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September 5, 2021 ENTRANCE HYMN: Your Hands, O Lord MOZART 1 INTRODUCTORY RITES TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Lord, you are just, and the judgments you make are right. IN ORDINARY TIME Show mercy when you judge me, when you judge me, your servant. September 5, 2021 ENTRANCE HYMN: Your Hands, O Lord MOZART 1. Your hands, O Lord, in days of old Were strong to heal and save; They triumphed o'er disease and death, O'er darkness and the grave. To you they went, the blind, the deaf, The palsied, and the lame, The leper set apart and shunned, The sick and those in shame. 2. And then your touch brought life and health, Gave hearing, speech, and sight; While strength renewed and health restored Acclaimed you Lord of light; And so, O Lord, be near to bless, With all your healing pow'r, In troubled home, in crowded street, In sorrow's saddest hour. 3. O be our mighty healer still, Great Lord of life and death; Restore and strengthen, soothe and bless, With your almighty breath; On hands that work and eyes that see, Your healing wisdom pour, That whole and sick, and weak and strong, May praise you evermore. Text: Edward H. Plumtre (1821-1891) Tune: MOZART, CMD; Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) In Public Domain GREETING PENITENTIAL ACT: (United in Christ p.5) Mass of Spirit and Grace Ricky Manalo, CSP KYRIE: Kyrie Eleison Christe Eleison Kyrie Eleison GLORIA: Glory to God in the highest, 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, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. 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; Mass parts for the 7:30am Mass are found you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, inside the front cover of UNITED IN CHRIST (the blue book). you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Text: The Roman Missal, ©2010 by ICEL Tune: ©2009 by Ricky Manalo, Published by OCP. Used with permission under OneLicense #A-701349. All rights reserved. St. John Neumann Catholic Church COLLECT 9000 Warfield Road Gaithersburg, Maryland LITURGY OF THE WORD Agnus Dei: Mass of Spirit and Grace Ricky Manalo, CSP FIRST READING: Isaiah 35:4-7a (United in Christ p.120) 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. PSALM 146: Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord! Michel Guimont Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. ©1994, 1998 by GIA Publications, Inc. Used with permission under OneLicense #A-701349. All rights reserved. Communion Antiphon: SECOND READING: James 2:1-5 (United in Christ p.122) Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for you, my God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia My soul is thirsting for the living God. Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom Communion Procession: Draw Near NEALE and cured every disease among the people.. Refrain: Draw near, draw near! Take the Body of your Lord. GOSPEL: Mark 7:31-37 (United in Christ p.122) Draw near, draw near! Drink the Blood for you outpoured. HOMILY Text: Sancti, venite, Christi corpus sumite (7th century). Tr by John M. Neale (1818-1866). CREED (Profession of Faith) (United in Christ p.12) Tune: NEALE, 10 10 10 10 with refrain; Steven R. Janco (b.1961, © 1992 by World Library Publications. Used with permission under OneLicense #A-701349. All rights reserved. UNIVERSAL PRAYER CONCLUDING RITE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST BLESSING AND DISMISSAL PREPARATION OF GIFTS: A Year of God’s Favor ST. DENIO RECESSIONAL HYMN: God of Grace and God of Glory CWM RHONDDA 1. A year of God’s favor Christ promised, and more: 1. God of grace and God of glory, on thy people pour thy pow’r. Good news to the pris’ner, the weak, and the poor. Crown thine ancient church’s story, bring its bud to glorious flow’r. Recov’ry of sense to the deaf and the blind, full healing for spirit, for body and mind. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour. 2. This word is fulfilled in believers today, 2. Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways! In women and men who would follow Christ’s way From the fears that long have bound us, free our hearts to faith and praise. Respond, then, with gladness, in all that you do: A lifetime of favor is offered to you! Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days, for the living of these days. 3. Fulfilled in our living be God’s word today, Fulfilled in our loving, our work, and our play, 3. Cure thy children’s warring madness; bend our pride to thy control; Fulfilled now in justice, in mercy and peace, in joyful thanksgiving and praise without cease. shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Text: Delores Dufner, OSB (b.1939). ©1995, 2003 by GIA Publications, Inc. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal, Tune: ST. DENIO, 11 11 11 11, John Robert’s Canaidau y Cyssegr (1839) lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal. Used with permission under OneLicense #A-701349. All rights reserved. 4. Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Mass of Spirit and Grace Ricky Manalo, CSP Let the gift of thy salvation be our glory evermore. SANCTUS: Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving thee whom we adore, serving thee whom we adore.. Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Text: Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969). Tune: CWM RHONDDA, 8.7.8.7.8.7.7; John Hughes (1873-1932). Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. In public domain. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again. GREAT AMEN Text: The Roman Missal, ©2010 by ICEL Tune: ©2009 by Ricky Manalo, Published by OCP. Used with permission under OneLicense #A-701349. All rights reserved. COMMUNION RITE The Lord's Prayer:.
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