Call to Worship:

Perfect Praise By Brenda Joyce Moore

Arranged by Nolan Williams, Jr. Joel Dabu, tenor

from the 2020-21 SFX Virtual Choir Recording Project

Hymn of Gathering: We Shall Overcome Gospel Song

1. We Shall Overcome 2. We'll Walk Hand in Hand 3. We Shall Live in Peace

Penitential Rite

CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER ~ A Jesuit Apostolate in New York City since 1847 ~

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 17th 2021

Opening Prayer

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading: 1 Samuel 3: 3b-10, 19

Psalm 40: Text and music by Rory Cooney © 1971, 1991 NALR -c`*~cckxkx]cuxxtxx]xäxcchxjx]cExx]cc\ccsxsxdx]crxcyxc]vcYxx} Here I am, Lord, Here I am. I come to do your will.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 6: 13c-15a, 17-20 Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, vespers Sunday after Easter

verse:

The Holy Gospel according to John: John: 1: 35-42

The Creed

Prayer of the Faithful Response: Here Our Prayer

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATIONS

Lamb of God

Communion Music:

Prayer of Spiritual Communion attributed to St. Alphonsus Liguori

My Jesus, I believe you are really here in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you more than anything in the world,

And I hunger to feed on your flesh. But since I cannot receive Communion at this moment,

Feed my soul at least spiritually. I unite myself to you now as I do when I actually receive you.

Never let me drift away from you.

Those Who Love and Those Who Labor BEACHSPRING Words: Geoffrey Dearmer, 1893-1996m © Oxford Univ. Press

Those who love and those who labor Follow in the way of Christ; Thus the first disciples found him, Thus the gift of love sufficed. Jesus says to those who seek him, I will never pass you by; Raise the stone and you shall find me; Cleave the wood, and there am I. Where the many work together, They with Christ himself abide, But the lonely workers also find him ever at their side. Lo, the Prince of common welfare dwells within the market strife; Lo, the bread of heaven is broken in the sacrament of life. Let the seeker never falter till the truth is found afar With the wisdom of the ages underneath a giant star, With the richest and the poorest, of the sum of things possessed, Like a child at first to wonder, like a king at last to rest.

CONCLUDING RITES

Final Prayer:

Pledge for Racial Justice:

Prayer, Blessing & Sending-Forth

Instrumental Music of Sending Forth: Medley of Songs from the Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 60's

including

We Shall Not Be Moved Oh Freedom! Down By the Riverside

IN THANKSGIVING FOR ALL THOSE AT OUR LITURGIES WHO . . . preside at our prayer . . . welcome God’s people . . . proclaim God’s Word . . . lead & inspire us in song

. . . prepare our liturgies & worship space . . . minister the Holy Eucharist to us, and for all who pray and celebrate with us this day.

Presiders: Rev. Jim Miracky, SJ ~ Sat 5; Rev. Tom Feely, SJ ~ Spanish Mass at 6:30; Rev. John Mulreany, SJ ~ Sun 9; Rev. Tom Feely, SJ ~ 11:30; Rev. Kenneth Boller, SJ ~ Sun 5

Cantor: Maggie Greene ~ Director of Music: John Uehlein All copyrighted music reproduced with permission of One License/Copyright A-700530 rights reserved. Music reprint license #944.

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