24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A - September 17, 2023

 
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The readings for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year A focus on mercy and forgiveness. In the first reading we are told we must forgive each other for “wrath and anger are hateful things”. The psalm reminds us that God shows us mercy. The second reading tells us to live for Christ instead of ourselves. And in the gospel Jesus tells parables about mercy and tells Peter that we must forgive “seventy times seven” times.
 
Themes:

• Boundless Forgiveness: In response to Peter, Jesus showcases the idea that forgiveness knows no bounds. He highlights the importance of unlimited forgiveness.

• Mercy Illustrated: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant draws a sharp contrast between the master’s mercy and the servant’s lack of it. This vividly shows the significance of being merciful to others.

• Debt and Divine Mercy: The passage employs the concept of debt metaphorically to emphasize God’s immense forgiveness. It encourages us to contemplate this divine mercy.

• Mutual Forgiveness: The parable’s principle of “forgive as you wish to be forgiven” highlights the link between our readiness to forgive and God’s forgiveness towards us.

• Compassion vs. Judgment: The tension between the master’s compassion and eventual judgment underscores that our compassion towards others directly influences the mercy we receive from God.

• Genuine Forgiveness: Jesus concludes by stressing heartfelt forgiveness. It goes beyond mere words and actions, demanding a true internal transformation. Forgiveness and letting go require substantial effort.

• Spiritual Acts of Mercy: The themes of “Forgive Injuries” and “Bear Wrongs Patiently” align well with Matthew 18:21-35. Forgiving injuries connects with the parable’s message of limitless forgiveness, while enduring wrongs resonates with compassion and the balance between judgment and mercy.

 
Entrance:
1.      Pag-inambitay (swak sa gospel ilabina ang koro part)
2.      Pag-aalaala (Francisco) “inalipin” and “mahabagin” are so G.
3.      Hosea (Norbet)
 

• First Reading – Sirach 27:30—28:7: Wrath and anger are condemned, while forgiveness of others is commended. Remember mortality and God’s commandments, setting aside enmity and overlooking faults.

• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 103: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

• Bless the Lord for his kindness and mercy. He pardons iniquities, heals ills, and redeems lives. His compassion is vast, putting transgressions far away from those who fear him.

• Second Reading – Romans 14:7-9: Whether living or dying, we belong to the Lord. Christ’s death and resurrection affirm that he is Lord of both the living and the dead, and our lives should reflect that.

• Gospel – Matthew 18:21-35: Jesus teaches about forgiveness using a parable of a servant forgiven a huge debt but who then refuses to forgive a smaller debt. The master, angry at this hypocrisy, punishes him. Jesus warns that we must forgive others wholeheartedly.

 

Offertory:

1. Paghalad ug Pagpasalamat
2. O Dios Dawata (Koro Viannista)
3. Pag-aalay (Francisco) Stanza 4 ang priority. “Gawin pati aming buhay, ‘pagkat sa ‘Yo dumalisay.
4. Sumasamo Kami (Judan)
5. Dwelling Place (Foley)
6. Earthen Vessels (Foley)
7. Prayer for Generosity (Arboleda)

 
Communion:

1. O Dios, Ikaw Haduol (Cebuano version of You are Near)
2. Anino
3. Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino) 
4. Diyos Ay Pag-ibig “Magmahalan tayo’t magtulungan” 
5. O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco) “Nang aking mahango kapwa kong kasimbigo” 
6. Pagbabalik (Alcaraz, Francisco) 
7. Likhain Mong Muli (Alejo, Francisco) 
8. Pag-alabin Aming Puso (Francisco) 
9. Pagpalain Kailanman (Aquino) 
10. Dakilang Pag-ibig. (Pangilinan, Hontiveros) Stanza 3 ang priority. "Iwasan lahat ang pagkapoot...yamot"
11. All I Ask of You (Norbet) Stanzas 2 & 3 ang priority. 
12. Empty Space (Go, Francisco) 
13. Father, Mercy (Dufford)
14. One More Gift (Francisco) "it would be peace here on earth"
15. Prayer of Saint Francis (Temple) Stanza 3 ang priority. "It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."
16. We Remember (Haugen) Make sure this isn’t your acclamation song. Stanza 4 ang priority. "See the Face of Christ revealed in ev'ry person standing by your side: gift to one another, and temples of Your love."

