11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A - June 18, 2023

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The readings for 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A call us to look for how God is working in our lives. In the first reading the Israelites are reminded that God led them out of Egypt. The psalm tells us that God cares for us. In the second reading, Paul tells us that God proves His love for us because Christ died for us. In the gospel, we hear how Jesus cared for the people and sent his disciples to do the same.

• God’s love and compassion for humanity: The readings for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A emphasize God’s love for His people and His desire to save them from sin and death. God’s love is demonstrated through His mercy and grace towards His people, and through His sending of Jesus Christ to die for our sins.

• The importance of obedience to God’s commands and covenant: The first reading from Exodus emphasizes the importance of obeying God’s commands and covenant to receive His blessings and remain in a right relationship with Him. The Israelites are reminded of their covenant with God and encouraged to follow His laws to remain in His favor.

• The role of Jesus Christ as the savior of humanity: The second reading for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A from Romans describes how Jesus’ death and resurrection has made it possible for humanity to be reconciled with God and receive the gift of eternal life. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we can be saved from the power of sin and death.

• The value of serving others with love and generosity: In the gospel for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A from Matthew, Jesus sends out His disciples to serve others and proclaim the good news of the kingdom of heaven. The disciples are instructed to freely give what they have received, encouraging them to serve others with love and generosity.

• The importance of proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of heaven: The passage from Matthew emphasizes the importance of proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of heaven. Jesus sends out His disciples to share the message of salvation and reconciliation with others, calling them to repentance and faith in God.

Entrance:
1.      Kon Magkatigum Ta
2.      Awit sa Himaya
3.      Sa Hapag ng Panginoon (Morano and Francisco)
4.      Purihin ang Panginoon
5.      Praise God (Dufford and Foley)
6.      Praise the Lord, My Soul (Foley)
 
Reading 1                        Ex 19:2-6a
In those days, the Israelites came to the desert of Sinai and pitched camp.
While Israel was encamped here in front of the mountain,
Moses went up the mountain to God.
Then the LORD called to him and said,
“Thus, shall you say to the house of Jacob.
tell the Israelites:
You have seen for yourselves how I treated the Egyptians.
and how I bore you up on eagle wings.
and brought you here to myself.
Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant,
you shall be my special possession,
dearer to me than all other people,
though all the earth is mine.
You shall be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.”
 
Responsorial Psalm                    Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5
R. (3c) We are his people: the sheep of his flock.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
    serve the LORD with gladness;
    come before him with joyful song.
R. We are his people: the sheep of his flock.
Know that the LORD is God;
    he made us, his we are;
    his people, the flock he tends.
R. We are his people: the sheep of his flock.
The LORD is good:
    his kindness endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.
R. We are his people: the sheep of his flock.
 
Reading 2                                   Romans 5:6-11
Brothers and sisters:
Christ, while we were still helpless,
yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
 
Alleluia                             Mark 1:15
R.    Alleluia, alleluia.
The kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent and believe in the Gospel.
R.   Alleluia, alleluia.
 
 
Gospel                             Matthew 9:36—10:8
At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them
because they were troubled and abandoned,
like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples,
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.”
 
Then he summoned his twelve disciples
and gave them authority over unclean spirits
to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
The names of the twelve apostles are these:
first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;
James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;
Simon from Cana, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
 

Jesus sent out these twelve after instructing them thus,
“Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.
Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
 
Offertory:
1.      Diyutay lang Kini
2.      Paghalad ug Pagpasalamat
3.      Unang Alay (Magnaye)
4.      Pag-aalay (Francisco)
5.      Christify (Francisco and Reyes)
6.      One Bread, One Body (Foley)
 
Communion:
1.      Ang Tawag
2.      Ang Kinabuhing Mahinungdanon
3.      Tinapay ng Buhay
4.      Ama kong Mahal
5.      Anima Christi
6.      Now we Remain (Haas)
 
Recessional:
1.      Hagit sa Ebanghelyo
2.      Kay Kita usa ra
3.      Tanda ng Kaharian
4.      Magpasalamat sa Kanya (Morano and Agatep)
5.      I am the Bread of Life
6.     The Harvest of Justice

Pentecost Sunday - Year A - May 28, 2023

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The Mass readings for Pentecost Year A clearly emphasize the role of the Holy Spirit. Through the Spirit’s gifts, we are empowered to share the message of Jesus Christ with the world. This important day marks the birth of the Church and is celebrated 50 days after Easter, signifying the end of the Easter season.

