The twenty-eighth Sunday in ordinary time
First Reading: Isaiah 25. 6-10a: The Lord will make a feast of rich food, and wipe away the tears from all faces
Responsorial Psalm: 23. 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (R. 6cd)
Response:
Second Reading: Philippians 4. 12-14, 19-20: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Gospel Acclamation:
Gospel: Matthew 22.1-14: The parable of the banquet
Motet: O sacrum convivium – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
[Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor]
O sacrum convivium,
in quo Christus sumitur;
recolitur memoria passionis ejus;
mens impletur gratia;
et futurae gloriae
nobis pignus datur.
O sacred banquet
in which Christ is received;
the memorial of his passion renewed;
the mind is filled with grace;
and a pledge of future glory
is given to us.