Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The heavens declare the glory of God.
The expanse shows his handiwork.
Day after day they pour out speech,
and night after night they display knowledge.
There is no speech nor language
where their voice is not heard.
Their voice has gone out through all the earth,
their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room,
like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
His going out is from the end of the heavens,
his circuit to its ends.
There is nothing hidden from its heat.
— Psalm 19:1-6
Invitatory
Seek the Lord while he wills to be found;
call upon him when he draws near.
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the evil ones their thoughts.
And let them turn to the Lord, and he will have compassion,
and to our God, for he will richly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as rain and snow fall from the heavens
and return not again, but water the earth,
bringing forth life and giving growth,
seed for sowing and bread for eating,
so is my word that goes forth from my mouth;
it will not return to me empty;
but it will accomplish that which I have purposed,
and prosper in that for which I sent it.
— Quaerite Dominum, Isaiah 55:6-11◊
Cruciform
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to heal the broken hearted,
to proclaim release to the captives,
recovery of sight to the blind,
to deliver those who are crushed,
and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.
— Luke 4:18-19†
Weeks
Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.
Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.
— Luke 4:21
Dimissory
For as the body is one and has many members,
and all the members are one body;
so also is Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptised into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free;
and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
Earnestly desire the best gifts,
and I will show you a most excellent way.
— 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 31†
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.