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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

8 November 2026
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Entrance

  • Christ, be our light—AOV2 3, CWBII 540, G 590, GA 404
  • Christ is the world’s light—CWB 643, CWBII 467
  • City of God—AOV1 57, CWBII 453, G 766, GA 498
  • Find us ready, Lord (Booth)—DD (OCP)

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

  • Psalm 62 (63): My soul is thirsting (Angrisano)—AOVNG 97, G 57 or DD (OCP)
  • Psalm 62 (63): My soul is thirsting (Boschetti)—CWB 333
  • Psalm 62 (63): My soul is thirsting (Proulx, Guimont, Gelineau)—G 56
  • Common Psalm 62 (63): My soul is thirsting (Joncas)—G 55
  • Common Psalm 62 (63): My soul is thirsting (Willcock)—GA 42, PFS 48

Gospel acclamation

Matthew 24:42,44

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Be watchful and ready:
you know not when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia.

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

  • Awake, O sleeper—GA 173
  • Like a candle—AOVNG 91
  • I want to walk as a child of the light—CWBII 514, G 593
  • Out of darkness—AOV1 134, GA 504
  • Shelter me, O God—AOV1 140, G 717, GA 230
  • Yes, I shall arise—CWB 867, CWBII 648, GA 214

Communion

  • Bread of life, hope of the world—AOV1 164, CWBII 459, GA 199
  • Centre of my life—AOV2 170, G 679, GA 444
  • Come to the table—AOVNG 32
  • Do not be afraid/The Lord is my light—AOV2 73, CWBII 481, GA 28, PFS 40
  • Eat this bread (Taizé)—AOV1 125, CWBII 484, G 941, GA 205
  • Gift of finest wheat/You satisfy the hungry heart—CWB 685, CWBII 651, G 940, GA 191
  • I am the bread of life (Toolan)—AOV1 49, CWB 718, CWBII 508, G 945, GA 204
  • I receive the living God—G 916, DD (OCP)
  • Lord, to whom shall we go? (Herry)—AOV1 6, CWBII 549, GA 189, DD (Marist Music, free)
  • My soul in stillness waits—CWBII 237, G 415, GA 280
  • Take and eat (Joncas)—CWBII 608, G 950, GA 198

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

  • How can I keep from singing?—G 685, GA 454, DD (OCP)
  • See, I make all things new—AOV2 7
  • Shine, Jesus, shine!—AOV2 59, CWBII 550

Sending forth

  • Glory and praise to our God—AOV1 16, CWBII 491, GA 417, G 606
  • Go now, you are sent forth—CWB 690, CWBII 494
  • Go out in the world—AOVNG 54
  • In faith and hope and love—CWB 722, CWBII 520, GA 442
  • Lead me, Lord (Becker)—DD (OCP)
  • Lord of all hopefulness—CWB 738, CWBII 541, G 663
  • Now thank we all our God—AOV1 189, CWB 755, CWBII 561, G 636, GA 425
  • Sing to the mountains—AOV1 92, CWBII 604, G 519, GA 362
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