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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

October 4, 2026

RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY (USA)

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Sings the Song of the Vineyard”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A suitable Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF CARDINAL JEAN DANIELOU

God’s patience has been strained to its farthest limit in this tragedy of Christ, the Lord of the vineyard’s son, rejected by the tenants, crucified, treated by his own people as a stranger and an outcast. But from the lowest depths arises a sudden hope: He will let out the vineyard to other vinedressers, who will pay him his due when the season comes. The tragedy of Good Friday, when Israel rejected him that was sent, becomes in God’s plan the means whereby the vine planted in Israel was to break out in a new and vigorous growth. In fact, it was to bring forth for the first time the fruits expected of it. Now through the passion and resurrection of Christ stems the true and faithful vine … The true vine appeared in the person of Jesus Christ. The grace of God bears its plenitude of fruit in him.

 

SILENT ADORATION 

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Loving Father,

we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ

whom you have sent into the vineyard of your Kingdom.

United with him, as branches to the living vine,

we are able to bear copious spiritual fruits

and yield an incomparable harvest of holiness.

Grant that we may always remember

the message of the “Song of the Vineyard”

and thus avoid the disastrous destiny

of the wicked tenants in your vineyard.

May we bear fruits abundantly in your Son

and remain faithful in the tasks of your Kingdom.

We ask this through Christ, the true and living Vine, now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

GOSPEL READING: Mt 21:33-43

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s Gospel parable (Mt 21:33-43) presents the drama of man’s wickedness and God’s faithful and patient love. As a “parable of contention”, it is originally directed against the smugness, vanity and self-seeking of the religious leaders of Israel. The parable of the Lord of the vineyard, for all its ominous content and warning, contains a note of hope.

The true vine is Jesus Christ, the son of the Lord of the vineyard. The grace of God bears its plenitude of fruit in him. Jesus saves us from destruction - the harsh destiny of the wicked, abusive tenants in the old vineyard. By his sacrificial obedience to the Father’s saving will, the “Song of the Vineyard” is transformed from a tone of reproach to an exultant song of praise and thanksgiving. United with Christ, the Church exults in the fruitful harvest of “life in the Spirit” that the “new vineyard” produces.

 

SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or suitable song of praise may be sung.

  

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Leader: We open our hearts to listen to the promptings of the living Word. Let us ask ourselves with limpid honesty:

1. What are the feelings and emotions that the “Song of the Vineyard” evokes in us?

2. Is the ancient drama of man’s wickedness and God’s fidelity also replicated in the vineyard of our lives? How do we resolve the conflict and challenge in this intense drama of God-man relationship?

3. What is our attitude and response to the presence of the new and living Vine, Jesus Christ? Do we resolve to be united with this Vine and bear abundant spiritual fruits? Do we endeavor to produce an incomparable harvest of holiness in the vineyard of God’s Kingdom?

  

PRAYER

(Cf. Commission Francophone Cistercienne, Tropaires des dimanches, 121)

 Leader: O my Church, how shall I love you more?

I have planted you as a choice vine.

For you my Son’s blood has flowed, new sap in your branches.

Where are the fruits I was hoping for? 

Assembly: Master of the vineyard, do not reject the work of your hands!

Leader: If you mark faults, who will stand?

But with you is forgiveness.

Our sins are stronger than we are,

but you, you blot them out.

Visit this vine and protect it;

your right hand has planted it.

Your wrath lasts but an instant;

your mercy endures for life.

Assembly: Master of the vineyard, do not reject the work of your hands!

 

SONG: Any suitable song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: Let us pray to God who cares for all, and with earnest humility say: 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of October: for mental health ministry. Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illness. We pray: (R.)

2. That as we continue to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis, we may become peacemakers: unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace that comes from Christ. May we have the grace to promote justice and peace, and the care of creation, we pray: (R.)

3. That as we celebrate Respect Life Sunday, we may be fruitful vines and dutiful workers in the Lord’s vineyard. We pray: (R.)

