5th Sunday of Lent, Year A

Entrance

• Again we keep this solemn fast—CWBII 285, G 487
• Bring us back to you, O Lord our God—CWB 629, CWBII 287
• Christ be near us—AOVNG 21
• Christ is the world’s light—CWB 643, CWBII 467
• City of God—AOV1 57, CWBII 453, G 766, GA 498
• From ashes to the living font—CWBII 289, G 474
• Gracious God (Manibusan)—DD (OCP)
• O Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ (morning hymn)—GA 2, CWBII 179
• Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour—AOV1 28, CWBII 587, G 596, GA 407
• The glory of these forty days—CWB 825, CWBII 301, G 481
• There’s a wideness in God’s mercy—CWB 838, CWBII 624, G 644

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Lent) 

• Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Carroll)—CWB 204
• Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Gelineau)—GA 77
• Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Haugen)—G 87
• Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Thomas)—GA 76
• Seasonal Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Haugen)—G 51
• Seasonal Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (O’Brien)—CWBII 92
• Seasonal Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Pishner)—G 52
• Seasonal Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Willcock)—GA 41, PFS 14
• Seasonal Psalm 50 (51): Have mercy, Lord (Gelineau)—G 53

Gospel acclamation

John 11:25, 26

Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
whoever believes in me will not die for ever.
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

• A Generous Heart (de Silva)—DD (GIA)
• As the deer (Farrell)—DD (OCP)
• Awake, O sleeper—GA 173
• Psalm 41 (42): As the deer longs (Hurd)—GA 38, DD (OCP)
• Attende Domine/Hear us, almighty Lord—CWBII 292
• Create in me a clean heart, O God—CWBII 478
• Hosea (Come back to me)—AOV1 30, CWB 715, G 484, GA 213
• Tree of life (Haugen)—CWBII 300, G 475, GA 307
• Tree of life (Thompson)—AOVNG 138

Communion

• Be reconciled as one—AOV1 162
• Be with me, Lord (Haugen)—CWB 627, CWBII 286, G 65, GA 53
• God of mercy (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• Grant to us, O Lord—CWB 698, CWBII 291, GA 303
• 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
• Keep in mind—AOV1 180, CWB 730, CWBII 530, G 646
• Psalm 90 (91): Be with me, Lord (Willcock)—PFS 16
• Return to God—CWBII 298, G 478, GA 304
• Take, O take me as I am (Lenten Communion Rite)—DD (GIA)
• Unless a grain of wheat—AOV1 35, CWBII 635, G 783, GA 500

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

• Amazing grace—AOV1 29, CWBII 450, G 645, GA 437
• Beyond the days (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• From ashes to the living font—CWBII 289, G 474
• I know that my Redeemer lives (Soper)—AOV2 34, CWBII 145, DD (OCP)
• I know that my Redeemer lives! (DUKE STREET)—G 527
• I know that my Redeemer lives (WINCHESTER NEW)—CWBII 144
• I want to walk as a child of the light—CWBII 514, G 593

Sending forth

• A new heart for a new world (Create a new heart)—AOV1 158, CWBII 477, GA 438
• God of mercy and compassion—CWB 692, CWBII 290, GA 302
• May this Lenten discipline—CWB 746, CWBII 295
• Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour—AOV1 28, CWBII 587, G 596, GA 407
• Strong and constant—AOV1 110, CWB 812, CWBII 515
• There’s a wideness in God’s mercy—CWB 838, CWBII 624, G 644