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HARVEST
THANKSGIVING
DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11
PSALM
100
PHILIPPIANS
4:4-9
JOHN
6:25-35
COLLECT
Creator of the fruitful earth,
you made us stewards of all things.
Give us grateful hearts for all your goodness,
and steadfast wills to use your bounty well,
that the whole human family,
today and in generations to come,
may with us give thanks for the riches of your creation.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
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A
READING FROM THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving
you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle
in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the
ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is
giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place
that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You
shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to
him, "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come
into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give
us." When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets
it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this
response before the Lord your God: "A wandering Aramean was
my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien,
few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and
populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us,
by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of
our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction,
our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt
with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying
display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us
into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk
and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground
that you, O Lord, have given me." You shall set it down
before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God.
Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside
among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your
God has given to you and to your house.
DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11
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PSALM
REFRAIN We are God's people, the sheep of his pasture.
Be
joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with a
song. R
Know
this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are
his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. R
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give
thanks to him and call upon his
name. R
For
the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his faithfulness
endures from age to age. R
PSALM 100
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A
READING FROM THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE PHILIPPIANS
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your
gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry
about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace
of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is
true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,
whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any
excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about
these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and
received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be
with you.
PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO JOHN
When they found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said to
him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered
them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not
because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the
loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food
that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then
they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of
God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God,
that you believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to
him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may
see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our
ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He
gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Then Jesus said to
them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you
the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true
bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him,
"Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them,
"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be
hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
JOHN 6:25-35
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PRAYER
OVER THE GIFTS
Source of all life,
the heaven and earth are yours,
yet you have given us dominion over all things.
Receive the symbols of our labour and love
which we offer you this day,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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PRAYER
AFTER COMMUNION
God of our hope,
in this eucharist we find the source of all your blessings.
Nourished in these holy mysteries
may we, with our lives,
give you continual thanks and praise.
This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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