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2 August 2026
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Entrance
- As we gather at your table—CWBII 451
- Come to the feast—AOV1 151, G 585, GA 400
- Come to the water (Andersen)—AOV1 74, CWBII 473, GA 403
Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time)
- Psalm 144 (145) The hand of the Lord feeds us (Ancell)—CWB 398, CWB 400
- 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
- Common Psalm 84 (85): Lord, let us see your kindness (Ancell)—CWB 176
- Common Psalm 84 (85): Lord, let us see your kindness (Haugen)—G 62, GA 49
- Common Psalm 84 (85): Lord, let us see your kindness (Willcock)—PFS 4
Gospel acclamation
Matthew 4:4
Alleluia, Alleluia!
No one lives on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Alleluia!
Procession of the gifts/offertory
- Come to the water (Foley)—AOVNG 34, G 584, GA 403
- Lord, to whom shall we go? (Herry)—AOV1 6, CWBII 549, GA 189, DD (Marist Music, free)
- Where charity and love prevail—G 706
- Where there is charity and love—CWB 863, CWBII 638, GA 323
Communion
- Bread broken, wine shared—AOV2 155
- 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 (Farrell)—DD (OCP)
- Bread for the world broken—AOV1 60
- Bread of the world in mercy broken—CWBII 460
- Come to the water (Foley)—AOVNG 34, G 584, GA 403
- Gift of finest wheat/You satisfy the hungry heart—CWB 685, CWBII 651, G 940, GA 191
- I am the bread of life (Kaczmarek)—AOVNG 72
- I am the bread of life (Toolan)—AOV1 49, CWB 718, CWBII 508, G 945, GA 204
Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)
- How blessed is this place, O Lord—CWB 713, CWBII 506
- In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful (Taizé)—AOV2 109, CWBII 522, G 639, GA 429
Sending forth
- Companions on the journey—AOV1 188
- In faith and hope and love—CWB 722, CWBII 520, GA 442
- Lord, you give the great commission—CWBII 308, G 544, GA 313
- Love divine, all loves excelling—CWB 740, CWBII 552, G 641, GA 463
- Love has come (Maher)—DD (OCP)
- Love is his word—CWB 743, CWBII 553, GA 462

