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Year 31 No. 8 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) — Green August 27, 2017

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Testament thought, Peter is
viewed through several images:

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“Great Christian Fisherman” (a
missionary role), “Shepherd”
(pastor of the sheep), “Christian
Martyr” (giving his life for the

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sheep), “Receiver of Special
Revelation” (close companion
of Jesus), “Confessor of the True
Christian Faith” (guarding against

T oday’s reading from the

Gospel of Matthew is of
fundamental importance for
understanding the Church.
After Peter makes a profound
confession of faith, asserting that
Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of
the living God,” he is declared
“blessed.” Then Jesus promises
to build his Church on the solid
rock of Peter, who is given “the
keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Catholics believe that Jesus’
promise to Peter is one of
several key aspects integral to
the foundation of the Church.
However, in reality, it is the
entire life, teaching, mission, and
person of Jesus that constitute a
comprehensive understanding of
the Church’s foundation.
Gratitude for the Papacy. We
are deeply grateful that the Lord
has provided his Church with
the Petrine or papal ministry,
an assurance that “the jaws of
death will not prevail against it.”
The Pope, following Saint Peter,
continues to play a crucial role in
guiding and maintaining the unity
of the Catholic Church. Thus, as
Pope, Francis has the awesome
responsibility of leading and
strengthening a Church that has
more than one billion members false teaching), and as a “Weak
worldwide. and Sinful Man” (denying Jesus,
According to the Vatican yet renewed in Christ’s love).
website, the Pope has eight As Catholics, we appreciate
official titles, among them are these New Testament images
“Bishop of Rome,” “Vicar of showing the role of Peter as
Jesus Christ,” “Successor of the encompassing a wide variety of
Prince of the Apostles,” “Supreme tasks and services. Transposed
Pontiff of the Universal Church,” to today’s situation, the Pope is
and “Servant of the Servants of called to serve the Church—and
God.” However, most Catholics the wider world—in various
are comfortable to simply call roles. Thus we understand in
him “Holy Father,” since they see a more profound way how the
in him a loving, caring father, a Pope serves the faith and unity
man filled with the mercy of God. of Christians today.
Yes, we are genuinely grateful Habemus Papam. Deo
that the Lord has endowed his Gratias. When a new pope’s
Church with a visible leader who election is announced, these
seeks to show us how to follow words are used: “We have a
Christ in the daily events of our pope!” (Habemus papam). And,
lives. We all need and appreciate the rejoicing people exclaim:
such role models and credible “Thanks be to God!” (Deo
examples of living the faith in gratias). The joy of having a
today’s complex world. Pope is not only felt at the time
Expanding Our Vision. In that a new pope is elected. We
the wake of the Second Vatican truly rejoice to always have a
Council, a significant ecumenical Pope, a key figure in the Church,
study by Catholic and Protestant a visible sign of Christ’s love, an
scripture scholars focused on the exemplary figure to strengthen
role of the papacy in the Universal our faith, a sinful-yet-holy man
Church; it was published as Peter to show us how to be Jesus’
in the New Testament (R. Brown missionary disciples. We have a
et al.). This helpful exegetical Pope! Rejoice!
study concludes that in New — Fr. James H. Kroeger, MM

Please read the reflection before or after the Mass so that you
can actively participate in the celebration.

