24th August 2025 COLLECT
O God, who cause the minds of the
faithful to unite in a single purpose,
grant your people to love what you
command and to desire what you
promise, that, amid the uncertainties
of this world, our hearts may be fixed
on that place where true gladness is
found. 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.

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.

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ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 85: 1-3
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer
me; save the servant who trusts in
you, my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry
to you all the day long

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

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

We do not live by bread alone
but by ev’ry word
that comes forth from the mouth of God.

Where two or three are gathered in my
name,
there am I in your midst;
and whatsoever you ask I will do:
allelu, alleluia.

Lord Jesus, you came to gather the
nations into the peace of God’s
kingdom: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

You come in word and sacrament to
strenghten us in holiness:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

You will come in glory with salvation
for your people:
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.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

FIRST READING 66:18-21

A reading from the prophet Isaiah
The Lord says this: I am coming to
gather the nations of every language.
They shall come to witness my glory. I
will give them a sign and send some
of their survivors to the nations: to
Tarshish, Put, Lud, Moshech, Rosh,
Tubal, and Javan, to the distant
islands that have never heard of me or
seen my glory. They will proclaim my
glory to the nations. As an offering to
the Lord they wil l bring all your
brothers, on horses, in chariots, in
litters, on mules, on dromedaries, from
all the nations to my holy mountain in
Jerusalem, says the Lord, l ike
Israelites bringing oblations in clean
vessels to the Temple of the Lord. And
of some of them I will make priests
and Levites, says the Lord.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

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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,
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

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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, 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.

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SECOND READING 12:5-7.11-13

A reading from the letter to the
Hebrews
Have you forgotten that encouraging
text in which you are addressed as
sons? My son, when the Lord corrects
you, do not treat it lightly; but do not
get discouraged when he reprimands
you. For the Lord trains the ones that
he loves and he punishes all those
that he acknowledges as his sons.
Suffering is part of your training; God
is treating you as his sons. Has there
ever been any son whose father did
not train him? Of course, any
punishment is most painful at the time,
and far from pleasant; but later, in
those on whom it has been used, it
bears fruit in peace and goodness. So
hold up your limp arms and steady
your trembling knees and smooth out
the path you tread; then the injured
limb will not be wrenched, it will grow
strong again.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

ACCLAMATION Jn 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia!
If anyone loves me

he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL 13:22-30
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Through towns and villages Jesus
went teaching, making his way to
Jerusalem. Someone said to him, “Sir,
will there be only a few saved?” He
said to them, “Try your best to enter
by the narrow door, because, I tell
you, many will try to enter and will not
succeed.
“Once the master of the house has
got up and locked the door, you may
find yourself knocking on the door,
saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ but he will
answer, ‘I do not know where you
come from.’ Then you will find yourself
saying, ‘We once ate and drank in
your company; you taught in our
streets,’ but he will reply, ‘I do not
know where you come from. Away
from me, all you wicked men!’
“Then there will be weeping and
grinding of teeth, when you see
Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all
the prophets in the kingdom of God,
and yourselves turned outside. And
men from east and west, from north
and south, will come to take their
places at the feast in the kingdom of
God.
“Yes, there are those now last who
will be first, and those now first who
will be last.”

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

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps116.R.Mk.16:15

R. Go out to the whole world;
proclaim the Good News.
Or
R. Alleluia!
1. O praise the Lord, all you nations,
acclaim him all you peoples! R.

2. Strong is his love for us;
he is faithful for ever. R.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O Lord, who gained for yourself a
people by adoption through the one
sacrifice offered once for all,
bestow graciously on us, we pray,
the gifts of unity and peace in your
Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PREFACE: VI Ordinary Time
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

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 in you we live and move and
have our being,
and while in this body
we not only experience the daily
effects of your care, but even now
possess the pledge of life eternal.
For, having received the first fruits of
the Spirit, through whom you raised
up Jesus from the dead,
we hope for an everlasting share in
the Paschal Mystery.
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.

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.

The mystery of faith:

When we eat this Bread and
drink this Cup,
we proclaim your death, O Lord,
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,
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.

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 BodyX 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.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Leo, our Pope, our
Bishop, N. 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 with 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.

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

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COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Cf. Ps 103: 13-15

The earth is replete with the fruits
of your work, O Lord;
you bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer the heart.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Complete within us, O Lord, we pray,
the healing work of your mercy
and graciously perfect and
sustain us, so that in all things we
may please you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Bow head for the blessing – No.12
May the God of all consolation order
your days in his peace
and grant you the gifts of his blessing.
Amen.

May he free you always from every
distress and confirm your hearts in his
love.
Amen.

So that on this life’s journey
you may be effective in good works,
rich in the gifts of hope, faith and
charity, and may come happily to
eternal life.
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 and announce the Gospel of
the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

O Lord, my God,
when I in awesome wonder,
consider all the worlds
thy hand has made,
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder,
thy pow’r throughout
the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul,
my Saviour God, to thee:
How great thou art,
how great thou art. (x2)

Take and eat; take and eat: this is my
body given up for you.
Take and drink; take and drink: this is my
blood given up for you.

I am the Word that spoke and light was
made;
I am the seed that died to be reborn;
I am the bread that comes from heaven
above;
I am the vine that fills your cup with joy.
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I am the way that leads the exile home;
I am the truth that sets the captive free;
I am the life that raises up the dead;
I am your peace, true peace my gift to
you. (R)

I am the Lamb that takes away your sin;
I am the gate that guards you night and
day;
You are my flock; you know the
shepherd’s voice;
You are my own; your ransom is my
blood. (R)

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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 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.

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.

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
printing by Shanway Press, email: info@shanway.com T: 028 9022 2070

Lord Jesus Christ, victim for sinners,
as you made your way towards
Jerusalem for the last time,
you were teaching that the way to
heaven demands effort.
We must enter heaven by the narrow
gate.
Easy to say ‘Lord, open to us,
we once ate and drank in your
company and heard you teaching’:
harder to obey the Lord; to be faithful
in his service.
Lord Jesus, victim of Calvary,
my way to heaven will be no different
than yours; but I need your help;
I need you with me.

Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn