Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 6/22/25

   Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 6/22/25

Gathering Song:

Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

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,

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.

-AND/OR-

Lord have Mercy,

Christ 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.

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading  Gn 14:18-20

In those days, 

Melchizedek, 

king of Salem, 

brought out bread and wine,

and being a priest

of God Most High,

he blessed Abram

with these words:

    "Blessed be Abram

by God Most High,

        the creator of

heaven and earth;

        and blessed be

God Most High,

    who delivered your

foes into your hand."

Then Abram gave him

a tenth of everything.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4

R. You are a priest forever,

in the line of Melchizedek.

The LORD said to my Lord:

"Sit at my right hand

            till I make your enemies your footstool."

R. You are a priest forever,

in the line of Melchizedek.

The scepter of your power the LORD

will stretch forth from Zion:

            "Rule in the midst of your enemies."

R. You are a priest forever,

in the line of Melchizedek.

"Yours is princely power in the day

of your birth, in holy splendor;

            before the daystar, like the dew,

I have begotten you."

R. You are a priest forever,

in the line of Melchizedek.

The LORD has sworn,

and he will not repent:

   "You are a priest forever,

according to the order of  Melchizedek."

R. You are a priest forever,

in the line of Melchizedek.

2nd Reading 1 Cor 11:23-26

Brothers and sisters:

I received from the Lord 

what I also handed on to you,

that the Lord Jesus, 

on the night he was handed over,

took bread, and, 

after he had given thanks,

broke it and said, 

"This is my body that is for you.

Do this in remembrance of me."

In the same way also the cup, 

after supper, saying,

"This cup is the new covenant in my blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, 

in remembrance of me."

For as often as you eat this bread 

and drink the cup,

you proclaim the death 

of the Lord until he comes.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

 

Alleluia

 

R. Alleluia, Alleluia.

I am the living bread

that came down from heaven,

says the Lord;

whoever eats this bread will live forever.

R. Alleluia, Alleluia

Gospel

Lk 9:11b-17

Jesus spoke to the crowds

about the kingdom of God,

and he healed those

who needed to be cured.

As the day was drawing to a close,

the Twelve approached

him and said,

"Dismiss the crowd

so that they can go

to the surrounding

villages and farms

and find lodging and provisions;

for we are in a deserted place here."

He said to them,

"Give them some food yourselves."

They replied,

"Five loaves and two fish

are all we have,

unless we ourselves

go and buy food for all these people."

Now the men there numbered

about five thousand.

Then he said to his disciples,

"Have them sit down

in groups of about fifty."

They did so and made

them all sit down.

Then taking the five loaves

and the two fish,

and looking up to heaven,

he said the blessing

over them, broke them,

and gave them to the disciples

to set before the crowd.

They all ate and were satisfied.

And when the leftover fragments

were picked up,

they filled twelve wicker baskets.

  The Gospel of the Lord,

     ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

  

Homily

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,

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.

Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         

~ Risen Lord, hear our prayer

Offertory Song:

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

R: Blessed be God forever 

R: Blessed be God forever

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: 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

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: And with your spirit

R: We lift them up to the Lord

R: It is right and just.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full,

full of your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.  

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your 

Resurrection, until you come again.

Or

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Or

Save us, Savior of the world,

for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen

            

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, Who art in heaven, 

Hallowed be Thy Name. 

Thy Kingdom come. 

Thy Will be done, 

on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those

who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

For the kingdom,

the power and glory are yours

now and forever. ~Amen

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Sign of Peace 

R: And with your Spirit

(to one another) :

                ~ Peace be with you!

             

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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.

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: Lord I am not worthy that should

enter under my roof,

but only say the word

and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Song:

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Concluding Rite

Closing Song