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Through our Lord Jesus Responsorial Psalm Ps 40 weary and lose heart. In your
Christ, your Son, who lives and R –Lord, come to my aid! struggle against sin you have
reigns with you in the unity of not yet resisted to the point of
the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and R. M. Velez shedding blood.
ever. G C G
The Word of the Lord!
All – Amen!
All – Thanks be to God!
Lord, come to my aid! Gospel Acclamation Jn 10:27
* I have waited, waited for All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
the Lord, and he stooped to- “My sheep hear my voice,”
1st Reading Jer 38:4-6.8-10
ward me. R. says the Lord; “I know
Having spoken the truth
out of duty cost the prophet Jer- * The Lord heard my cry. them, and they follow me.”
emiah the loss of popularity. It He drew me out of the pit of de- Alleluia! Alleluia!
nearly cost him his life! But God struction, out of the mud of the
takes care of those who serve swamp; he set my feet upon a Gospel Lk 12:49-53
Him faithfully, as we learn from crag; he made firm my steps. Some of Jesus’ words in
today’s First Reading. R. today’s Gospel passage sound
R – A proclamation from the shocking, for we instinctively
* And he put a new song into
Book of the Prophet Jer- think of him not as one who sows
my mouth, a hymn to our God.
emiah discord, but as the “Peacemak-
Many shall look in awe and
er.” He is surely that, but not at
In those days, the princes trust in the Lord. R.
the expense of his allegiance to
said to the king: “Jeremiah * Though I am afflicted and the truth and the fulfillment of his
ought to be put to death; he poor, yet the Lord thinks of mission.
is demoralizing the soldiers me. You are my help and my
who are left in this city, and all P –The Lord be with you!
deliverer; O my God, hold not
the people, by speaking such All –And with your spirit!
back! R.
things to them. He is not inter- P – A proclamation from the
ested in the welfare of our peo- 2nd Reading Heb 12:1-4 holy Gospel according to
ple, but in their ruin.” King Jesus fulfilled his mission to Luke
Zedekiah answered: “He is in the end, even if that entailed the All – Glory to you, O Lord!
your power”; for the king could shame of dying on the cross. His
do nothing with them. And so Jesus said to his disciples:
example should be our inspira- “I have come to set the earth
they took Jeremiah and threw tion, especially when the fulfill-
him into the cistern of Prince on fire, and how I wish it were
ment of our duty demands some already blazing! There is a
Malchiah, which was in the big sacrifice. God will surely
quarters of the guard, letting baptism with which I must
reward our faithfulness. be baptized, and how great is
him down with ropes. There
was no water in the cistern, but R – A proclamation from the my anguish until it is accom-
only mud, and Jeremiah sank Letter to the Hebrews plished!
into the mud. Do you think that I have
Brothers and sisters: come to establish peace on the
Ebed-melech, a court of- Since we are surrounded
ficial, went there from the pal- earth? No, I tell you, but rather
by so great a cloud of witness- division. From now on a house-
ace and said to him: “My lord es, let us rid ourselves of every
king, these men have been at hold of five will be divided,
burden and sin that clings to us three against two and two
fault in all they have done to and persevere in running the
the prophet Jeremiah, casting against three; a father will be
race that lies before us while divided against his son and a
him into the cistern. He will die keeping our eyes fixed on Je-
of famine on the spot, for there son against his father, a moth-
sus, the leader and perfecter of er against her daughter and a
is no more food in the city.” faith.
Then the king ordered Ebed- daughter against her mother,
For the sake of the joy that a mother-in-law against her
melech the Cushite to take lay before him he endured the
three men along with him, and daughter-in-law and a daugh-
cross, despising its shame, and ter-in-law against her mother-
draw the prophet Jeremiah out has taken his seat at the right
of the cistern before he should in-law.”
hand of the throne of God.
die. Consider how he endured such The Gospel of the Lord!
The Word of the Lord! opposition from sinners, in All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
All – Thanks be to God! order that you may not grow Christ!
GLOSSARY: • Zedekiah: The last king of Judah. He had some difficulty with the prophet Jeremiah who did not approve of his
attitude toward the Babylonians. When he was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah was forced to witness the execution
of his children, then he was blinded and brought to Babylon where he died.
