23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A - September 10, 2023

 Marami pong salamat sa mga taong laging nakasubaybay at tumulong sa amin.
 
The readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A focus on a conversion of heart. We are encouraged to overcome sinfulness and to go beyond merely following the letter of the law and to truly love. And we are to support each other along the path to holiness and help each other overcome our sinfulness.
 

• Community Accountability: The gospel emphasizes the responsibility of the community in addressing conflicts and promoting accountability. This theme highlights the interconnectedness of believers and their role in supporting each other’s spiritual journey.

• Divine Presence in Unity: Jesus’ assurance of His presence when two or three gather in His name underscores the theme of divine presence within a united community. This highlights the significance of communal worship, prayer, and decision-making.

• Conversion of Heart: The passage underscores the importance of addressing conflicts and sins within the community. This theme resonates with the concept of conversion, as it invites individuals to examine their hearts, admit wrongdoing, and seek reconciliation.

• Sacrament of Reconciliation: Jesus’ instructions about approaching a brother who has sinned mirror the principles of confession and reconciliation within the Church. This theme reflects the sacramental aspect of seeking forgiveness and restoring one’s relationship with God and the community.

• Overcoming Hatred: The passage promotes a process that seeks to mend relationships rather than perpetuate hatred. This theme aligns with the idea of forgiving those who have wronged us, promoting forgiveness as a way to overcome animosity.

• Social Justice: The principle of addressing wrongs within the community reflects the broader concept of social justice. This theme emphasizes the importance of resolving conflicts to maintain harmony and promote justice among individuals.

 
Entrance:

1.  Kon Magkatigum ta
2. Buklod ng Pag-ibig(Pangilinan, Hontiveros)
3. Sa Piging na Handog (Carlos, Villaroman)
4. Seek the Lord (O’Connor)
5. Lover of Us All

 

• First reading – Ezekiel 33:7-9: I appoint you as watchman for the house of Israel. If you fail to warn the wicked and they die in guilt, you’re responsible. If you warn them and they don’t turn, they die, but you’re saved.

• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9:  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Let us sing joyfully to the Lord, acclaiming our salvation, and coming into His presence with thanksgiving. But heed the warning not to harden our hearts, reflecting on past disobedience.

• Second reading – Romans 13:8-10: Owing love to one another fulfills the law. The commandments are summarized by loving your neighbor as yourself, for love does no evil and is the complete fulfillment of the law.

• Gospel – Matthew 18:15-20: If a brother sins, discuss it privately, then with witnesses if needed, and finally with the church. What is agreed on earth reflects in heaven, and where people gather in Jesus’s name, he is present.

 

Offertory:

1. Diyutay lang Kini (Koro Viannista)
2. Nagahalad Kami
3. Pag-aalay ng Puso (Nero, Que)
4. Alay-Kapwa (Tinio, Hontiveros)
5. Prayer for Generosity (Arboleda)
6. One Bread, One Body (Foley)

 
Communion:

1. Ako ang Kahayag
2. Ang Kinabuhing Mahinungdanon
3. Kaibigan, Kapanalig (Ofrasio, Hontiveros)
4. O Hesus, Hilumin mo (Francisco) swak na swak ito.
5. Kaibigan
6. Manalig ka (Perez)
7. One More Gift (Francisco) Nice choice
8. Love is the Answer (Hannisian)

 
Recessional:

1. Pagbanwag
2. Ang Atong Tulubagon
3. Pananagutan
4. Any Marian Song … advance for her birthday on Thursday
5. Let there be peace on Earth (Miller, Jackson)

 
 

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year 2 Cycle C - September 4, 2022

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The readings for 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C help us think about what we truly desire. In the first reading tells us we cannot understand the mind of God. The psalm declares that God is our only hope. In the second reading tells us that even in the worst of situations we can find hope in God. In the gospel Jesus tells us we must be willing to give up all we love to follow him.

