August 24, 2025
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Entrance Hymn: Sing a New Song to the Lord (RS 710)
Sing a new song to the Lord,
He to whom wonders belong!
Rejoice in his triumph and tell of his power,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Now to the ends of the earth
See his salvation is shown;
And still he remembers his mercy and truth,
Unchanging in love to his own.
Sing a new song and rejoice,
Publish his praises abroad!
Let voices in chorus, with trumpet and horn,
Resound for the joy of the Lord!
Join with the hills and the sea
Thunders of praise to prolong!
In judgment and justice he comes to the earth,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Text: Psalm 98; Timothy Dudley-Smith, b.1926, © 1973, Hope Publishing Co.
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Scripture Readings (external link): 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Responsorial: Psalm 117
R: Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
Preparation Hymn: For the Beauty of the Earth (RS 734)
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flow’r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light:
For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight:
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild:
For your Church that evermore
Lifts its holy hands above,
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore
Its pure sacrifice of love:
For yourself, best Gift Divine,
To this world so freely giv’n;
Word Incarnate, God’s design,
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:
Text: Folliot S. Pierpont, 1835-1917, alt.
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Communion Hymn: I Am the Bread of Life (RS 1029)
I am the Bread of life.
You who come to me shall not hunger;
and who believe in me shall not thirst.
No one can come to me
unless the Father beckons.
And I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up on the last day.
The bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world,
and if you eat of this bread,
you shall live for ever,
you shall live for ever.
Unless you eat
of the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink of his blood,
and drink of his blood,
you shall not have life within you.
I am the Resurrection,
I am the life.
If you believe in me,
even though you die,
you shall live for ever.
Yes, Lord, I believe
that you are the Christ,
the Son of God,
Who has come
into the world.
Text: John 6 and 11; Suzanne Toolan, RSM, b.1927 © 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, 2005, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Concluding Hymn: To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (RS 671)
To Jesus Christ, our sov’reign King,
Who is the world’s salvation,
All praise and homage do we bring
And thanks and adoration.
Christ Jesus, Victor!
Christ Jesus, Ruler!
Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!
Your reign extend, O King benign,
To ev’ry land and nation;
For in your Kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.
To you, and to your church, great King,
We pledge our heart’s oblation;
Until before your throne we sing
In endless jubilation.
Text: Martin B. Hellrigel, 1891-1981, alt., © 1941, Irene C. Mueller
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