THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Lectionary #155
The readings invite us to focus attention on those we might scarcely notice at other times: those who humbly provide services that we consider essential.
1 Kings 17:10-16. A widow, ready to die, shares the little she has with the prophet and is rewarded with food to sustain her through a drought.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (145) 146
The first of the five psalms that provide a solemn doxology to the Book of Psalms, a collection known as the “Great Hallel.” The psalm is really in two parts: praise of God the creator (vv. 1-6a) and praise of God the redeemer of the oppressed and helpless (vv. 6b-10). In light of the other Scripture passages used this day, the selected verses are from the second half of this psalm.
Alaba, Alma Mía, al Señor—Respuesta I (Reza) FYC 277
Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Smith) MI-BB
I Will Praise the Lord (Farrell) MI-BB
I Will Praise the Lord (Joncas), vss 2-3 RS 197/SS
Praise the Lord, Alleluia! PSL 108/SS
Praise the Lord, My Soul/Alaba, Alma Mía, al Señor (Alonso) SS
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Alstott) BB
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Ancell) JS 113
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Cooney) PCY4 66
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Gelineau/Proulx) WOR 959/RS 195/LPGG 937
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Guimont) GC2 1012/LPMG 155
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Lisicky) PRM B102/PMB 736/WS
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Ridge) GP 284/SP4 74
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Schiavone) JS 1042/LP 187
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Stewart) PCY5 65
Praise the Lord, My Soul (Sullivan) CCS 2370
Praise the Lord, O My Soul (Alstott) CBW 206
Ven, Señor, a Salvarnos—Respuesta I (Taulé) FYC 278
Suggested Common Psalms
Psalm (99) 100: We Are His People
Psalm (121) 122: I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say
Hebrews 9:24-28. The author continues to use the analogy of the Jerusalem Temple and the high priesthood to show how Christ’s ministry surpasses anything existing before it.
Mark 12:38-44. Mark contrasts Jesus’ condemnation of those who practice religion for show with the widow who offers God all she has.
Songs for the Liturgy
A Touching Place (1,G) RS 760/GC 640
All That We Have (1,G) GP 618/GC 601/GC2 597
*Allow My Prayer and Plea (E) IH 71
At the Table of the World (1,G) PMB 301/WC 646/WS
Beatitudes (1,G) JS 657/GP 717/MI‑BB
Blest Are They (1,G) MI-BB/RS 774/WC 938/GC 659/GC2 636/CBW 522/WS/SS
Bread for the World (1,G) JS 810/MI‑BB/GP 528/GC 827
Canticle of the Turning (1,G) RS 678/GC 556/GC2 527
Christ, Be Our Light (1,G) JS 661/GP 656/GC2 512/WC 924/MI-BB/WS
God of the Hungry (1,G) MI‑BB
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (1,G) WOR 631/RS 794/PMB 396/WC 785
Hope of the World (1,2,G) WOR 565
I Know Jesus (1,G) LMGM 84
*In the Breaking of the Bread/Cuando Partimos el Pan del Señor (C) JS 808/MI‑BB/GC 843/WC 624/RS 932/GP 508/PMB 303/WS
Lead Me, Lord (G) JS 659/MI‑BB/GP 715
Let Justice Roll Like a River (2,G) GC 716/GC2 709
*Let My Prayer Come before You (E) PSL 189/SS
Make Me a Blessing (1,G) LMGM 278
O Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit (G) WOR 620
Now Let Us from This Table Rise (G) WOR 625/CBW 521/PMB 472/WC 928
Pan de Vida (G) JS 813/MI‑BB/RS 909/GP 500/WC 637/GC 848/GC2 811/WS/SS
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (1,G) WOR 530/CBW 565/LMGM 198/MI‑BB/JS 612/WC 919/RS 684/GP 685/GC 551/GC2 531/PMB 492/SS
Prayer of St. Francis (G) JS 738/WC 860/GP 650/MI‑BB/RS 830/GC 726/GC2 721/PMB 459/WS
Priestly People, vss 8‑9 (2) PMB 383/WC 740/WS
*Ps 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd (C)
Sing Hey for the Carpenter, v. 4 (1,G) GC 692
Splendor and Honor (2) CBW 685
Take, Lord, Receive (1,G) GP 576
Take This Moment (G) GC 673/GC2 655
The Church of Christ in Every Age (1,G) WOR 626/JS 843/RS 803/GC2 655/WC 930/SS
The Cry of the Poor (1,G) GP 203/JS 847/MI‑BB/RS 69/GC 48/GC2 33
The Giving King (1,G) JS 621
The Harvest of Justice (1,G) GC 711/GC2 716
The King of Glory, v. 4 (2) WOR 501/JS 487/WC 719/GP 423/MI‑BB/RS 628/GC 486/GC2 494/WS
The Kingdom of God (G) WOR 615/RS 775/WC 939/GC 655/GC2 639/PMB 511
*The Temple Rang with Golden Coins (G) RS 787/HG 154
We Live a Mystery (2) GC 595
We Remember (1,2,G) WC 653/RS 724/GC 593/GC2 578/MI-BB/WS/SS
What Does the Lord Require (1,G) WOR 624/RS 785
What You Gave Us for Our Taking (2,G) PMB 305/WC 634
When Jesus Came Preaching the Kingdom of God (G) WOR 614/RS 773
When the Lord in Glory Comes (2) RS 868/GC 765
*Whenever You Serve Me (Ps) PMB 177/WC 773/WS
*Where Temple Offerings Are Made (G) WOR 622
You Are All We Have (1,G) RS 643/GC 505/GC2 508/SS