THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY A Lectionary #154
God is like . . . hospitable women who are always one step ahead of those who seek their help.

Wisdom 6:12–16. The Book of Wisdom is famous for describing wisdom (sophia) as an attribute of God that even comes to represent God's presence in some parts of the text. The Greek word is feminine, so divine Wisdom is "she." Wisdom anticipates those who seek her, "and graciously appears to them in the ways." [Note: The author of John's Gospel probably was evoking this image of Wisdom in the prologue but, since the word "sophia" is feminine, and Jesus was a male, he changed the title to the Greek word "logos"—"word"—which is masculine.]

Psalm of the Day: Ps (62) 63
This longing psalm of trust contains a wonderful description of the closeness between God and those who love God.

As the Watchman (Ps) JS 710/SP1 42
God, My God, You I Crave (Black) CBW 658
I Long for You (Balhoff/Ducote/Daigle) GP 215/GC 63/PCY6 32
Mi Alma Está Sedienta de Ti (Castillo) FYC 213
Mi Alma Está Sedienta de Ti (Ponce Rangel) GP 214
Mi Alma Está Sedienta de Ti/My Soul Is Thirsting (Peña) FYC 214
Mi Alma Está Sedienta de Ti, Señor (Rubi) FYC 212
Mi Alma Tiene Sed (Rubalcava) Cantos 66
My Soul Is Longing (Cooney) PCY4 49
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Alstott) JS 148
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Angrisano) MI-BB/SP5 34
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Foley) PCY7 20
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Guimont) CBW 205
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Hirten) GIA 3317
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Hruby) PC4 52/PC1 44
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Hunnicutt) SMM1 69
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Janco) GIA 3607/WC 202/WS 23
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Joncas) RS 90/GC 61
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Kraehenbuehl) SMM3 142/PRM A93
My Soul Is Thirsting for Your (Lovelace) SO 50
My Soul Is Thirsting (Peloquin) SI2 49
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Proulx/Gelineau) WOR 42, 958/RS 89/GC 60
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Roberts) LMGM 531
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Smith) MI-BB
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Stewart) RS 91/PCY5 49
My Soul Is Thirsting for You (Willcock) PFS 48
My Soul Thirsts (Schutte) GP 213/MI-BB/SP4 26
Your Love Is Finer Than Life (Haugen) LMGM 530/GC 62/WC 392

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18. One of the concerns in the community at Thessalonika was that the early Christians expected Jesus to return in glory very soon. When members of the community began to die, the other members got worried that those who had died would not share in the resurrection. Paul writes to explain that those who have died will share in the resurrection.

Matthew 25:1–13. Believers are invited to be like wise virgins in a bridal procession, who are prepared to welcome the bridegroom and escort him into the wedding. If they are not prepared, they may not get in.

Songs for the Liturgy

Awake, Awake, Fling Off the Night (G) CBW 304
Awake, O Sleeper (2,G) WOR 586/RS 650, 729/GC 803/WC 780
Christ Is Coming, Prepare the Way (G) LMGM 10
Come, Lord, and Tarry Not (G) WOR 366/LMGM 11
Eye Has Not Seen (1) WC 838/MI BB/RS 758/GC 638/CBW 482/WS 548
For All the Saints (2) WOR 705/WC 943/CBW 449/GP 445/MI BB/LMGM 105/RS 889/GC 793/JS 471/WS 617
Free at Last (2) GC 717
Freedom Is Coming (2,G) RS 821/GC 723/WC 930/WS 607
God Is My Great Desire (1,Ps,G) WOR 581
God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven (2) WC 595/WS 392
How Brightly Beams the Morning Star (G) WOR 389/WC 495
*I Am the Bread of Life – Englert (Ps) WC 631/JS 736
I Am the Bread of Life – Toolan (2) WOR 738/MI BB/LMGM 133/RS 931/GC 828/WC 624/WS 414
*I Will Lift Up My Eyes (Ps) MI BB/GC 500/JS 573
In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Thankful (1) GC 566/RS 703/WC 827/WS 539
Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring (1,Ps) WC 717/MI BB/LMGM 269/JS 377
Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates (G) WOR 363/BB/JS 169/WC 934
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go (Ps) GP 663/JS 641
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, v 3 (G) WOR 588/MI BB/RS 743/GP 640/GC 622/JS 391/CBW 625/GC 622/WC 816/WS 532
My Lord, What a Morning (2) LMGM 9
My Lord Will Come Again (2,G) GC 769
My Soul in Stillness Waits (1,Ps,G) RS 495/GC 328
O Day of God (G) CBW 586
O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts (Ps) WOR 605/RS 759/CBW 654/JS 444/WC 624
On the Wings of Change (2) WC 931/WS 608
Priestly People, v 1 (1) WC 750/JS 749/WS 488
Rejoice, the Lord Is King (G) WOR 493/MI BB/LMGM 93/RS 627/GC 487/JS 406/WC 726
*Sign Me Up (G) LMGM 111/GC 805
*Sing a New Song — Schutte, v 3 (2) CBW 563/MI BB/RS 686/GP 670/GC 537/JS 650/WC 900/WS 596
Sing with All the Saints in Glory (2) WOR 467/GP 724/RS 595/GC 442/CBW 406/WC 926/WS 604
Soon and Very Soon (2) LMGM 4/WC 933/GC 770/JS 496/MI BB/RS 870/GP 723/WS 609
This Is the Feast of Victory (2) WOR 458/WC 158/MI BB/RS 583/GC 429/CBW 396/JS 440/WC 886/WS 586
Through the Mystery of Death (2) GP 451
Wait for the Lord (1,Ps,G) RS 484/GC 332/CBW 319
*Wake, Awake (G) WOR 371/BB/RS 489/GC 335/JS 164/WC 441
Wake the Song of Jubilee (G) WC 932
We Shall Rise Again (2) RS 872/GC 772
What Wondrous Love Is This (2) WOR 600/WC 541/GP 642/MI BB/RS 749/GC 627/JS 394/WS 364
When He Comes (2,G) WC 447/WS 315
When the Lord in Glory Comes (1,2,G) GC 765/RS 868
Who Can Measure Earth and Heaven (1) WOR 509/RS 645
Wisdom’s Feast (1) WC 620/WS 406
Yes, I Shall Arise – Alstott (2) GP 491/JS 373/MI-BB
You Are the Way (1) CBW 441/JS 386/WC 711/WS 460