Recessional:

1. Ang atong Tulubagon
2. Pagbanwag
3. Pananagutan
4. Let there be Peace on Earth (Miller, Jackson) "Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony"

3rd Sunday of Easter - April 18, 2021

 

3^rd Sunday of Easter
April 18, 2021
 
Entrance:
1.      Diosnong Magtutudlo
2.      Diha sa Halaran (Koro Viannista)
3.      Kasaulogan sa Kinabuhi (Fernandez)
4.      Daygon ta ang Ginoo
5.      Magpasalamat kayo sa Panginoon (Ramirez) prioritize stanza 2
6.      Purihi’t Pasalamat (Esteban, Hontiveros)
7.      Sumigaw sa galak (Que)
8.      Water of Life (Haas)
9.      Sing to the Mountains (Dufford) prioritize stanza 1 and 3
10.  Sing a New Song (Schutte)
 

Kyrie:
1.      Ginoo Kaloy-I Kami (Set IV)
2.      Panginoon Maawa Ka (Francisco)
3.      Maawa Ka (Francisco-Reyes)
4.      Lord, Have Mercy (Francisco-Reyes)
5.      As We Prepare
 
Gloria:
1.      Himaya sa Dios (C7)
2.      Luwalhati sa Dios (Sengson)
3.      Glory to God (Francisco-Agatep)

 

First Reading                                              Acts 3:13-15, 17-19

Peter said to the people:
“The God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus,
whom you handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence
when he had decided to release him.
You denied the Holy and Righteous One
and asked that a murderer be released to you.
The author of life you put to death,
but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses.
Now I know, brothers,
that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did;
but God has thus brought to fulfillment
what he had announced beforehand
through the mouth of all the prophets,
that his Christ would suffer.
Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away.”

 

Responsorial Psalm                                              4:2, 4, 7-8, 9

R.  (7a) Lord, let your face shine on us.
or:
R.  Alleluia.
When I call, answer me, O my just God,
    you who relieve me when I am in distress;
    have pity on me, and hear my prayer!
R.  Lord, let your face shine on us.
or:
R.  Alleluia.
Know that the LORD does wonders for his faithful one;
    the LORD will hear me when I call upon him.
R.  Lord, let your face shine on us.
or:
R.  Alleluia.
O LORD, let the light of your countenance shine upon us!
    You put gladness into my heart.
R.  Lord, let your face shine on us.
or:
R.  Alleluia.
As soon as I lie down, I fall peacefully asleep,
    for you alone, O LORD,
    bring security to my dwelling.
R.  Lord, let your face shine on us.
or:
R.  Alleluia.

 

Second Reading                                         1 Jn 2:1-5a

My children, I am writing this to you
so that you may not commit sin.
But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous one.
He is expiation for our sins,
and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world.
The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep
his commandments.
Those who say, “I know him,” but do not keep his commandments
are liars, and the truth is not in them.
But whoever keeps his word,
the love of God is truly perfected in him.

 

Alleluia                                  Cf. Lk 24:32

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us;
make our hearts burn while you speak to us.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 

Gospel Acclamation:
1.      Aleluya, Lamdag Ka
2.      Aleluya, Mao Kini ang Adlaw
3.      Aleluya sa ‘Tong Ginoo
4.      Aleluya, Wikain Mo (Francisco)
5.      Aleluya, Kami ay Gawin mong Daan (Francisco)
6.      Aleluya (Francisco-Arboleda-Torres)
7.      Sing Aleluia to the Lord

 

Gospel                                   Lk 24:35-48

The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way,
and how Jesus was made known to them 
in the breaking of bread.

While they were still speaking about this,
he stood in their midst and said to them,
“Peace be with you.”
But they were startled and terrified
and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled?
And why do questions arise in your hearts?
Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones
as you can see I have.”
And as he said this,
he showed them his hands and his feet.
While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed,
he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of baked fish; 
he took it and ate it in front of them.

He said to them,
“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you,
that everything written about me in the law of Moses
and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
And he said to them,
“Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer
and rise from the dead on the third day
and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins,
would be preached in his name
to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things.”

Offertory:
1.      Nagahalad Kami
2.      Palihug Dawata Ginoo
3.      Daygon Ikaw Ginoong Dios (Koro Viannista
4.      Isang Pagkain, Isang Katawan, Isang Bayan (San Pedro)
5.      Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas Palad
6.      One Bread, One Body (Foley)
 
Sanctus:
1.      Sanctus Mass IV (Villanueva)
2.      Santos Pastorela (Villanueva)
3.      Santo, Santo, Santo (Que)
4.      Santo, Santo, Santo (Francisco)
5.      Holy, Holy, Holy (Dufford-Schutte)
 
Acclamation:
1.      Among Gihandum
2.      Si Kristo Namatay
3.      Si Kristo ay Gunitain (Ramirez)
4.      Sa Krus Mo at Pagkabuhay
5.      Memorial Acclamation (Marcelo-Fenomeno)
6.      Dying
 
Amen:
1.      7 Amen
2.      Dakilang Amen
3.      Great Amen
 
Pater Noster:
Please choose the best Amahan Namo/Ama Namin/Our Father which all the people in the church can sing with you.
 
