Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity – 28th July 2024
Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)
New English Hymnal numbers (tunes):
Entrance: 310 (Offertorium) We hail thy presence glorious
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 145; 10-19
Gradual: 305 (Anima Christi) Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast Offertory: 338 (Evelyns) At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow Post Communion: 357 (Sussex) Father, hear the prayer we offer Recessional: 433 (Hanover) O worship the King, all glorious above
For our Prayers: The world-wide Church & The homeless, those struggling with addiction and in recovery.
For Peace with justice in: Palestine/Israel, Armenia, Ukraine, Sudan, all Refu-
gees, Aid Agencies. The Church in Gaza, all victims of war. All affected by fires.
For the sick: Stella, Julia, Sherry, Helena, Jennifer, Jane, George, Eva, Austin, Linda, Theodore, Sue, Guy, Hilary, Margarita, Marcus, Christina, Takis, Diane, Lodo, Teresa, Dimitra, Fran, Nicholas and Christine, who is house-bound
And for the recently departed: Margaret Liveris; Teresa Bolam
FIRST READING
A Reading from the Second Book of the Kings (2 Kings 4: 42-end)
42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men, that they may eat.” 43 But his servant said, “How am I to set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” 44 So he set it before them. And they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 145; 10-18
Response: I will bless you and praise you forever, O God my King 10 All your works praise you, O Lord,
and your faithful servants bless you.
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your mighty power (Response)
12 To make known to all peoples your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
your dominion endures throughout all ages. (Response) 14 The Lord is sure in all his words
and faithful in all his deeds.
15 The Lord upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all those who are bowed down. (Response) 16 The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord,
and you give them their food in due season. 17 You open wide your hand
and fill all things living with plenty.
18 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving in all his works. (Response)
19 The Lord is near to those who call upon him, to all who call upon him faithfully. (Response)
SECOND READING
A Reading from the Letter of St Paul to the Ephesians (Eph. 3: 14- end)
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Your Words are spirit Lord and the are life, you have the message of eternal life
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John ( John 6; 1-21)
Glory to you, O Lord.
6 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples.
4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him,
Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii[a] would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!”
15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened, 20 but he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
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