14 August 2022
Homily C –That the Holy Father, Pope All –And with your spirit!
Francis and all other spiritual P –Lift up your hearts!
Profession of Faith leaders may succeed in their ef- All – We lift them up to the Lord!
(Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) forts to uphold what is true, fair, P –Let us give thanks to the
and right, let us pray! R. Lord our God!
All –I believe in one God, the Fa-
ther almighty, maker of heaven C –That all parents, teachers, All –It is right and just!
and earth, of all things visible and media people may instill in P – It is truly right and just,
and invisible. the children and youth a sincere our duty and our salvation, al-
I believe in one Lord Jesus love for the values of the King- ways and everywhere to give
Christ, the Only Begotten Son dom preached by Christ, let us you thanks, Lord, holy Father,
of God, born of the Father be- pray! R. almighty and eternal God.
fore all ages. God from God, For we know it belongs to
Light from Light, true God from C –That our youth may commit
themselves to follow the teach- your boundless glory, that you
true God, begotten, not made, came to the aid of mortal be-
consubstantial with the Father; ing of the Church, without being
swayed away by many pagan ings with your divinity and even
through him all things were fashioned for us a remedy out of
made. For us men and for our lifestyles they see in our society,
let us pray! R. mortality itself, that the cause of
salvation he came down from our downfall might become the
heaven, (bow)* and by the Holy C – That all the members of our means of our salvation, through
Spirit was incarnate of the Vir- community may never choose Christ our Lord.
gin Mary, and became man.* what is against the Gospel val- Through him the host of An-
For our sake he was crucified ues, even when it looks fashion-
under Pontius Pilate, he suf- gels adores your majesty and re-
able and convenient, let us pray! joices in your presence for ever.
fered death and was buried, and R.
rose again on the third day in May our voices, we pray, join
accordance with the Scriptures. C – Let us pray in silence for our with theirs in one chorus of ex-
He ascended into heaven and is personal intentions. (Pause) ultant praise, as we acclaim:
seated at the right hand of the Let us pray! R. All –Holy, holy, holy . . .
Father. He will come again in P –Lord Jesus, faithfulness to
glory to judge the living and the your ideals may set us on a col- Memorial Acclamation
dead and his kingdom will have lision course with those who up- P –The mystery of faith!
no end. hold principles that run counter All –We proclaim your Death,
I believe in the Holy Spirit, to yours. Give us the courage we O Lord, and profess your
the Lord, the giver of life, who need to imitate your faithfulness Resurrection until you
proceeds from the Father and and thereby share your glory for come again!
the Son, who with the Father ever and ever.
and the Son is adored and glori- All – Amen!
fied, who has spoken through
the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, cath-
olic and apostolic Church. I All – Our Father…
confess one Baptism for the P –Deliver us, Lord…
forgiveness of sins and I look Preparation of the Gifts All –For the kingdom, the
forward to the resurrection of P –Pray, brethren . . . power, and the glory are
the dead and the life of the world All – May the Lord accept the yours, now and for ever.
to come. Amen! sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name, Sign of Peace
Prayer of the Faithful for our good and the good of all Breaking of the Bread
his holy Church.
P –As disciples of the Lord we All – Lamb of God, you take
are committed to seek all that is away the sins of the world: have
Prayer over the Offerings
true, honest, or worthy of praise. mercy on us. (2×)
Aware of the many difficulties P –Receive our oblation, O
Lord, by which is brought about Lamb of God, you take
we may encounter in this area, away the sins of the world:
let us ask the Lord’s help as we a glorious exchange, that, by of-
fering what you have given, we grant us peace.
pray:
may merit to receive your very
All – Lord, help us follow you! self. Communion
C – That the Church may never Through Christ our Lord. P –Behold the Lamb of God, be-
be afraid to proclaim and defend All – Amen! hold him who takes away the sins
the truth of the Gospel even at of the world. Blessed are those
the cost of losing friends and Preface III called to the Supper of the Lamb.
privileges, let us pray! R. P –The Lord be with you! All –Lord, I am not worthy
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