Entrance Antiphon: Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and make it our glory to praise you. (Ps 106 (105): 47)
Collect: Grant us, Lord our God,
that we may honor you with all our mind,
and love everyone in truth of heart.
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: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
Blessed the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Second Reading: 1 Cor 1:26-31
Gospel: Mt 5:1-12A
Prayer over the offerings: O Lord, we bring to your altar
these offerings of our service:
be pleased to receive them, we pray,
and transform them
into the Sacrament of our redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Let your face shine on your servant. Save me in your merciful love. O Lord, let me never be put to shame, for I call on you. (Cf. Ps 31 (30): 17-18)
Prayer after Communion: Nourished by these redeeming gifts,
we pray, O Lord,
that through this help to eternal salvation
true faith may ever increase.
Through Christ our Lord.
Suggested Music:
Processional Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Entrance Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Responsorial Psalm: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Alleluia: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
Offertory: Be Not Afraid
Communion Antiphon: from the Ignatius Pew Missal
A Eucharistic Hymn is appropriate after communion.
Recessional: O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God