• The Holy Spirit’s role in the inception and growth of the Church: In the first reading from Acts, the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, enabling them to speak in different languages and leading to the conversion of thousands. This event marked the beginning of the Church, and the Holy Spirit continued to play a vital role in its growth and development.

• The diverse gifts given by the Holy Spirit for the benefit of the Church: In the second reading for Pentecost Year A, Paul emphasizes the importance of the various gifts given by the Holy Spirit, such as prophecy, healing, and teaching, among others. These gifts are meant to be used for the benefit of the entire body of Christ and to build up the Church.

• The unity of the Church as one body in Christ through the Holy Spirit: Paul compares the Church to a human body, made up of many parts that work together to function as one body. In the same way, the Church is a unified body in Christ through the Holy Spirit, with each member playing a unique role in building up the Church.

• The power of the Holy Spirit to empower believers for Christ’s work in the world: In the Gospel reading for Pentecost Year A, Jesus breathes on his disciples, giving them the gift of the Holy Spirit and commissioning them to continue his work of forgiveness and reconciliation in the world. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered to do the work of Christ and to spread the gospel message to all nations.

• The message of forgiveness and reconciliation through Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit: In the Gospel reading, Jesus commissions his disciples to forgive sins, emphasizing the message of forgiveness and reconciliation that is central to the gospel message. This message is empowered by the Holy Spirit, who gives believers the power to share this message and to continue the work of Christ in the world.

 
Entrance:
1.    Himaya Kanimo (Koro Vianista)
2.    Awit sa Himaya
3.    Diha Halaran
4.    Bayan Magsiawit Na (Aquino)
5.    Bayan, Umawit (Borres, Baltazar and Francisco)
6.    Pagbabasbas (Javellana, Arboleda and Francisco)
7.    Send us Your Spirit (Haas)
8.    Come Holy Spirit
9.    Send Your Spirit (Hangad)
10. Veni Creator Spiritus
 
Reading I                                    Acts 2:1-11
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.
At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd,
but they were confused
because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
They were astounded, and in amazement they asked,
“Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans?
Then how does each of us hear them in his native language?
We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites,
inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,
Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene,
as well as travelers from Rome,
both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs,
yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues
of the mighty acts of God.”
 
Responsorial Psalm                                       104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
R. (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
    O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
How manifold are your works, O LORD!
    the earth is full of your creatures.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
    may the LORD be glad in his works!
Pleasing to him be my theme;
    I will be glad in the LORD.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
If you take away their breath, they perish
    and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
    and you renew the face of the earth.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
 
Reading II                                   1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
Brothers and sisters:
No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; 
there are different forms of service but the same Lord;
there are different workings but the same God
who produces all of them in everyone.
To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for some benefit.
As a body is one though it has many parts,
and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body,
so also Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons,
and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
 
Sequence
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
    Shed a ray of light divine!
Come, Father of the poor!
Come, source of all our store!
    Come, within our bosoms shine.
You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
    Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
    Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
    And our inmost being fill!
Where you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
    Nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
    Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
    Guide the steps that go astray.
On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
    In your sevenfold gift descend;
Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
    Give them joys that never end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
 
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
Gospel                                        Jn 20:19-23
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,

Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained.”
 
Offertory:
1.    Gasa sa Gugma
2.    Dios Dawata
3.    Pagdaygon ka Dios
4.    Daygon Ikaw Ginoong Dios
5.    Unsay Among Dalhon, Ginoo
6.    Isang Pagkain, 1 Katawan, 1 Bayan (San Pedro)
7.    Paghahandog ng Sarili (Arboleda, Francisco)
8.    One Bread, One Body (Foley) “Many the gifts” is reminiscent of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
9.    Take our Bread (Wise) Stanza 2 ang priority.
 
