“A great prophet has arisen in our midst,
God has visited his people.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

“Christ took away our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

“The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light;
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death,
light has arisen.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

We have found the Messiah:
Jesus Christ, who brings us truth and grace.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths:
All flesh shall see the salvation of God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Show us Lord, your love;
and grant us your salvation.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Stay awake and be ready!
For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

You have but one Father in heaven
and one master, the Christ.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Shine like lights in the world
as you hold on to the word of life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our hearts,
so that we may know what is the hope
that belongs to our call.
– Eph 1:17-18

“Therefore, I say to you,
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you
and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”
– Matthew 21:43

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
– John 10:27

Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
– Acts 16:14

I give you a new commandment, says the Lord;
love one another as I have loved you.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
– Jn 13:34

God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world
and forfeit his life?
Or what can one give in exchange for his life?
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory,
and then he will repay all according to his conduct.”
– Mt 16:24-27

You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom
and cured every disease among the people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

I wait for the Lord;
my soul waits for his word.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

While he was still speaking, behold,
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,
then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”
– Mt 17:5

“The kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
which collects fish of every kind.
When it is full they haul it ashore
and sit down to put what is good into buckets.
What is bad they throw away.”
– Mt 13: 47-48

“He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,
the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.”
– Mt 13

The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower.
All who come to him will have life forever.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
-Mt 11:25-30

You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation;
announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord;
and you also will testify.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

“Go and teach all nations, says the Lord;
I am with you always, until the end of the world.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
– Matthew 28:29A, 20B