COLLECT
May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow
after and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
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.

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.

SIT

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 129: 3-4
If you, O Lord, should mark
iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But with you is found forgiveness,
O God of Israel.

R: God bids us welcome to His house
and He invites us to His feast
day of great joy and happiness – Alleluia
Great was my joy when I was told:
“Let us go forth to God’s abode
That’s in the City of the Lord”. R.

Christ is the Sun which brings the dawn
He is the Light of all the world
Setting us free from death and sin. R.

Hearing the word of God the Son,
we honour him ’til life is done,
living in truth with ev’ry one. R.

Speak, then, O Lord, our hearts renew.
You show the way, your word is true.
Bring life to men, make all things new. R.

Christ is the grain of wheat that died,
Sown in distress and reaped with joy,
yielding a harvest of new life. R.

Lord Jesus, you healed the sick:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, you forgave sinners:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, you give yourself to heal
us and bring us strength:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

The absolution by the Priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins and bring us to
everlasting life. Amen.

11th October 2026

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.

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

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FIRST READING 25:6-10
A reading from the prophet Isaiah
On this mountain, the Lord of hosts
will prepare for all peoples a banquet
of rich food, a banquet of fine wines,
of food rich and juicy, of fine strained
wines.
On this mountain he will remove
the mourning veil covering all peoples,
and the shroud enwrapping all
nations, he will destroy Death for ever.
The Lord will wipe away
the tears from every cheek;
he will take away his people’s shame
everywhere on earth,
for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said: See, this is
our God in whom we hoped for
salvation; the Lord is the one in whom
we hoped.
We exult and we rejoice
that he has saved us;
for the hand of the Lord
rests on this mountain.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps22.R.v.6
R. In the Lord’s own house shall I
dwell for ever and ever.

1. The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful water he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit. R.

2. He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of
darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your
staff;
with these you give me comfort. R.

3. You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing. R.

4. Surely goodness and kindness shall
follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever. R.

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.

SIT

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, 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.

Facing the people the priest says:

Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Liturgy of the Eucharist

GOSPEL 22:1-14
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 the chief priests and
elders of the people: ‘The kingdom of
heaven may be compared to a king
who gave a feast for his son’s
wedding. He sent his servants to call
those who had been invited, but they
would not come. Next he sent some
more servants. “Tell those who have
been invited" he said “that I have my
banquet all prepared, my oxen and
fattened cattle have been slaughtered,
everything is ready. Come to the
wedding.” But they were not
interested: one went off to his farm,
another to his business, and the rest
seized his servants, maltreated them
and killed them. The king was furious.
He dispatched his troops, destroyed
those murderers and burnt their town.
Then he said to his servants, “The
wedding is ready; but as those who
were invited proved to be unworthy,
go to the cross-roads in the town and
invite everyone you can find to the
wedding.” So these servants went out
on to the roads and collected together
everyone they could find, bad and
good alike; and the wedding hall was

ACCLAMATION Jn1:12.14
Alleluia, alleluia!

The Word was made flesh and lived
among us; to all who did accept
him he gave power to become

children of God.
Alleluia!

SECOND READING 4:12-14.19-20

A reading from the letter of St Paul
to the Philippians
I know how to be poor and I know how
to be rich too. I have been through my
init iation and now I am ready for
anything anywhere: full stomach or
empty stomach, poverty or plenty.
There is nothing I cannot master with
the help of the One who gives me
strength. All the same, it was good of
you to share with me in my hardships.
In return my God will fulfil all your
needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as
only God can. Glory to God, our
Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

filled with guests. When the king came
in to look at the guests he noticed one
man who was not wearing a wedding
garment, and said to him, “How did
you get in here, my friend, without a
wedding garment?” And the man was
silent. Then the king said to the
attendants, “Bind him hand and foot
and throw him out into the dark, where
there will be weeping and grinding of
teeth.” For many are called, but few
are chosen.’

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

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your
faithful with the sacrificial offerings,
that, through these acts of
devotedness,
we may pass over to the glory of
heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
PREFACE V 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.
For you laid the foundations of the
world and have arranged the changing
of times and seasons;
you formed man in your own image
and set humanity over the whole world
in all its wonder,
to rule in your name over all you have
made and for ever praise you in your
mighty works, through Christ our Lord.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise
you, as in joyful celebration we
acclaim:

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.

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus
Christ, by the power and working of
the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make
them holy, and you never cease to
gather a people to yourself, so that
from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered
to your name.

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore
you: by the same Spirit graciously
make holy these gifts we have brought
to you for consecration, that they may
become the Body and @ Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate
these mysteries.
For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and, giving you thanks, he said the
blessing,
broke the bread 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, giving you thanks, he said the
blessing,
and gave the chalice 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 mystery of faith
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate
the memorial of the saving Passion of
your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection and
Ascension into heaven, and as we
look forward to his second coming, we
offer you in thanksgiving this holy and
living sacrifice.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of
your Church and, recognising the
sacrificial Victim by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished by
the Body and Blood of your Son and
filled with his Holy Spirit, may become
one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us an eternal offering
to you, so that we may obtain an
inheritance with your elect,

especially with the most Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with
the blessed Apostles and glorious
Martyrs (with Saint N., the Saint of the
day or Patron Saint) and with all the
Saints, on whose constant
intercession in your presence we rely
for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord, advance the peace
and salvation of all the world. Be
pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant Leo, our Pope, and
N. our Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s)
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained
for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this
family, whom you have summoned
before you:
in your compassion, O merciful
Father, gather to yourself all your
children scattered throughout the
world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the
fullness of your glory.
The Priest joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the
world all that is good. †

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.

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.

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 33: 11
The rich suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack
no blessing.

May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

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 Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Bow head for the blessing Ord. Time III No.11
May almighty God bless you in his
kindness and pour out saving wisdom
upon you.
Amen.

May he nourish you always with the
teachings of the faith and make you
persevere in holy deeds.
Amen.

May he turn your steps towards
himself
and show you the path of charity and
peace.
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 for ever.
Amen.

Go forth, the Mass is ended,
Thanks be to God.

Now thank we all our God.
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom this world rejoices,
Who from our mother’s arms,
Has blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.

All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son and him who reigns
with them in highest heaven,
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heav’n adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.

The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We entreat your majesty most
humbly, O Lord, that, as you feed us
with the nourishment which comes
from the most holy Body and Blood of
your Son, so you may make us
sharers of his divine nature.
Who lives and reigns for ever and
ever.
Amen.

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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 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.

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.

Oh, the love of my Lord is the
essence
of all that I love here on earth.

All the beauty I see he has given to
me and his giving is gentle as
silence.

Every day, every hour, every moment
have been blessed by the strength of
his love.

At the turn of each tide he is there at
my side,
and his touch is as gentle as silence.

There’ve been times when I’ve turned
from his presence,
and I’ve walked other paths, other
ways.

But I’ve called on his name in the
dark of my shame,
and his mercy was gentle as silence.

Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn

Lord Jesus Christ,
you have made me a member
of your kingdom
and have invited me to the
eucharistic banquet.
The trouble is that business and religion
mix poorly and I am very busy.
May I take your invitation seriously.
While rejoicing in your kingdom,
may I not take your friendship for
granted.
My sins have gravely offended you.
I need to be washed in the blood of the
Lamb.
Make our friendship last, my risen king,
until I can share your heavenly banquet.