Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

2 July 2023 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Christ Lives in Our Neighbor

T
uloy po kayo!” is the familiar welcoming sentence that we read
at the entrance of so many houses or that we hear as soon as we
knock at any door. This is the slogan of traditional Philippine
hospitality, imbibed with a sincere generosity and openness which makes
guests and strangers feel at home wherever they go.
Today’s First Reading and the Gospel reveal to us the deep religious
roots of our hospitality: we treat guests and even strangers well because
we see Christ in them! In this Eucharist, let us pray for the preservation
of the values of hospitality and generosity, for God is always at the door
of our lives, waiting to be welcomed in the person of our neighbor.

guests at the Banquet He tenders erybody else. For the times

Entrance Antiphon
(To be recited only when no
Entrance Hymn is sung.)
All peoples, clap your
hands. Cry to God with shouts
of joy!
Greeting
P – In the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit!
All – Amen!
P –May the peace and grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ who
rescued us from eternal dam-
nation be with you all!
All – And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P –Every time we celebrate
the Eucharist, we become God’s
in commemoration of the Res-
urrection of His Son Jesus. Let
us pause for a while and realize
how unworthy we are to be in
the presence of the Divine Host.
(Pause)
P –Lord Jesus, you taught us
that those who welcome
their neighbor welcome
you. For the times we chose
to forget this great truth,
Lord, have mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P –Lord Jesus, you taught us
that you consider as done to
yourself what we do to our
brothers and sisters. For
the times we have failed to
see and love you in them,
Christ, have mercy!
All –Christ, have mercy!
P –Lord Jesus, you taught us
that we should love you
above everything and ev-
we have reversed this prior-
ity, Lord, have mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P – May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All – Amen!
Gloria
All – Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of
good will. We praise you, we bless
you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great
glory, Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begot-
ten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father, you take away
the sins of the world, have mercy
on us; you take away the sins of
the world, receive our prayer; you
are seated at the right hand of the
Father, have mercy on us. For you
alone are the Holy One, you alone

