November 16, 2025
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Prelude: Wait for the Lord (RS 502)
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Entrance Hymn: Holy Holy Holy (RS 659)
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
Holy, Holy, Holy! all the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
God everlasting through eternity.
Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt.
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Text: Laudato si, mi Signor; Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226; tr. by William H. Draper, 1855-1933, alt.
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Scripture Readings (external link): 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Responsorial: Psalm 98
R: The Lord comes to rule the earth, to rule with justice.
Preparation Hymn: The King Shall Come (RS 504)
The King shall come when morning dawns
And light triumphant breaks.
When beauty gilds the eastern hills
And life to joy awakes.
Not, as of old, a little child,
To suffer and to die,
But crowned with glory like the sun
That lights the morning sky.
The King shall come when morning dawns
And earth’s dark night is past;
O haste the rising of that morn
Whose day shall ever last.
And let the endless bliss begin,
By weary saints foretold,
When right shall triumph over wrong,
And truth shall be extolled.
The King shall come when morning dawns
And light and beauty brings.
Hail, Christ, the Lord! Your people pray:
Come quickly, King of kings.
Text: John Brownlie, 1857-1925
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Communion Hymn: Seek Ye First (RS 800)
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness
And all these things
Shall be added unto you
Allelu, alleluia
Ask and it shall be given unto you
Seek and you shall find
Knock and the door
Shall be opened unto you
Allelu, alleluia
You shall not live by bread alone
But by ev’ry word
That comes forth
From the mouth of God
Allelu, alleluia
Where two or three are gathered in my name,
There am I in their midst;
And whatsoever you ask I will do;
Allelu, alleluia
Optional refrain or descant:
Alleluia, alleluia,
Alleluia, allelu, alleluia.
Text: Matthew 6:33, 7:7; adapt. by Karen Lafferty, b. 1948
Tune: SEEK YE FIRST, Irregular;. Karen Lafferty, b. 1948
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Communion Hymn: Taste and See (RS 1031)
Taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
O taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.
I will bless the Lord at all times. Praise shall always be on my lips;
my soul shall glory in the Lord for God has been so good to me.
Glorify the Lord with me. Together let us all praise God’s name.
I called the Lord who answered me; from all my troubles I was set free.
Worship the Lord, all you people. You’ll want for nothing if you ask.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; in God we need put all our trust.
Text: Psalm 34; James E. Moore, Jr., b.1951, © 1983, GIA Publications, Inc.
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Concluding Hymn: Christ Be Our Light (RS 692)
Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
Light for the world to see.
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has pow’r to save us.
Make us your living voice.
Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.
Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.
Many the gifts, many the people,
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants to one another,
making your kingdom come.
Words and music: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957 © 1993, 2000, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP.
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