ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God
and bow low before the God who
made us,
for he is the Lord our God.
COLLECT
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with
unfailing care, that, relying solely on the
hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your
protection. 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. Amen.
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 Begotten
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 are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
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GLORIA
8th February 2026
1. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God,
and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added
unto you; allelu, alleluia.
(R) Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, allelu,
alleluia.
2. Ask and it shall be given unto you,
seek and ye shall find;
knock and it shall be opened unto
you; allelu, alleluia. (R)
3. We do not live by bread alone
but by ev’ry word
that comes forth from the mouth of
God: allelu, alleluia. (R)
4. Where two or three are gathered in
my name,
there am I in your midst;
and whatsoever you ask I will do:
allelu, alleluia. (R)
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I
have failed to do,
Striking your breast as you say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-
Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The absolution by the priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
The Liturgy of the Word
Entrance Hymn
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FIRST READING 58:7-10
A reading from the prophet Isaiah
Thus says the Lord:
Share your bread with the hungry,
and shelter the homeless poor,
clothe the man you see to be naked
and turn not from your own kin.
Then will your light shine like the dawn
and your wound be quickly healed
over.
Your integrity will go before you
and the glory of the Lord behind you.
Cry, and the Lord will answer;
call, and he will say, “I am here.”
If you do away with the yoke,
the clenched fist, the wicked word,
if you give your bread to the hungry,
and relief to the oppressed,
your light will rise in the darkness
and your shadows become like noon.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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PROFESSION OF FAITH
I believe in one God,
the Father 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 before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
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Raising the host, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation,
for through your goodness we have
received the bread we offer you:
fruit of the earth and work of human
hands,
it will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water
into the chalice, saying quietly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity
of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
Raising the chalice, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation,
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
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,
(All bow during the next three lines)
and by the Holy Spirit was
incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered 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 glorified,
who has spoken through the
prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic 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.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
SECOND READING 2:1-5
A reading from the first letter of
St Paul to the Corinthians
When I came to you, brothers, it was
not with any show of oratory or
philosophy, but simply to tell you what
God had guaranteed. During my stay
with you, the only knowledge I
claimed to have was about Jesus,
and only about him as the crucified
Christ. Far from relying on any power
of my own, I came among you in
great “fear and trembling” and in my
speeches and the sermons that I
gave, there were none of the
arguments that belong to philosophy;
only a demonstration of the power of
the Spirit. And I did this so that your
faith should not depend on human
philosophy but on the power of God.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
ACCLAMATION Jn 8:12
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the light of the world,
says the Lord, anyone who follows
me will have the light of life.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL 5:13-16
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples: “You are
the salt of the earth. But if salt
becomes tasteless, what can make it
salty again? It is good for nothing, and
can only be thrown out to be trampled
underfoot by men.
“You are the light of the world. A city
built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. No
one lights a lamp to put it under a tub;
they put it on the lamp-stand where it
shines for everyone in the house. In
the same way your light must shine in
the sight of men, so that, seeing your
good works, they may give the praise
to your Father in heaven.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps111:4-9.R.v.4
R. The good man is a light in the
darkness for the upright.
or Alleluia!
1. He is a light in the darkness for the
upright:
he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends,
he conducts his affairs with honour.
R.
2. The just man will never waver:
he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news;
with a firm heart he trusts in the
Lord. R.
3. With a steadfast heart he will not
fear;
Open-handed, he gives to the poor;
his justice stands firm for ever.
His head will be raised in glory. R.
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
PREFACE IV Sundays in Ordinary Time
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just
It is truly right and just, our duty and
our salvation,
always and everywhere to give
you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and
eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For by his birth he brought renewal
to humanity's fallen state,
and by his suffering, cancelled out our
sins;
by his rising from the dead
he has opened the way to eternal life,
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O Lord our God,
who once established these created
things
to sustain us in our frailty,
grant, we pray,
that they may become for us now
the Sacrament of eternal life.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The mystery of faith:
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, as we celebrate the
memorial of his Death and
Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
At the Saviour’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every
evil, graciously grant peace in our
days, that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
For the kingdom, the power and the
glory are yours, now and for ever.
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Facing the people the priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
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.
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
The Priest joins his hands and, holding them
extended over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we
pray, by sending down your Spirit
upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body X and Blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks,
broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT
OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was
ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND
DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY
BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
the Bread of life and the Chalice of
salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us
worthy to be in your presence and
minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood
of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the
Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Leo our Pope,
N. our Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s),
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and
sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of
the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your
face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with Blessed Joseph
her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased
you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal
life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The Priest takes the chalice and the paten with
the host and, elevating both, he says:
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
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for through your goodness we have
received the wine we offer you:
fruit of the vine and work of human
hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God for ever.
Bowing the priest says quietly:
With humble spirit and contrite heart
may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight
this day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
Then the priest washes his hands, saying
quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
and cleanse me from my sin.
and by ascending to you, O Father,
he has unlocked the gates of heaven.
And so, with the company of Angels
and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:
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Let them thank the Lord for his
mercy,
his wonders for the children of men,
for he satisfies the thirsty soul,
and the hungry he fills with good
things.
The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And with your Spirit.
The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The priest places a small piece of the host in
the chalice saying quietly:
May this mingling of the body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Meanwhile the people sing or say:
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world
grant us peace.
May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgment and
condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body,
and a healing remedy.
Raising the host the priest says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of
the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper
of the Lamb.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
O God, who have willed that we be
partakers
in the one Bread and the one Chalice,
grant us, we pray, so to live
that, made one in Christ,
we may joyfully bear fruit
for the salvation of the world.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Bow head for the blessing – short silence
May almighty God bless you:
the Father, and the Son, X
and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Go and announce the Gospel of the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Praise my soul the King of heaven,
To his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who am I his praise to sing?
Praise him. Praise him. Praise him.
Praise him. Praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
to our fathers in distress:
Praise him still the same for ever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless.
Praise him. Praise him. Praise him.
Praise him. Glorious in his faithfulness.
This is my body, broken for you,
bringing you wholeness, making you
free.
Take it and eat it, and when you do,
do it in love for me.
This is my blood poured out for you,
bringing forgiveness, making you free.
Take it and drink it, and when you do,
do it in love for me.
Back to my Father, soon I shall go.
Do not forget me; then you will see
I am still with you, and you will know
you’re very close to me.
Filled with my Spirit, how you will grow!
You are my branches; I am the tree.
If you are faithful, others will know
you are alive in me.
Love one another – I have loved you,
and I have shown you how to be free;
serve one another, and when you do,
do it in love for me.
And together with the people he says once:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
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Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Priest reverently consumes the Body of
Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.
Communion Hymn
Private Prayer after Communion
Concluding Rites
Recessional Hymn
Lord Jesus, our crucified Saviour,
you want us to be the salt of the earth
and a light shining in the sight of all.
Without you this would be impossible.
But with the nourishment of this
Communion I will try to work hard,
to be kind and thoughtful at home,
friendly to all I meet.
Sometimes I lose my temper and say
hurtful things,
even to those I love.
Make me gentle like yourself.
Sometimes I am moody and feel sorry
for myself.
Give me a sense of humour.
Teach me to rely more on you and
less on myself.