Liturgy for September 21, 2022 | Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist

Posted: September 20, 2022 in Uncategorized

Gathering | Table of Plenty

O come and sit at My table
where saints and sinners are friends
I wait to welcome the lost and lonely
to share the cup of my love

Come to the feast of heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.

Preparation of the Gifts | Awake, O Sleeper

In the darkest times of life
when our lights refuse to shine
You are there
You are there

When our hearts become like stone
when we live without hope
You are there
You are there

Don’t let your hearts be troubled
Don’t let your hearts be troubled

Awake, O sleeper
Arise from slumber
Christ is calling your name

Communion | The Feast Meant for Everyone

Bread for the immigrant
Bread for the poor
Bread for the hungry
Who beg at our door
Food for the outcast
Waiting to belong
Come to the feast meant for everyone

Bread for the sheltered
Bread for the rich
Those who need nothing
But all Jesus is
Food for all people
Empty, we all come
Come to the feast meant for everyone

Oh, how great is the love of God
In this body broken
This saving blood
Oh, how great is the love of God
Here in the feast meant for everyone
Here in the feast meant for everyone

Drink for the brother
Thirsting for more
Drink for the sister
who’s run out of hope
This cup is healing
More than just enough
Come to the feast meant for everyone

Oh, how great is the love of God
In this body broken
This saving blood
Oh, how great is the love of God
Here in the feast meant for everyone
Here in the feast meant for everyone

Closing | Follow Me

If you lose your life for the sake of My name
if you leave behind all fortune and fame
then My heart shall be your home
ev’ry child shall be your own
One grain falls to the ground
and a thousand are sown
Follow Me
Follow Me

I’ve called you by name
I’ve called you My friend
From now on, you’ll be fishers of men
Cast out all fear
put out in the deep
Take up your cross and follow Me

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