Entrance Antiphon: O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God, my Savior! (Cf. Ps 27 (26): 7, 9)
Collect: O God, strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you by our resolve and our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First Reading: Exodus 19:2-6a
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5
We are his people: the sheep of his flock.
Second Reading: Romans 5:6-11
Gospel: Matthew 9:36—10:8
Prayer over the Offerings: O God, who in the offerings presented here provide for the twofold needs of human nature, nourishing us with food and renewing us with your Sacrament, grant, we pray, that the sustenance they provide may not fail us in body or in spirit. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon (Option 1): There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. (Ps 27 (26):4)
Communion Antiphon (Option 2): Holy Father, keep in your name those you have given me, that they may be one as we are one, says the Lord. (Jn 17:11)
Prayer after Communion: As this reception of your Holy Communion, O Lord, foreshadows the union of the faithful in you, so may it bring about unity in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.
Suggested Music:
Processional Hymn: All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Entrance Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Responsorial Psalm: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Alleluia: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Offertory Hymn: The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Communion Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
A Eucharistic hymn is appropriate during or after communion.
Recessional Hymn: O God, beyond All Praising