ALLELUIA VERSES
FOR SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME
163
These texts may be used in place of the texts proposed for each day.
1.
1 Sm 3:9; Jn 6:68c
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening;
you have the words of everlasting life.
2.
cf. Mt 11:25
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
3.
cf. Lk 19:38; 2:14
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord:
glory to God in the highest and peace to God's people on earth.
4.
Jn 1:14a, 12b
The Word of God became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
To those who accepted him,
he gave power to become children of God.
5.
cf. Jn 6:63c, 68c
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life.
6.
Jn 8:12
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
7.
Jn 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
8.
Jn 14:6
I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father, except through me.
9.
Jn 14:23
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
10.
Jn 15:15b
I call you my friends, says the Lord,
for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me.
11.
cf. Jn 17:17b, 17a
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth.
12.
cf. Acts 16:14b
Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.
13.
cf. Eph 1:17-18
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our hearts,
that we may know what is the hope that
belongs to our call.
Last Sundays in Ordinary Time:
14.
Mt 24:42a, 44
Be watchful and ready:
you know not when the Son of Man is coming.
15.
Lk 21:36
Be watchful, pray constantly,
that you may be worthy to stand before the Son of Man.
16.
Rev 2:10c
Be faithful until death, says the Lord,
and I will give you the crown of life.
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The following texts for weekdays in Ordinary Time may also be used
in place of the texts proposed for each Sunday.
1.
1 Sm 3:9; Jn 6:68c
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening;
you have the words of everlasting life.
2.
cf. Ps 19:9
Your words, O Lord, give joy to my heart,
your teaching is light to my eyes.
3.
Ps 25:4b, 5a
Teach me your paths, my God,
and lead me in your truth.
4.
cf. Ps 27:11
Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a straight road.
5.
Ps 95:7d-8a
If today you hear God's voice,
harden not your hearts.
6.
Ps 111:7b-8a
Your laws are all made firm, O Lord,
established for evermore.
7.
Ps 119:18
Unveil my eyes, O Lord,
and I will see the marvels of your law.
8.
Ps 119:27
Instruct me in the way of your rules,
and I will reflect on all your wonders.
9.
Ps 119:34
Teach me the meaning of your law, O Lord,
and I will guard it with all my heart.
10.
Ps 119:36a, 29b
Turn my heart to do your will;
teach me your law, O God.
11.
Ps 119:88
In your mercy, give me life, O Lord,
and I will do your commands.
12.
Ps 119:105
Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light on my path.
13.
Ps 119:135
Let your face shine on your servant,
and teach me your laws.
14.
cf. Ps 130:5
I wait for the Lord;
my soul waits for his word.
15.
Ps 145:13cd
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his deeds.
16.
Ps 147:12a, 15a
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem;
God's word speeds forth to the earth.
17.
Mt 4:4b
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
18.
cf. Mt 11:25
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
19.
cf. Lk 8:15
Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart
and yield a harvest through perseverance.
20.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life:
you have the words of everlasting life.
cf. Jn 6:63c, 68c
21.
Jn 8:12
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
22.
Jn 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
23.
Jn 14:6
I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father, except through me.
24.
Jn 14:23
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
25.
Jn 15:15b
I call you my friends, says the Lord,
for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me.
26.
cf. Jn 17:17b, 17a
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
make us holy in the truth.
27.
cf. Acts 16:14b
Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.
28.
God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to himself;
and the good news of reconciliation he has entrusted to us.
2 Cor 5:19
29.
cf. Eph 1:17-18
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our hearts,
that we may know what is the hope that
belongs to our call.
30.
Phil 2:15d, 16a
Shine like lights in the world
as you hold on to the word of life.
31.
cf. Col 3:16a, 17c
Give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord,
and may the fullness of his message live within you.
32.
cf. 1 Thes 2:13
Receive this message not as human words,
but as truly the word of God.
33.
cf. 2 Thes 2:14
God has called us through the Gospel,
to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
34.
cf. 2 Tm 1:10
Our Savior Jesus Christ has done away with death
and brought us life through the Gospel.
35.
The word of God is living and effective,
discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart.
Heb 4:12
36.
Jas 1:18
The Father willed to give us birth by the word of truth
that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
37.
Jas 1:21bc
Receive and submit to the word planted in you;
it is able to save your souls.
38.
1 Pt 1:25
The word of the Lord remains for ever.
This is the word that has been proclaimed to you.
39.
Whoever keeps the word of Christ
the love of God is truly perfected in him.
1 Jn 2:5
The Last Week in Ordinary Time:
1.
Mt 24:42a, 44
Be watchful and ready:
you know not when the Son of Man is coming.
2.
Lk 21:28
Lift up your heads and see;
your redemption is near at hand.
3.
Lk 21:36
Be watchful, pray constantly,
that you may be worthy to stand before the Son of Man.
4.
Rev 2:10c
Be faithful until death, says the Lord,
and I will give you the crown of life.