the 26th sunday in ordinary time 27 september 2009

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The 26th Sunday in

Ordinary Time

27 September 2009

Saint Andrew & Saint William

Catholic Church in Verona, Wisconsin

Stark imagery abounds in the Jesus' instructions recorded in the Gospel oSaint Mark: "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it

would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he werethrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off" (Mark 9:42-43a).This is a warning that the Lord gives to us, and it can be applied on manydifferent levels, such as on the individual level and on the social (Church) level.For example, each of us can fall prey to certain temptations that might lead us tosinful thoughts or behaviors. We must be diligent in prayer that we would not be

led into temptation—as we pray in the Our Father at each Mass—and also becautious to avoid these temptations as we become aware of them. Jesus is veryclear to point out the harm these temptations can cause to the rest of the body,using rather graphic imagery to illustrate the severity of sin. For instance, withthe advances in mass media, more people are exposed more frequently to harmfulmessages from explicit song lyrics, dishonesty in all forms of politics, orglamorous television advertisements, all of which are a few examples of externalinfluences that can introduce sinful thoughts or behaviors. God calls us to

extract these elements from our lives as a surgeon would remove a cancer in orderto save the rest of the body.

On the Church level, Jesus admonishes those who would teach falsehoodsand mislead His followers. In the same way that sources of temptation mustextracted from an individual to save the body, so must false teachings be correctedin order to save the body—the Church. Individual temptations also manifestthemselves in the Church, when leaders would be tempted to disguise their ownbeliefs as the teachings of the Church—thereby causing harm to the wider Bodyof Christ. Again, Christ—Who prays for the faith of His Church (Luke 22:31-32)—instructs the Church to be wary of false prophets. We must continue to

pray that all would be open to continuous and life-long conversion to theteachings of Jesus and His Church. We must pray that the Lord wouldstrengthen all who hold and teach the Catholic faith.

May Christ be the sure foundation, for He is the Head and cornerstone,chosen of the Lord and precious, binding all the Church in one. May He be theChurch’s help forever and her confidence alone. May Christ’s Body, theChurch—loved by God—forever sing hymns of praise to the Blessed Trinity.May the Lord hear the prayers of His faithful servants, who plead for His loving kindness; may He shed His fullest blessings on His holy Church always.

Introductory Rites

Hymn at the Procession (Printed on next column.)Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY



Hymn at the ProcessionChrist Is Made the Sure Foundation Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY



Liturgy of the Word

Reading I Numbers 11:25-29

"Are you jealous for my sake? Would thatall the Lord’s people were prophets."

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13Randolph Currie

Reading II James 5:1-6

The seed whose fruit is righteousness is sownin peace by those who make peace.

Gospel Acclamation A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B.

Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth.

Gospel Reading Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

He who is not against us is for us.

Homily Rev. William F. VernonPastor



Liturgy of the Eucharist

Hymn at the Offertory – 601O God, You Search Me Tune: Bernadette Farrell

Sanctus et Benedictus Mass for the CityRichard Proulx

Memorial Acclamation Mass for the CityRichard Proulx

Great Amen Mass for the CityRichard Proulx



Communion Rite

The Our Father Traditional Chant Sung by all in English.

Lamb of God Richard Proulx

Antiphon at the CommunionTake and Eat Tune: Michael Joncas

Hymn of Thanksgiving – 615

Amazing Grace Tune: NEW BRITAIN

Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Final Blessing and Dismissal

Musical RemarksLast week and this week, we are introducing a new hymn, Christ is made the sure

Foundation. The hymn tune Westminster Abbey was written by Henry Purcell, who was an English composer of the early Baroque period in the late 17th century.Purcell was appointed the organist at the world-famous Westminster Abbey inLondon, England at the age of twenty-two. - B. G.

Permissions: Glory to God m usic by Calvin M. Bower. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission of the composer. Psalm19: T he precepts of the

Lord music by Randolph Currie © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with perm iss ion, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Gospel Acclamation mus ic by A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B. © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permissi on, Onelicense.net #A-715895.Sanctus e t benedictus, Memorial Accl amation,and Great Amen from Mass for the Ci ty. Music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publications, Inc. All rightsreserved, reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Lamb of God music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved,reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Take and eat words and music by Michael Joncas © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved,reprinted with perm ission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. All other selections in the public domain.

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