Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

25th June 2023 The Liturgy of the Word

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 27: 8-9
SIT
The Lord is the strength of his
people, a saving refuge for the one FIRST READING 20:10-13
he has anointed.
A reading from the prophet
Save your people, Lord, and bless
Jeremiah
your heritage,
and govern them for ever. The absolution by the priest follows: I hear so many disparaging me,
May almighty God have mercy on us, ‘“Terror from every side!”
forgive us our sins, Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’
and bring us to everlasting life. All those who used to be my friends
Entrance Hymn
Amen.
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, watched for my downfall,
naught be all else to me save that thou art: Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. ‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error.
thou my best thought in the day and the Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. Then we will master him and take our
night, Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. revenge!’
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. But the Lord is at my side, a mighty
GLORIA hero; my opponents will stumble,
Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true
Word; mastered, confounded by their failure;
Glory to God in the highest, everlasting, unforgettable disgrace will
I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
and on earth peace to people of be theirs.
thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. good will. But you, Lord of Hosts, you who probe
We praise you, with justice, who scrutinise the loins
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, we bless you,
thou mine inheritance through all my days;
and heart,
we adore you, let me see the vengeance you will
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
we glorify you, take on them,
high King of heaven, my treasure thou art!
we give you thanks for your great for I have committed my cause to you.
High King of heaven, when battle is done, glory, Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord,
grant heaven’s joy to me, bright heaven’s Lord God, heavenly King, for he has delivered the soul of the
sun; O God, almighty Father.
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
needy from the hands of evil men.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten The word of the Lord.
still be my vision, O ruler of all.
Son, Thanks be to God.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Priest: In the name of the Father and Father, RESPONSORIAL PSALM
of the Son, and of the Holy you take away the sins of the world, Ps 68:8-10. 14. 17. 33-35 Rv.14
Spirit. have mercy on us;
People: Amen. you take away the sins of the world, R. In your great love, answer me, O
God
Grace to you and peace from God our receive our prayer;
Father you are seated at the right hand of 1. It is for you that I suffer taunts,
the Father, that shame covers my face,
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
have mercy on us. that I have become a stranger to
And with your spirit. my brothers,
For you alone are the Holy One,
an alien to my own mother’s sons.
PENITENTIAL ACT you alone are the Lord,
I burn with zeal for your house
Brethren (Brothers and sisters), you alone are the Most High, and taunts against you will fall on me.
let us acknowledge our sins, Jesus Christ, R.
and so prepare ourselves to with the Holy Spirit,
celebrate the sacred mysteries. 2. This is my prayer to you,
in the glory of God the Father.
my prayer for your favour.
Amen. In your great love, answer me, O God,
I confess to almighty God
with your help that never fails:
and to you, my brothers and sisters, COLLECT Lord, answer, for your love is kind;
that I have greatly sinned,
Grant, O Lord, in your compassion, turn towards me.
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have that we may always revere and love R.
failed to do, your holy name, for you never deprive 3. The poor when they see it will be glad
Striking your breast as you say: of your guidance those you set firm on and God-seeking hearts will revive;
through my fault, through my fault, the foundation of your love. for the Lord listens to the needy
through my most grievous fault; Through our Lord Jesus Christ, and does not spurn his servants in
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, your Son, who lives and reigns with their chains.
all the Angels and Saints, you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Let the heavens and earth give him
and you, my brothers and sisters, one God, for ever and ever. praise,
to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen. the sea and all its living creatures. R.
SECOND READING 5: 12-15 “So if anyone declares himself for
A reading from the letter of St Paul me in the presence of men, I will
Liturgy of the Eucharist
to the Romans. declare myself for him in the presence
of my Father in heaven. But the one SIT
Sin entered the world through one who disowns me in the presence of
man, and through sin death, and thus men, I will disown in the presence of Raising the host, the priest says:
death has spread through the whole my Father in heaven. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
human race because everyone has The Gospel of the Lord. creation, for through your goodness
sinned. Sin existed in the world long Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. we have received the bread we offer
before the Law was given. There was you: fruit of the earth and work of
no law and so no one could be human hands,
accused of the sin of ‘law-breaking,’ it will become for us the bread of life.
PROFESSION OF FAITH
yet death reigned over all from Adam Blessed be God for ever.
to Moses, even though their sin, unlike I believe in one God, The priest pours wine and a little water
that of Adam, was not a matter of the Father almighty, into the chalice, saying quietly:
breaking a law. maker of heaven and earth, By the mystery of this water and wine
Adam prefigured the One to come, of all things visible and invisible. may we come to share in the divinity
but the gift itself considerably I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, of Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
outweighed the fall. If it is certain that who humbled himself to share in our
born of the Father before all ages.
through one man’s fall so many died, humanity.
God from God, Light from Light,
it is even more certain that divine true God from true God, Raising the chalice, the priest says:
grace, coming through the one man, begotten, not made, consubstantial Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
Jesus Christ, came to so many as an with the Father; creation, for through your goodness
abundant free gift. through him all things were made. we have received the wine we offer
The word of the Lord. For us men and for our salvation you: fruit of the vine and work of
Thanks be to God. he came down from heaven, human hands,
(All bow during the next three lines) it will become our spiritual drink.
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate Blessed be God for ever.
of the Virgin Mary,
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Jn 1:14.12 Bowing the priest says quietly:
and became man.
Alleluia, alleluia! For our sake he was crucified under With humble spirit and contrite heart
The Word was made flesh and lived Pontius Pilate, may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
among us; to all who did accept he suffered death and was buried, and may our sacrifice in your sight
him he gave power to become and rose again on the third day this day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
