ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 16: 15
As for me, in justice I shall behold
your face; I shall be filled with the
vision of your glory.

COLLECT
O God, who show the light of your
truth to those who go astray,
so that they may return to the right
path, give all who for the faith they
profess are accounted Christians
the grace to reject whatever is
contrary to the name of Christ
and to strive after all that does it
honour.

SIT

12th July 2026
A new hymn of praise let us sing to the
Lord, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

This is the day the Lord has made;
Ransom for sin his life he gave. R.

To save us he was crucified,
Raising our hearts when hope had died.
R.

Bringing him gifts of bread and wine,
We receive back, his life divine. R.

So live within us, make us one;
Stay with us Lord, till life is done. R.

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.

The absolution by the priest follows:

May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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.

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

GLORIA

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.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

FIRST READING 55:10-11
A reading from the prophet Isaiah

Thus says the Lord: “As the rain and
the snow come down from the
heavens and do not return without
watering the earth, making it yield and
giving growth to provide seed for the
sower and bread for the eating, so the
word that goes from my mouth does
not return to me empty, without
carrying out my will and succeeding in
what it was sent to do.”
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps64:10-14.R.Lk8:8

R. Some seed fell into rich soil,
and produced its crop.

1. You care for the earth, give it water,
you fill it with riches.
Your river in heaven brims over
to provide its grain. R.

2. And thus you provide for the earth;
you drench its furrows,
you level it, soften it with showers,
you bless its growth. R.

3. You crown the year with your goodness.
Abundance flows in your steps,
in the pastures of the wilderness it
flows. R.

4. The hills are girded with joy,
the meadows covered with flocks,
the valleys are decked with wheat.
They shout for joy, yes, they sing. R.

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.

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,
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.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

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.

SIT

Liturgy of the Eucharist

GOSPEL 13:1-23
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus left the house and sat by the
lakeside, but such crowds gathered
round him that he got into a boat and
sat there. The people all stood on the
beach, and he told them many things
in parables.

He said, “Imagine a sower going out
to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell
on the edge of the path, and the birds
came and ate them up. Others fell on
patches of rock where they found little
soil and sprang up straight away,
because there was no depth of earth;
but as soon as the sun came up they
were scorched and, not having any
roots, they withered away. Others fell
among thorns, and the thorns grew up
and choked them. Others fell on rich
soil and produced their crop, some a

ACCLAMATION 1 Sam 3:9;Jn6:68

Alleluia, alleluia!
The seed is the word of God,

Christ the sower;
whoever finds this seed

will remain for ever.
Alleluia!

SECOND READING 8:18-23

A reading from the letter of St Paul
to the Romans
I think that what we suffer in this life
can never be compared to the glory,
as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for
us. The whole creation is eagerly
waiting for God to reveal his sons. It
was not for any fault on the part of
creation that it was made unable to
attain its purpose, it was made so by
God; but creation still retains the hope
of being freed, like us, from its slavery
to decadence, to enjoy the same
freedom and glory as the children of
God. From the beginning till now the
entire creation, as we know, has been
groaning in one great act of giving
birth; and not only creation, but all of
us who possess the first-fruits of the
Spirit, we too groan inwardly as we
wait for our bodies to be set free.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Listen, anyone who has ears!”

Then the disciples went up to him
and asked, “Why do you talk to them
in parables?” “Because” he replied
“the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven are revealed to you, but they
are not revealed to them. For anyone
who has will be given more, and he
will have more than enough; but from
anyone who has not, even what he
has will be taken away. The reason I
talk to them in parables is that they
look without seeing and listen without
hearing or understanding. So in their
case this prophecy of Isaiah is being
fulfilled:
You will listen and listen again, but
not understand, see and see again,
but not perceive,
For the heart of this nation has grown
coarse, their ears are dull of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes,
for fear they should see with their
eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their heart,
and be converted
and be healed by me.
“But happy are your eyes because

they see, your ears because they
hear! I tel l you solemnly, many
prophets and holy men longed to see
what you see, and never saw it; to
hear what you hear, and never heard
it.

“You, therefore, are to hear the
parable of the sower. When anyone
hears the word of the kingdom without
understanding, the evil one comes
and carries off what was sown in his
heart: this is the man who received
the seed on the edge of the path. The
one who received it on patches of rock
is the man who hears the word and
welcomes it at once with joy. But he
has no root in him, he does not last;
let some trial come, or some
persecution on account of the word,
and he falls away at once. The one
who received the seed in thorns is the
man who hears the word, but the
worries of this world and the lure of
riches choke the word and so he
produces nothing. And the one who
received the seed in rich soil is the
man who hears the word and
understands it; he is the one who
yields a harvest and produces now a
hundred-fold, now sixty, now thirty.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Look upon the offerings of the Church,
O Lord,
as she makes her prayer to you,
and grant that, when consumed by
those who believe,
they may bring ever greater holiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The mystery of faith

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.

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.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, as we celebrate the
memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord,
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.

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.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Preface II 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 out of compassion for the
waywardness that is ours,

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.

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, 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.

he humbled himself and was born of
the Virgin; by the passion of the Cross
he freed us from unending death,
and by rising from the dead he gave
us life eternal.
And so, with Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of
heaven, we sing the hymn of your
glory, as without end we acclaim:

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.

Communion Rite

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 83: 4-5
The sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for her
young: by your altars, O Lord of
hosts, my King and my God.
Blessed are they who dwell in your
house, for ever singing your praise.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Having consumed these gifts, we
pray, O Lord, that, by our participation
in this mystery,
its saving effects upon us may grow.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

God’s Spirit is in my heart.
He has called me and set me apart.
This is what I have to do,
what I have to do.

He sent me to give
the Good News to the poor,
tell pris’ners that they are pris’ners no
more,
tell blind people that they can see,
and set the down trodden free,
and go tell ev’ry one the news
that the kingdom of God has come,
and go tell ev’ry one the news
that God’s kingdom has come.

Just as the Father sent me,
so I’m sending you out to be
my witnesses throughout the
world,
the whole of the world.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

Bow for the blessing – No17 – short silence
Bestow increase of heavenly grace
on your faithful, O Lord;
may they praise you with their lips,
with their souls, with their lives;
and since it is by your gift that we
exist, may our whole lives be yours.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, and the
Holy Spirit, come down on you and
remain with you forever.
Amen.

Go and announce the Gospel of
the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

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 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.

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.

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.

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Love is his word, love is his way,
Feasting with kin, fasting alone,
Living and dying, rising again,
Love, only love, is his way.
Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
Better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his way, love is his mark,
Sharing his last Passover feast,
Christ at his table, host to the twelve,
Love, only love, is his mark.
Love is his mark, love is his sign,
Bread for our strength, wine for our joy,
“This is my body, this is my blood,”
Love, only love, is his sign.
Love is his sign, love is his news,
“Do this,” he said, “lest you forget
all my deep sorrow, all my dear blood.”
Love, only love, is his news.
Love is his news, love is his name,
We are his own, chosen and called,
Family, brethren, cousins and kin.
Love, only love, is his name.

Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn

Lord Jesus, at Mass you teach and
feed us. You are present in your word
and in your sacrament.
May I receive them fruitfully.
As the rain and the snow come down
from the heavens, and do not return
without watering the soil and making it
yeild and give growth,
so may the word that goes from your
mouth not return to you empty,
without carrying out your will and
succeeding in what it was sent to do.
Lord, send my roots rain that my soul
may be rich soil to receive your word
and understand it and yield a harvest.
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.