PM: Offertory Thursdays--31st. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; and your youth shall be renewed like the eagle's.

Ps. 102:2, 5

We do well to remember all that God has done for us, especially loving and forgiving us. "Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who created heaven and earth."

PM: Alleluia Wednesdays--31st. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

There are two options; the first is for Cycles A and B.

By the Word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all the power therein by the Spirit of his mouth.

Ps. 32:6

Here is a perfect example of the Trinity at work. The co-equal persons of our Triune God, by the power of love, bring forth creation.

O Lord, how good and delightful your Spirit is in us!

Wisdom 12:1

We are animated by grace. It is by that grace we recognize our goodness and the ultimate good, God.

PM: Gradual Tuesdays--31st. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

We have received your mercy, O God, in the midst of your temple; even as your name, so does praise extend to the ends of the earth.

V. All that we have heard, we have now seen, in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.

Ps. 47:10, 11; V. 9

The mercy we have received is the Death and Resurrection of Christ. From the mountain that was Calvary, we recall the saving mysteries in the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass.

PM: Introit Mondays--31st. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

There are two options; the first is for Cycle A and B.

Abandon me not, O Lord my God, do not depart from me; come to my assistance, O Lord, mainstay of my deliverance.

V. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; chastise me not in your wrath.

Ps. 37:22, 23; V. 2

We realize our dependence on God for our lives. We plead to God for forgiveness, with mercy do we wish to be considered.

Your mercy extends to all things, O Lord, and you despise none of the things you have made. You overlook the sins of men for the sake of repentance. You grant them your pardon, because you are the Lord our God.

V. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul confides in you. 

Wisdom 11:24, 25, 27; V. Ps. 56

Again we see the Introit from Ash Wednesday, the plea to extend mercy to us. We pray that God will take pity on us in spite of our sinful ways.

PM: Communion Fridays--30th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

We shall rejoice in your salvation; and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride.

Ps. 19:6

Only in God shall we find all we seek. It is in His saving power that we are able to do good.

PM: Offertory Thursdays--30th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

O Lord, grant me life according to your word, so that I may learn your commandments.

Ps. 118:107, 125

We ask God for sustenance spiritually and materially. In return, we offer back what He has given us.

PM: Alleluia Wednesdays--30th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.

Ps. 147:1

We are the crowing achievement of God's creation. As in Him "we live, move, and have our being", "it is truly right and just, always and everywhere" to give Him adoration, praise, and thanksgiving. 

PM: Gradual Tuesdays--30th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

There are two choices; the first is for Cycle A and B.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, this I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord.

V. To gaze in delight upon the Lord's beauty, and to be sheltered in his holy temple.

Ps. 26:4

This is how we are to adore the Lord. This is communion in its simplest form.

The righteous cried out for help, and the Lord heard them; and he delivered them out of all their troubles.

V. The Lord is near to all the broken-hearted, and he shall save the contrite in spirit.

Ps. 23:18; V. 19

Only in God alone is our salvation. He is never far away from us, even as we wander off in sin.

PM: Introit Mondays--30th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice; seek the Lord and be strengthened; seek his face for evermore.

V. Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name; declare his deed amongst the gentiles.

Ps. 104: 3, 4; V. 1

It is only in God where will we find the grace to live our lives as He intends.As we gaze upon His face when we dwell in His house, our hearts find their rest in Him.

PM: Communion Fridays--29th. Sunday Of Ordinary Time

O Lord our governor, how admirable is your name in all the earth!

Ps. 8:2ab

The admirable name is that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We would do well to follow the advise in Philippians 2.