3rd Day Simbang Gabi

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come, o come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!

O come, O wisdom from on high who ordered all things mightily
to us the path of knowledge show and teach us in her ways to go.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!

O come, Thou dayspring from on high, and cheer us by your drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!

Glory to God

Sonny L. Briones

Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God on high!

And peace on Earth,
Goodwill towards men.
We worship you,
we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
We worship you,
we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God on high!

Glory to God on high!

1st Reading

23:5-8

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah

BEHOLD, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David;
as king he shall reign and govern wisely,
he shall do what is just and right in the land.
In his days Judah shall be saved,
Israel shall dwell in security.
This is the name they give him:
“The Lord our justice.”
Therefore, the days will come, says the Lord,
when they shall no longer say,
“As the Lord lives, who brought the children of Israel,
out of the land of Egypt”; but rather,
“As the Lord lives, who brought the descendants
of the house of Israel up from the land of the north”
and from all the lands to which I banished them;
they shall again live on their own land.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 72

R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

O God, with your judgment
endow the king, and with
your justice, the king's son;
he shall govern your people
with justice and your afflicted
ones with judgment.

R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

For he shall rescue the poor
when he cries out, and the
afflicted when he has no one
to help him. He shall have
pity for the lowly and the
poor; the lives of the poor
he shall save.

R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

Blessed be the Lord, the
God of Israel, who alone
does wonderful deeds. And
blessed forever be his glorious
name; may the whole earth
be filled with his glory.

R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with your mighty power!

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel

1:18-25

✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

THIS is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said
through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means
“God is with us.”
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord
had commanded him
and took his wife into his home.
He had no relations with her until she bore a son,
and he named him Jesus.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

O Come Divine Messiah

O come, Divine Messiah,
O Word of God
and Mary's Son:
we long to see your triumph
when sin and death are done!

Lord Jesus, come!
Come to your own!
With eager eyes, we watch
the skies 'till on the clouds
You take Your Throne!

O come, Divine Messiah,
O Word of God
and Mary's Son:
we long to see your triumph
when sin and death are done!

Lord Jesus, come!
Come to our earth! and there begin to banish sin and bring us all to heavenly birth!

O come, Divine Messiah,
O Word of God
and Mary's Son:
we long to see your triumph
when sin and death are done!

Dear Savior, haste!
Come, come to earth!
Dispel the night and show
Your face and bid us hail the dawn of grace.

O come, Divine Messiah,
O Word of God
and Mary's Son:
we long to see your triumph
when sin and death are done!

Emmanuel

Ma. Lourdes Evidente-Domingo

He is coming soon, tell all
the earth be filled with joy.
In darkness, there’ll be light
where sadness dwells
there shall be hope.
For the Virgin shall give
birth to a Son,
He shall be called Emmanuel.

Prince of Peace. Mighty God.
Lord and Savior, God with us!
Prince of Peace. Mighty God.
Lord and Savior, Emmanuel.

Emmanuel

Crispin N. Cadiang