4. That our charitable works on behalf of the world’s poor and the gift of life be fruitful. We pray: (R.)

5. That our Christian life be marked with copious fruits of virtue and holiness. We pray: (R.)

6. Christian believers and yield a rich harvest of material, moral and spiritual assistance. We pray: (R.)

7. That God spare us from the disastrous fate of the unresponsive and obstinate tenants. We pray: (R.) 

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER 

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: God our Father, the Lord of the vineyard,

you call us to be fruitful in the living Vine, Jesus Christ.

Make your saving love the foundation of our lives.

May our love for you, our benevolent Master,

express itself in a fruitful life laden with joy

and marked with compassionate service for the world’s poor.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

October 11, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Invites Us to Come to the Feast”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A suitable Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

  

INTRODUCTION

(Cf. Eugene Maly, The Word Alive, Alba House: New York, 1982, p. 95-97)

One of the most pleasant of human activities is the family or community meal. In its ideal form it is a time when those who love one another not only share the food they eat but also share with one another their hopes and fears, their experiences and future plans. The love that already binds them is made stronger … All mankind seems to be aware of the fact that a shared meal either creates or strengthens a community of life among the participants. That is why this most human of activities would also be used to symbolize a community of life between human and divine participants … The banquet of which Jesus speaks in the Gospel is an eschatological meal. But here we are told more about the participants. They will not be simply those you might expect on a royal wedding list. They will be all those who want to come, those who sincerely look for the Lord. This is understandable, since they alone would know how to share the life and love of the Lord.

 

SILENT ADORATION

 

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Almighty God,

let the Eucharist we share fill us with your life.

May the love of Christ which we celebrate here

touch our lives and lead us to you.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

GOSPEL READING: Mt 22:1-14 

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s Parable of the Guests and the Wedding Garment (Mt 22:1-14) is part of what could be called the “liturgies for times of crisis”, which consists of the celebrations for the 26^th, 27^th and 28^th Sundays in Ordinary Time. The Gospel readings of these Sundays call for a decisive and critical decision for the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. They likewise depict the unfortunate fate of those who reject him and negate the heavenly Father’s offer of saving love in his beloved Son. Indeed, the task and challenge of making critical options for Christ is reinforced by the evangelist Matthew’s insistence that our initial response to the Lord’s invitation to participate in his divine love is of no value if it does not translate into action. This Sunday’s parable reminds us that we must obey God in action, not just in word. It also underlines the legitimate demands and obligations imposed on those who wish to participate in the eschatological or end-time meal.

 

SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or suitable song of praise may be sung.

 

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Leader: We open our hearts to listen to the promptings of the living Word. Let us ask ourselves with limpid honesty:

1. What is our response to the Lord’s invitation, “Come to the feast”?

2. How do we react to the indifference and violence shown by the obstinate and the ruthless to the gracious invitation to participate in the heavenly feast of God’s kingdom? What do we do to rectify this unfortunate and dreadful situation?

3. What is the symbolism of the “wedding garment” mentioned in this Sunday’s parable and its significance for us?

  

PRAYER

(Cf. Commission Francophone Cistercienne, Tropaires des dimanches, 125)

Leader: You were hungry;

you were thirsty;

for you I have prepared the wedding feast.

Assembly: So many other voices have drowned out your call;

so many lies have ensnared our hearts.

Lord, call us back to your love.

Leader: Your days were spent far from my joy;

for you I have prepared festive garments.

Assembly: So many other joys scattered our desires;

so many mirages fascinated our eyes.

Lord, call us back to your love.

 

SONG: Any suitable song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: Let us pray to God who cares for all, and with earnest humility say:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of October: for mental health ministry. Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illness. We pray: (R.)

2. That as we continue to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis, we may become peacemakers: unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace that comes from Christ. May we have the grace to promote justice and peace, and the care of creation, we pray: (R.)

3. That our land be productive and may bear abundant yield.

4. That there be enough food for all, especially for those who suffer from hunger.

5. That all peoples may feast in paradise with the loving and provident Father.

6. That we may put on Christ and be ready for the heavenly nuptial banquet. 

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Almighty Father,

may the body and blood of your Son

give us a share in his life

and a joyful partaking in his wedding banquet in heaven.

We ask this in his name for he is our Lord,

now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: Any suitable Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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