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are the Lord, you alone are the
Most High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen!
Collect (Opening Prayer)
P –O God, who through the
grace of adoption chose us to be
children of light, grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in
the darkness of error but always
be seen to stand in the bright
light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and
ever.
All–Amen!
1st Reading 2 Kgs 4:8-11.
14-16
In this short excerpt from
the life of the prophet Elisha we
have a splendid example of gen-
erous hospitality on the part of
a couple from Shunem. Elisha
reciprocates it with practical
gratitude. These are two virtues
that we, too, should treasure and
practise.
R – A proclamation from the
Second Book of Kings
One day Elisha came to
Shunem, where there was a
woman of influence, who urged
him to dine with her. After-
ward, whenever he passed by,
he used to stop there to dine.
So she said to her husband, “I
know that Elisha is a holy man
of God. Since he visits us often,
let us arrange a little room on
the roof and furnish it for him
with a bed, table, chair, and
lamp, so that when he comes to
us he can stay there.”
Sometime later Elisha ar-
rived and stayed in the room
overnight. Later Elisha asked,
“Can something be done for
her?” His servant Gehazi an-
swered, “Yes! She has no son,
and her husband is getting on
in years.” Elisha said, “Call
her.” When the woman had
been called and stood at the
door, Elisha promised, “This
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time next year you will be fon-
dling a baby son.”
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 89
R –For ever I will sing the
goodness of the Lord!
* The promises of the Lord I
will sing forever; through all
generations my mouth shall
proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, “My kind-
ness is established forever”;
in heaven you have confirmed
your faithfulness. R.
* Blessed the people who
know the joyful shout; in the
light of your countenance, O
Lord, they walk. At your name
they rejoice all the day, and
through your justice they are
exalted. R.
* You are the splendor of
their strength, and by your
favor our horn is exalted. For
to the Lord belongs our shield,
and to the Holy One of Israel,
our King. R.
2nd Reading Rom 6:3-4.8-11
Baptism makes us share not
only in the death but also in the
resurrection of Christ. Such is
the vital message of St. Paul who
draws from this truth the very
important moral implication
that we must consider ourselves
“dead to sin but alive for God.”
R – A proclamation from the
Letter of Paul to the Ro-
mans
Brothers and sisters:
Are you unaware that we
who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his
death? We were indeed buried
with him through baptism into
death, so that, just as Christ
was raised from the dead by
the glory of the Father, we too
might live in newness of life. If,
then, we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also
live with him. We know that
Christ, raised from the dead,
dies no more; death no longer
has power over him. As to his
death, he died to sin once and
for all; as to his life, he lives for
God.
Consequently, you too
must think of yourselves as
dead to sin and living for God
in Christ Jesus.
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation
All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
You are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a holy
nation. Announce the
praises of him who called
you out of darkness into
his wonderful light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel Mt 10:37-42
We who believe know that
Jesus considers as done to him-
self whatever good we do to our
neighbor. No other truth can
better motivate us to treat with
generous kindness all those who
live with us.
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
Matthew
All – Glory to you, O Lord!
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Whoever loves father or
mother more than me is not
worthy of me, and whoever
loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me;
and whoever does not take up
his cross and follow after me is
not worthy of me.
Whoever finds his life will
lose it, and whoever loses his
life for my sake will find it.
Whoever receives you receives
me, and whoever receives me
receives the one who sent me.
Whoever receives a prophet
because he is a prophet will re-
ceive a prophet’s reward, and
whoever receives a righteous
man because he is a righteous
man will receive a righteous
man’s reward. And whoever
gives only a cup of cold water
to one of these little ones to
drink because the little one is
a disciple – amen, I say to you,
he will surely not lose his re-
ward.”
The Gospel of the Lord!
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!
Homily
Profession of Faith
(Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed)
All –I believe in one God, the Fa-
ther almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, of all things visible
and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the Only Begotten Son
of God, born of the Father be-
fore all ages. God from God,
Light from Light, true God from
true God, begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were
made. For us men and for our
salvation he came down from
heaven, (bow)* and by the Holy
Spirit was incarnate of the Vir-
gin Mary, and became man.*
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate, he suf-
fered death and was buried, and
rose again on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the
dead and his kingdom will have
no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father
and the Son is adored and glori-
fied, who has spoken through
the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, cath-
olic and apostolic Church. I
confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins and I look
forward to the resurrection of
the dead and the life of the world
to come. Amen!
Prayer of the Faithful
P –We have been graciously
welcomed by the Lord to the
Banquet of His Son, but He still
has so many other gifts in store
for us. Let us confidently ask for
them as we humbly pray:
All – We beseech you, Lord,
hear us!
C –For the Catholic Church,
God’s family on earth: May
she always welcome people of
different cultures, races, and
social backgrounds without dis-
crimination or prejudices. Let us
pray! R.
C –For the Holy Father, our
Bishop, priests, and other reli-
gious leaders: May they con-
stantly inspire us with their good
example of generosity and avail-
ability to help those in need. Let
us pray! R.
C –For our civil leaders: May
they welcome the refugees and
the migrants and enable them
to integrate themselves in their
new environment so that they
become productive citizens. Let
us pray! R.
C –For our parish community
and its organizations: May we
always be open to welcome new
members with the affection of
brothers and sisters, and offer
them the solidarity and trust they
need. Let us pray! R.
C –For the poor in our commu-
nity: May they see Jesus in the
love and kindness of their neigh-
bor. Let us pray! R.
C –Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions.
(Pause) Let us pray! R.
P –Lord of all kindness and
generosity, make us as kind and
generous as you are toward all
those we meet today. May we, in
turn, be welcomed by you to the
Kingdom of eternal happiness
where you live and reign for ever
and ever.
All – Amen!
Preparation of the Gifts
P –Pray, brethren . . .
All – May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all
his holy Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
P –O God, who graciously
accomplish the effects of your
mysteries, grant, we pray, that
the deeds by which we serve you
may be worthy of these sacred
gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
Preface VII
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –Lift up your hearts!
All – We lift them up to the Lord!
P –Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All –It is right and just!
P – It is truly right and just, our
duty and our salvation, always
and everywhere to give you
thanks, Lord, holy Father, al-
mighty and eternal God. For you
so loved the world that in your
mercy you sent us the Redeemer,
to live like us in all things but
sin, so that you might love in us
what you loved in your Son, by
whose obedience we have been
restored to those gifts of yours
that, by sinning, we had lost in
disobedience.
And so, Lord, with all the
Angels and Saints, we, too, give
you thanks, as in exultation we
acclaim:
All –Holy, holy, holy Lord, God
of hosts. Heaven and earth are
full of your glory. Hosanna in
the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord. Hosanna
in the highest!
Memorial Acclamation
P –The mystery of faith!
All –We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again!
All – Our Father . . .
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
All –For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and forever.
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All – Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world: have
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mercy on us. (2x)
Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world:
grant us peace.
Communion
P –Behold the Lamb of God, be-
hold him who takes away the sins
of the world. Blessed are those
called to the Supper of the Lamb.
All –Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Antiphon
(To be recited only when no
Communion Hymn is sung.)
O Father, I pray for them,
that they may be one in us, that
the world may believe that you
have sent me, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
P –May this divine sacrifice
we have offered and received fill
us with life, O Lord, we pray, so
that, bound to you in lasting char-
ity, we may bear fruit that lasts
for ever.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
P –The Lord be with you.
All – And with your spirit!
P –Bow your heads and pray
for God’s blessing.
(Pause)
–May the Lord make you
generous and hospitable
toward all those who
knock at the door of your
lives.
All –Amen!
P –May He make you appre-
ciative of all the good you
receive from God Himself
and from those around you.
All –Amen!
P –May He reward you gen-
erously even for the sim-
plest acts of kindness to-
ward your neighbor.
All –Amen!
P –May almighty God bless
you: the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All –Amen!
P –Go in peace to love and
serve the Lord.
All – Thanks be to God!