Entrance:
1.    Mao Kini ang Panaghinigugmaay
2.    Pag-inambitay
3.    Mag-ambahan Kita
4.    Bayan, Umaawit
5.    Pagmamahal sa Panginoon
6.    City of God
7.    Glory and Praise to Our God
8.    Happy are the Ones
9.    Blest be the Lord
 
First Reading                                                 Wis 9:13-18b
 Who can know God’s counsel,
 or who can conceive what the LORD intends?
 For the deliberations of mortals are timid,
 and unsure are our plans.
 For the corruptible body burdens the soul
 and the earthen shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns.
 And scarce do we guess the things on earth,
 and what is within our grasp we find with difficulty;
 but when things are in heaven, who can search them out?
 Or who ever knew your counsel, except you had given wisdom
 and sent your holy spirit from on high?
 And thus were the paths of those on earth made straight.
 
Responsorial Psalm                         Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17
R. (1) In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You turn man back to dust,
saying, “Return, O children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight
 are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You make an end of them in their sleep;
 the next morning they are like the changing grass,
Which at dawn springs up anew,
 but by evening wilts and fades.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Teach us to number our days aright,
 that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
 that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours;
 prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
 
Reading 2                                           Phmn 9-10, 12-17
I, Paul, an old man,
and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,
urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus,
whose father I have become in my imprisonment;
I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.
I should have liked to retain him for myself,
so that he might serve me on your behalf
in my imprisonment for the gospel,
but I did not want to do anything without your consent,
so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.
Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while,
that you might have him back forever,
no longer as a slave
but more than a slave, a brother,
beloved especially to me, but even more so to you,
as a man and in the Lord.
So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me.
 
Alleluia                                                           Ps 119:135
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
and teach me your laws.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
Gospel                                                            Lk 14:25-33
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,
and he turned and addressed them,
“If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters,
and even his own life,
he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me
cannot be my disciple.

Which of you wishing to construct a tower
does not first sit down and calculate the cost
to see if there is enough for its completion?
Otherwise, after laying the foundation
and finding himself unable to finish the work
the onlookers should laugh at him and say,
‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’
Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down
and decide whether with ten thousand troops
he can successfully oppose another king
advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
But if not, while he is still far away,
he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
In the same way,
anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
cannot be my disciple.”
 
Offering:
1.    Ania ang among mga Gasa
2.    Aning King mga Gasa
3.    Dawata, O Ginoo
4.    Mula Sa’yo
5.    Unang Alay
6.    Pag-aalay
7.    Pag-aalay ng Puso
8.    Panginoon, Narito Ako
9.    Unang Alay
10.  Dwelling Place
11.  Prayer for Generosity
12.  Prayer of Rupert Mayer
13.  Take and Receive
 
Communion:
1.    Ang Kaayo sa Ginoo
2.    Gugma ang Dios
3.    Gugma’g Paglaum
4.    Ang kinabuhing Mahinungdanon
5.    Ang Mabuhay sa Pag-ibig
6.    Bawat Sandali
7.    Halina’t Lumapit sa Akin
8.    Huwag kang Mangamba
9.    H’wag Mangamba
10.  Manalig Ka
11.  Narito Ako
12.  Narito Ako Panginoon
13.  Hesus, Hilumon mo
14.  Paghahandog
15.  Paghahandog ng Sarili
16.  Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas Palad
17.  Panalangin maging Bukas Palad
18.  Panunumpa
19.  Patnubay
20.  Sa Dios lamang
21.  Sa’Yo lamang
22.  Tanging Yaman
23.  All My Days
24.  As Water to the Thirsty
25.  Be Not Afraid
26.  Come to Me
27.  Here I am Lord
28.  I Love the Lord
29.  You are Mine
 
Recessional:
1.    Ang Tawag
2.    Ang Tawag sa Panahon
3.    Pag-inambitay
4.    Maliban sa Mahulog sa Lupa
5.    Mapapalad
6.    Life Forevermore
7.    Pilgrim’s Theme
 

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 5, 2021 - Year 1 Cycle B

 Entrance…
1.      Pag-inambitay
2.     Awit mga Binuhat
3.     Alay sa Kapwa (Esteban, Hontiveros) 
4.     Pagmamahal sa Panginoon (Hontiveros) Very good choice.
5.     Sa Hapag ng Panginoon (Morano, Francisco) Stanza 2 ang priority.
6.     Ang Puso Ko’y Nagpupuri (Hontiveros) Stanza 5 ang priority. 
7.     Blest Be the Lord (Schutte)
8.     City of God (Schutte) Stanza 2 ang priority.
9.     Come with Praise (Schutte)
10.   Let Heaven Rejoice (Dufford)
11.    Magnificat (Haas) Stanza 2 ang priority.
 
