22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die; quia tu, Dómine, suávis ac mitis es, et copiósus in misericórdia ómnibus invocántibus te.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
[–» Greeting]

COLLECT
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that by deepening our sense of reverence you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. Through our Lord.

READINGS FOR YEAR A (2020, 2023, 2026…)

READING I
Jer 20:7–9
You duped me, O Lord, and I let myself be duped; you were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All the day I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me.
Whenever I speak, I must cry out, violence and outrage is my message; the word of the Lord has brought me derision and reproach all the day.
I say to myself, I will not mention him, I will speak in his name no more. But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it.
 
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Sitívit in te ánima mea, Dómine, Deus meus.
O God, you are my God whom I seek;
for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts
like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Sitívit in te ánima mea, Dómine, Deus meus.
Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary
to see your power and your glory,
For your kindness is a greater good than life;
my lips shall glorify you.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Sitívit in te ánima mea, Dómine, Deus meus.
Thus will I bless you while I live;
lifting up my hands, I will call upon your name.
As with the riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied,
and with exultant lips my mouth shall praise you.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Sitívit in te ánima mea, Dómine, Deus meus.
You are my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.
My soul clings fast to you;
your right hand upholds me.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Sitívit in te ánima mea, Dómine, Deus meus.
 
READING II
Rom 12:1–2
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.
 
ALLELUIA
Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi illúminet óculos cordis nostri, ut sciámus quæ sit spes vocatiónis nostræ.
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may know what is the hope that belongs to our call.
 
GOSPEL
Mt 16:21–27
Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct.”

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[–» Creed, Universal Prayer]
[–» Offertory]

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Eucharistic Prayer]
[–» Preface of Sundays in Ordinary Time or of Weekdays]

COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Quam magna multitúdine dulcédinis tuæ, Dómine, quam abscondísti timéntibus te.
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Or:
Beáti pacífici, quóniam fílii Dei vocabúntur. Beáti qui persecutiónem patiúntur propter iustítiam, quóniam ipsórum est regnum cælórum.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are those who suffer persecution for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[–» Communion]

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that this gift, which is the food of charity, may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbor. Through Christ our Lord
[–» Concluding Rite]

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