Liturgical Information
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
Liturgical Color: Green
Themes & Motives: mercy, pardon, faith
Introit:
Lord, your mercy is my hope, my heart rejoices in your saving power.
I will sing to the Lord for his goodness to me. (Psalm 13:6)
Opening Prayer:
Father,
keep before us the wisdom and love
you have revealed in your Son.
Help us to be like him
in word and deed,
for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lectionary Readings:
- I Samuel 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23 [The Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I refused to stretch out my hand against the Lord's anointed. /v.23]
- Psalm 103:1-2 / 3-4 / 8,10 / 12-13 [R. The Lord is kind and merciful. /v.8a]
- I Corinthians 15:45-49 [Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. /v.49]
- Gospel Verse: John 13:34 [I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: love one another as I have loved you.]
- Luke 6:27-38 [Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. /v.36]
Prayer over the Gifts:
Lord,
as we make this offering,
may our worship in spirit and truth
bring us salvation.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
Preface for Sundays in Ordinary Time VII: [Salvation through the Obedience of Christ]
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
So great was your love
that you gave us your Son as our redeemer.
You sent him as one like ourselves,
though free from sin,
that you might see and love in us
what you see and love in Christ.
Your gifts of grace, lost by disobedience,
are now restored in the obedience of your Son.
We praise you, Lord, with all the angels and saints
in their song of joy:
Holy, holy, holy Lord...
Communion Antiphon:
I will tell all your marvelous works.
I will rejoice and be glad in you, and sing to your name, Most High. (Psalm 9:2-3)
Prayer after Communion:
Almighty God,
help us to live the example of love
we celebrate in this eucharist,
that we may come to its fulfillment in your presence.
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, 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.
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