ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, et panis cor hominis confirmet. Psalm 104:13-15 [Graduale Romanum, p.329]
Psalm 104:1ab,1c-2a,23,24,30,31,33,34 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
— or —
Qui manducat carnem meam, et bibit sanguinem meum, in me manet, et ego in eo, dicit Dominus. John 6:57 [Graduale Romanum, p.383]
Psalm 119:1,2,11,49,50,72,103,105,162 -or- Psalm 23:1-2a,2b-3a,3b,4ab,4cd,5ab,5cd,6ab can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
De fructu operum tuorum, Domine, satiabitur terra: ut educas panem de terra, et vinum lætificet cor hominis: ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, et panis cor hominis confirmet. Psalm 104:13-15 [Gregorian Missal, p.536/554]
— or —
Qui manducat carnem meam, et bibit sanguinem meum, in me manet, et ego in eo, dicit Dominus. John 6:57 [Gregorian Missal, p.423/640]
Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
Prayer after Communion:
Com- plete within us, O Lord, we pray,
the healing work of your mer- cy,
and graciously perfect and sustain us,
so that in all things we may please you.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Solemn Blessing: [11. Ordinary Time III]
May almighty God bless you in his kindness
and pour out saving wisdom upon you.
Amen.
May he nourish you always with the teachings of the faith
and make you persevere in holy deeds.
Amen.
May he turn your steps toward himself
and show you the path of charity and peace.
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.
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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.
Used by permission.
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