children of God. in accordance with the Scriptures. Then the priest washes his hands, saying
Alleluia! He ascended into heaven quietly:
and is seated at the right hand of the Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
Father. and cleanse me from my sin.
GOSPEL 10:26-33 He will come again in glory
The Lord be with you. to judge the living and the dead
And with your Spirit. and his kingdom will have no end.
A reading from the holy I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Facing the people the priest says:
Gospel according to Matthew. the giver of life, Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
Glory to you, O Lord. who proceeds from the Father and that my sacrifice and yours
the Son, may be acceptable to God,
Jesus instructed the Twelve as who with the Father and the Son is the almighty Father.
follows: “Do not be afraid. For adored and glorified,
everything that is now covered will be who has spoken through the May the Lord accept the sacrifice at
uncovered, and everything now prophets. your hands
hidden will be made clear. What I say I believe in one, holy, catholic and for the praise and glory of his name,
to you in the dark, tell in the daylight; apostolic Church. for our good, and the good of all
what you hear in whispers proclaim I confess one Baptism for the his holy Church.
forgiveness of sins
from the house-tops.
and I look forward to the
“Do not be afraid of those who kill
resurrection of the dead PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
the body but cannot kill the soul; fear Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of
and the life of the world to come.
him rather who can destroy both body Amen. conciliation and praise and grant that,
and soul in hell. Can you not buy two cleansed by its action, we make
sparrows for a penny? And yet not offering of a heart pleasing to you.
one falls to the ground without your PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Through Christ our Lord.
Father knowing. Why, every hair on
Amen.
your head has been counted. So
there is no need to be afraid; you are
worth more than hundreds of
sparrows.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT your pilgrim Church on earth, with
PREFACE VI of the Sundays in Ordinary OF IT, your servant Pope Francis and N. our
time
FOR THIS IS MY BODY, Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s) the
The Lord be with you. WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and
And with your Spirit. YOU. the entire people you have gained for
Lift up your hearts. your own.
We lift them up to the Lord. In a similar way, when supper was Listen graciously to the prayers of this
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ended, he took the chalice, family, whom you have summoned
It is right and just. and, giving you thanks, he said the before you: in your compassion, O
It is truly right and just, our duty and blessing, merciful Father, gather to yourself all
our salvation, always and everywhere and gave the chalice to his disciples, your children scattered throughout the
to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, saying: world.
almighty and eternal God. To our departed brothers and sisters
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND
and to all who were pleasing to you
For in you we live and move and have DRINK FROM IT,
at their passing from this life,
our being, and while in this body we FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY
not only experience the daily effects of give kind admittance to your kingdom.
BLOOD,
There we hope to enjoy for ever the
your care, but even now possess the THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
pledge of life eternal. fullness of your glory
ETERNAL COVENANT,
The Priest joins his hands.
For, having received the first fruits of WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
through Christ our Lord,
the Spirit, through whom you raised YOU AND FOR MANY
through whom you bestow on the
up Jesus from the dead, we hope for FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
world all that is good. †
an everlasting share in the Paschal
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
Mystery. The Priest takes the chalice and the paten
with the host and, elevating both, he says:
And so, with all the Angels, we praise The mystery of faith Through him, and with him, and in him,
you, as in joyful celebration we Save us, Saviour of the world, O God, almighty Father,
acclaim: for by your Cross and Resurrection in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
you have set us free.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. all glory and honour is yours,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. for ever and ever.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Hosanna in the highest. Amen.
Blessed is he who comes in the name Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate
of the Lord. the memorial of the saving Passion of
Hosanna in the highest. your Son, Communion Rite
his wondrous Resurrection and
Ascension into heaven, and as we
look forward to his second coming, we
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, offer you in thanksgiving this holy and At the Saviour’s command
and all you have created living sacrifice. and formed by divine teaching,
rightly gives you praise, Look, we pray, upon the oblation of we dare to say:
for through your Son our Lord Jesus Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
your Church and, recognising the
Christ, sacrificial Victim by whose death Deliver us, Lord, we pray,
by the power and working of the Holy you willed to reconcile us to yourself, from every evil,
Spirit, grant that we, who are nourished by graciously grant peace in our days,
you give life to all things and make the Body and Blood of your Son and that, by the help of your mercy,
them holy, and you never cease to filled with his Holy Spirit, may become we may be always free from sin
gather a people to yourself, so that one body, one spirit in Christ. and safe from all distress,
from the rising of the sun to its setting May he make of us as we await the blessed hope
a pure sacrifice may be offered an eternal offering to you, and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus
to your name. so that we may obtain an inheritance
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly Christ.
with your elect,
implore you: by the same Spirit especially with the most Blessed For the kingdom, the power and
graciously make holy these gifts we Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with the glory
have brought to you for consecration, blessed Joseph her Spouse, are yours, now and for ever.
that they may become the Body and with your blessed Apostles and
@ Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Lord Jesus Christ,
glorious Martyrs and with all the who said to your Apostles:
Christ, at whose command we Saints,
celebrate these mysteries. Peace I leave you, my peace I give
on whose constant intercession in you, look not on our sins,
For on the night he was betrayed your presence we rely for unfailing help.
he himself took bread, but on the faith of your Church,
and, giving you thanks, he said the May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, and graciously grant her peace and
blessing, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace unity in accordance with your will.
broke the bread and gave it to his and salvation of all the world. Be Who live and reign for ever and ever.
disciples, saying: pleased to confirm in faith and charity Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you COMMUNION ANTIPHON
always. The eyes of all look to you, Lord,,
And with your Spirit. and you give them their food in due
season.
The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace. Communion Hymn

