Twenty-Fifth Sunday IN ORDINARY TIME A 2014-09-21

Twenty-Fifth Sunday IN ORDINARY TIME A 2014-09-21Source: from The Roman MssalCATHOLIC BOOK PUBLISHING CORP. NEW JERSEY 2011and usccb.orgORDINARY

TIME

*3- Entrance Antiphon9- Glory to God12- Collect15- First reading25- Responsorial Psalm33- Second reading44- Gospel55- (Apostles Creed)(60- Nicene Creed)66- Preparation of the gifts70- Prayer over the Offerings72- Eucharistic Prayer II111- Eucharistic Prayer III88- Communion Rite98- Communion Antiphon (135) (158)99- Prayer after Communion (136) (159)111- Eucharistic Prayer III162- Preface I of Sundays in OT166- Preface II of Sundays in OT170- Preface III of Sundays in OT174- Preface IV of Sundays in OT178- Preface V of Sundays in OT182- Preface VI of Sundays in OT186- Preface VII of Sundays in OT190- Preface VIII of Sundays in OT

Entrance Antiphon I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord.Should they cry to me in any distress,I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.

*GREETING APRIEST: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.orThe Lord be with you. And with your spirit.

*Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

*I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault, therefore I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

*PRIEST: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.PEOPLE: Amen.

*Lord, have mercy (2)

Christ, have mercy (2)

Lord, have mercy (2)

*Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King,

*O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

*you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

*COLLECTLet us pray:O God, who founded all the commands of your sacred Lawupon love of you and of our neighbor,grant that, by keeping your precepts,we may merit to attain eternal life.

*Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.Amen.

*FIRST READING(Is 55:6-9)A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah:SEEK the LORD while he may be found,call him while he is near.Let the scoundrel forsake his way,and the wicked his thoughts;let him turn to the LORD for mercy;

*to our God, who is generous in forgiving.For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your waysand my thoughts above your thoughts.

*The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

*RESPONSORIAL PSALM(Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18)R/. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

*1. Every day will I bless you,and I will praise your name forever and ever.Great is the Lord and highly to be praised;his greatness is unsearchable.R/. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

*2. The Lord is gracious and merciful,slow to anger and of great kindness.The Lord is good to alland compassionate toward all his works.R/. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

*The Lord is just in all his waysand holy in all his works.The Lord is near to all who call upon him,to all who call upon him in truth.R/. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

*Second Reading(Phil 1:20c-24, 27a)A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians:BROTHERS and sisters:Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.If I go on living in the flesh,

*that means fruitful labor for me.And I do not know which I shall choose.I am caught between the two.I long to depart this life and be with Christ,for that is far better.Yet that I remain in the fleshis more necessary for your benefit.

*Only, conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ.The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

*ALLELUIA (cf. Acts 16:14b)R/. Alleluia, alleluia. Open our hearts, O Lord,to listen to the words of your Son.Alleluia, alleluia.

*GOSPEL (Mt 20:1-16a) The Lord be with you. ALL: And with your spirit. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.ALL: Glory to you, Lord.

*JESUS told his disciples this parable:"The kingdom of heaven is like a landownerwho went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage,he sent them into his vineyard.Going out about nine o'clock,

*the landowner saw others standing idle in the marketplace,and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard,and I will give you what is just.'So they went off.And he went out again around noon,and around three o'clock, and did likewise.

*Going out about five o'clock,the landowner found others standing around, and said to them,'Why do you stand here idle all day?'They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.'He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'

*When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,'Summon the laborers and give them their pay,beginning with the last and ending with the first.'When those who had started about five o'clock came,each received the usual daily wage.

*So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more,but each of them also got the usual wage.And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying,'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us,

*who bore the day's burden and the heat.'He said to one of them in reply,'My friend, I am not cheating you.Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?Take what is yours and go.What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?

*Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?Are you envious because I am generous?'Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."The Gospel of the Lord.Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

*Apostles Creed > page 60

PROFESSION OF FAITH (Nicene Creed)I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.

*God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

*For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead/

*and his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

*I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

*Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter Time, the baptismal Symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles Creed, may be used.I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,

*suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;

*from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

*OFFERING OF BREADPRIEST: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you, fruit of the earth and work of human hands. It will become for us the bread of life.All: Blessed be God for ever.

By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

*OFFERING OF WINEPRIEST: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.All: Blessed be God for ever.

*Cel: With humble spirit and contrite heart may we be accepted by you, O Lord, and may our sacrifice in your sight this day be pleasing to you, Lord God.

Cel: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

*PRIEST: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church.

*PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGSReceive with favor, O Lord, we pray,the offerings of your people,that what they profess with devotion and faithmay be theirs through these heavenly mysteries.

*Through Christ our Lord.Amen.

*PREFACEPRIEST: The Lord be with you.All: And with your spirit.PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.All: We lift them up to the Lord.PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.All: It is right and just.

*PREFACE I OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,always and everywhere to give you thanks,Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,through Christ our Lord.For through his Paschal Mystery,

*he accomplished the marvelous deed,by which he has freed us from the yoke of sin and death,summoning us to the glory of being now calleda chosen race, a royal priesthood,a holy nation, a people for your own possession, to proclaim everywhere your mighty works,

*for you have called us out of darknessinto your own wonderful light.And so, with Angels and Archangels,with Thrones and Dominions,and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,we sing the hymn of your glory,as without end we acclaim:

*Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

*EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.Make holy, therefore,these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,so that they may become for us the Body and + Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

*At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion,

he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,andgave it to his disciples,saying: Take this, all of you, and eatofit: forthis is my Body which will be given up for you.

