January 19, 2025
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Prelude: Holy Spirit, Come to Us (RS 644)
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Entrance Hymn: O God Beyond All Praising (RS 725)
O God, beyond all praising,
We worship You today
And sing the love amazing
That songs cannot repay;
For we can only wonder
At every gift You send,
At blessings without number
And mercies without end;
We lift our hearts before You
And wait upon Your word
We honor and adore You,
Our great and mighty Lord.
Then, hear, O gracious Saviour,
Accept the love we bring,
That we who know Your favor
May serve You as our King;
And whether our tomorrows
Be filled with good or ill,
We’ll triumph through our sorrows
And rise to bless You still;
To marvel at Your beauty
And glory in Your ways,
And make a joyful duty
Our sacrifice of praise.
Text: Michael Perry, 1942–1996, © 1982, The Jubilate Group (admin. by Hope Publishing Company) Tune: THAXTED, 13 13 13 13 13 13; Gustav Holst, 1874–1934 Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.
Scripture Readings (external link): 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Responsorial: Psalm 96
R: Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Preparation Hymn: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (RS 548)
Songs of thankfulness and praise,
Jesus, Lord, to you we raise,
Manifested by the star
To the sages from afar;
Branch of royal David’s stem
In your birth at Bethlehem;
Anthems be to you addrest,
God in flesh made manifest.
Manifest at Jordan’s stream,
Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;
And at Cana, wedding guest,
In your Godhead manifest;
Manifest in pow’r divine,
Changing water into wine;
Anthems be to you addrest,
God in flesh made manifest.
Manifest in making whole
Palsied limbs and fainting soul;
Manifest in valiant fight,
Quelling all the devil’s might;
Manifest in gracious will,
Ever bringing good from ill;
Anthems be to you addrest,
God in flesh made manifest.
Grant us grace to see you, Lord,
Mirrored in your holy word;
May we imitate you now,
And on us your grace endow;
That we like to you may be
At your great epiphany;
And may praise you ever blest,
God in flesh made manifest.
Text: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.
Communion Hymn: You Satisfy the Hungry Heart (RS 1028)
You satisfy the hungry heart
With gift of finest wheat;
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
The bread of life to eat.
As when the shepherd calls his sheep,
They know and heed his voice;
So when you call your fam’ly, Lord,
We follow and rejoice.
With joyful lips we sing to you
Our praise and gratitude,
That you should count us worthy, Lord,
To share this heav’nly food.
Is not the cup we bless and share
The blood of Christ outpoured?
Do not one cup, one loaf, declare
Our oneness in the Lord?
The myst’ry of your presence, Lord,
No mortal tongue can tell:
Whom all the world cannot contain
Comes in our hearts to dwell.
You give yourself to us, O Lord;
Then selfless let us be,
To serve each other in your name
In truth and charity.
Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1998, © 1977, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.
Concluding Hymn: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (RS 707)
Joyful, joyful, we adore you,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before you,
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!
All your works with joy surround you,
Earth and heav’n reflect your rays,
Stars and angels sing around you,
Center of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,
Praising you eternally!
Always giving and forgiving,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
Wellspring of the joy of living,
Ocean depth of happy rest!
Loving Father, Christ our brother,
Let your light upon us shine;
Teach us how to love each other,
Lift us to the joy divine.
Mortals join the mighty chorus,
Which the morning stars began;
God’s own love is reigning o’er us,
Joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life.
Text: Henry van Dyke, 1852–1933, alt. Tune: HYMN TO JOY, 8 7 8 7 D; arr. from Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770–1827, by Edward Hodges, 1796–1867 Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.