Thirtieth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2025 Cycle C
Green priestly vestments
symbolize hope and
the vitality of the life of faith.
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Introductory Acts of Worship
The Entrance
Prayers:
On Sunday, usually a hymn praising
God is sung in place
of reciting a Psalm from the Bible which invites us to enter
more deeply into
the mystery of God's love for us. The recited weekday
Psalm expresses a
youthful heart and spirit, delighted that we may come before
the living God.
Entrance Song /
Entrance Psalm
(Antiphon)
Psalm
105:3-4
Let
the
hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his
strength;
constantly seek his face.
The Priest Approaches and
Kisses the
Altar:
The
altar is a symbol of Christ. In it are cut five
crosses to recall the
five wounds of Christ. The altar also represents the
Church and has
embedded in it the relics of her saints. The priest
comes to the altar to
celebrate the Sacrifice in the Church's name. Because
of the glory
surrounding the altar upon which the divine Sacrifice will
be made, the kiss of
the priest unites the Church to Christ, its Redeemer.
Priest:
In the
name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All:
Amen.
Priest: Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
All: And with your spirit.
The Penitential Prayers:
We
recognize our guilt for past sins, express our sorrow for
them, and ask that Mary,
the angels, the saints, and our brothers and sisters in
Christ pray for the
Lord God's mercy. (The priest may select from several
forms).
Priest:
Brothers
and
sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves
to celebrate
the sacred mysteries.
Priest: Have
mercy on us, O
Lord.
All: For we have sinned against you.
Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
All: And grant us your salvation.
The Absolution:
Priest:
May
almighty
God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to
everlasting
life.
All: Amen.
The Gloria: The
Glory of God prayers have existed from the second
century. They repeat
the angels praise of God which heralded the birth of Christ
on earth. Our
praise is lifted again through the years as we rejoice at
His coming as Lord,
God, the most high Jesus Christ, who at Christmas took on
our human nature
while at the same time being the son of Man. This ancient
hymn expresses our
recognition of God's glory and love. It calls upon
Christ as our holy and
divine mediator, and the Holy Spirit who forever binds us
together in God's
love.
Priest
and
All: Glory
to
God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord
God,
heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give
you thanks, we
praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of
the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have
mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our
prayer. For
you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone
are the most high
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
The Collect:
The
priest lifts
the united prayers and petitions of the congregation to God
the Father through
the merits of Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit.
Priest:
Let
us
pray.
Priest: Almighty; ever-living God, grant that we may
always conform
our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of
heart. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Liturgy of the Word
Christ
is made
known to us through the Old Testament which prepares us to
recognize Him.
In those days, God inspired men who spoke His message.
Now, the New
Testament Gospel reading announces His presence to us
directly through His
Son. Both readings bring God's message to us.
Our responsibility is
to respond.
The First Reading: From the Old Testament.
Sirach
35:12-14,
16-18
The
Lord is a God of
justice, who knows no favorites. Though not unduly partial
toward the
weak, yet he hears the cry of the oppressed. The Lord is
not deaf to the
wail of the orphan, nor to the widow when she pours out her
complaint.
The one who serves God willingly is heard; his petition reaches
the
heavens. The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it
does not rest
till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most
High responds,
judges justly, and affirms the right, and the Lord will not
delay.
Priest/Reader:
The
Word of the Lord.
All:
Thanks
be to God.
The Responsorial
Psalm: This
Psalm praising God, is a prayer to God, or recommends the
practice of
virtue. It is sung as an interlude between the
scriptural readings.
It provides yet another instructional setting and invites
the assembly to
imitate the cantor who sings a repeated response to the
verses of an ancient
Psalm many of which are attributed to King David. The
verses are sung
first by a cantor (song leader) accompanied by instruments,
the refrain is sung
by the people.
Responsorial
Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23
Cantor: The
Lord
hears the cry of the poor.
All: The
Lord hears the cry
of the poor.
Cantor: I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall
be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord; the
lowly will hear
me and be glad.
All: The
Lord hears the cry
of the poor.
Cantor: The Lord confronts the evildoers, to
destroy
remembrance of them from the earth. When the just cry out,
the Lord hears
them, and from all their distress he rescues them.