First Reading Is 35:4-7a
Thus says the LORD:
    Say to those whose hearts are frightened:
        Be strong, fear not!
    Here is your God,
        he comes with vindication;
    with divine recompense
        he comes to save you.
    Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,
        the ears of the deaf be cleared;
    then will the lame leap like a stag,
        then the tongue of the mute will sing.
    Streams will burst forth in the desert,
        and rivers in the steppe.
    The burning sands will become pools,
        and the thirsty ground, springs of water.
 
Responsorial Psalm Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
R. (1b)    Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The God of Jacob keeps faith forever,
    secures justice for the oppressed,
    gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD gives sight to the blind;
    the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
    the LORD protects strangers.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The fatherless and the widow the LORD sustains,
    but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
    your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
 
Second Reading Jas 2:1-5
My brothers and sisters, show no partiality
as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
For if a man with gold rings and fine clothes
comes into your assembly,
and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in,
and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes
and say, “Sit here, please, ”
while you say to the poor one, “Stand there, ” or “Sit at my feet, ”
have you not made distinctions among yourselves
and become judges with evil designs?
 
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters.
Did not God choose those who are poor in the world
to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom
that he promised to those who love him?
 
Alleluia
Cf. Mt 4:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom
and cured every disease among the people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
Gospel              Mk 7:31-37
Again Jesus left the district of Tyre
and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,
into the district of the Decapolis.
And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment
and begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him off by himself away from the crowd.
He put his finger into the man’s ears

and, spitting, touched his tongue;
then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” —
And immediately the man’s ears were opened,
his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly.
He ordered them not to tell anyone.
But the more he ordered them not to,
the more they proclaimed it.
They were exceedingly astonished and they said,
“He has done all things well.
He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
 
Offertory…
1.      Diyutay lang Kini
2.     Gasa sa Gugma
3.     Ning Adlaw sa Kalipay
4.     Paghahandog (San Andres)
5.     Alay-Kapwa (Tinio, Hontiveros)
6.     Pag-aalay (Francisco). Stanzas 3 and 4 ang priority.
7.     Ang Tanging Alay Ko. Stanza 2 ang priority.
8.     Kung ‘Yong Nanaisin (Francisco) A little bit Lenten though.
9.     Dwelling Place (Foley)
10.   Earthen Vessels (Foley) Stanza 2 ang priority.
11.    How Shall I Sing to God? (Haas)
 
Communion…
1.      Kinabuhi mo, Kinabuhi Ko
2.     Hagit sa Kristohanong Katilingban
3.     Ako ang Kahayag
4.     Ang Mabuhay sa Pag-ibig (Aquino)
5.     Dakilang Pag-ibig (Pangilinan, Hontiveros)
6.     Diyos ay Pag-ibig
7.     Hesus na Aking Kapatid (Hontiveros)
8.     O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco)
9.     Pagkakaibigan (Cenzon, Abad-Santos)
10.   Anima Christi (Arboleda)
11.    Be Not Afraid (Dufford)
12.   God of Silence (Francisco)
13.   I Love the Lord (Aquino)
14.   If I Could Touch You (Francisco) A bit Lenten, though.
15.   Lead Me, Lord (De Pano)
16.   On Eagle’s Wings (Joncas)
17.   One More Gift (Francisco)
18.   Only This I Want (Schutte) Best choice.
19.   The Cry of the Poor (Foley)
 
Recessional…
1.      Ang Tawag, since we are celebrating the vocation  month
2.     Diocesan Shared Vision
3.     Kinsa?
4.     Mapapalad (Ramirez)
5.     Humayo’t Ihayag (Francisco, Catalan, Go)
6.     Maliban na Mahulog Sa Lupa. Best choice.
7.     Life Forevermore (Ellerton, Francisco)
8. Thank You (Hangad)