24th Sunday OT, Year A



24th Sunday OT ~ 17th Sept 2023

Entrance Song



Repton 86 886 |

C. H. H. Parry (1848-1918)


Penitential Act

Spoken


Readings for Mass: https://universalis.com/mass.htm



Gloria


REFRAIN:

Glory to God in the Highest 

and on earth peace to people of goodwill


VERSE 1:

We praise you, we bless you,

we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory.

Lord God, Heav’nly King,

O God Almighty Father

we give you thanks for your great glory


REFRAIN:

Glory to God in the Highest 

and on earth peace to people of goodwil


VERSE 2:

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, 

have mercy on us.


REFRAIN:

Glory to God in the Highest 

and on earth peace to people of goodwill


VERSE 3:

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


Mass of St Bernadette | Music  by Mike Stanley © CJM MUSIC


Readings for Mass: https://universalis.com/mass.htm

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 102(103):1-4,9-1


RESPONSE: (Cantor, then all)

R:/ The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. (2)

  all my being, bless his holy name.

   My soul, give thanks to the Lord

  and never forget all his blessings.


R:/  The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. (2)


It is he who forgives all your guilt,

  who heals every one of your ills,

who redeems your life from the grave,

  who crowns you with love and compassion.


R:/  The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. (2)


His wrath will come to an end;

  he will not be angry for ever.

He does not treat us according to our sins

  nor repay us according to our faults.


R:/  The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. (2)


For as the heavens are high above the earth

  so strong is his love for those who fear him.

As far as the east is from the west

  so far does he remove our sins.


R:/  The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. (2)


Readings for Mass: https://universalis.com/mass.htm


Music by Jo Boyce  ©  CJM MUSIC  | Words © The Grail (UK)

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Gospel Acclamation


Alleluia (x5)

  

Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:

you have the message of eternal life.


Celtic Alleluia by Christopher Walker


Offertory Song


 VERSE 1:

Father you call us,

With a love that is steadfast,

And mercy, tender mercy

You hear the sinner's confession

With a heart of compassion

And draw us into your embrace


CHORUS 1:

Father you are merciful

Forever you are merciful

Only by your Grace

Can we gaze upon the face of your mercy


VERSE 2:

Your love comes to meet us

Poured out in Jesus

Such mercy, perfect mercy

Lamb of God, our redemption

In the plan of Salvation

You  paid the price we could not pay


CHORUS 2:

Father, you are merciful

Forever you are merciful

We're humbled by your Grace

As we see in Christ the face of your mercy


VERSE 3:

Father, transform us

Take our lives, Lord and use us

For mercy, for your mercy. 

Give us eyes of compassion

For the lost and broken

Help us lead them back to your embrace


CHORUS 3:

Teach us to be merciful,

as Father you are merciful

Lead us by your Grace

So that we may be the face of your mercy

   

Words & Music by Jo Boyce:  © 2016 CJM MUSC  |  CCLI No. 7057640

Holy Holy


VERSE 1:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of hosts

Heaven and earth are full of your glory

Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the Highest.


VERSE 2:

Blessed, blessed, blessed is He 

who comes in the name of the Lord

Hosanna in the Highest, Hosanna in the Highest.


Mass of St Bernadette | Music  by Mike Stanley © CJM MUSIC


Lamb of God


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; grant us peace.


Mass of The Holy Trinity | Music by Mike Stanley & Andy Ross © CJM MUSIC


Prayer of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present

in this Holy Sacrament of the altar.

I love You above all things

and I passionately desire
to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,

come spiritually into my soul

so that I may unite myself wholly to You

now and forever. Amen. 

Based on a prayer of St Alphonsus Liguorit


Communion Song


O the love of my Lord is the essence

Of all that I love here on earth

All the beauty I see he has given to me

And his giving is gentle as silence

 

Every day, every hour, every moment,

Has been blessed by the strength of his love

At the turn of each tide he is here at my side

And his touch is as gentle as silence

 

There have been times when I’ve turned
from his presence

And I have walked other paths, other ways

But I’ve called on his name
in the dark of my shame

And his mercy was gentle as silence


Estelle White © McCrimmon Publishing Co. Ltd


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Recessional Song



Hard times will prove us, never remove us;
We belong to God, we belong to God

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