Liturgical Music

2|8|26 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Entrance: Table of Plenty

Refrain:
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

Verse 1:
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 [Refrain]

Verse 2:
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 [Refrain]

Verse 3:
My bread will ever sustain you
Through days of sorrow and war
My wine will flow like a sea of gladness
To flood the depths of your soul [Refrain]

GLORY

[Refrain]
Glory! Glory to God in the highest.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

[Verse 1]
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.

[Refrain]

[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.

[Refrain]

[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.

[Final Refrain]
Glory! Glory to God in the highest.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
Amen!

Lectionary: 73

1st reading

Isaiah 58:7-10

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Thus says the LORD:
Share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R. (4a) The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Light shines through the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious and merciful and just.
Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
or:
R. Alleluia.

He shall never be moved;
the just one shall be in everlasting remembrance.
An evil report he shall not fear;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.

R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
or:
R. Alleluia.

His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear.
Lavishly he gives to the poor;
His justice shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.

R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
or:
R. Alleluia.

2nd reading

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming the mystery of God,
I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you
except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling,
and my message and my proclamation
were not with persuasive words of wisdom,
but with a demonstration of Spirit and power,
so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom
but on the power of God.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA:

John 8:12

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Gospel

Matthew 5:13-16

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples:
"You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father."

The Gospel of the Lord.

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, (ALL BOW)
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.

Offertory: As Christ is for Us

Verse 1:
In the bread we share with the hungry,
in the help we give to the poor,
in the kindness we show to the stranger
we find Christ the open door.

Refrain:
So we rise with him each morning,
and we work, as work we must,
to be Christ for others
as Christ is for us,
to be Christ for others
as Christ is for us.

Verse 2:
May the bread we share give us courage
to restore the earth in this time.
For the sake of our children's descendants
let us honor God's ancient design. [Refrain]

Bridge:
And as we care for each other
so must we care for our home:
air that we breathe, waters that run,
flowing with life for the good of all.

Verse 3:
May the bread we share keep us mindful
and the fruit of the vine make us one.
Let the whole human fam'ly together
heed the cry of our island home. [Refrain]

Communion: I Am the Bread of Life

Refrain 1:
I am the Bread of Life,
I am the hope in night,
I am the door wide open,
I am the shepherd’s might,
I am the truth and light,
I am the way and life,
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and
follow me.

Refrain 2:
I am bread for the world,
hope for the hopeless.
come to me,
and know that I’ll always be there with my
arms open wide.
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and
follow me.

[Refrain 1]

[Bridge]
I give my heart to those in sorrow, I come to
those who are in need; hope for today and
for tomorrow, light for all who want to see.
[Refrain 1]

Meditation: The Jesus Song

Refrain 1:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, have mercy on me,
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, have mercy on me,
Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, have mercy on me,
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, have mercy on me,
Amen.

Refrain 2:
Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you.
You are the song of the Living God.
Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you.
[Refrain 1]
[Refrain 2]

Final ending:
Jesus, I trust in you.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, have mercy on me.
Amen.

Final: Lead Me Lord

Verse 1:
Blessed are the poor in spirit
Longing for their Lord
For God's coming kingdom shall be theirs
Blessed are the sorrowing
For they shall be consoled
And the meek shall come to rule the world

Refrain:
Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord
By the light of truth
To seek and to find the narrow way
Be my way, be my truth
Be my life, my Lord
And lead me, Lord, today

Verse 2:
Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be
theirs
And the pure in heart shall see their God
Blest are they whose hunger only holiness