NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A Lectionary #85

What kind of evidence would convict you of being a Christian? Invoking the name of the Christ? Wearing Christian symbols? Going to church?

Deuteronomy 11:18, 26–28, 32. This text is the origin of the Jewish practice of wearing teffilim (phylacteries) with a quotation from Deuteronomy 6:4–9 on the forehead and one arm. They serve as a reminder that God’s Torah is so important that it should always be in front of a Jew’s eyes and ready at hand.

Psalm of the Day: Ps (30) 31
This individual lament expresses deep trust in God’s saving presence.

Be a Rock of Refuge (Jordan)   CBW 136
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Alstott)   BB
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Bolduc)   PMB 665/WS 144/PRM A70
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Gelineau/Kremer)   WOR 889/RS 63/LPGG 894
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Guimont)   GC2 911/LPMG 85
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Hunstiger)   SS
Lord, Be My Rock of Safety (Schiavone)   JS 972/LP 116
My Refuge (Vessels)   GC 610
Save Me, O Lord   PSL A-117/SS

Suggested Seasonal Psalm

Ps 19: Lord, You Have the Words

Romans 3:21–25, 28. This is part of Paul’s discussion of the value of faith in Jesus. He argues that justification, for Jews, depends on the Torah, but he acknowledges that no one can keep God’s law perfectly. Therefore, there is no justification for anyone. But in mercy God has granted justification to all by God’s grace “through the redemption in Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 7:21–27. What marks a person as a follower of Christ? Doing the will of the Father. Those who seek to follow the divine will are like wise people who build a house on rock.

Songs for the Liturgy

A Living Faith, v 4 (2,G)   RS 726/GC2 579/CBW 447
Amazing Grace (2)   WOR 583/CBW 480/GP 615/WC 662/MI‑BB/LMGM 173/RS 737/GC 612/GC2 586/JS 713/RS 737/PMB 323/WS/SS
Blest Are They (G)   RS 774/GC 659/GC2 636/CBW 522/WC 938/WS 672/MI-BB/SS
Center of My Life (1,Ps)   JS 697/GP 593/GC 598/GC2 580/MI-BB
Chirst Is Made the Sure Foundation (G)   WOR 617/WC 746/CBW 542/GC 662/GC2 642/CBW 430/JS 780/PMB 384/SS
*Deliver Us, O Lord of Truth (G)   GC2 660
Dwelling Place (2,G)   GP 591/GC 594/GC2 582
Faith of Our Fathers, v 4 (2,G)   WOR 571/RS 726/GC 600/GC2 579/CBW 446, 447/PMB 421/GP 592/JS 698/WC 805/WS 568/MI-BB/SS
God Has Spoken by His Prophets (1,G)   WOR 516/RS 654/PMB 419/JS 678/WC 756
How Firm a Foundation (G)   WOR 585/MI‑BB/LMGM 102/GC 606/GC2 587/WC 833/JS 716/RS 731/PMB 438/SS
Increase Our Faith (G)   GC2 565
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed, v 4 (G)   PMB 369/WC 715/WS
Keep in Mind (G)   PMB 36/RS 940/GC2 658/GP 492/JS 689/WC 802/WS 569/MI-BB/SS
*Keep These Words (C)   PSL A-118/SS
Lead Me, Guide Me (1,Ps)   LMGM 168/RS 712/GC 574/GC2 555/PMB 397/WC 777/WS/MI-BB/SS
*Lord, Turn Your Face (E)   IH 44
*Look on My Toil (E)   PSL A-116/SS
Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (1,G)   JS 674/MI‑BB/RS 652/GC 515/GC2 517/CBW 442/GP 662
Ps 19: Lord, You Have the Words (1,G)
Pues Si Vivimos/When We Are Living (G)   RS 727/GC 666/GC2 650/PMB 408/WC 796/WS/SS
Take the Word of God with You (G)  JS 838/GP 543/MI-BB
The Word Is in Your Heart (2)   GC 518
We Walk by Faith (2)   WOR 572/RS 723/GC 590/GC2 583/CBW 495/PMB 416/JS 700/WC 807/WS/MI-BB/SS
We Will Serve the Lord (1)   GC 665, 869/GC2 652
What Does the Lord Require (G)   WOR 624/RS 785
Your Words Are Spirit and Life (1,G)   JS 680/MI-BB