Entrance Antiphon: O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God. (Ps 95 (94): 6-7)
Collect: Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care,
that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your protection.
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: Isaiah 58:7–10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112:4–5, 6–7, 8–9
The just man is a light in darkness to the upright. Or: Alleluia.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1–5
Gospel: Matthew 5:13–16
Prayer over the Offerings: O Lord our God,
who once established these created things
to sustain us in our frailty,
grant, we pray,
that they may become for us now
the Sacrament of eternal life.
Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things. (Cf. Ps 107 (106): 8-9)
Prayer after Communion: O God, who have willed that we be partakers
in the one Bread and the one Chalice,
grant us, we pray, so to live
that, made one in Christ,
we may joyfully bear fruit
for the salvation of the world.
Through Christ our Lord.
Suggested Music:
Processional Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy!
Entrance Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Responsorial Psalm: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Alleluia: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Offertory Hymn: All Creatures of our God and King!
Communion Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
A Eucharistic hymn is appropriate during or after communion.
Recessional Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name!