16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Entrance

• Blessed Jesus, at your word—CWB 626, CWBII 457, GA 531
• Bring forth the kingdom—AOV2 4, CWBII 647, G 734, GA 478
• Christ, be our light—AOV2 3, CWBII 540, G 590, GA 404
• Gather us in—AOV1 12, CWBII 501, G 848, GA 526
• Gather your people—AOV1 71, CWBII 490, G 837, GA 530
• Praise, my soul, the King of heaven—AOV1 78, CWB 789, CWBII 588, G 613, GA 392
• The kingdom of God—CWBII 616, G 736

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

• Psalm 85 (86): Lord, you are good and forgiving (Boschetti)—CWB 394
• Common Response 1 (praise): Praise the Lord for the Lord is good (Willcock)—PFS 72
• Common Response 2 (praise): We praise you, O Lord (Willcock)—PFS 74
• Common Response 3 (praise): Sing to the Lord a new song (Willcock)—PFS 76
• Psalm 144 (145): I will praise your name (Willcock)—CWB 337, GA 82, PFS 58

Gospel acclamation

cf. Matthew 11:25

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

• A Trusting Psalm—AOV1 115, CWBII 293, GA 455
• Father welcomes—AOV1 24
• Seek ye first—AOV1 48, CWBII 594, GA 456, G 658
• Seek, O seek the Lord—CWB 802, CWBII 595, GA 211
• The gift of the Holy Spirit—CWB 823, CWBII 112
• You know the way for me—CWBII 650

Communion

• Bread of life (Fisher)—DD (OCP)
• Bread of life (Stephan)—DD (OCP)
• Bread of life, hope of the world—AOV1 164, CWBII 459, GA 199
• Bread of life—AOVNG 15
• Bread, for the world, broken—AOV1 60
• Bread of the world in mercy broken—CWBII 460
• Gift of finest wheat/You satisfy the hungry heart—CWB 685, CWBII 651, G 940, GA 191
• God of mercy (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• Make of our hands a throne (Warner)—DD (GIA)
• Seed, scattered and sown—CWBII 592, GA 195
• Unless a grain of wheat—AOV1 35, CWBII 635, G 783, GA 500

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

• Canticle of the sun—AOV1 3, G 576, GA 394
• For the fruits of all creation—CWBII 488, GA 426
• How great is our God—AOVNG 70
• Shine, Jesus, shine!—AOV2 59, CWBII 550

Sending forth

• Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!—AOV1 191, CWB  619, CWBII 449, G 949, GA 371
• As a fire is meant for burning—G 744, GA 481, DD (GIA)
• Glory and praise to our God—AOV1 16, CWBII 491, GA 417, G 606
• Go now, you are sent forth—CWB 690, CWBII 494
• 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
• There’s a wideness in God’s mercy—CWB 838, CWBII 624, G 644