For the Dead Priest : The peace of the Lord be with you 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME < A Remember also our brothers and sisters always October 24 - 25, 2020 who have fallen asleep in the hope of the People : And with your Spirit. resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: Priest : Let us offer each other the sign of MC: Greeting Liturgy of the Word SIT welcome them into the light of your face. peace Entrance song STAND First Reading Ex 22:20-26 In Communion with the Saints Breaking of the Bread [Kindness to Others] Have mercy on us all, we pray, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Introduction by the Celebrant The Lord warns his people not to oppress foreigners that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, world: Have mercy on us. nor to harm widows or orphans. Consideration for the Mother of God, with the Blessed Joseph, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the ENTRANCE ANT. Cf. Ps 105 (104):3-4 poor and needy should be a prime concern. her spouse, with the blessed Apostles, world: Have mercy on us. [Seek the Lord] A reading from the Book of Exodus and all the Saints who have pleased you Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Thus says the Lord: “You shall not molest or throughout the ages, world: Grant us peace. Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face. we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, oppress an alien, for you were once aliens and may praise and glorify you Reception of Communion KNEEL Penitential Act yourselves in the land of Egypt. You shall not through you Son, Jesus Christ. Priest : Behold the Lamb of God, behold him wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong God’s love for us is infinite and unconditional them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear Concluding Doxology who takes away the sins of the world. yet our love is limited, for him and people Blessed are those called to the supper their cry. My wrath will flare up, and I will kill Through him, and with him, and in him, let us ask the Lord to forgive us: you with the sword; then your own wives will O God, almighty Father, of the Lamb. People : Lord, I am not worthy (pause) be widows, and your children orphans. in the unity of the Holy Spirit, “If you lend money to one of your poor all glory and honor is yours, that you should enter under my roof, Lord Jesus, you tell us: but only say the word neighbors among my people, you shall not act for ever, and ever. Love God with all your heart and soul. like an extortioner toward him by demanding Amen and my soul shall be healed. We are afraid of giving ourselves, Priest : The body of Christ. interest from him. If you take your neighbor’s there is not enough joy and warmth in our love. cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him Communion Rite STAND Answer :Amen Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Priest : The blood of Christ. before sunset; for this cloak of his is the only The Lord’s Prayer Answer :Amen Jesus Christ, you ask of us: covering he has for his body. What else has he Our Father, who art in heaven, Love the Lord with all your mind. to sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him; hallowed be thy name; Communion Our love is not strong enough, for I am compassionate.” thy kingdom come; your plans for us and the world seem The word of the Lord. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Oratio Imperata impossible. R/ Thanks be to God. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Give us this day our daily bread, Prayer after Communion Responsorial Psalm Ps 18 [God Our Rock] and forgive us our trespasses [Celebrate in Signs] STAND Lord Jesus, you invite us today R/. I love you, Lord, my strength. as we forgive those who trespass against us; to love our neighbor as ourselves. and lead us not into temptation, May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray I love you, O Lord, my strength, perfect in us what lies within them, Too often we do not see but deliver us from evil. that we cannot love You O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. Priest: that what we now celebrate in signs (R.) we may one day possess in truth. without loving people and show kindness to the Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, needy. My God, my rock of refuge, graciously grant us peace in our days, Through Christ our Lord R/ Amen. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. my shield, the horn of my salvation my that, by the help of your mercy, stronghold! we may be always free from sin Have mercy on us Lord General Announcements SIT and forgive us our trepid love, Praised be the Lord, I exclaim, and safe from all distress, and I am safe from my enemies. (R.) as we await the blessed hope Blessing STAND our fear of committing ourselves. and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Give us a love without boundaries The Lord lives and blessed be my rock! In this Eucharist, we have experienced God’s and lead us all to everlasting life. Amen. Extolled be God my savior, People: love for us. R/ Amen. you who gave great victories to your king For the kingdom, the power, and the glory Glory to God in the highest and showed kindness to your anointed. (R.) are yours, now and for ever. God of mercy, you made us in your image, may we love You above all else and our neighbor as C: Collect [Increase Virtues] Second Reading 1 Thes 1:5c-10 Sign Of Peace ourselves, in Jesus Christ, You Son, our Lord. [Imitating Christ] R/ Amen. Almighty ever-living God, Priest : Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your increase our faith, hope and charity, You received the word of the Lord in spite of great Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace May the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and make us love what you command, hardships. You then became model Christians for your I give you; look not on our sins, but on and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit, come down so that we may merit what you promise. neighbors. You turned from idols to worship the true the faith of your Church, and on you and remain with you for ever. R/ Amen. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, God. graciously grant her peace and unity in Go in peace and love one another, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the accordance with your will. Who live and A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to as the Lord has love us. Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. the Thessalonians reign for ever and ever. R/ Thanks be to God. R/ Amen. People : Amen Brothers and sisters: You know what sort of law and the prophets depend on these two SL: Offertory hymn SIT And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints, people we were among you for your sake. And commandments. we, too, give you thanks, as in exultation we you became imitators of us and of the Lord, The Gospel of the Lord. Liturgy of the Eucharistic acclaim: receiving the word in great affliction, with joy R./ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ Preparation of the Bread Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.... from the Holy Spirit, so that you became a Homily SIT Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, Eucharistic Prayer No.2 KNEEL model for all the believers in Macedonia and for through your goodness we have received in Achaia. For from you the word of the Lord I believe in God STAND the bread we offer you: Praise to the Father has sounded forth not only in Macedonia and fruit of the earth and work of human hands, General Intercessions You are indeed Holy, O Lord, in Achaia, but in every place your faith in God it will become for us the bread of life. the fount of all holiness. has gone forth, so that we have no need to God is a father of love and mercy to his people. All : Blessed be God for ever. say anything. For they themselves openly Invocation of the Holy Spirit We entrust ourselves to his compassion and Preparation of the Wine declare about us what sort of reception we had pray: Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by among you, and how you turned to God from Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, sending down your Spirit upon them like the (Pause) idols to serve the living and true God and to for through your goodness we have received dewfall, so that they may become for us the await his Son from heaven, whom he raised For the Church: that through the the wine we offer you: Body and ✠ Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. fruit of the vine and work of human hands, from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the announcement of Gospel, God’s Word may The Lord’s Supper coming wrath. increase love and give meaning to those who it will become our spiritual drink. The word of the Lord. are suffering and affected by the Pandemic, All : Blessed be God for ever. At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, R/ Thanks be to God. and that Christ’s mission may reach to all the Invitation To Prayer STAND ends of the earth. Let us pray: giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to his Alleluia Jn 14:23 [Keep My Word] STAND Lord, hear our prayer. Priest : Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and disciples, saying: yours may be acceptable to God, Take this, all of you, and eat of it, R/ Alleluia, alleluia. For the civil leaders: that they may use their Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the almighty Father. for this my Body, authority to protect and provide for the poor, People : May the Lord accept the sacrifice which will be given up for you. the Lord, and my Father will love him and we the oppressed, and the unborn; to adopt the will come to him. at your hands In a similar way, when supper was ended, right policy and measures to abate the health for the praise and glory of his name, R/ Alleluia, alleluia. risks; and to revive the economic activities, he took the chalice and, once more giving for our good thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: for the livelihood of the people, affected by and the good of all his Holy Church economic contraction in this pandemic Take this, all of you, and drink from it, lockdowns. Let us pray: Prayer over the Offerings [Glorifying God] STAND for this is the chalice of my Blood, Lord, hear our prayer. Look, we pray, O Lord, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant, on the offerings we make to your majesty, which will be poured out for you and for many For our Parish Community: that we may grow for the forgiveness of sins. in devotion and love for the Holy Eucharist, that whatever is done by us in your service and be filled with the charity and compassion may be directed above all to your glory. Do this in memory of me. Through Christ our Lord. of Jesus Christ, by reaching out to the elderly, Memorial Acclamation Gospel Mt 22:34-40 the grieving, the hungry, the homeless, the R/ Amen. [The Greatest Commandments] Priest : The mystery of faith. addicted, the unemployed and those facing The Eucharistic Prayer STAND All : When we eat this Bread Jesus tells the scholar of the law that the greatest of health and financial problems in this times of all the commandments is love-to love God above all Introductory Dialogue and drink this cup, else and your neighbor as yourself. This sums up the global crisis. Let us pray: The Lord be with you. we proclaim your Death, O Lord, whole law. Lord, hear our prayer. And with your spirit. until you come again. R/ The Lord be with you. Lord Jesus, You are the head of the Church, Lift up your hearts The Memorial Prayer R/ And with your spirit. we humbly seek Your providence of the St. We lift them up to the Lord Peter Canisius International Catholic Parish, Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his A reading from the holy Gospel according to for the grace to love God and to love our It is right and just Death, and Resurrection, we offer you Lord, Matthew. the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation, neighbor without fail, and to be the Light to Preface VII of the Sundays in Ordinary Time R/ Glory to you, O Lord the nations. Let us pray: giving thanks that you have held us worthy to It is truly right and just, our duty and our be in your presence and minister to you. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had Lord, hear our prayer. salvation, always and everywhere to give you Invocation of the Holy Spirit silenced the Sadducees, they gathered We pray for those intentions offered for the thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, Mass and for our personal intentions ... God. Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into tested him by asking, “Teacher, which (Pause) commandment in the law is the greatest?” He For you so loved the world one by the Holy Spirit. that in your mercy you sent us the Redeemer, said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, Let us pray: Lord, hear our prayer. Intercessions: For the Church to live like us in all things but sin, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with Loving Father, You have done great things for Remember, Lord, your Church, spread all your mind. This is the greatest and the first so that you might love in us what you loved in us; we are filled with joy, please keep us united your Son, by whose obedience we have been throughout the world, and bring her to the commandment. The second is like it: You shall with You in all things. Through Christ our Lord. fullness of charity, together with N. our Pope love your neighbor as yourself. The whole restored to those gifts of yours that, by R/ Amen. sinning, we had lost in disobedience. and N. our Bishop and all the clergy.