THE INTRODUCTORY
RITES
Entrance Antiphon
[Cf. Ps 86(85):1-3]
(Recited when there is no opening song)
Turn your ear, O Lord, and
answer me; save the servant
who trusts in you, my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I cr y to you all the day
long.
Greeting
(The sign of the cross is made here)
P —The Lord be with you.
All — And with your spirit.
Introduction
(The priest may address the assembly
using these or other similar words)
P — Jesus remains the sole
foundation of the Church; Peter
and those given the power of
the keys can be effective only
if they are faithful stewards
and exercise their pastoral
authority according to the
example, and in the spirit of the
Lord. Let us pray for the Pope
and the leaders of the Church.
May we all grow in faith and
remain devoted disciples of
Jesus in the bosom of the
Church.
Penitential Act
P — Brethren (brothers and
sisters), let us acknowledge our
sins, and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
(Pause)
P — You were sent to heal the
contrite of heart: Kyrie, eleison.
All — Kyrie, eleison.
P — You came to call sinners:
Christe, eleison.
All — Christe, eleison.
P — You are seated at the right
hand of the Father to intercede
for us: Kyrie, eleison.
All — Kyrie, eleison.
P — May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All — Amen.
Gloria
All — Glor y to God in the
highest, and on earth peace to
people of good will. We praise
you, we bless you, we adore
you, we glorify you, we give
you thanks for your great glor y,
Lord God, heavenly King, O
God, almighty Father. Lord
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten
Son, Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father, you take
away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us; you take away the
sins of the world, receive our
prayer; you are seated at the
right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. 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 glor y of God
the Father. Amen.
Collect
P — Let us pray. (Pause)
O God, who cause the minds
of the faithful to unite in a single
purpose, grant your people to
love what you command and
to desire what you promise,
that, amid the uncertainties of
this world, our hearts may be
fixed on that place where true
gladness is found.
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.
All — Amen.
THE LITURGY
OF THE WORD
First Reading [Is 22:19-23]
(Sit)
Isaiah describes how the Lord
replaces Shebna, a corrupt
governor, with Eliakim who, in
the Lord’s name, exercises the
power of the key of David. This
foreshadows Christ’s action of
safeguarding the Church through
the power given to Peter.
A reading from the Book of
the Prophet Isaiah
T H U S S AY S t h e L o r d t o
Shebna, master of the palace:
“I will thrust you from your
office and pull you down from
your station. On that day I will
summon my servant Eliakim,
son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him
with your robe, and gird him
with your sash, and give over
to him your authority. He shall
be a father to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and to the house of
Judah. “I will place the key of
the House of David on Eliakim’s
shoulder; when he opens, no
one shall shut; when he shuts,
no one shall open. I will fix him
like a peg in a sure spot, to be
a place of honor for his family.”
— The word of the Lord.
All — Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm (Ps 138)
R — Lor d, your love is
eternal; do not forsake the
work of your hands.
1. I will give thanks to you, O
Lord, with all my heart, for you
have heard the words of my
mouth; in the presence of the
angels I will sing your praise;
I will worship at your holy
temple. (R)
2. I will give thanks to your
name, because of your kindness
and your truth: when I called,
you answered me; you built up
strength within me. (R)
3. The Lord is exalted, yet the
lowly he sees, and the proud
he knows from afar. Your
kindness, O L ord , endures
forever; forsake not the work
of your hands. (R)
Second Reading
(Rom 11:33-36)
The salvation which the Father
has accomplished through Jesus
leads Paul to contemplation and
praise, prayer, and thanksgiving.
A reading from the Letter of
Saint Paul to the Romans
OH, THE DEPTH of the riches
and wisdom and knowledge
of God! How inscr utable
are his judgments and how
unsearchable his ways! For
who has known the mind of
the Lord or who has been his
counselor? Or who has given
the Lord anything that he may
be repaid? For from him and
through him and for him are all
things. To him be glory forever.
Amen.
— The word of the Lord.
All — Thanks be to God.
Alleluia [Mt 16:18] (Stand)
All — Alleluia, alleluia. You
are Peter and upon this rock
I will build my Church and
the gates of the netherworld
shall not prevail against it.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel (Mt 16:13-20)
P — A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew
All — Glor y to you, O Lord.
JESUS went into the region of
Caesarea Philippi and he asked
his disciples, “Who do people
say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John
the Baptist, others Elijah, still
others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets.” He said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply,
“You are the Christ, the Son of
the living God.” Jesus said to
him in reply, “Blessed are you,
Simon son of Jonah. For flesh
and blood has not revealed
this to you, but my heavenly
Father. And so I say to you, you
are Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church, and the
gates of the netherworld shall
not prevail against it. I will give
you the keys to the kingdom
of heaven. Whatever you bind
on ear th shall be bound in
heaven; and whatever you
loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven.” Then he strictly
ordered his disciples to tell no
one that he was the Christ.
— The Gospel of the Lord.
All — Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.
Homily (Sit)
Profession of Faith (Stand)
All — I believe in one God,
the Father almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, of all things
visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the Only Begotten Son
of God, bor n 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,
(at the words that follow, up to and
including and became man, all bow)
and by the Holy Spirit was
incarnate of the Virgin Mar y,
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 forward to the
resurrection of the dead and the
life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayer of the Faithful
P — The Lord entrusted the
keys of the kingdom to Peter.
Let us pray to the Father that
our faith in Christ will build up
the Church in love. Full of trust,
we pray:
R — Remember your
Church, Lord.
C — May Pope Francis,
with all the bishops who
have succeeded Peter and
the apostles in the ministr y
of shepherding, lead us in
sound doctrine and morality
in these times of trouble and
uncertainty. We pray: (R)
C — May the Church rely
on the risen Christ who has
overcome the world as she
confronts human weakness,
scandal, evil, and death. We
pray: (R)
C — May government and civil
leaders neither abuse their
power nor resort to violence, but
rather see themselves as God’s
stewards and instruments to
do good and defend the rights
of the poor and the weak. We
pray: (R)
C — May all teachers,
catechists, students, and lay
workers profess Christ as the
only Messiah and proclaim his
Gospel through their prayer
and work. We pray: (R)
C — May those who have
grown weak in body or spirit
through years of pain have a
heart that is strong with joy and
trust in God. We pray: (R)
(The urgent concerns of the community
are made here.)
P — Heavenly Father, Jesus
secures our faith through Peter
and his successors. Give us the
grace to keep and cherish our
unity of faith in your Church.
We ask this through Christ
our Lord.
All — Amen.
THE LITURGY OF
THE EUCHARIST
Presentation of the Gifts
(Stand)
P — Pray, brethren…
All — May the Lord accept
the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glor y
of his name, for our good
and the good of all his holy
Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
P — O Lord, who gained for
yourself a people by adoption
through the one sacrifice
of fered once for all, bestow
graciously on us, we pray, the
gifts of unity and peace in your
Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
All — Amen.
Preface VII of the Sundays
in Ordinar y Time
P — The Lord be with you.
All — And with your spirit.
P — Lift up your hearts.
All — We lift them up to the
Lord.
P — Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God.
All — It is right and just.
P — It is truly right and just, our
duty and our salvation,
always
and ever ywhere to give you
thanks,
Lord, holy Father,
almighty and eternal God.
For you so loved the world

