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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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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

October 18, 2026

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Teaches Us to Repay What Belongs to God”

 

 

(+) 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 LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI 

Christ undoubtedly gave Caesar what was Caesar’s and God what was God’s … Those therefore who resemble Christ in their lives, conduct, and practice of virtues, they are the ones who truly manifest the divine image, for the way to recover this image is by being absolutely just. Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s; that is, give each what belongs to him.

 

SILENT ADORATION  

OPENING PRAYER

 Leader: Almighty and compassionate Father,

you have called us by name and we belong to you.

We desire to respond fully to your compassionate love.

We have been chosen by you for an awesome purpose.

Help us to spread the Gospel

through our witness of faith, labor of love and enduring hope

in our Lord Jesus Christ.

We praise and bless you, now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word 

 

FIRST READING: Is 45:1, 4-6

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: I Thes 1:1-5b

GOSPEL READING: Mt 22:15-21

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

The Gospel reading (Mt 22:15-21) underlines Jesus’ teaching: “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” This is an invitation for us to embrace our total belonging to God. Just as the image of Caesar stamped on a Roman coin indicates that the coin belongs to Caesar, the image of God stamped on every human being asserts that each one belongs to God. Beloved and chosen by him, we live in the world as instruments of his saving plan and promote the coming of his kingdom on earth. Our total belonging to God thus enables us to have legitimate and compassionate concern for the good of human society and the well-being of all.

  

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song 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 the state of our personal relationship with God and of our human community with God? How does the present political and social situation affect and shape our relationship with our Creator and saving God?

2. Are we deeply aware that the divine image stamped on every human person intensely obliges us to love and serve God with absolute dedication? How does this avowal of belonging to God affect our daily life?

3. How do we treasure the image of God within us? Is our life filled with thanksgiving for Jesus Christ, the icon of God, who gave his life for us that we may render to God the things that are God’s?

 

PRAYER

(Cf. prayer for the Grail.)

Leader: Jesus said: “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”

Assembly: Lord Jesus,

I give you my hands to do your work.

I give you my feet to go your way.

I give you my eyes to see as you do.

I give you my tongue to speak your words.

I give you my mind that you may think in me.

I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.

Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me,

your Father, and all mankind.

I give you my whole self that you may grow in me,

so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who live and work in me.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting 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 World Mission Sunday, we may have the grace to be truly “one in Christ … united in mission” and docile to the Holy Spirit, may be courageous in bearing witness to the Gospel. We pray: (R.)

4. That all creatures may give glory and praise to God and render to him all that is due, and that all Christians may heed the Gospel admonition: “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” We pray: (R.)

5. That the Church may be energized and able to respond efficaciously to the pastoral challenges of family in the context of evangelization. We pray: (R.)

6. That the urgent needs of the poor and the marginalized, the youth and the aged, the victims of violence and religious persecution, may evoke the compassionate care of the world community and galvanize them into charitable action. We pray: (R.)

7. That we may discover the most efficacious means to defend life and heal it; that drought-stricken lands may receive life-giving waters to make them fruitful; and that our beloved dead may rest in peace. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Almighty and compassionate Father,

may the Eucharist we celebrate, live and adore,

help us to remain faithful and just.

By the strength of your Holy Spirit,

enable us to render the love and service that is due to you

as the font of life and all goodness.

May we follow the example of Jesus,

your wonderful living image,

and be totally consecrated to you.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, a song of praise, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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