Doxology:
1.      Kay Imo Man
2.      Sapagkat
3.      For Thine (Mallote)
 
Agnus Dei:
1.      Kordero sa Dios Pastorella (Villanueva)
2.      Agnus Dei Mass VIII (Villanueva)
3.      Kordero ng Dios (Ryan Cayabyab)
4.      Kordero ng Dios (Que)
5.      Lamb of God (Folk)
6.      Lamb of God (Arboleda-Francisco)
 
Communion:
1.      O Dios Ikaw Haduol
2.      Kalig-on sa Pagtoo
3.      Kahanga-hanga (Corpuz, Hontiveros)
4.      Kapayapaan (Aquino)
5.      Pagsibol (Aquino)
6.      Tubig ng Buhay (Valdellon)
7.      One thing I ask
8.      I seek you for I Thirst
9.      The Face of God, swak sa RP
10.  Here in this Place (Haas) best choice.
11.  I am the Bread of Life (Toolan)
 
Recessional:
1.      Ang Kalinaw Ibilin ko Kaninyo
2.      Pagbanwag
3.      Ang Tawag
4.      Humayo’t Ihayag
5.      O Bayan ng Dios
6.      I Will Sing Forever

 

Have a nice weekend ahead…

 

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year 1 Cycle B) - February 7, 2021

 5^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year 1 Cycle B)

February 7, 2021

 

“Go tell the World and Preach the Good News…”

 

Note: Today is the anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Reverend Wilfredo D. Manlapaz, D.D. (1981) Bishop-Emiritus of Tagum, Davao del Norte

 

Entrance Song:
1. Lungsod nga Balaan
2. Diha sa Halaran
3. Bayan, Umawit (Borres, Baltazar, Francisco) Pag-aalaala (Francisco)
4. Sing to the Mountains (Dufford) “You have answered my plea.”
5. Come With Praise (Schutte) Prioritize Stanza 3.

 

First Reading          Jb 7:1-4, 6-7

 

Job spoke, saying:
Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery?
    Are not his days those of hirelings?
He is a slave who longs for the shade,
    a hireling who waits for his wages.
So I have been assigned months of misery,
    and troubled nights have been allotted to me.
If in bed I say, “When shall I arise?”
    then the night drags on;
    I am filled with restlessness until the dawn.
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;
    they come to an end without hope.
Remember that my life is like the wind;
    I shall not see happiness again.

 

Responsorial Psalm          Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

 

R. (cf. 3a) Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Praise the LORD, for he is good;
    sing praise to our God, for he is gracious;
    it is fitting to praise him.
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;
    the dispersed of Israel he gathers.

R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.
or:
R. Alleluia.

He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.
He tells the number of the stars;
    he calls each by name.

R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
    to his wisdom there is no limit.
The LORD sustains the lowly;
    the wicked he casts to the ground.
R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.
or:
R. Alleluia.
 

Second Reading     1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23

 

Brothers and sisters:
If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast,
for an obligation has been imposed on me,
and woe to me if I do not preach it!
If I do so willingly, I have a recompense,
but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
What then is my recompense?
That, when I preach,
I offer the gospel free of charge
so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

Although I am free in regard to all,
I have made myself a slave to all
so as to win over as many as possible.
To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak.
I have become all things to all, to save at least some.
All this I do for the sake of the gospel,
so that I too may have a share in it.

 

Alleluia          Mt 8:17

 

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ took away our infirmities
and bore our diseases.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 

Gospel           Mk 1:29-39

 

On leaving the synagogue
Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.
They immediately told him about her.
He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up.
Then the fever left her and she waited on them.

When it was evening, after sunset,
they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.
The whole town was gathered at the door.
He cured many who were sick with various diseases,
and he drove out many demons,
not permitting them to speak because they knew him.

Rising very early before dawn, he left 
and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.
Simon and those who were with him pursued him
and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages
that I may preach there also.
For this purpose have I come.”
So he went into their synagogues,
preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.

 

Offertory:
1. Gasa sa Gugma (Koro Viannista)
2. Diyutay lang Kini (Koro Viannista)
3. Dios Nia Ko
4. Narito Ako (San Andres) Prioritize stanza 2
5. Mula Sa’Yo (Francisco)
6. Paghahandog ng Sarili
7. Dwelling Place (Foley)
8. Earthen Vessels (Foley)


Communion:
1. Gugma’g Paglaum (Fernandez)
2. Ang Kinabuhing Mahinungdanon
3. Natawag Ko na Ikaw
4. O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco)
5. Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino)
6. Pagsibol (Aquino)
7. Gabing Kulimlim (Arboleda, Francisco)
8. Far Greater Love (Go, Francisco)
9. God of Silence (Francisco)
10. I Seek You for I Thirst (Valdellon)
11. In Him Alone (Francisco)
12. Lead me Lord (De Pano)
13. Your Heart Today (Francisco)
14. Here I am Lord, swak sa Gospel


Recessional:
1. Kinsa?
2. Ang Tawag
3. Humayo’t Ihayag (Francisco, Catalan, Go)
4. Magpasalamat Kayo sa Panginoon (Ramirez) prioritize stanza 2
5. I Will Sing Forever (Francisco)
6. All My Days (Schutte, Murray)
7. My Heart’s Thanksgiving (Aquino)