October 6, 2002, 27th Sunday in O.T.
FIRST READING: Is. 5: 1-7 "The vineyard of the Lord, God of hosts is the house of Israel."
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
Ps. 80 "The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel."
SECOND READING:
Phil. 4: 6-9 "The God of peace be with you."
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Jn. 15: 16 "I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will last."
GOSPEL: Mt. 21: 33-43
"He leased his vineyard to other farmers."
FOCUS: "It was the stone rejected by the builders that became the keystone." The kingdom of God belongs to those who produce the fruits of love.
REFLECTION: By the word of His power He gathered us out of all lands, from one end of the earth to the other end of the world, and made resurrection of our minds, and remission of our sins, and taught us that we are members one of another. St. Anthony of Egypt
Prayer of St. Francis
(Feastday October 4)
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be undersood as to understand; to be loved as to love. for it is giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Canticle of the Creatures
(excerpts)
O most high, almighty Lord God, to you belong praise, glory, honor and all blessing!
Praised be You my Lord God, with all your creatures, especially Brother Sun, who brings us the day and who brings us the light; fair is he and shines with great slpendor. O Lord, he signifies You to us!
Praised be You, my Lord , for Sister Moon and for the stars, clear and lovely in the heavens
Praised be You , my Lord, for our brother the wind, and for air and cloud, calms and all weather by which you uphold life in all creatures...
O Praised be You, my Lord, for our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one escapes...
St Francis of Assisi
Throughout all generations we will render thanks unto Thee and declare Thy praise, evening, morning and noon, for our lives which are in Thy care, for our souls which are in Thy keeping, for the miracles which we witness daily, and for Thy wondrous deeds and blessings towards us at all times. Jewish Sabbath Evening Service
APPLYING THE READINGS TO THE LITURGY:
Introduction to the Liturgy: Throughout history the prophets of God have been rejected by those in positions of authority, because of fear. We must be careful not to be so fearful that we reject God in our lives.
Sample General Intercessions:
Introduction: My brothers and sisters, strengthened by our Christian community, let us pray to our Lord Jesus Christ for all of us:
¥ For all who have dedicated themselves to God, that he willgive them the strength they need to be faithful to their promise;
¥ For the aged who suffer from loneliness and infirmity, that we may sustain them by our love;
¥ For all of us gathered here, that God will lead us closer to him and to the eternal blessings he promises.
¥ Our Lord, Our God, may we all rid our hearts of violence, that Your peace may flourish on earth..
Eucharistic Prayer: Fourth
Preface: Third for Sundays in Ordinary Time
Consider using a fraction rite Lamb of God, drawing titles for Jesus from today's readings: Jesus, cornerstone; Jesus, revealer of the kingdom; Jesus, son of our steward.
Concluding Rite:
Prayers over the People: Second, fifth or sixth
Faith Formation
God is always with us, guiding us to a new land, a land of love and peace, where we will finally all love one another.
We can't always recognize God in our midst, because we are dim-sighted. We don't see much, some of us, because our love is not pure.
Song suggestions:
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte) ACH,
BB/MI, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, SM, WW
Prayer of Saint Francis (Temple) ACH,
BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, GPCOMP, PMB,
WCH
Children's Liturgy of the Word
In today's gospel, the landowner represents God, and the tenants are his chosen people. The servants sent by the landowner are the prophets, and the landowner's son is Jesus. After seeing his servants and son mistreated, the landowner says he will give the land to more suitable tenants. This means the people of God are those who respond to the call of God.
Suggested musical selections:GATHERING SONG:
All That is Hidden (Farrell) BB/MI, HM,
JS
At the Name of Jesus AF-33-99-163,
BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, JS, WCH, WP
Gather Us Together (Hurd) BB/MI, CBW
III
God of Abraham (Farrell) BB/MI, GC, JS, OCP
God Is Love (Haas) GTR, BB/MI
God of Day and God of Darkness
(Haugen) BB/MI, CBW III, GC, GTR,
RS, WCH
I Am the Vine (Hurd) BB, G2-479, GC-672
I Want to Praise Your Name (Hurd)
BB/MI, GC, GTR, JS
Kingdom Come! BB/MI
Let Us Be One 676 PMB, 242 WCH
Lord, Come and Save Us (Kendzia) 150
GPCOMP
Now Join We to Praise the Creator RS-827, W3-647
O Christ, the Great Foundation CVH, WP