JESUS, THE MOST DEMANDING AND GENEROUS LEADER

• Jess P. Balon

N
o half measures! Jesus makes extraor-
dinary demands, “Whoever loves
father or mother. . . son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me” (Mt
10:37). He wants absolute and full allegiance
to him, even in preference to the closest
blood ties, and one’s very self. (See Mt 10:38
and Lk 14:27.)
No past or contemporary spiritual leader
ever dared to ask for so much. Jesus does,
and the implications of his claim are not to
be overlooked, for he demands an absolute
allegiance which the Jews used to give to
God alone.
No doubt, Jesus sets himself as the deci-
sive factor. He is someone no other man can
claim to be: he is the “Son of Man who will
repay each man according to his conduct”
(Mt 16:27).
That is why he also makes extraordinary
promises – promises he intends to fulfill
personally, for he alone has the power to
do so. Identifying himself with “the least”
of his disciples or any needy person, Jesus
promises to reward even the tiniest sign of
acceptance, respect, or help given them for
his sake.
We know that his “reward” is no less than
eternal happiness: to be with him for ever in
heaven (cf. Jn 14:3 and 17:24). No king nor kin
could ever make such a promise, let alone
fulfill it. Jesus does. He means what he says.
And he will do what he means.
Practising detachment from everything
and everybody for Christ’s sake is to share in
his death. Enjoying the reward he promises
is to share in his Resurrection.
Now, as he did then, Jesus challenges us
with his demands. He challenges us to set our
priorities right. It is for us to respond, ready
to lose everything else in order to find him.
And in him we shall find everlasting life.
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