THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Cycle A

ENTRANCE HYMN (tune: Sing of Mary) He has given great victories to his king
and shown his love for his anointed. (R.)
1. Love is humble, love is gentle,
Love is tender, true, and kind; SECOND READING
Love is gracious, ever patient, A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians10
You broke with idolatry and became servants of God; you are now waiting for his
Generous of heart and mind: Son.
Not for tongues of heaven's angels, You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with
Not for wisdom to discern, you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to
Not for faith that masters mountains, become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the
For this better gift we yearn: joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of
the great opposition all round you. This has made you the
2. Never jealous, never selfish, great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia
Love will not rejoice in wrong; since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to
Never boastful nor resentful, spread – and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia,
Love believes and suffers long: for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere.
We do not need to tell other people about it: other people
In the day this world is fading
tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke
Faith and hope will play their part; with idolatry when you were converted to God and became
But when Christ is seen in glory servants of the real, living God; and how you are now
Love shall reign in ev'ry heart. waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead,
to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which
GLORIA is coming. The word of the Lord.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to
people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Jn 14:23
adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my
great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty word, and my Father will love him and we shall come to
Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, him, Alleluia!
Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins GOSPEL
of the world: have mercy on us; you take away the sins
of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 22:34-40
right hand of the Father: have mercy on us. For you You must love the Lord your God and your neighbour as yourself.
alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the
alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of
Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest
commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the
FIRST READING Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and
A reading from the book of Exodus 22:20-26 with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first
If you are harsh with the widow, or with the orphan, my anger will flare commandment. The second resembles it: you must love
against you. your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of the Israel this, hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’ The Gospel of
“You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you the Lord.
lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be
harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh NICENE CREED
with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall I believe in one God, the Father almighty,maker of heaven
hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one
sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of
orphans. “If you lend money to any of my people, to any the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light,
poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with true God from true God, begotten, not made,
him: you must not demand interest from him. “If you take consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were
another’s cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him
made. For us men and for our salvation he came down
before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he
from heaven; (All bow) and by the Holy Spirit was
wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries
to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.” ‘ The word of the
incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our
Lord. sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered
death and was buried, and rose again on the third day
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 17:2-4,47.51. R) v. 2 in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into
heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
1. I love you, Lord, my strength, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy
my rock, my fortress, my saviour. Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the
My God is the rock where I take refuge; Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is
my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold. adored and glorified, who has spoken through the
prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic
The Lord is worthy of all praise:
Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
when I call I am saved from my foes. (R.)
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the
2. Long life to the Lord, my rock! life of the world to come. Amen.
Praised be the God who saves me.
 OFFERTORY HYMN
1. Fill my house unto the fullest.
Eat my bread and drink my wine.
The love I bear is held from no-one.
All I own and all I do
I give to you.
2. Christ our Lord with love enormous
From the cross his lesson taught
- to love all men as I have loved you.
3. Join with me as one in Christ-love.
May our hearts all beat as one,
and may we give ourselves completely.
COMMUNION HYMNS
Refrain. A new commandment I give unto you,
that you love one another as I have loved you,
that you love one another as I have loved you.
1. By this shall people know you are my disciples,
if you have love one for another (repeat)
2. You are my friends if you do what I command
you. Without my help you can do nothing.
(repeat)
I am the true vine, my Father is the gardener,
abide in me: I will be with you. (repeat)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ubi caritas est vera, est vera,
Deus ibi est, Deus ibi est
1. The love of Christ joins us together
Let us rejoice in him
And in our love and care for all
now love God in return.
2. In true communion let us gather
May all division cease
and in their place be Christ the Lord
Our risen Prince of Peace
3. May we who gather at this altar
To share the bread of life
become a sacrament of love
Your healing touch, O' Christ
4. For those in need make us your mercy
for those oppressed, your might
Make us your Church a holy sign
of justice and new life
5. May we one day behold your glory
and see you face to face
rejoicing with the saints of God
to sing eternal praise.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*(tune: Let all mortal flesh)~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
1. Christians, let us love one another,
as we share the true living bread.
Jesus is our God and our brother;
with his flesh and blood we are fed
Everyone who loves is born of God.
Jesus is our life, God is love.
2. We who break this bread are one body,
we who share this cup are all one,
children of our Father in heaven,
sharers of the life of God's Son.
Everyone who loves is born of God.
Jesus is our life, God is love.
3. We who eat and drink at this table
die and rise again with our Lord,
drawing from our rock living water
for all men who thirst for accord.
Everyone who loves is born of God.
Jesus is our life, God is love.
4. Wheat and grape incarnate a mystery;
Jesus is the true living bread.
Let us eat with joy and thanksgiving,
trusting in the word he has said.
Everyone who loves is born of God.
Jesus is our life, God is love.
5. Jesus is the vine, we the branches;
we are grains of wheat, Christ the bread.
Those who eat this bread live for ever,
one with Christ, our Lord and our head.
Everyone who loves is born of God.
Jesus is our life, God is love.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
1. Love is his word, love is his way
feasting with men, fasting alone.
living and dying, rising again,
love, only love, is his way.
Richer than gold is the love of my Lord,
better than splendour and wealth.
2. Love is his way, love is his mark,
sharing his last Passover feast,
Christ at the table, host to the Twelve,
love, only love, is his mark.
3. Love is his mark, love is his news,
"Do this," he said, "lest you forget
all my deep sorrow, all my dear blood"
love, only love, is his news.
RECESSIONAL HYMN
1. Holy Virgin by God’s decree
You were called eternally
That He could give His Son to our race
Mary, we praise you, hail, full of grace!
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria (2)
2. By your faith and loving accord
As the handmaid of the Lord
You undertook God’s plan to embrace
Mary, we thank you, hail, full of grace
3. Refuge for your children so weak,
Sure protection all can seek
Problems of life you help us to face
Mary, we trust you, hail full of grace
4. To our needy world of today,
Love and beauty you portray,
Showing the path to Christ we must trace
Mary, our Mother, hail full of grace.