Liturgy Planning
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
Liturgy Planning
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
November 26, 2023
Year A - Lectionary [160]
First Reading
The Lord will judge between sheep and sheep | Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17
The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest – it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them.
As for you, my sheep, the Lord says this: I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and he-goats.
Responsorial
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want | Psalm (22)23:1-3a, 5-6
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Second Reading
Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father; so that God may be all in all | 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for everything is to be put under his feet.And when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject in his turn to the One who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all.
Gospel Acclamation
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David!
Mark 11:10
Gospel
I was naked and you clothed me; sick, and you visited me | Matthew 25:31-46
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.
‘Then the King will say to those on his right hand, “Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.” Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see you?” And the King will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.”
‘Next he will say to those on his left hand, “Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink; I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me.” Then it will be their turn to ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?” Then he will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me.”
‘And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.’
'Scripture readings taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966 by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd, and used by permission of the publishers'
Psalms
Psalm 23: Come You Blest of My Father
Composer: Bower, Calvin M.
Psalm 23: I Shall Live in the House
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 23: My Shepherd is the Lord
Composer: Gelineau SJ, Joseph
Publisher: GIA
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Psalm 68/69: In Your Great Love
Composer: O'Carroll, Fintan
Publisher: IND
Hymns & Songs
All Will Be Well
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Text: Julian of Norwich
Publisher: WLP
An tAiséirí
Composer: Steven C. Warner
At Jesus' Name
Composer: Joncas, Jan Michael
Text: Joncas, Jan Michael
Publisher: GIA
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Composer: Bateman, Christian H.
Crown Him with Many Crowns
Text: Bridges, Matthew
Gather Us In
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Gift of Finest Wheat
Composer: Kreutz, Robert E.
Text: Westendorf, Omer
He Is King of Kings
Composer: African-American Spiritual; arr. Karen Schneider Kirner
Text: African-American Spiritual; vss. Warner, Steven C.
Jesus, the Lord
Composer: O’Connor SJ, Roc
Text: O’Connor SJ, Roc
Publisher: OCP
Lift High the Cross
Text: Kitchin, George W.
Like a Shepherd
Composer: Dufford SJ, Bob
Text: Dufford SJ, Bob
Publisher: New Dawn Music
Praise to the Lord
Text: Neander, Joachim
Sing With All the Saints in Glory
Text: Irons, William J.
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Composer: Irish Traditional
Text: Baker, Henry W.
To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Text: Hellrigel, Martin B.
Whatsoever You Do
Composer: Jabusch, Willard F.
Text: Jabusch, Willard F.
Publisher: GIA