First reading
Zechariah 9:9–10
See now, your king comes humbly to you.
Responsorial psalm
Psalm 144(145):1–2, 8–11, 13b–14
R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
Second reading
Romans 8:9, 11–13
If by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
Gospel acclamation
cf. Matthew 11:25
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Gospel
Matthew 11:25–30
You have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to little children.
Images from the Word
- I bless you
- Come to me
- Learn from me
- From sea to sea
- Home in you
Liturgical notes
The Eucharistic celebration is an action of Christ and the Church, namely, the holy people united and ordered under the Bishop. It therefore pertains to the whole Body of the Church in different ways, according to their different orders, duties, and actual participation.
—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §91
The liturgical reform of Vatican II was centred on restoring to the priestly people of God their right and duty to participate fully in liturgical actions. Their presence at liturgy is never as spectator but as participant in the liturgical action.
‘Grant, we pray, O Lord, that, having been replenished by such great gifts, we may gain the prize of salvation and never cease to praise you.’
—prayer after Communion