24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year 1 Cycle B - September 12, 2021

Entrance…
1.     Diha sa Halaran
2.     Pag-inambitay
3.     Diosnong Magtutudlo
4.     Awit ng Pasasalamat (Hontiveros) 
5.     Dinggin Mo (Esteban, Hontiveros) 
6.     Blest Be the Lord (Schutte)

First Reading  Is 50:5-9a
The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear;
and I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who plucked my beard;
my face I did not shield
from buffets and spitting.
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
He is near who upholds my right;
if anyone wishes to oppose me,
let us appear together.
Who disputes my right?
Let that man confront me.
See, the Lord GOD is my help;
who will prove me wrong?

Responsorial Psalm  Ps 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
R. (9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I love the LORD because he has heard
my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
"O LORD, save my life!"
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Second Reading   Jas 2:14-18
What good is it, my brothers and sisters,
if someone says he has faith but does not have works?
Can that faith save him?
If a brother or sister has nothing to wear
and has no food for the day,
and one of you says to them,
"Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well, "
but you do not give them the necessities of the body,
what good is it?
So also faith of itself,
if it does not have works, is dead.
Indeed someone might say,
"You have faith and I have works."
Demonstrate your faith to me without works,
and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.

Gospel  Mk 8:27-35
Jesus and his disciples set out
for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say that I am?"
They said in reply,
"John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others one of the prophets."

And he asked them,
"But who do you say that I am?"
Peter said to him in reply,
"You are the Christ."
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do."
He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them,
"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake
and that of the gospel will save it."
 
Offertory…
1.     Daygon Ikaw Ginoong Dios
2.     Mugna Sa Dios
3.     Dios Nia Ko
4.     Ania O Dios
5.     Narito Ako (San Andres)
6.     Narito Ako, Panginoon (Que)
7.     Pag-aalay (Francisco)
8.     Kung ‘Yong Nanaisin (Francisco) A little bit Lenten though. 
9.     Prayer for Generosity (Arboleda)
10.   Earthen Vessels (Foley) Stanza 2 ang priority.
11.   How Shall I Sing to God? (Haas) 
 
Communion…
1.     Kini Maong Akong Lawas
2.     Balaan nga Gugma
3.     Buta
4.     Ako ang Kahayag
5.     Ama Kong Mahal (Aquino) 
6.     Ang Mabuhay sa Pag-ibig (Aquino) 
7.     Awit ng Paghahangad (Cenzon) 
8.     Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino) 
9.     Bawat Sandali (Gan, Francisco)
10.   Dakilang Pag-ibig (Pangilinan, Hontiveros) Stanzas 3 and 4 ang priority. 
11.   Gabing Kulimlim (Arboleda, Francisco) 
12.   Huwag Limutin (Aquino)
13.   Liwanag ng Aming Puso (Tagle, Hontiveros)
14.   Liwanagan Mo, Hesus (Aquino)
15.   Manalig Ka (Perez)
16.   Before the Sun Burned Bright (Schutte) 
17.   Far Greater Love (Go, Francisco)
18.   Be Not Afraid (Dufford)
19.   God of Love (Schutte)
20.  God of Silence (Francisco) 
21.   If I Could Touch You (Francisco)
22.  Jesus on the Cross (Go, Francisco) 
23.  Love is the Answer (Hannisian) 
24.  Lead Me, Lord (De Pano)
25.  Now We Remain (Haas) Medyo for Easter, though.
26.  On Eagle's Wings (Joncas)
27.  Only This I Want (Schutte) Best choice.
 
Recessional…
1.     Kinsa?
2.     Ang Tawag
3.     Ang Atong Tulubagon
4.     Mapapalad
5.     Happy Are the Ones (Schutte) 
6.     Life Forevermore (Ellerton, Francisco)
 

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)