All: The
Lord hears the cry
of the poor.
Cantor: The
Lord is close
to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he
saves. The
Lord redeems the lives of his servants; no one incurs guilt who
takes refuge in
him.
All: The
Lord hears the cry
of the poor.
The Second Reading:
From the New Testament.
Second
Reading 2
Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Beloved:
I am already
being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure
is at
hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I
have kept the
faith. From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me,
which the Lord,
the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to
me, but to all
who have longed for his appearance.
At my
first defense no
one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May
it not be held
against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me
strength, so that
through me the proclamation might be completed, and all the
Gentiles might hear
it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The
Lord will rescue
me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly
kingdom.
To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
The Alleluia:
An
ancient expression of joy anticipating the Lord's message we
will hear in the
Gospel.
2
Corinthians 5:19
Cantor:
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
All: R/.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Cantor: God was reconciling the
world to himself
in Christ and entrusting to us the message of salvation.
All: R/.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Gospel:
The Liturgy of the Word is completed
by the reading of
the Gospel. Before its reading, the members of the
assembly trace the
sign of the cross upon the forehead to indicate their mental
acceptance of the
Truth, on the lips to indicate their readiness to announce
it, and over the
heart to indicate their sincere desire to accept it into
their lives. The
"Good News" of the Gospel tells us that God's kingdom has
come for
all to hear, accept, and announce to the world for its
salvation. It is
God who is speaking to us. Christ comes to teach us by
the example of His
life and by His own words.
The
Gospel
Luke 18:9-14
Luke
wrote to
explain that
Christ came to save
everyone.
The Priest's Sermon:
The
priest develops, explains, and comments upon the Master's
words, so our minds
may be enlightened, and our hearts enriched.
(A
priestly
reflection upon this Gospel)
Profession of Faith:
We
state in the Nicene Creed the principles of our faith in
precise and definite
terms.
All: I
believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that
is seen and
unseen. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only
Begotten Son of
God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with
the Father;
through him all things were made. For us men and for our
salvation he
came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of
the Virgin Mary
and became man. For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate, he
suffered death and was buried and rose again on the third day in
accordance
with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated
at the right
hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge
the living and
the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in
the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with
the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken
through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I
confess one
Baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look for the
resurrection of the
dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
General Intercessions:
We pray for the needs of the pope,
civic leaders, our
own needs, those of others, the sick, the dying, those who
have died, the
church, and the world. The response of all to each
intercession: Lord,
hear our
prayer.
All: Lord,
hear our prayer.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Gifts
of bread and
wine symbolizing ourselves are presented to the priest who
will offer them to
God the Father. Through the Holy Spirit, they will
become the Body and
Blood of Jesus Christ whom we receive in Holy
Communion. Jesus unites
Himself with us for our spiritual nourishment and
strength. Today, when
individuals do not present their own personal offerings of
bread and wine, the
monetary contribution symbolizes the material of their
united sacrifice.
The priest makes and offering of the bread and wine to God.
Preparation of the Bread and
Wine:
Priest: Blessed
are you, Lord
God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received
the bread we
offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will
become for us
the bread of life.
All: Blessed
be God for ever.
Priest: By the
mystery of this
water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled
himself to share in our humanity.
Priest:
Blessed
are
you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have
received
the wine we offer you; fruit of the vine and work of human hands
it will become
our spiritual drink.
All: Blessed
be God for ever.
Priest: With
humble spirit and
contrite heart may we be accepted by you, O Lord, and may our
sacrifice in your
sight this day be pleasing to you, Lord God.
The Priest's Hands are
Washed: This
act was traditionally necessary because the priest
handled the various gifts presented by the people.
Now, the cleansing act
using water reminds the priest and ourselves of the need to
cleanse not only
the hands but the soul. Soon, the priest's hands will
hold the actual
body of Christ, and we will become His dwelling
place.
Priest: Wash me
O Lord, from my
iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be
acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
All: May the
Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good and
the good of all his holy Church.
Prayer over the Gifts:
Speaking
in our name, the priest asks the Father to accept the gifts
we offer through
Him.
