33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME-A

Green
16 November 2014
Hours: Pss I, OR Te Deum, EP II of Sun
Mass: Prop, GL, CR, Pf I-VIII
Masses of the dead are not permitted, with the exception of funeral Masses.

THEME: MUCH IS ENTRUSTED TO US

INTRODUCTION TO THE LITURGY

The Lord God trusts us more than we perhaps trust

ourselves. He entrusts to us a lot of potentials not only to
become the persons and Christians he has called us to be, but
also to build up the Church and Gods Kingdom. Our Holy
Father, Pope Francis will also entrust us the gift of his
presence on his 2015 Papal Visit to our country. How do we
prepare well ourselves for these blessing entrusted to us?
(The Entrance Antiphon is not said if the Entrance Hymn is sung)

Entrance Antiphon

The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction.

You will call upon me, and I will answer you,
and I will lead back your captives from every place.
COLLECT

Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God, the constant gladness

of being devoted to you, for it is full and lasting happiness to serve
with constancy the author of all that is good. 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.
INTRODUCTION TO THE READING

Here is a picture of an exemplary mother and wife. She

uses all her talents of mind and heart and faith in the service
of her family and also of the poor.
1.

Proverbs 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31

A reading from the Book of Proverbs

When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond
pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing

prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She
obtains wool and flax and works with loving hands.
She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the
spindle. She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her
arms to the needy. Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the
woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her a reward for
her labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates.
The word of the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Psalm 128: 1-2, 3, 4-5

Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

1.

2.
3.

Blessed are you who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways! For
you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; Blessed shall you be,
and favored. (R.)
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your
home; Your children like olive plants around your table. (R.)
Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. The
LORD bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of
Jerusalem all the days of your life. (R.)

INTRODUCTION TO THE READING

As children of the light and the day, we should be

ready any time for the Lords coming, even though we do not
know when he will come.
2.

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6

A reading from the first Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

Concerning times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you
have no need for anything to be written to you. For you yourselves
know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at
night. When people are saying, Peace and security, then sudden
disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant
woman, and they will not escape.
But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that
day to overtake you like a thief. For all of you are children of the
light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness.

Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and
sober.
The word of the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL

God has given us rich gifts of faith. What have we done

with them? With whom among the servants in the gospel do
we identify?
ALLELUIA

Alleluia, alleluia. Remain in me as I remain in you, says the

Lord. Whoever remains in me bears much fruit. Alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL

Matthew 25: 14-30

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

R: Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus told his disciples this parable: A man going on a
journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to
them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one
to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and
made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made
another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole
in the ground and buried his masters money.
After a long time the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them. The one who had received five
talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, Master,
you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more. His master
said to him, Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you
were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your masters joy. Then the one who had received two
talents also came forward and said, Master, you gave me two
talents. See, I have made two more. His master said to him, Well
done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small
matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your
masters joy. Then the one who had received the one talent came
forward and said, Master, I knew you were a demanding person,

harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did
not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the
ground. Here it is back. His master said to him in reply, You
wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not
plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have
put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with
interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give
it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be given
and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he
has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the
darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.
The Gospel of the Lord.
R: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

P: Let us pray that we may place what we have and are in

the service of the Church and of people, and let us say:
Lord, let all our actions praise you.
1. That the leaders of the Church may not be afraid to risk
accepting the pains of renewal in Christ and bringing to
all humanity her message of hope and life specially in our
preparations for the 2015 Papal Visit, let us pray: (R.)
2. That all people may share in the earths resources in
justice, friendship and peace, let us pray: (R.)
3. That women may take with honor their rightful place in
the Church and in the world specially as models of
charity, humility and sincerity, let us pray: (R.)
4. That inspiring homes and a good education may lead our
young people to place their potentials in the service of the
Church and of our people, let us pray: (R.)
P: Lord our God, you have generously given us our talents.
Help us to give the best of ourselves specially to the
needy through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

NATIONAL PRAYER FOR THE PAPAL VISIT

To be prayed
Before the Post Communion Prayer of Every Mass
From August 1, 2014 until January 14, 2015

God of mercy and compassion, we come to you in our need and

lift up to you our nation as we prepare for the apostolic visit of
POPE FRANCIS.
After every invocation we say together:
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may be faithful to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on earth
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may be eager to meet and listen to Pope Francis
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may be compassionate with the poor and the needy
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may be merciful with the weak and the lost
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may humbly confess our sins and return to God
Bless your Church Lord!
That we may frequently and devoutly receive Holy Communion
Bless your Church Lord!
Let us pray
God our Father, we are all your children. Make of us a nation of
mercy and compassion eager to meet Pope Francis. Make us a
nation of holiness and heroism through Christ our Lord. Amen

LITANY OF GRATITUDE FOR THE FILIPINO LAITY

Year of the Laity 2014

God our Father we thank you for the gift of the Filipino laity
for the Church.
After every invocation let us say:
We praise you and we thank you!
For the motherhood of Mary, first among the disciples,
Mother of the Philippines, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For crowning our countrymen Lorenzo Ruiz and Pedro
Calungsod with the grace of holy martyrdom, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For calling us to be saints and sending us as heroes, we
glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For the zeal of the youth, the joy of our children and the
innocence of our infants, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For the tenderness and love that you bring to every Filipino
family, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For our Filipino laity at work in distant foreign lands, we
glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For civil servants, businessmen and professionals who work
with honesty and integrity, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For laborers, farmers and fisher folks who bring dignity to
human work as stewards of creation, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!

For the sick and the elderly, our handicapped and troubled
friends, for the hope and courage they teach us by their lives, we
glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
For all unknown Filipino saints and heroes, we glorify you.
We praise you and we thank you!
Father we celebrate the dignity and mission of the Filipino
Catholic laity. Help us to be faithful. Teach us to be brave. Increase
our love through Christ our Lord. Amen.