Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Come to the feast of
heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.
O come and sit at my table
where saints and sinners
are friends.
I wait to welcome the lost
and lonely to share the
cup of my love.
Come to the feast of
heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.
O come and eat without money;
come to drink without price.
My feast of gladness
will feed your spirit with faith
and fullness of life.
Come to the feast of
heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.
My bread will ever sustain you
through days of sorrow and woe.
My wine will flow
like a sea of gladness to
flood the depths of your soul.
Come to the feast of
heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.
Your fields will flower in
fullness; your homes
will flourish in peace. For I,
the giver of home and harvest, will send my rain to the soil.
Come to the feast of
heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.
Psalmody
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 As morning breaks we sing of your mercy, Lord, and night will find us proclaiming your fidelity.
Psalm 92
Praise of God the Creator
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, *
to make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning *
and your truth in the watches of the night,
on the ten-stringed lyre and the lute, *
with the murmuring sound of the harp.
Your deeds, O Lord, have made me glad; *
for the work of your hands I shout with joy.
O Lord, how great are your works! *
How deep are your designs!
The foolish man cannot know this *
and the fool cannot understand.
Though the wicked spring up like grass *
and all who do evil thrive:
they are doomed to be eternally destroyed. *
But you, Lord, are eternally on high.
See how your enemies perish; *
all doers of evil are scattered.
To me you give the wild-ox’s strength; *
you anoint me with the purest oil.
My eyes looked in triumph on my foes; *
my ears heard gladly of their fall.
The just 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,
still bearing fruit when they are old, *
still full of sap, still green,
to proclaim that the Lord is just; *
in him, my rock, there is no wrong.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Take our shame away from us, Lord, and make us rejoice in your saving works. May all who have been chosen by your Son always abound in works of faith, hope, and love in your service.
Ant. As morning breaks we sing of your mercy, Lord, and night will find us proclaiming your fidelity.
Ant. 2 Extol the greatness of our God.
Canticle: Deuteronomy 32:1-12
God’s kindness to his people
Give ear, O heavens, while I speak; *
let the earth hearken to the words of my mouth!
May my instruction soak in like the rain, *
and my discourse permeate like the dew,
like a downpour upon the grass, *
like a shower upon the crops:
For I will sing the Lord’s renown. *
Oh, proclaim the greatness of our God!
The Rock—how faultless are his deeds, *
how right all his ways!
A faithful God, without deceit, *
how just and upright he is!
Yet basely has he been treated by his degenerate children, *
a perverse and crooked race!
Is the Lord to be thus repaid by you, *
O stupid and foolish people?
Is he not your father who created you? *
Has he not made you and established you?
Think back on the days of old, *
reflect on the years of age upon age.
Ask your father and he will inform you, *
ask your elders and they will tell you:
When the Most High assigned the nations their heritage, *
when he parceled out the descendants of Adam,
he set up the boundaries of the peoples *
after the number of the sons of God;
while the Lord’s own portion was Jacob, *
his hereditary share was Israel.
He found them in a wilderness, *
a wasteland of howling desert.
He shielded them and cared for them, *
guarding them as the apple of his eye.
As an eagle incites its nestlings forth *
by hovering over its brood,
so he spread his wings to receive them *
and bore them up on his pinions.
The Lord alone was their leader, *
no strange god was with him.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Extol the greatness of our God.
Ant. 3 How wonderful is your name, O Lord, in all creation.
Psalm 8
The majesty of the Lord and man’s dignity
How great is your name, O Lord our God, *
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens; *
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy, *
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, *
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind, *
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; *
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands, *
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, *
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish *
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God *
through all the earth!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Almighty Lord, how wonderful is your name. You have made every creature subject to you; make us worthy to give you service.
Ant. How wonderful is your name, O Lord, in all creation.
1st Reading
Col 1:21-23
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians
Brothers and sisters:
You once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds;
God has now reconciled you
in the fleshly Body of Christ through his death,
to present you holy, without blemish,
and irreproachable before him,
provided that you persevere in the faith,
firmly grounded, stable,
and not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard,
which has been preached to every creature under heaven,
of which I, Paul, am a minister.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
℟. (6) God himself is my help.
