Ordinary Time · Year A

Hymns for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Ordinary Time · green

For the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, the readings are Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; and Matthew 25:14-30. Suggested hymns: Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (gathering), There's a Great Day Coming (preparation of the gifts), He Keeps Me Singing (Communion), Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said (sending forth).

Hymn suggestions

Public-domain hymns that draw on this Mass’s readings or share their themes. Each plays in any key, with slides and large print.

Gathering

  1. Wake, Awake, for Night Is FlyingWake, awake, for night is flyingSame chapter as the Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
  2. Open Now Thy Gates of BeautyOpen now thy gates of beautyTheme: faith
  3. Hark, the Voice of Jesus CallingHark, the voice of Jesus callingTheme: stewardship, second coming

Preparation of the Gifts

  1. There's a Great Day ComingThere's a great day coming, a great day comingSame chapter as the Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
  2. I Know Whom I Have BelievedI know not why God's wondrous graceTheme: faith
  3. Souls of Men! Why Will Ye ScatterSouls of men! why will ye scatterTheme: faith

Communion

  1. He Keeps Me SingingThere's within my heart a melodyTheme: faith
  2. Where He Leads MeI can hear my Savior callingTheme: faith
  3. When the Roll Is Called Up YonderWhen the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no moreTheme: second coming, faith

Sending Forth

  1. Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said“Take up thy cross,” the Savior saidTheme: faith
  2. He Leadeth MeHe leadeth me, O blessèd thoughtTheme: faith

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