Priest:
Grant
us,
Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through
the
purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very
mysteries we
serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Eucharistic Prayer:
(Number Four: The priest may
select from
several forms).
Priest: The
Lord be with you.
All: And
with your
spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the
Lord.
Priest: Let us
give thanks to
the Lord, our God.
All: It is
right and
just.
Preface Prayer:
It is
truly right
to give you thanks, truly just to give you glory, Father most
holy, for you are
the one God living and true, existing before all ages and
abiding for all
eternity, dwelling in unapproachable light; yet you, who alone
are good, the source
of life, have made all that is, so that you might fill your
creatures with
blessings and bring joy to many of them by the glory of your
light.
And so,
in your presence
are countless hosts of Angels, who serve you day and night and,
gazing upon the
glory of your face, glorify you without ceasing.
With
them we, too,
confess your name in exultation, giving voice to every creature
under heaven,
as we acclaim: Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal
God.
For you laid the foundations of the world and have
arranged the changing
of times and seasons; you formed man in your own image and set
humanity over
the whole world in all its wonder, to rule in your name over all
you have made
and forever praise you in your mighty works, through Christ our
Lord.
And so,
with all the
Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration we acclaim:
Acclamation:
Priest
and
All:
Holy,
Holy, Holy Lord,
God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your
glory. Hosanna in
the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Priest:
We
give you praise, Father most holy, for you are great and you
have fashioned all
your works in wisdom and in love. You formed man in your
own image and
entrusted the whole world to his care, so that in serving you
alone, the
Creator, he might have dominion over all creatures. And
when through
disobedience he had lost your friendship, you did not abandon
him to the domain
of death. and, rising from the dead, he destroyed heath
and restored
life.
And
that we might live
no longer for ourselves but for him who died and rose again for
us, he sent the
Holy Spirit from you, Father, as the first fruits for those who
believe, so
that, bringing to perfection his work in the world, he might
sanctify creation
to the full.
Therefore,
O Lord we
pray, may this same Holy Spirit graciously sanctify these
offerings, that they
may become the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ for the
celebration of
this great mystery, which he himself left us as an eternal
covenant.
The priest repeats the words which
Christ used at his
Last Supper when He changed the bread into His Body and the
wine into His
Blood. His Body and Blood are truly present but under
the appearance of
bread and wine. The death of Christ is prolonged in
each of those who
receive Him worthily. We apply His death to ourselves
so that we may
share His glory. This moment is the most solemn on
earth because it is
Divine act which enables us to apply to ourselves the Cross
which Christ willingly
took upon Himself.
We are called to die to sin and lift
our very selves to
God so that we become changed; to do as God would have us
do, to become what
God would have us become. Our own little cross can
lift us into union
with Christ's Cross so we may earn the joys of everlasting
happiness with God
the Father.
The
Lord's Supper:
For
when
the hour had come for him to be glorified by you, Father most
holy, having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved 
them to the end: and
while they were at supper,
he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying:
Take
this,
all of you, and eat of it, for this is my Body, which will
be given up
for you.
In a
similar way, taking
the chalice filled with the fruit of the vine, he gave 
thanks, and gave the
chalice to his disciples,
saying:
Take
this,
all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my
Blood, the
Blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured
out for you and for
many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of
me.
Memorial Acclamation: (The
priest may select from several forms).
Priest: The
mystery of faith.
Priest / All: When we eat this Bread
and drink this Cup, we
proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
Memorial Prayer: (The
priest may select from several forms).
Priest:
Recalls
Christ's
Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, the Church, the dead,
and ourselves.
Therefore,
O
Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of our redemption, we
remember Christ's
Death and his descent to the realm of the dead, we proclaim his
Resurrection
and his Ascension to your right hand, and, as we await his
coming in glory, we
offer you his body and Blood, the sacrifice acceptable to you
which brings
salvation to the whole world.
Look, O
Lord, upon the
Sacrifice which you yourself have provided for your Church, and
grant in your
loving kindness to all who partake of this one Bread and one
Chalice that,
gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit, they may truly become
a living sacrifice
in Christ to the praise of your glory.