O God, by your name save me,
and by your might defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
hearken to the words of my mouth.
℟. God himself is my help.
Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord sustains my life.
Freely will I offer you sacrifice;
I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness.
℟. God himself is my help.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel
Lk 6:1-5
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath,
his disciples were picking the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
Some Pharisees said,
“Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“Have you not read what David did
when he and those who were with him were hungry?
How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering,
which only the priests could lawfully eat,
ate of it, and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”
At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:
The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
Lord, we gather today, in your house we kneel down and pray.
We ask for your mercy as we
open our hearts to receive your forgiveness, O Lord.
Lord, we lift up to you, all these gifts we offer for your glory.
We will eat this living bread,
we will drink this saving cup,
and feel your presence, O Lord.
As we offer this bread and
as we bring you this wine,
bless them Lord Jesus,
feed us now, give us life.
Send us your spirit,
the source of our lives,
and together we will
serve you with love.
As we offer this bread and
as we bring you this wine,
bless them Lord Jesus,
feed us now, give us life.
Send us your spirit,
the source of our lives,
and together we will
serve you with love.
I will come to you in the silence,
I will lift you from all your fear.
You will hear My voice,
I claim you as My choice.
Be still, and know I am near.
I am hope for all who are hopeless, I am eyes for
all who long to see.
In the shadows of the night,
I will be your light.
Come and rest in Me.
Do not be afraid,
I am with you.
I have called you
each by name.
Come and follow Me,
I will bring you home.
I love you and you are mine.
I am strength for all the despairing, healing for the
ones who dwell in shame.
All the blind will see,
the lame will all run free,
and all will know My name.
Do not be afraid,
I am with you.
I have called you
each by name.
Come and follow Me,
I will bring you home.
I love you and you are mine.
I am the Word that leads
all to freedom.
I am the peace the world
cannot give.
I will call your name,
embracing all your pain.
Stand up, now walk, and live.
Do not be afraid,
I am with you.
I have called you
each by name.
Come and follow Me,
I will bring you home.
I love you and you are mine.
I received the living God,
and my heart is full of joy.
I received the living God,
And my heart is full of joy.
Jesus said: I am the Bread
Kneaded long to give you life;
You who will partake of me
Need not ever fear to die.
I received the living God,
and my heart is full of joy.
I received the living God,
And my heart is full of joy.
Jesus said: "I am the Way,
and my Father longs for you;
so I come to bring you home
to be one with him anew."
I received the living God,
and my heart is full of joy.
I received the living God,
And my heart is full of joy.
Jesus said: "I am the Truth;
if you follow close to me,
you will know me in your heart,
and my word shall make
you free."
I received the living God,
and my heart is full of joy.
I received the living God,
And my heart is full of joy.
Jesus said:
"I am the Life far from
whom no thing can grow,
but receive this living bread,
and my Spirit you shall know."
I received the living God,
and my heart is full of joy.
I received the living God,
And my heart is full of joy.
Gospel Canticle
Ant. What you say of me does not come from yourselves; it is the Spirit of my Father speaking in you.
Canticle of Zechariah
Luke 1:68-79
The Messiah and his forerunner
Blessed + be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old †
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. What you say of me does not come from yourselves; it is the Spirit of my Father speaking in you.
Sinong makapaghihiwalay
sa atin sa pag-ibig ni Kristo?
Sinong makapaghihiwalay
sa atin sa pag-ibig ng Diyos?
Paghihirap ba, kapighatian?
Pag-uusig o gutom o tabak?
At kahit na nga kamatayan,
walang makapag-hihiwalay
sa atin sa pag-ibig ng Diyos.
Sinong makapaghihiwalay
sa atin sa pag-ibig ni Kristo?
Sinong makapaghihiwalay
sa atin sa pag-ibig ng Diyos?