Liturgical Information
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Themes & Motives: faith, word of God

Introit:
O Lord, you have given everything its place in the world, and no one can make it otherwise. For it is your creation, the heavens and the earth and the stars: you are the Lord of all. (Esther 13:9,10-11)

Opening Prayer:
Father,
your love for us
surpasses all our hopes and desires.
Forgive our failings,
keep us in your peace
and lead us in the way of salvation.
We ask 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.

• Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 [But the righteous will live by his faith. /v.4]
• Psalm 95:1-2 / 6-7 / 8-9 [R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. /v.8]
• II Timothy 1:6-8,13-14 [Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. /v.8]
• Gospel Verse: I Peter 1:25 [The word of the Lord remains for ever. This is the word that has been proclaimed to you.]
• Luke 17:5-10 ["If you had faith like a mustard seed." /v.6]

Prayer over the Gifts:
Father,
receive these gifts
which our Lord Jesus Christ
has asked us to offer in his memory.
May our obedient service
bring us to the fullness of your redemption.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

Preface for Sundays in Ordinary Time II: [The mystery of salvation]
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Out of love for sinful man,
he humbled himself to be born of the Virgin.

By suffering on the cross
he freed us from unending death,
and by rising from the dead
he gave us eternal life.

And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven
we proclaim your glory
and join in their unending hymn of praise:

  Holy, holy, holy Lord...

Communion Antiphon:
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to those who are searching for his love. (Lamentations 3:25)

Prayer after Communion:
Almighty God
let the eucharist we share
fill us with your life.
May the love of Christ
which we celebrate here
touch our lives and lead us to you.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

The English translation of the Introit, Opening Prayer, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Gifts, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion, and Solemn Blessing 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.