Liturgy Planning
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy Planning
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 1, 2023
Year A - Lectionary [136]
First Reading
When the sinner renounces sin, he shall certainly live | Ezekiel 18:25-28
The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘You object, “What the Lord does is unjust.” Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust? When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin and dies because of this, he dies because of the evil that he himself has committed. When the sinner renounces sin to become law-abiding and honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die.’
Responsorial
Remember your mercy, Lord. | Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me:
for you are God my saviour.
Remember your mercy, Lord.
Remember your mercy, Lord,
and the love you have shown from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth.
In your love remember me,
because of your goodness, O Lord.
Remember your mercy, Lord.
The Lord is good and upright.
He shows the path to those who stray,
He guides the humble in the right path,
He teaches his way to the poor.
Remember your mercy, Lord.
Second Reading
Be united in your love | Philippians 2:1-11
If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other people’s interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:
His state was divine,
yet he did not cling
to his equality with God
but emptied himself
to assume the condition of a slave,
and became as men are;
and being as all men are,
he was humbler yet,
even to accepting death,
death on a cross.
But God raised him high
and gave him the name
which is above all other names
so that all beings in the heavens,
on earth and in the underworld,
should bend the knee at the name of Jesus
and that every tongue should acclaim
Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
OR
Be united in your love | Philippians 2:1-5
If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other people’s interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.
Gospel Acclamation
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him.
Jn14:23
OR
The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice,
says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me.
John 10:27
Gospel
Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you | Matthew 21:28-32
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people, ‘What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not go,” but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, “Certainly, sir,” but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s will?’ ‘The first’ they said. Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.’
'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 24/25: To You, O Lord
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Psalm 25: Remember Your Mercy, O Lord
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 33: Lord, Let Your Mercy
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Publisher: WLP
Psalm 63: In the Shadow of Your Wings
Composer: Joncas, Michael
Publisher: GIA
Psalm 63: Your Love Is Finer Than Life
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Hymns & Songs
A New Hymn of Praise
Publisher: Veritas
All Are Welcome
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Amazing Grace
Text: Newton, John / Rees, John
Publisher: GIA
Christ, Be Our Light
Composer: Farrell, Bernadette
Text: Farrell, Bernadette
Publisher: OCP
For the Beauty of the Earth
Text: Pierpoint, Folliot S.
Gather Us In
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Jesus, the Lord
Composer: O’Connor SJ, Roc
Text: O’Connor SJ, Roc
Publisher: OCP
Laudate Dominum
Composer: Berthier, Jacques
Text: Taize Community
Publisher: GIA
Lord of All Hopefulness
Composer: Irish Traditional
Text: Struther, Jan
Publisher: GIA
O Christe, Domine Jesu
Composer: Berthier, Jacques
Text: Berthier, Jacques
Publisher: GIA
Only This I Want
Composer: Schutte, Dan
Text: Schutte, Dan
Publisher: OCP
Open My Eyes
Composer: Manibusan, Jesse
Text: Mark 8:22-25
Publisher: OCP
Open the Eyes of My Heart
Composer: Baloche, Paul
Text: Baloche, Paul
Remember Your Love
Composer: Ducote, Darryl / Daigle, Gary
Text: Balhoff, Mike
Publisher: OCP
Return to God
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Haugen, Marty
Publisher: GIA
Set Your Heart on the Higher Gifts
Composer: Warner, Steven C.
Text: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Publisher: WLP
Take and Eat This Bread
Composer: O’Brien, Francis Patrick
Text: O’Brien, Francis Patrick
Publisher: GIA
Those Who Love and Those Who Labor
Composer: Gaelic folk hymn
Text: Dearmer, Geoffrey
Publisher: GIA
Tis the Gift to Be Simple
Composer: Shaker song
Text: Traditional
Publisher: GIA
We Walk by Faith
Composer: Haugen, Marty
Text: Alford, Henry
Publisher: GIA
With a Shepherd's Care
Composer: Chepponis, James J.
Text: Chepponis, James J.
Publisher: GIA