Therefore,
Lord,
remember now all for whom we offer this sacrifice: especially
your
servant ____, our Pope, ___, our Bishop and the whole Order of
bishops, all the
clergy, those who take part in this offering, those gathered
here before you,
your entire people, and all who seek you with a sincere heart.
Remember
also
those who have died in the peace of your Christ and all the
dead, whose faith
you alone have known.
To
all of us,
your children, grant, O merciful Father, that we may enter into
a heavenly
inheritance with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and
with your Apostles
and Saints in your kingdom. There, with the whole of
creation, freed from
the corruption of sin and death, may we glorify you through
Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.
Doxology
Prayer of Praise:
Through
him, with him,
and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, all glory
and honor is yours, for ever and ever.
All:
Amen.
Communion
Rite
In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we
symbolically offer
ourselves to the Lord through the gifts of bread and
wine. At the
Consecration, we offer our very lives to be united the God
the Father through
the Cross of Christ. In Communion, we find that we
have not died at all,
but have come to life. We have surrendered ourselves
to God through His
Divine Son, Jesus Christ. In return become ennobled
and enriched.
We give up time and we get eternity, we give up our sin and
we receive grace,
we surrender our self-will and receive the strength of the
Divine Will, we give
up ourselves and we receive everything. For the Son of
God says to us
that unless we receive Him we shall not have Divine life in
us. But it is
not really we who receive Christ as it is Christ who
receives us, bringing us
into Himself.
God makes His Cross the very means
of our salvation and
our life. While we have crucified Him, His eternal
love cannot be
extinguished. Christ willed to give us the very life
we crucified in our
Redemption, the Consecration of Holy Thursday into
Communion, His death into
our everlasting life.
The Lord's Prayer:
Priest:
At
the
Savior's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
Priest
and
All: Our
Father,
who art in heaven, hallowed be they name; Thy kingdom come; Thy
will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread, and
forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest:
Deliver
us,
Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our
days, that,
by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and
safe from all
distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our
Savior, Jesus
Christ.
All:
For
the
kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever.
Prayer for Peace:
Priest:
Lord
Jesus
Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I
give
you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and
graciously
grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will.
Who live and
reign for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Priest:
The
peace
of the Lord be with you always.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of
peace.
Breaking of the Bread:
Priest: May
this
mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring
eternal life
to us who receive it.
Priest
and
All: Lamb
of
God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant
us peace.
Communion of the Priest:
Priestly
Preparation:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son
of the living God, who,
by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit,
through your Death
gave life to the world, free me by this, your most holy Body and
Blood, from
all my sins and from every evil; keep me always faithful to your
commandments,
and 
never let me be parted
from you.
Priest: Behold
the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed
are those called
to the supper of the Lamb.
Priest
and
All: Lord, I
am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof, but only say the world and
my soul shall
be healed.
Priest: May the
Body of Christ keep
me safe for eternal life.
May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.
Communion
Antiphon:
Psalm 16:11
You
will show me the
path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, O Lord.
Communion of the Faithful:
Priest:
The
Body of Christ.
The
Faithful: Amen.
Priest/Deacon/
Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister: The Blood of
Christ.
The Faithful: Amen.
Cleansing of the Vessels:
Priest:
What
has
passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of
heart, that
what has been given to us in time may be our healing for
eternity.
Prayer after Communion:
Priest:
Let us
pray.
Priest: May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray,
perfect in us
what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we
may one day
possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Concluding Rite
Greeting:
Priest: The
Lord be with you.
All: And with your
spirit.
Priest: Bow
down for the
blessing.
Dismissal Prayer:
Priest:
May
almighty
God bless you in his kindness and pour out saving wisdom upon
you.
All: Amen.
Priest: May he nourish you always
with the teachings of
the faith and make you persevere in holy deeds.
All: Amen
Priest: May he turn your steps
towards himself and
show you the path of charity and peace.
All: Amen.
Priest: And may the blessing of
almighty God, the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and
remain with you
forever.
All: Amen.
Final Blessing:
Priest:
And
may
the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the
Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you forever.
All: Amen.
Dismissal:
O my Jesus,
forgive us our sins.