TWENTY‑SIXTH SUNDAY A Lectionary #136
Which one did the Father's will?
Ezekiel 18:25–28. The prophet teaches that those who are faithful must remain faithful, while there is always a chance for those who have been faithless to change their ways. God welcomes such a change.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (24) 25
A lament from someone who realizes that his or her life has been marked by sin. It calls on God to remember merciful behavior so that the sinner may find mercy now.
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Alstott) BB
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Guimont) GC2 903/LPMG 136
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Haas) PCY3 63/RS 54/GC 35/GC2 27
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Janco) PRM A87/PMB 717/WS
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Joncas/Gelineau) WOR 940/LPGG 945
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord/Recuerda, Señor (Krisman) SS
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord (Schiavone) JS 1023/LP 168
Remember Your Mercy, Lord (Inwood) GC 885/GP 476
Remember Your Mercy, Lord (Marchionda/Murray) CBW 187
Remember Your Mercy, O Lord (Warner) PST 19
Suggested Common Psalm: Ps (24) 25
To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul
Philippians 2:1–11. After calling on the community to live in unity, Paul invokes the example of Christ who was willing to humble himself completely for the sake of his sisters and brothers. Like Christ, Paul suggests, we too may find ourselves rewarded if we are willing to put the needs of others above our own needs.
Matthew 21:28–32. The parable of the two sons is used to teach Jesus' opponents why he consorts with sinners. There is a chance that they may hear God's invitation and change their behavior, but if there is no one to tell them what God wants, they will never change. John the Baptist told them, but he was criticized by those who thought of themselves as faithful, although they missed the call to practice mercy.
Songs for the Liturgy
All Are Welcome (G) RS 846/GC 753/GC2 741/WC 870/WS/MI-BB/SS
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (2) WOR 494, 495/WC 701/MI‑BB/RS 632/GC 484/GC2 490/JS 482/GP 421/PMB 368/WS/SS
Alleluia No. 1 (2) WOR 441/WC 700/CBW 383/MI‑BB/RS 581/GC 443/GC2 462/JS 439/GP 389/PMB 353/WS
Amazing Grace (1,G) WOR 583/GP 615/WC 662/CBW 480/MI‑BB/RS 737/GC 612/GC2 586/JS 713/PMB 22/WS/SS
*At the Name of Jesus (2) WOR 499/CBW 427/CBW 538/MI‑BB/JS 400, 483/GP 424
Canticle of the Turning (1,G) RS 678/GC 556/GC2 527
Change Our Hearts (1) GP 43/GC 394/GC2 414/MI‑BB
For the Life of the World (2) GC 801/GC2 792
Gather Us In (1) WOR 665/WC 869/MI‑BB/RS 850/GC 744/GC2 743/CBW 587/WS/SS
*God So Loved the World (C) PMB 418/WC 803/WS
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (1,G) LMGM 242
Here I Am, Lord -- Schutte (G) GP 542/MI‑BB/RS 802/GC 686/GC2 671/CBW 520/WC 790/JS 832/PMB 406/WS
Holy Is Your Name (G) GC 147/GC2 83
I Will Sing, I Will Sing, v 5 (2) GC 543/GC2 79
In Christ There Is a Table Set for All (G) RS 916/GC 749
*In the Cross of Christ, v 1 (2) GC2 436
*Jesus the Lord (2) GP 370/MI‑BB/RS 574/GC 418/GC2 403/CBW 432/JS 484
Lead Me, Lord (1,G) GP 715/JS 659/MI-BB
Let Us Be One (2) PMB 388/WC 760
Lift High the Cross (2) WOR 704/WC 748/CBW 435/MI‑BB/RS 884/GC 791/GC2 785/JS 522/GP 444/PMB 393/WS/SS
Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace (2) WOR 602/WC 764/RS 751/GC 634/GC2 602
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service (2) WOR 630/MI‑BB/GC 668/CBW 507/WC 933/JS 840/RS 793/GP 557/PMB 508/WS/SS
*Make Us One (2) PMB 392/WC 765
O God, Beyond All Praising (G) WOR 541/CBW 561/JS 614/PMB 488/WC 908/MI-BB/SS
*O God of Love, v 2 (Ps) WOR 652/WC 858/RS 833/CBW 681/PMB 457
Oh, Who Can Know the Mind of God (1) JS 633/MI-BB
Only This I Want (2) GP 575/GC 695/GC2 701/JS 766/MI-BB
Our Father, We Have Wandered (1) WOR 755/RS 955/GC2 849/JS 554/PMB 326/WC 666/WS/SS
Our God Provides (1,G) JS 652
*Philippians Canticle (2) WOR 92
Rain Down (1,Ps) JS 651/GP 713/GC2 505/MI-BB
Remember Your Love -- Dameans (1,G) GP 474/JS 561/MI‑BB/RS 550/GC 881/GC2 851
Seek the Lord (1,G) GP 351/MI‑BB/RS 540/GC2 395/JS 558
Seek Ye First (G) WOR 580/CBW 704/WC 822/MI‑BB/RS 728/GC 615/GC2 600/JS 720/GP 608/PMB 433/WS
Sing of the Lord=s Goodness (1,G) GP 690/JS 605/GC 547/GC2 532/MI-BB
*Stand Up, Friends (2) RS 622/GC 478/GC2 487
The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns (2) RS 591
The Kingdom of God (G) WOR 615/RS 775/GC 655/GC2 637, 639/PMB 511/WC 939
There Is a Balm in Gilead (1,G) LMGM 157/WOR 608/RS 764/GC 648/GC2 617/WC 669/JS 723/MI‑BB/GP 634/PMB 331/WS/SS
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (1) WOR 595, 596/MI‑BB/RS 742/GC 626/GC2 603/CBW 443/WC 660/JS 748/GP 639/PMB 322/WS/SS
*Though in the Form of God (2) CBW 687
*To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul B Hacker (Ps) WC 465
Turn My Heart, O God (1,Ps) GC2 561
We Are Called (2) RS 820/GC 718/GC2 710/WC 778/WS/MI-BB/SS
We Live a Mystery (2) GC 595
Welcome, All You Noble Saints (G) HG 88
Where Charity and Love Prevail, v 4 (2) WC 816,820/MI‑BB/RS 747/GC 625/GC2 610/JS 756/GP 644/PMB 424, 429/WS/SS
You Are All We Have (1,G) RS 643/GC 505/GC2 508/SS
You Are Strong, You Are Holy (1) GC2 700