8th Sunday Ordinary in Time, Year C

8th Sunday in OT - 2nd March 2025

Opening Song

1. Now thank we all our God

with heart and hands and voices,

who wondrous things has done,

in whom this world rejoices;

who from our mothers' arms

has blessed us on our way

with countless gifts of love,

and still is ours today.

2. O may this bounteous God

through all our life be near us,

with ever joyful hearts

and blessed peace to cheer us,

to keep us in his grace,

and guide us when perplexed,

and free us from all ills

in this world and the next.

3. All praise and thanks to God

the Father now be given,

the Son and Spirit blest,

who reign in highest heaven

the one eternal God,

whom heav'n and earth adore;

for thus it was, is now,

and shall be evermore.

Author: unkown

Penitential Act

Spoken

Gloria

REFRAIN (Cantor, then all)

Gloria in excelsis Deo

VERSE 1

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, heav'nly King,

O God, almighty Father.

REFRAIN

Gloria in excelsis Deo

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, have mercy on us;

You take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer, receive our prayer;

You are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us, have mercy on us.

REFRAIN

Gloria in excelsis Deo

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. Amen

Mass of St. Luke | Music by Mike Stanley © CJM MUSIC

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

Responsorial Psalm

RESPONSE: (Cantor, then all)

Its good to give thanks to you, O Lord

It is good to give thanks to the Lord

To make music to your name, O most high,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the morning,

and your truth in the watches of the night.

Its good to give thanks to you, O Lord

The just one will flourish like the palm tree,

and grow like a Lebanon cedar.

Planted in the house of the Lord,

they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Its good to give thanks to you, O Lord

Still bearing fruit when they are old,

still full of sap, still green,

to proclaim that the Lord is upright.

In him, my rock, there is no wrong.

Its good to give thanks to you, O Lord

Music by Jo Boyce © CJM MUSIC |
Words © Abbey Psalms & Canticles

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia! (x4)

VERSE: (Spoken)

Shine as lights in the world,

holding fast to the word of life

Alleluia! (x4)

Celtic Alleluia © Christopher Walker

Jubilee Prayer:

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,

and the flame of charity enkindled

in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your kingdom.

R:/ To you our God, Eternally Blessed,
Be glory and Praise for ever.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators

of the seeds of the Gospel.

May those seeds transform all of humanity

and the whole of creation in the sure

expectation of a new heaven
and a new earth,

when your glory, O Lord, will shine eternally.

R:/ To you our God, Eternally Blessed,
Be glory and Praise for ever.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.

May that same grace spread the joy
and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.

R:/ To you our God, Eternally Blessed,
Be glory and Praise for ever. Amen

Offertory Song

1 My God accept my heart this day,

and make it wholly thine,

that I from thee no more may stray,

no more from thee decline.

2 Before the cross of him who died,

behold, I prostrate fall;

let every sin be crucified,

and Christ be all in all.

3 Anoint me with thy heavenly grace,

and seal me for thine own,

that I may see thy glorious face,

and worship at thy throne.

4 Let every thought, and work and word

to thee be ever given,

then life shall be thy service, Lord,

and Death the gate of heaven.

5 All glory to the Father be,

all glory to the Son,

all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,

while endless ages run.

Tune: Belmont CM, Islington Psamody 1854

Words: Matthew Bridges (1800-94)

Holy Holy

Holy, Holy, Holy

Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna in the highest.

Bless'd is he who comes in the

name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna in the highest.

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

Memorial Acclamation

Save us, Saviour of the world

for by your Cross and Resurrection

you have set us free,

you have set us free.

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

Great Amen

Plainchant

A-men. A-m en.

Mass of St. Luke

Author: Mike Stanley

Music © Mike Stanley. Published by CJM Music Ltd

CCLi No: Music only 6126694

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.

Mass of St Luke | Music by Mike Stanley © 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 Antiphon:

I will sing to the Lord who has been

bountiful with me,

sing psalms to the name

of the Lord Most High.

Communion Song

Verse 1:

O God, you search me and you know me

All my thoughts lie open to your gaze

When I walk or lie down you are before me

Ever the maker and keeper of my days

Verse 2:

You know my resting and my rising

You discern my purpose from afar

And with love everlasting you besiege me

In every moment of life or death, you are

Verse 3:

Before a word is on my tongue, Lord

You have known its meaning through and through

You are with me beyond my understanding

God of my present, my past and future, too

Verse 4:

Although your Spirit is upon me

Still I search for shelter from your light

There is nowhere on earth I can escape you

Even the darkness is radiant in your sight

Verse 5:

For you created me and shaped me

Gave me life within my mother’s womb

For the wonder of who I am, I praise you

Safe in your hands, all creation is made new

Author: David Ball, Bernadette Farrell

Recessional Song

CHORUS:

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul,

Worship His holy name.

Sing like never before, O my soul.

I'll worship Your holy name.

VERSE 1:

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning;

It's time to sing Your song again.

Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me,

Let me be singing when the evening comes.

CHORUS:

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul,

Worship His holy name.

Sing like never before, O my soul.

I'll worship Your holy name.

VERSE 2:

You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger.

Your name is great, and Your heart is kind.

For all Your goodness, I will keep on singing;

Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find.

CHORUS:

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul,

Worship His holy name.

Sing like never before, O my soul.

I'll worship Your holy name.

VERSE 3:

And on that day when my strength is failing,

The end draws near, and my time has come;

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending:

Ten thousand years and then for evermore!

CHORUS:

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul,

Worship His holy name.

Sing like never before, O my soul.

I'll worship Your holy name.

CODA:

I'll worship Your holy name.

Yes, I'll worship Your holy name.

Author: Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman

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