Communion:
1.    Balaan nga Gugma
2.    Ang Kalinaw Ibilin Ko Kaninyo
3.    Espiritu Santo
4.    Dios Ikaw Haduol
5.    Kinabuhi Mo, Kinabuhi Ko
6.    Liwanagan Mo, Hesus (Aquino)
7.    Espiritung Banal
8.    You Never Left Me (Hangad)
9.    Let Your Fire Fall
10. Here I am Lord
11. Breath of God (Hatch & Francisco)
12. The Presence of Jesus (Haas): Stanza 5 ang priority
 
Recessional:
1.    Ang Tawag
2.    Ang Atong Tulubagon
3.    Ang Tawag sa Panahon
4.    Diocesan Shared Vision
5.    Humayo’t Ihayag (Francisco, Catalan, and Go)
6.    Bayan ng Dios
7.    Pilgrim’s Theme (Go & Francisco)
8.    We are Yours
9.    Live by the Spirit.
10. I Will Sing (Francisco) dapat may chant yung “mamaye”
 

5th Sunday of Lent - Year A - March 26, 2023

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The readings for the 5th Sunday of Lent are about how God can take us from death to new life. The first reading tells us of God’s desire to bring us back to life. The second reading tells us if Christ dwells in us, we will have new life as He does. And the gospel tells how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Some possible themes for this weekend are:

• New life and resurrection: God’s power to bring life out of death and hope out of despair, as demonstrated in the raising of Lazarus from the dead.
• Faith: The importance of faith in Jesus Christ, as exemplified by Martha’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God.
• Repentance: The call to repentance and conversion, as expressed in Paul’s letter to the Romans, and the need to live according to the Spirit and not the flesh.
• Trust in God’s mercy: The promise of God’s mercy and forgiveness, as expressed in the Responsorial Psalm, and the need to trust in God’s loving kindness and plenteous redemption.
• The Pascal Mystery: Through the raising of Lazarus from the dead, Jesus demonstrates his power over death and foreshadows his own resurrection. This event is a sign of hope for believers, as it points to the victory of life over death.
• Grief and suffering: The gospel illustrate the reality of human suffering and the pain that comes with loss, as well as the compassion and empathy that Jesus shows towards those who are grieving.

 

Entrance:

1.      Tun-I Kami Ginoo

2.      Mag-awit Kita

3.      Dios Namo sa Kalooy

4.      Buksan ang aming puso (Tinio, Hontiveros) 

5.      Sa Piging ng Panginoon (Tabuena, Hontiveros). “

6.      Hosea (Norbet)

7.      Blest Be the Lord (Schutte)

 

Reading I                                    Ez 37:12-14

Thus says the Lord GOD: 
O my people, I will open your graves 
and have you rise from them, 
and bring you back to the land of Israel.
Then you shall know that I am the LORD, 
when I open your graves and have you rise from them, 
O my people!
I will put my spirit in you that you may live, 
and I will settle you upon your land; 
thus you shall know that I am the LORD.
I have promised, and I will do it, says the LORD.

Responsorial Psalm                            130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

R. (7) With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
    LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to my voice in supplication. 
R. With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.
If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
    LORD, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
    that you may be revered. 
R. With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.
I trust in the LORD;
    my soul trusts in his word.
More than sentinels wait for the dawn,
    let Israel wait for the LORD.
R. With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.
For with the LORD is kindness
    and with him is plenteous redemption;
And he will redeem Israel
    from all their iniquities.
R. With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.

 

Reading II                                   Rom 8:8-11

Brothers and sisters:
Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; 
on the contrary, you are in the spirit, 
if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
But if Christ is in you, 
although the body is dead because of sin, 
the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, 
the one who raised Christ from the dead 
will give life to your mortal bodies also, 
through his Spirit dwelling in you.

 

Verse Before the Gospel                    Jn 11:25a, 26

I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will never die.

 

Gospel                                                     Jn 11:1-45

Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, 
the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil 
and dried his feet with her hair; 
it was her brother Lazarus who was ill.
So the sisters sent word to him saying, 
“Master, the one you love is ill.”
When Jesus heard this he said,
“This illness is not to end in death, 
but is for the glory of God, 
that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So when he heard that he was ill, 
he remained for two days in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to his disciples, 
“Let us go back to Judea.”
The disciples said to him, 
“Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, 
and you want to go back there?”
Jesus answered,

“Are there not twelve hours in a day?
If one walks during the day, he does not stumble, 
because he sees the light of this world.
But if one walks at night, he stumbles, 
because the light is not in him.” 
He said this, and then told them,
“Our friend Lazarus is asleep,
but I am going to awaken him.”
So the disciples said to him,
“Master, if he is asleep, he will be saved.”
But Jesus was talking about his death, 
while they thought that he meant ordinary sleep. 
So then Jesus said to them clearly,
“Lazarus has died.
And I am glad for you that I was not there,
that you may believe. 
Let us go to him.”
So Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, 
“Let us also go to die with him.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus 
had already been in the tomb for four days.
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away.
And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary 
to comfort them about their brother.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went to meet him;
but Mary sat at home.
Martha said to Jesus, 
“Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.
But even now I know that whatever you ask of God,
God will give you.”
Jesus said to her,
“Your brother will rise.”
Martha said to him,
“I know he will rise,
in the resurrection on the last day.”
Jesus told her,
“I am the resurrection and the life; 
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, 
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord.
I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,
the one who is coming into the world.”

