Liturgical Information
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Themes & Motives: trust, faith, voice of God, salvation, suffering

Introit:
Lord, be true to your covenant, forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; do not ignore the shouts of your enemies. [Psalm 74:20,19,22,23]

Opening Prayer:
Almighty and ever-living God,
your Spirit made us your children,
confident to call you Father.
Increase your Spirit within us
and bring us to our promised inheritance.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

• I Kings 19:9a,11-13a ["Go forth, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." /v.11]
• Psalm 85:9-10 / 11-12 / 13-14 [R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation. / v.8]
• Romans 9:1-5 [I could wish that I myself were accursed for the sake of my brethren. /v.3]
• Gospel Verse: See Ps 130:5 [I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for his word.]
• Matthew 14:22-33 ["Command me to come to You on the water." /v.28]

Offertory Antiphon: **
But my trust is in you, O Lord; I say, "You are my God." In your hands is my destiny. [Psalm 31:15-16a]
     Verses of  Psalm 125  can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.

Prayer over the Gifts:
God of power,
giver of the gifts we bring,
accept the offering of your Church
and make it the sacrament of our salvation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Preface for Sundays in Ordinary Time III: [The Salvation of Man by a Man]
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.

We see your infinite power
in your loving plan of salvation.
You came to our rescue by your power as God,
but you wanted us to be saved by one like us.
Man refused your friendship,
but man himself was to restore it
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him the angels of heaven offer their prayer of adoration
as they rejoice in your presence for ever.
May our voices be one with theirs
in their triumphant hymn of praise:

  Holy, holy, holy Lord...

Communion Antiphon:
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem; he feeds you with the finest wheat. [Psalm 147:12,14]

Prayer after Communion:
Lord,
may the eucharist you give us
bring us to salvation
and keep us faithful to the light of your truth.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

** An official, approved English translation of the Offertory Antiphon has never been published. The offertory antiphon used here is cited in Latin, (In te speravi, Domine) in the Graduale Romanum. The English is from the New American Bible, a Scripture translation approved for liturgical use in the United States.

The English translation of the Introit, Opening Prayer, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Gifts, Preface, Communion Antiphon, and Prayer after Communion from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 1973, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.