that in your mercy you sent
u s t h e R e d e e m e r, t o l i v e
like us in all things but sin,
so that you might love in us
what you loved in your Son,

by whose obedience we have
been restored to those gifts of
yours 
that, by sinning, we had
lost in disobedience.
And so, Lord, with all the
Angels and Saints,
 we, too, give
you thanks, as in exultation we
acclaim:
All — Holy, Holy, Holy...(Kneel) Prayer after Communion Dismissal
(Stand)
Acclamation (Stand) P — Go and announce the
P — Let us pray. (Pause) Gospel of the Lord.
All — When we eat this Complete within us, O Lord, All — Thanks be to God.
Bread and drink this Cup, we pray, the healing work of
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Through Christ our Lord.
The Lord’s Prayer All — Amen.

All — Our Father… THE CONCLUDING RITES

P — Deliver us, Lord…
All — For the kingdom, the
power, and the glor y are
yours, now and for ever.
Invitation to Peace
P — The Lord be with you.
All — And with your spirit.
Solemn Blessing
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Invitation to Communion
May the Lord bless you and
P — Behold the Lamb of God, keep you.
behold him who takes away All — Amen.
the sins of the world. Blessed P — May he let his face shine
are those called to the supper upon you and show you his
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All — Lord, I am not worthy All — Amen.
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