O God,
fount of all wisdom,
in the humble witness of the apostle Peter
you have shown the foundation of our faith:
give us the light of your Spirit,
that, recognising in Jesus of Nazareth
the Son of the living God,
we may be living stones
for the building up of your holy Church;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
Help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

God our creator,
you feed your children with the true manna,
the living bread from heaven.
Let this holy food sustain us through our earthly pilgrimage
until we come to that place
where hunger and thirst are no more;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(c) 1st Reading Exodus 1: 8– 2: 10
13* God moves in a mysterious way
679 When Israel was in Egypt’s land

(c) Psalm Psalm 124 [Pr21B/12–28]
642* Amazing grace (how sweet the sound!)
553* Jesu, lover of my soul
537* O God, our help in ages past

(p) Isaiah 51: 1–6
512* From you all skill and science flow
481* God is working his purpose out, as year succeeds to year
102* Name of all majesty
136* [On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry]
545* Sing of Eve and sing of Adam

(p) Psalm Psalm 138 [5LC/Pr5B/Pr12C*]
250* All hail the power of Jesu’s name
358* King of glory, King of peace
21* The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want

2nd Reading Romans 12: 1–8
517* Brother, sister, let me serve you
408* Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest
567* Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
520 God is love, and where true love is, God himself is there
523* Help us to help each other, Lord
358* King of glory, King of peace
301 Let every Christian pray
438* O thou who at thy eucharist didst pray
639* O thou who camest from above
597* Take my life and let it be
313* The Spirit came, as promised
247* [When I survey the wondrous cross]
531 Where love and loving–kindness dwell


The Gospel Matthew 16: 13–20 [6–29]
460 For all your saints in glory, for all your saints at rest (vv. 1, 2j, 3)
668* God is our fortress and our rock
659* Onward, Christian soldiers
528* The Church’s one foundation