When she had said this, 
she went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, 
“The teacher is here and is asking for you.”
As soon as she heard this,
she rose quickly and went to him.
For Jesus had not yet come into the village, 
but was still where Martha had met him.
So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her 
saw Mary get up quickly and go out,
they followed her, 
presuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, 
she fell at his feet and said to him, 
“Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.”
When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, 
he became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said, 
“Where have you laid him?”
They said to him, “Sir, come and see.”
And Jesus wept.
So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.”
But some of them said, 
“Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man 
have done something so that this man would not have died?”

So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb.
It was a cave, and a stone lay across it.
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, 
“Lord, by now there will be a stench; 
he has been dead for four days.”
Jesus said to her,
“Did I not tell you that if you believe 
you will see the glory of God?”
So they took away the stone.
And Jesus raised his eyes and said,
“Father, I thank you for hearing me.
I know that you always hear me; 
but because of the crowd here I have said this, 
that they may believe that you sent me.”
And when he had said this,
He cried out in a loud voice, 
“Lazarus, come out!”
The dead man came out,
tied hand and foot with burial bands, 
and his face was wrapped in a cloth.
So Jesus said to them,
“Untie him and let him go.”

Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary
and seen what he had done began to believe in him.

 

OR: 

Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

The sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus, saying, 
“Master, the one you love is ill.”
When Jesus heard this he said,
“This illness is not to end in death, 
but is for the glory of God, 
that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So when he heard that he was ill, 
he remained for two days in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to his disciples, 
"Let us go back to Judea.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus 
had already been in the tomb for four days.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went to meet him; 
but Mary sat at home.
Martha said to Jesus, 
“Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.
But even now I know that whatever you ask of God,
God will give you.”
Jesus said to her,
“Your brother will rise.”
Martha said,
“I know he will rise,
in the resurrection on the last day.”
Jesus told her,
“I am the resurrection and the life; 
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, 
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord.
I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,
the one who is coming into the world.”

He became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said, 
“Where have you laid him?”
They said to him, “Sir, come and see.”
And Jesus wept.
So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.”
But some of them said, 
“Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man 
have done something so that this man would not have died?”

So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb.
It was a cave, and a stone lay across it.
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, 
“Lord, by now there will be a stench; 
he has been dead for four days.”
Jesus said to her,
“Did I not tell you that if you believe 
you will see the glory of God?”
So they took away the stone.
And Jesus raised his eyes and said, 
“Father, I thank you for hearing me.
I know that you always hear me; 
but because of the crowd here I have said this, 
that they may believe that you sent me.”
And when he had said this,
He cried out in a loud voice, 
“Lazarus, come out!”
The dead man came out,
tied hand and foot with burial bands, 
and his face was wrapped in a cloth.
So Jesus said to them,
“Untie him and let him go.”

Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary
and seen what he had done began to believe in him.

 

Offertory:

1.      Dios Nia Ko

2.      Ania Among Halad

3.      O Dios Dawata

4.      Kung ‘Yong Nanaisin (Francisco)

5.      Narito Ako, Panginoon (Que)

6.      Panginoon, Narito Ako (Isidro, Que) 

7.      Dwelling Place (Foley) 

8.      Prayer of Rupert Mayer (Francisco)

 

Communion:

1.      Ako ang Kahayag

2.      Anino

3.      Balaan nga Gugma

4.      Himig Heswita Medley (you can see it on youtube.com)

5.      Pagkakaibigan (Cenzon, Abad Santos)

6.      Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino)

