Processional
Make Us True Servants The second reading tells us we are called to mind the work of faith and labor in the hope and love of our Lord. Let us use this hymn to ask God to give us the clarity to set aside our own pride and do his will in all things. ~ James McCarthy, bass and Margaret-Mary Owens, organ Psalm 96 R. Give the Lord glory and honor. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. For great is the Lord and highly to be praised; awesome is he, beyond all gods. For all the gods of the nations are things of nought, but the Lord made the heavens. Give to the Lord, you families of nations, give to the Lord glory and praise; give to the Lord the glory due his name! Bring gifts, and enter his courts. Worship the Lord in holy attire; tremble before him, all the earth; Say among the nations: The Lord is king, he governs the peoples with equity. ~James and Margaret Alleluia Verse ~ Matt Alexander “Shine like lights in the world as you hold on to the word of life.” Offertory Make Me a Channel of Your Peace We ask God through today’s Alleluia and Offertory proper to put the right words on our lips as we go about His work. Listen to the words of today’s hymn and hear how you might apply this message to your thoughts and actions. ~ Jenson Wall, tenor, and Margaret Communion Draw Near Our Communion hymn encourages us to come to God with open hearts and hymns of thanksgiving. “Let us approach with faithful hearts sincere, and take the pledges of salvation here...Heavenly bread makes those who hunger whole.” ~ James and Margaret Recessional For the Beauty of the Earth Sing to the Lord a new song! He is indeed worthy of praise. ~ James and Margaret The Propers Offertory Antiphon “I will meditate on your commandments which I greatly love; I will extend my hands towards your commandments which I love.” (Ps 118:47-48) Over the past five weeks, many verses from Psalm 118 have appeared in our Sunday Propers. Today’s antiphon brings to mind especially our Second Reading, which speaks of the Thessalonian people, who conduct their daily lives with their minds always fixed on Christ through the Holy Spirit. Our Lord’s commandments, given to us in great love, give us guidance for everything we do. If we were able to have a choir this autumn, we would surely be singing "Teach Me, O Lord" this Sunday! Communion Antiphon “O Lord, our governor, how admirable is your name in all the earth.” (Ps 8:2ab) Today, we regard our God with awe, giving Him glory and praise. Our Lord tells us in our First Reading (Is 45:1,4-6): “It is I who arm you, though you know me not, so that toward the rising and the setting of the sun people may know that there is none besides me.” In our Gospel Reading (Mt 22:15-21), Jesus makes a clear distinction: “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” With words so very pertinent and consoling in today’s politically-confused climate, we understand and take solace in the knowledge that God’s ways are far above the ways of worldly politics.
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