ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 67:6-7.36
God is in his holy place, God who
unites those who dwell in his
house; he himself gives might and
strength to his people.

COLLECT
O God, protector of those who hope in
you, without whom nothing has firm
foundation, nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy
upon us and grant that, with you as
our ruler and guide, we may use the
good things that pass in such a way
as to hold fast even now to those that
ever endure.

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.

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28th July 2024

Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.

The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the
love of God, and the Communion of the
Holy Spirit be with you all.
And with your spirit.

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

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.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added
unto you;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,

allelu, alleluia.

You shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of
God;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain:

Ask and it shall be given unto you,
seek and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened
unto you;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain:

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

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.

FIRST READING 4:42-44

A reading from the second book of
the Kings
A man came from Baal-shalishah,
bringing Elisha, the man of God,
bread from the first-fruits, twenty
barley loaves and fresh grain in the
ear. “Give it to the people to eat,’’
Elisha said. But his servant replied,
“How can I serve this to a hundred
men?’’ “Give it to the people to eat’’ he
insisted “for the Lord says this, “They
will eat and have some left over.’ ’’ He
served them; they ate and had some
over, as the Lord had said.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Ps144.10-11.15 R.v.16
R. You open wide your hand, O Lord,
and grant our desires.

1. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
they shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God. R.

2. The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food in due time.
You open wide your hand,
grant the desires of all who live. R.

3. The Lord is just in all his ways
and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. 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,

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.
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.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

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.

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SECOND READING 4:1-6
A reading from the letter of St Paul
to the Ephesians
I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you
to lead a life worthy of your vocation.
Bear with one another charitably, in
complete selflessness, gentleness
and patience. Do all you can to
preserve the unity of the Spirit by the
peace that binds you together. There
is one Body, one Spirit, just as you
were all called into one and the same
hope when you were called.
There is one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, and one God who is Father
of all, through all and within all.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

ACCLAMATION cf.Jn6:63.68

Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit, Lord,

and they are life:
you have the message

of eternal life.
Alleluia!

GOSPEL 6:1-15

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus went off to the other side of the
Sea of Galilee – or of Tiberias – and a
large crowd followed him, impressed
by the signs he gave by curing the
sick. Jesus climbed the hillside, and
sat down there with his disciples. It
was shortly before the Jewish feast of
Passover.
Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds
approaching and said to Phil ip,
“Where can we buy some bread for
these people to eat?’’ He only said
this to test Philip; he himself knew
exactly what he was going to do.
Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii
would only buy enough to give them a
small piece each.” One of his
disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother, said, “There is a small boy
here with five barley loaves and two
fish; but what is that between so
many?’’ Jesus said to them, “Make the
people sit down.’’ There was plenty of
grass there, and as many as five
thousand men sat down. Then Jesus
took the loaves, gave thanks, and

gave them out to all who were sitting
ready; he then did the same with the
f ish, giving out as much as was
wanted. When they had eaten
enough he said to the disciples, “Pick
up the pieces left over, so that
nothing gets wasted.” So they picked
them up, and filled twelve hampers
with scraps left over from the meal of
five barley loaves. The people, seeing
this sign that he had given, said, “This
really is the prophet who is to come
into the world.” Jesus, who could see
they were about to come and take
him by force and make him king,
escaped back to the hills by himself.

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

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 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,
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:

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings
which we bring from the abundance of
your gifts, that through the powerful
working of your grace
these most sacred mysteries may
sanctify our present way of life
and lead us to eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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

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.

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

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 Francis, 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.

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.

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.

Communion Rite

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.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 102: 2
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and never forget all his benefits.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have consumed, O Lord, this
divine Sacrament,
the perpetual memorial of the Passion
of your Son;
grant, we pray, that this gift,
which he himself gave us with love
beyond all telling,
may profit us for salvation.
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,
and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.

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

How lovely on the mountains
are the feet of him
who brings good news, good news,
announcing peace,
proclaiming news of happiness:
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,

Ends of the earth, see
the salvation of our God!
Jesus is Lord, is Lord!
Before the nations,
He has bared his holy arm.
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,
Our God reigns, Our God reigns,

Eat this bread, drink this cup,
come to me and never be hungry.
Eat this bread, drink this cup,
trust in me and you will not thirst.

I am the Bread of Life,
the true bread sent from the father.

Your ancestors ate manna in the
desert,
but this is the bread come down
from heaven.

Eat my flesh, and drink my blood
and I will raise you up on the last
day.

Anyone who eats this bread will
live for ever.

If you believe and eat this bread
you will have eternal life.

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.

Imprimi Potest: Concordat Cum Originali: @ Most Rev. Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Down and Connor. Nihil Obstat. Excerpts from
the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy corporation. Origination and
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Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn

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.

Jesus, Bread from Heaven,
you are my life and my strength.
I am far from worthy to receive you.
I would be ashamed and afraid,
but you have ordered us to come to
the altar.
Unless we eat your Flesh and drink
your Blood we shall not have life in us.
That is why I come: to obey you
and to get all the help I can.
Now, Jesus, help me this day
to be strong and active in doing what
you want me to do.