7.      Dakilang Pag-ibig (Pangilinan, Hontiveros)

8.      Diyos ay Pag-ibig

9.      Huwag Kang Mangamba (Pagsanghan, Francisco)

10.  Likhain Mong Muli (Alejo, Francisco)

11.  Maging Akin Muli (Aquino)

12.  O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco)

13.  Anima Christi (Arboleda)

14.  Behold the Wood (Schutte)

15.  Come to Me (Francisco)

16.  Come to Me All Who Are Weary (Schutte)

17.  Come With Me Into The Fields (Schutte)

18.  Empty Space (Go, Francisco)

19.  Father, Mercy (Dufford)

20.  Holy Darkness (Schutte)

21.  If I Could Touch You (Francisco)

22.  Jesus on the Cross (Go, Francisco)

23.  Now We Remain (Haas) 

24.  Only This I Want (Schutte)

25.  Out of Roads (Go, Aquino)

26.  You Are Mine (Haas)

27.  Your Heart Today (Francisco)

 

Recessional:

1.      Kinsa?

2.      Ang Atong Tulubagon

3.      Maliban na Mahulog sa Lupa

4.      Pananagutan (Hontiveros)

5.      Seek the Lord (O’Connor)

6.      Save Us, O Lord (Dufford)

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A - January 29, 2023

 
A big thank you our dear brothers and sisters who really support us here. Thank you and may GOD bless you…
 
The readings for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year A tell us we must seek the Lord. The first reading gives us a road-map for discipleship. The psalm sings of God’s faithfulness and kindness. The second reading reminds us that the world might consider our path as a foolish one. In the gospel, Jesus gives us the Beatitudes, which lay out what it means to follow Him.
 
Consider if you are actively seeking God or if you are just waiting for something to happen. Here some themes for this week.
·         Seeking God
·         Recognizing blessings
·         The Beatitudes
 
ENTRANCE:
1.      Pag-inambitay
2.      Diosnong Magtutudlo ,
3.      Purihin ang Panginoon (Isidro, Ramirez)
4.      Halina at Lumapit (Habito)
5.      Sing to the Mountains (Dufford)
6.      Blest be the Lord (Schutte)

 
Reading 1                             Zep 2:3; 3:12-13
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth,
who have observed his law;
seek justice, seek humility;
perhaps you may be sheltered
on the day of the LORD's anger.
But I will leave as a remnant in your midst
a people humble and lowly,
who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD:
the remnant of Israel.
They shall do no wrong
and speak no lies;
nor shall there be found in their mouths
a deceitful tongue;
they shall pasture and couch their flocks
with none to disturb them.
 
Responsorial Psalm                      Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
R. (Mt 5:3) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
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. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
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. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
or:
R. Alleluia.
 
Reading 2                             1 Cor 1:26-31
Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.
Not many of you were wise by human standards,
not many were powerful,
not many were of noble birth.
Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing,
to reduce to nothing those who are something,
so that no human being might boast before God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God,
as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
so that, as it is written,
"Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord."

Alleluia                                  Mt 5:12a
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad;
your reward will be great in heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
Gospel                                   Mt 5:1-12a
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven."

 
OFFERTORY:
1.      Dios Nia Ko
2.      O Dios Dawata (Koro Viannista)
3.      Ginoo Walay Sukod (Juris of MYMP) “I don’t know if pang offertory ba jud siya but the lyrics seems to be for offertory”
4.      Diyutay Lang Kini (Koro Viannista)
5.      Mugna sa Dios (Koro Viannista)
6.      Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas Palad (Arboleda, Francisco)
7.      Narito Ako (San Andres)
8.      Narito Ako, Panginoon (Que)
9.      Prayer for Generosity (Arboleda)
 
COMMUNION:
1.      Kini Maong Akong Lawas (Koro Viannista)
2.      Natawag ko na Ikaw
3.      Ang Kinabuhing Mahinungdanon
4.      Kalig-on sa Pagtoo
5.      Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino)
6.      Awit ng Paghahangad (Cenzon)
7.      H’wag Mangamba (Francisco)
8.      Manatili Ka (Francisco)
9.      O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco)
10.  Pagkakaibigan (Cenzon, Abad-Santos)
11.  God of Silence (Francisco)
12.  Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
13.  On Eagle’s Wings (Joncas)
14.  You are mine (Haas)
15.  Your Heart Today (Francisco)
16. I Seek You For I Thirst
 
RECESSIONAL:
1.      Ang Tawag (Koro Viannista version)
2.      Kinsa?
3.      Ang Atong Tulubagon
4.      O Bayan ng Diyos (Aquino)
5.      I am the Bread of Life (Toolan).