July 6, 2025
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Entrance Hymn: Lift High the Cross (RS 981)
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.
1. Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod,
Our King victorious, Christ, the Son of God.
2. Led on their way by this triumphant sign,
The hosts of God in conquering ranks combine.
3. Each newborn servant of the Crucified
Bears on the brow the seal of him who died.
4. O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree,
Your death has bought us life eternally.
5. So shall our song of triumph ever be:
Praise to the Crucified for victory!
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18; George W. Kitchin, 1827–1912, and Michael R. Newbolt, 1874–1956, alt.;
tr. by Dimas Planas-Belfort, 1934–1992, and Ángel Mattos, alt.
Tune: CRUCIFER, 10 10 with refrain; Sydney H. Nicholson, 1875–1947 © 1974, 1997, Hope Publishing Company
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Scripture Readings (external link): 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Responsorial: Psalm 66
R: Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
Preparation Hymn: Here I Am, Lord (RS 869)
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin My hand will save.
I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?
I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide Till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?
Text: Isaiah 6; Dan Schutte, b.1947, © 1981, Daniel L. Schutte and New Dawn Music. Published by OCP Publications.
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Communion Hymn: Come to the Water (RS 690)
O let all who thirst,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without price.
Why should you pay the price,
except for the Lord?
And let all who seek,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without strife.
Why should you spend your life,
except for the Lord?
And let all who toil,
let them come to the water.
And let all who are weary,
let them come to the Lord:
all who labor, without rest.
How can your soul find rest,
except for the Lord?
And let all the poor,
let them come to the water,
Bring the ones who are laden,
bring them all to the Lord:
bring the children without might.
Easy the load and light:
come to the Lord.
Text: Based on Isaiah 55:1–2; Matthew 11:28–30. Text and music © 1978, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP. All rights reserved.
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Concluding Hymn: To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (RS 671)
To Jesus Christ, our sov’reign King,
Who is the world’s salvation,
All praise and homage do we bring
And thanks and adoration.
Christ Jesus, Victor!
Christ Jesus, Ruler!
Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!
Your reign extend, O King benign,
To ev’ry land and nation;
For in your Kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.
To you, and to your church, great King,
We pledge our heart’s oblation;
Until before your throne we sing
In endless jubilation.
Text: Martin B. Hellrigel, 1891-1981, alt., © 1941, Irene C. Mueller
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Alternate Hymn: Crucem Tuam / O Lord, Your Cross (RS 602)
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Alternate Hymn: Adoramus Te Christe (RS 582)
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Alternate Hymn: Sing a New Song to the Lord (RS 710)
Sing a new song to the Lord,
He to whom wonders belong!
Rejoice in his triumph and tell of his power,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Now to the ends of the earth
See his salvation is shown;
And still he remembers his mercy and truth,
Unchanging in love to his own.
Sing a new song and rejoice,
Publish his praises abroad!
Let voices in chorus, with trumpet and horn,
Resound for the joy of the Lord!
Join with the hills and the sea
Thunders of praise to prolong!
In judgment and justice he comes to the earth,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Text: Psalm 98; Timothy Dudley-Smith, b.1926, © 1973, Hope Publishing Co.
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Alternate Hymn: Sing a New Song (RS 718)
Sing a new song unto the Lord; let your song be sung from mountains high.
Sing a new song unto the Lord, singing alleluia.
1. Shout with gladness! Dance for joy! O come before the Lord.
And play for God on glad tambourines, and let your trumpet sound.
2. Rise, O children, from your sleep; your Savior now has come.
He has turned your sorrow to joy, and filled your soul with song.
3. Glad my soul for I have seen the glory of the Lord.
The trumpet sounds; the dead shall be raised. I know my Savior lives.
Text: Psalm 98; Dan Schutte, b.1947, © 1972, OCP.
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Alternate Hymn: Canticle of the Turning (RS 728)
1. My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great,
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait.
You fixed your sight on your servant’s plight, and my weakness you did not spurn,
So from east to west shall my name be blest. Could the world be about to turn?
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near, and the world is about to turn!
2. Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me,
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame, and to those who would for you yearn,
You will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn.
3. From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears ev’ry tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more, for the food they can never earn;
There are tables spread, ev’ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn.
4. Though the nations rage from age to age, we remember who holds us fast:
God’s mercy must deliver us from the conqueror’s crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forebears heard is the promise which holds us bound,
‘Til the spear and rod can be crushed by God, who is turning the world around.
Text: Luke 1:46-58; Rory Cooney, b.1952, © 1990, GIA Publications, Inc.
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