Liturgy Planning
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy Planning
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 1, 2024
Year B - Lectionary [125]
First Reading
Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8 | Observe these laws and customs, that you may have life
Moses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord your God just as I lay them down for you. Keep them, observe them, and they will demonstrate to the peoples your wisdom and understanding. When they come to know of all these laws they will exclaim, “No other people is as wise and prudent as this great nation.” And indeed, what great nation is there that has its gods so near as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to him? And what great nation is there that has laws and customs to match this whole Law that I put before you today?’
Responsorial
Psalm 14(15):2-5 | The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Lord, who shall dwell on your holy mountain?
He who walks without fault;
he who acts with justice
and speaks the truth from his heart;
he who does not slander with his tongue.
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
He who does no wrong to his brother,
who casts no slur on his neighbour,
who holds the godless in disdain,
but honours those who fear the Lord.
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
He who keeps his pledge, come what may;
who takes no interest on a loan
and accepts no bribes against the innocent.
Such a man will stand firm for ever.
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Second Reading
James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 | Accept and submit to the word
It is all that is good, everything that is perfect, which is given us from above; it comes down from the Father of all light; with him there is no such thing as alteration, no shadow of a change. By his own choice he made us his children by the message of the truth so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all that he had created.
Accept and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. But you must do what the word tells you, and not just listen to it and deceive yourselves.
Pure, unspoilt religion, in the eyes of God our Father is this: coming to the help of orphans and widows when they need it, and keeping oneself uncontaminated by the world.
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
or:
Alleluia, alleluia!
By his own choice the Father made us his children
by the message of the truth,
so that we should be a sort of first-fruits
of all that he created.
Alleluia!
James 1:18
Gospel
Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 | You put aside the commandment of God, to cling to human traditions
The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. For the Pharisees, and the Jews in general, follow the tradition of the elders and never eat without washing their arms as far as the elbow; and on returning from the market place they never eat without first sprinkling themselves. There are also many other observances which have been handed down to them concerning the washing of cups and pots and bronze dishes. So these Pharisees and scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of the elders but eat their food with unclean hands?’ He answered, ‘It was of you hypocrites that Isaiah so rightly prophesied in this passage of scripture:
This people honours me only with lip-service,
while their hearts are far from me.
The worship they offer me is worthless,
the doctrines they teach are only human regulations.
You put aside the commandment of God to cling to human traditions.’ He called the people to him again and said, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean. For it is from within, from men’s hearts, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within and make a man unclean.’
Psalms
Psalm 145: We Are Fed by the Hand of the Lord
Composer: Kirner, Karen Schneider / Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 15: Lord, Who Shall Be Welcome
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 63: Your Love Is Finer Than Life
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Hymns & Songs
All Are Welcome
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem
Publisher: PD
Canticle of the Turning
Composer: Irish Traditional
Text: Cooney, Rory
Publisher: GIA
Gather Us In
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Grant to Us, O Lord
Composer: Deiss, Lucien
Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Publisher: WLP
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
Composer: Thomerson, Kathleen
Text: Thomerson, Kathleen
Publisher: GIA
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed
Text: Dufner, Delores
Publisher: WLP
Make Us True Servants
Composer: Irish Traditional
Text: Wente, Susan G.
Publisher: WLP
My Soul Is at Rest
Composer: Berthier, Jacques
Text: Berthier, Jacques
Publisher: GIA
On Holy Ground
Composer: Pena, Donna
Text: Pena, Donna
Publisher: GIA
Only This I Want
Composer: Schutte, Dan
Text: Schutte, Dan
Publisher: OCP
Psalm 19: Lord, You Have the Words (Warner)
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
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
We Are the Light of the World
Composer: Greif, Jean A.
Text: Greif, Jean A.