*In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took thechalice and,once more givingthanks,he gaveitto his disciples,saying:Take this, all of you, and drink from it:forthis is thechaliceof my Blood, the Blood of the new and eternalcovenant, whichwill be poured outfor you andfor many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

*Cel: The mystery of faith.1) We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.Or2) When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.Or 3) Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

*Therefore, as we celebrate the memorialof his Death and Resurrection, we offer you,Lord, theBreadof life and the Chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held usworthytobein your presence andminister toyou.

*Humbly we pray that, partaking ofthe Body and Blood of Christ, we maybegathered into oneby the Holy Spirit.

*Remember, Lord,your Church, spreadthroughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity,together with (N) our Pope and(N) our Bishop and all the clergy.

*In Masses for the Dead: Rememberyour servantN., whom you have called(today)from thisworld to yourself.Grant that he (she)who was united with your Son in a death like his, may also be one with him inhis Resurrection.

*Remember also our brothers and sisters whohave fallen asleepin the hope ofthe resurrectionand allwho have died in your mercy: welcome theminto the light of your face.

*Have mercy on us all,we pray, that with the blessed VirginMary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with theblessedApostles, andallthe Saintswho havepleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

*Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.PEOPLE: Amen.

*THE COMMUNION RITEAt the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

*Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

*Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress,

*as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.R/. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

*Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.

*The peace of the Lord be with you always.ALL: And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.

*Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

*Cel: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit, through your Death gave life to the world, free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood, from all my sins and from every evil; keep me always faithful to your commandments, and never let me be parted from you.

Or: May the receiving of your Body and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, not bring me to judgment and condemnation, but through your loving mercy be for me protection in mind and body and a healing remedy.

*Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul will be healed.Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

*Cel: May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

During the purification:What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may be our healing for eternity.

*Communion AntiphonPs 119 (118): 4-5You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept;may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.Or: Jn 10: 14I am the Good Shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.

*PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Let us pray:Graciously raise up, O Lord,those you renew with this Sacrament,that we may come to possess your redemptionboth in mystery and in the manner of our life.

*THE CONCLUDING RITEPRIEST: The Lord be with you.ALL: And with your spirit.PRIEST: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.ALL: Amen.PRIEST: Go forth, the Mass is ended. (Or: Go in peace)ALL: Thanks be to God.

*EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IIIYou are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and make them holy, and you never cease to gather a people to yourself,

*so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

*For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you.

*In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant; which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

*Cel: The mystery of faith.1) We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.Or2) When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.Or 3) Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

*Therefore, O Lord, we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.

*Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church, and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

*May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect, especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs

*(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron Saint) and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your servant (N) our Pope and (N) our Bishop, the Order of Bishops,

*all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own.

*Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: in your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world.*In Masses for the dead, the next part may be used > page 144

**To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom.

*There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.*

*as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

*Remember your servant N. whom you have called [today] from this world to yourself. Grant that he (she) who was united with your Son in a death like his, may also be one with him in his Resurrection, when from the earth he will raise up in the flesh those who have died, and transform our lowly body after the pattern of his own glorious body. In Masses for the dead, the following may be said:

*To our departed brothers and sisters, too, and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance into your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory, when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes.

*For seeing you, our God, as you are, we shall be like you for all the ages and praise you without end, through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow in the world all that is good.

*as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

*PREFACE I OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks,Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. For through his Paschal Mystery, he accomplished the marvelous deed,

*by which he has freed us from the yoke of sin and death,summoning us to the glory of being now calleda chosen race, a royal priesthood,a holy nation, a people for your own possession,to proclaim everywhere your mighty works,

*for you have called us out of darknessinto your own wonderful light.And so, with Angels and Archangels,with Thrones and Dominions,and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,we sing the hymn of your glory,as without end we acclaim:

*Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.Eucharistic Prayer II > 77

*PREFACE II OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

*For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours, he humbled himself and was born of the Virgin; by the passion of the Cross he freed us from unending death, and by rising from the dead he gave us life eternal.

*And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim:

*PREFACE III OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME 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 we know it belongs to your boundless glory, that you came to the aid of mortal beings with your divinity and even fashioned for us a remedy out of mortality itself, that the cause of our downfall might become the means of our salvation, through Christ our Lord.

*Through him the host of Angels adores your majesty and rejoices in your presence for ever. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:

*PREFACE IV OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

*For by his birth he brought renewal to humanity's fallen state, and by his suffering, cancelled out our sins; by his rising from the dead, he has opened the way to eternal life, and by ascending to you, O Father,

*he has unlocked the gates of heaven. And so, with the company of Angels and Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we acclaim:

*PREFACE V OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt 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 foundations 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:

*PREFACE VI OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt 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 in you we live and move and have our being, and while in this body we not only experience the daily effects of your care, but even now possess the pledge of life eternal. For, having received the first fruits of the Spirit,

*through whom you raised up Jesus from the dead, we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal Mystery. And so, with all the Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration we acclaim:

*PREFACE VII OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt 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 so loved the world that in your mercy you sent us the Redeemer, to live like us in all things but sin, so that you might love in us what you loved in your Son, by whose obedience we have been restored to those gifts of yours

*that, by sinning, we had lost in disobedience. And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints, we, too, give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim:

*PREFACE VIII OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEIt 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 when your children were scattered afar by sin,

*through the Blood of your Son and the power of the Spirit, you gathered them again to yourself, that a people, formed as one by the unity of the Trinity, made the body of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit,

*might, to the praise of your manifold wisdom, be manifest as the Church. And so, in company with the choirs of Angels, we praise you, and with joy we proclaim: Eucharistic Prayer II > 77

*Source: from The Roman MssalCATHOLIC BOOK PUBLISHING CORP. NEW JERSEY 2011and usccb.org