The priest places a small piece of the host in Make me a channel of your peace.
the chalice saying quietly: Where there is hatred, let me bring your love.
May this mingling of the body and Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord.
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and where there’s doubt, true faith in you.
bring eternal life to us who receive it. Make me a channel of your peace.
Meanwhile the people sing or say: Where there’s despair in life, let me
bring hope.
Lamb of God, you take away the Where there is darkness only light, PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
sins of the world: and where there’s sadness ever joy. Renewed and nourished
have mercy on us. by the sacred Body and Precious
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
Lamb of God, you take away the so much to be consoled as to console,
Blood of your Son,
sins of the world: to be understood as to understand, we ask of your mercy, O Lord,
have mercy on us. to be loved, as to love, with all my soul. that what we celebrate with constant
Lamb of God, you take away the devotion may be our sure pledge of
sins of the world: Make me a channel of your peace. redemption.
grant us peace. it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, Through Christ our Lord.
in giving to all men that we receive, Amen.
and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
Concluding Rites
The priest says quietly:

May the receiving of your Body and

Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, The Lord be with you.
not bring me to judgment and And with your spirit.
condemnation,
Bow head for the blessing - short silence
but through your loving mercy May almighty God bless you:
be for me protection in mind and body, the Father, and the Son,
and a healing remedy. and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Raising the host the priest says:

Behold the Lamb of God, Go forth, the Mass is ended,

behold him who takes away the sins of Thanks be to God.
the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper
of the Lamb.
Private Prayer after Communion

Lord Jesus, strength of my soul,

Recessional Hymn

And together with the people he says once: I welcome you; I need you. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven!
Lord, I am not worthy Sometimes I am afraid. Keep me safe. To his feet your tribute bring.
that you should enter under my roof, When sickness and loneliness Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
but only say the word depress me, lift up my heart to rest in who like me his praise should sing?
and my soul shall be healed. God’s care. Praise him! Praise him!
Sure not even a little house-sparrow Praise him! Praise him!
May the Body of Christ falls to the ground without him Praise the everlasting King!
keep me safe for eternal life. knowing.
The Priest reverently consumes the Body of Keep me faithful to your calling so that Angels, help us to adore him;
Christ. I may shelter in your strength. ye behold him face to face;
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ My God, I hope in you for grace and sun and moon bow down before him,
keep me safe for eternal life. for glory, because of your promises, dwellers all in time and space.
your mercy and your power. Praise him! Praise him!
The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying: Praise him! Praise him!
The Body of Christ. Praise with us the God of grace!
Amen.

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