Liturgical Information
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Themes & Motives: humility, suffering, patience, submission, service

Introit:
I am the Savior of all people, says the Lord. Whatever their troubles, I will answer their cry, and I will always be their Lord.

Opening Prayer:
Father,
guide us as you guide creation
according to your law of love.
May we love one another
and come to perfection
in the eternal life prepared for us.
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.

• Wisdom 2:12,17-20 [Let us condemn Him to a shameful death. /v.20]
• Psalm 54:3-4 / 5 / 6-8 [R. The Lord upholds my life. /v.6b]
• James 3:16 - 4:3 [The seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. /v.18]
• Gospel Verse: see II Thes 2:14 [God has called us through the Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.]
• Mark 9:30-37 ["The Son of Man is to be delivered up into the hands of men." /v.31]

Prayer over the Gifts:
Lord,
may these gifts which we now offer
to show our belief and our love
be pleasing to you.
May they become for us
the eucharist of Jesus Christ your Son,
who is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

Preface for Sundays in Ordinary Time VIII: [The Church united in the mystery of the Trinity]
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.

When your children sinned
and wandered far from your friendship,
you reunited them with yourself
through the blood of your Son
and the power of the Holy Spirit.

You gather them into your Church,
to be one as you, Father, are one
with your Son and the Holy Spirit.
You call them to be your people,
to praise your wisdom in all your works.
You make them the body of Christ
and the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit.

In our joy we sing to your glory
with all the choirs of angels:

  Holy, holy, holy Lord...

Communion Antiphon:
You have laid down your precepts to be faithfully kept. May my footsteps be firm in keeping your commands. (Psalm 119:4-5)

Prayer after Communion:
Lord,
help us with your kindness.
Make us strong through the eucharist.
May we put into action
the saving mystery we celebrate.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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.