Liturgy Planning
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy Planning
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 25, 2024
Year B - Lectionary [122]
First Reading
We will serve the Lord, for he is our God | Joshua 24:1-2,15-18
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and scribes of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Then Joshua said to all the people, ‘If you will not serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve, whether the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are now living. As for me and my House, we will serve the Lord.’
The people answered, ‘We have no intention of deserting the Lord and serving other gods! Was it not the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors out of the land of Egypt, the house of slavery, who worked those great wonders before our eyes and preserved us all along the way we travelled and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed? What is more, the Lord drove all those peoples out before us, as well as the Amorites who used to live in this country. We too will serve the Lord, for he is our God.’
Responsorial
Taste and see that the Lord is good. | Psalm 33(34):2-3,16-23
I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
The Lord turns his eyes to the just
and his ears to their appeal.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
They call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Many are the trials of the just man
but from them all the Lord will rescue him.
He will keep guard over all his bones,
not one of his bones shall be broken.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Evil brings death to the wicked;
those who hate the good are doomed.
The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.
Those who hide in him shall not be condemned.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Second Reading
Christ loves the Church, because it is his body | Ephesians 5:25-32
Follow Christ by loving as he loved you. Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her in water with a form of words, so that when he took her to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless. In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church, because it is his body – and we are its living parts. For this reason, a man must leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one body. This mystery has many implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Church.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life;
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
John 6:63, 68
Gospel
Who shall we go to? You are the Holy One of God | John 6:60-69
After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?’ Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, ‘Does this upset you? What if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before?
‘It is the spirit that gives life,
the flesh has nothing to offer.
The words I have spoken to you are spirit
and they are life.
‘But there are some of you who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the outset those who did not believe, and who it was that would betray him. He went on, ‘This is why I told you that no one could come to me unless the Father allows him.’ After this, many of his disciples left him and stopped going with him.
Then Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘What about you, do you want to go away too?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.’
Psalms
Psalm 145: We Are Fed by the Hand of the Lord
Composer: Kirner, Karen Schneider / Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 33/34: Taste and See (O'Carroll)
Composer: O'Carroll, Kevin
Publisher: IND
Psalm 34: Taste and See (Dean)
Composer: Dean, Stephen
Publisher: OCP
Psalm 34: Taste and See (Kendzia)
Composer: Kendzia
Text: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Oh, taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Publisher: OCP
Psalm 34: Taste and See (Kirner/Warner)
Composer: Warner, Steven C. / Kirner, Karen Schneider
Psalm 63: Your Love Is Finer Than Life
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Hymns & Songs
Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem
Publisher: PD
Ave Verum Corpus
Composer: Mozart, Amadeus
Be God’s
Composer: Rose, Danielle
Text: Rose, Danielle
Publisher: WLP
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Composer: Bateman, Christian H.
Gather Us In
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
I Am the Bread of Life / Yo Soy el Pan de Vida
Composer: Toolan, Suzanne
Text: Toolan, Suzanne
Publisher: GIA
Joyful, Joyful We Adore You
Text: Henry van Dyke
Make Us True Servants
Composer: Irish Traditional
Text: Wente, Susan G.
Publisher: WLP
Make of Our Hands a Throne
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Text: Cyril of Jerusalem
Publisher: WLP
My Soul Is at Rest
Composer: Berthier, Jacques
Text: Berthier, Jacques
Publisher: GIA
One Bread, One Body
Composer: Foley SJ, John
Text: Foley SJ, John
Publisher: GIA
Open the Eyes of My Heart
Composer: Baloche, Paul
Text: Baloche, Paul
Praise and Thanksgiving
Composer: Gaelic
Text: Bayly, Albert F.
Publisher: GIA
Sent Forth by God’s Blessing
Composer: Traditional Welsh folk melody
Text: Westendorf, Omer
Publisher: WLP
Take and Eat
Composer: Joncas, Michael
Text: Quinn SJ, James / Joncas, Michael
Publisher: GIA
The Servant Song
Composer: Gillard, Richard
Text: Gillard, Richard
We Are the Light of the World
Composer: Greif, Jean A.
Text: Greif, Jean A.
We Gather Together
Composer: Traditional Dutch Melody
Text: Westendorf, Omer
Publisher: WLP