COLLECT
O God, you have willed that your
Church be the sacrament of salvation
for all nations, so that Christ’s saving
work may continue to the ends of the
ages; stir up, we pray, the hearts of

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.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps. 95:3-4
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the
peoples, for the Lord is great and
highly to be praised.

All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Serve him with gladness,
praise him well:
Come now before him and rejoice.

Know that the Lord is God indeed,
In his great love created man:
God is our shepherd, every need
He has supplied since time began.

Enter his gates with songs of praise,
Come to his courts, approach with joy:
Honour and bless him all our days,
Gladly for God our lives employ.

Truly, the Lord our God is good,
His mercy is for ever sure:
His truth at all times firmly stood
And shall from age to age endure.

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
strengthen 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.

18th 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.

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

Mission Sunday: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FIRST READING 45:1.4-6
A reading from the prophet Isaiah

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to
Cyrus, whom he has taken by his right
hand to subdue nations before him
and strip the loins of kings,
to force gateways before him
that their gates be closed no more:
It is for the sake of my servant Jacob,
of Israel my chosen one,
that I have called you by your name,
conferring a title though you do not
know me.
I am the Lord, unrivalled;
there is no other God besides me.

Though you do not know me, I arm
you, that men may know from the
rising to the setting of the sun
that, apart from me, all is nothing.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

your faithful and grant that they may
feel a more urgent call to work for the
salvation of every creature, so that
from all the peoples on earth one
family and one people of your own
may arise and increase.
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.

SIT

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 two 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.

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.
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.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Liturgy of the Eucharist

GOSPEL 22:15-21
The Lord be with you
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew
Glory to you, O Lord.

The Pharisees went away to work
out between them how to trap Jesus
in what he said. And they sent their
disciples to him, together with the
Herodians, to say, ‘Master, we know
that you are an honest man and
teach the way of God in an honest
way, and that you are not afraid of
anyone, because a man’s rank
means nothing to you. Tell us your
opinion, then. Is it permissible to
pay taxes to Caesar or not?’ But
Jesus was aware of their malice
and replied, ‘You hypocrites! Why
do you set this trap for me? Let me
see the money you pay the tax
with.’ They handed him a denarius,
and he said, ‘Whose head is this?
Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s’ they
replied. He then said to them, ‘Very
well, give back to Caesar what
belongs to Caesar – and to God
what belongs to God.’

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

ACCLAMATION John 17:17
Alleluia, alleluia!

Your word is truth, O Lord:
consecrate us in the truth.

Alleluia!

SECOND READING 1:1-5

A reading from the first letter
of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to
the Church in Thessalonika which is in
God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ; wishing you grace and peace
from God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
We always mention you in our
prayers and thank God for you all, and
constantly remember before God our
Father how you have shown your faith
in action, worked for love and
persevered through hope, in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
We know, brothers, that God loves
you and that you have been chosen,
because when we brought the Good
News to you, it came to you not only
as words, but as power and as the
Holy Spirit and as utter conviction.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 95:1.3-5.7-10.R.v.7

R. Give the Lord glory and power.
1. O sing a new song to the Lord,
sing to the Lord all the earth.
Tell among the nations his glory
and his wonders among all the
peoples. R.

2. The Lord is great and worthy of praise,
to be feared above all gods;
the gods of the heathens are naught.
It was the Lord who made the
heavens. R.

3. Give the Lord, you familes of peoples,
give the Lord glory and power,
give the Lord the glory of his name.
Bring an offering and enter his courts. R.

4. Worship the Lord in his temple.
O earth, tremble before him.
Proclaim to the nations: “God is king.”
He will judge the peoples in fairness. R.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May the offerings and prayers of your
Church, O Lord, rise up in the sight of
your majesty and gain acceptance,
just as the glorious Passion of your
Son was pleasing to you for the
salvation of the whole world.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER for Various Needs
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, holy Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, through Christ
our Lord.

For by your Word you created the
world and you govern all things in
harmony.

You gave us the same Word made
flesh as Mediator, and he has spoken
your words to us and called us to
follow him.

He is the way that leads us to you,
the truth that sets us free, the life that
fills us with gladness.

Through your Son you gather men
and women, whom you made for the
glory of your name, into one family,
redeemed by the Blood of his Cross
and signed with the seal of the Spirit.

Therefore, now and for ages
unending, with all the Angels, we
proclaim your glory, 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.

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, 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

You are indeed Holy and to be
glorified, O God, who love the human
race and who always walk with us on
the journey of life. Blessed indeed is
your Son, present in our midst when
we are gathered by his love and
when, as once for the disciples, so
now for us, he opens the Scriptures
and breaks the bread.
The Priest joins his hands and, holding them
extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, Father most merciful, we
ask that you send forth your Holy

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.

Spirit to sanctify these gifts of bread
and wine,that they may become for us
the Body X and Blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.

On the day before he was to suffer, on
the night of the Last Supper
he took bread and 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, gave you
thanks 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.

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

Lord Jesus,
this is our mission prayer:
that we who have the name of Christian
may live in a way that will be a sign
of love to all people;
that our missionaries will have
the faith and courage
to keep serving Christ in spite of all
difficulties;
that young people will accept
the challenge
of being missionaries to a world
for whom you, Lord Jesus,
lived and died;

COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
O praise the Lord, all you nations;
acclaim him, all you peoples!
For his merciful love has prevailed
over us, and the Lord’s faithfulness
endures forever.

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 judgement 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.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May our participation at your table
sanctify us, O Lord, we pray, and
grant that through the Sacrament of
your Church all nations may receive in
rejoicing the salvation accomplished
on the Cross by your Only Begotten
Son. Who lives and reigns for ever
and ever.
Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

Solemn Blessing 10, Ordinary Time II
May the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God,
and of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
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.

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.

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.

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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Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn

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.

that the people of wealthy countries
like our own
will seriously tackle the evils of
ignorance, poverty and disease
among our less fortunate
brothers and sisters.