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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

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
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