Out of Darkness (Walker) BB/MI, GC, JS
Priestly People (Deiss) PMB, WCH
Save Us, O Lord (Dufford) BB/MI, GP,
GPCOMP, JS
Song of the Chosen (Cooney) G2-584, GC-813
The Church's One Foundation ACH,
BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, GC, GPCOMP,
JS, PMB, WCH, WP
We Gather Together ACH, BB, CVH,
GC, GPCOMP, JS, LMGM, PMB, RS,
WCH, WP
What Is This Place (Oosterhuis) BB/MI,
GC, GPCOMP, GTR, JS, RS, WP
Where Charity and Love Prevail
AF-11-10120, BB/MI, CVH, GC, GTR,
PMB, RS, WCH, WP
You Are the Way CVH, WCS
Yours Is the Kingdom (Miffleton) WCH
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
Psalm 80: The vineyard of the Lord (Guimont)
CCH-656, G2-69, GC-74, RS-106
Psalm 80: The Vineyard of the Lord (Keil) BB
Psalm 80/85/Luke 1: Lord, make us turn (Haugen)
CCH-31, G-37, G2-70, GC-75 ,RS-107
Psalm 80: Lord, make us turn to you (Hughes) W3-767
182 PSALTER (Westcott)
943 WP (Carroll)
37 GTR (Haugen)
132 SMM, vol. 3 (Kreutz)
307 CBW II (Sommerville)
4 PSALMBOOK (Kendzia)
25 PFCY, vol. 1 (Haugen)
FOR CHILDREN:
MCLW (Walker)
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
110 ICEL (Hooper)
168 ICEL (Kreutz)
Celtic Alleluia (Walker) 604 ACH, BB/MI,
117 GTR, HCS
162 ATL (Phillips)
133 SMM, vol. 3 (Gerrish)
FOR CHILDREN:
MCLW (Walker)
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS:
A Single Unmatched Stone 574 WP
Center of My Life (Inwood) BB/MI, GC,
GTR, JS
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
(Hopson) AF-11-2534
Earthen Vessels (Foley) ACH, BB/MI,
GP, GPCOMP
God Is Love (Rivers) ACH, CBW III
How Blest Are They (Proulx) AF-11-0654
How Firm a Foundation (arr. Goemanne)
G-2650
How Good the Name of Jesus Sounds
610 WP
I Am the Vine (Miffleton) BB, 104 PMB,
TM, 212 WCH
I Have Loved You (Joncas) GC, GP,
GPCOMP, GTR, JS, RS
Jesus, the Lord (O'Connor) CBW III, GC,
GP, GPCOMP, JS, RS
Lord, Come and Show Us the Path of Life
GTR, RS
Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness GTR, GC
Peace-Making Man (Winter) PMB
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Adelmann)
9235 PPMO
The Love of God (Currie) G-3023
There Is A Fountain (American Folksong)
312-41398
We Walk By Faith (Haugen) ACH,
BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, GPCOMP,
GTR, RS, WCH, WP, WW
Where There Is Love (Walker) BB/MI, JS
You Have Rescued Me (Dufford) BB/MI,
GP2, JS
Your Love Is Finer Than Life (Haugen)
248 GTR
COMMUNION:
A Banquet Is Prepared (Kavanaugh)
GP, GPCOMP
Blest Are They (Haas) ACH, BB/MI,
CBW III, GC, GPCOMP, GTR, RS
Bread of Life (Farrell) BB/MI, CBW III,
GC, JS
Bread of the World BB/MI, CVH, WOV
Bread That Was Sown (Norbet) BB/MI,
PMB, WCH
Give Thanks and Remember (Miffleton)
PMB, WCH
God Is Love (Proulx) G-3010
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte) ACH, BB/MI,
CBW III, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS,
RS, WW
Here I Am, Lord (Ward) JS, GC, PMB,
RS, WCH, WS
How Firm a Foundation (arr. Lovelace)
G-2749
How Firm a Foundation ACH, CVH, WP
In Christ There Is a Table Set for All(Stamps) G2-542, GC-749, RS-916
Living Stones 484 CVH
O Taste and See (Pasquet) 362-01184
One Bread, One Body (Foley) ACH,
BB/MI, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS,
RS, WCS, WW
Song of Peace (Kreutz) 170 PMB
The Church is Like a Table G-3709
The Cup We Bless (Wilcock) BB/MI, GP2
There Is One Bread (Deiss) 658 PMB
We Will Drink the Cup (Haas) G2-512, GC-709
Your Love, O God, Has All the World
Created 638 WP
SONG OF PRAISE:
Canticle of the Turning (Cooney) GC, RS,
G-3407
God So Loved the World 1852 WS
O Magnum Mysterium (da Vittoria)
312-40484
Praise Ye the Lord, Ye Children (Proulx)
AF-11-0322
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Hurd) BB/MI,
JS
We Have Been Told (Haas) ACH,
BB/MI, GC, GPCOMP, GTR, RS, WCH
We Praise You (Dameans) BB/MI, GP,
GPCOMP, GTR, GC
Where There Is Love (Hughes) G-2555
CLOSING SONG:
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
ACH, BB/MI, CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS, PMB, RS, WCH, WP
Alleluia, People of God (Deiss) GP
Bring Forth the Kingdom GC, GTR
Change Our Hearts (Cooney) BB/MI,
GPCOMP, JS
Christ Is Here (Walker) JS
Let There Be Peace on Earth ACH,
BB/MI, GPCOMP, PMB, WCH
Now Go Forward G2-495, GC-691
Now Thank We All Our God ACH,
BB, CBW III, CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS,
RS, PMB, WCH, WP
O Bless the Lord (Michaels) BB/MI,
CBW III, JS
O Bless the Lord, My Soul (Walker)
BB/MI
Praise Ye the Lord (Praetorius) 312-41067
Sent Forth by God's Blessing BB/MI,
PMB, WCH
Table Prayer GTR, GC, RS
The Kingdom of God (Deiss) 211
GPCOMP
The Kingdom of God (Parry) CVH, WP
There Is One Lord (Deiss) PMB, WCH
Though the Mountains May Fall (Schutte)
ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, GC, GP,
GPCOMP, GTR, JS, WC, WW
We Are All One People (Schutte) 617 ACH
We Are Your People of the Night GTR,
WP
