7th/Fourth Sunday of Advent
Longing for light,
we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth
we turn to you.
Make us your own,
your holy people,
light for the world to see.
Christ be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your church
gathered today.
Longing for peace,
our world is troubled.
Longing for hope,
many despair.
Your word alone
has pow’r to save us.
Make us your living voice.
Christ be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your church
gathered today.
Longing for food,
many are hungry.
Longing for water,
many still thirst.
Make us your bread,
broken for others,
shared until all are fed.
Christ be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your church
gathered today.
Longing for shelter,
many are homeless.
Longing for warmth,
many are cold.
Make us your building,
sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.
Christ be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your church
gathered today.
Many the gifts,
many the people.
Many the hearts
that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants
to one another, making your
kingdom come.
Christ be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your church
gathered today.
Psalmody
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 Sound the trumpet in Zion; the day of the Lord is near; he comes to save us, alleluia.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
(Acts 4:11)
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, *
for his love endures forever.
Let the sons of Israel say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
Let the sons of Aaron say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
I called to the Lord in my distress; *
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear. *
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper:*
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to trust in princes.
The nations all encompassed me; *
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about; *
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees; †
they blazed like a fire among thorns. *
In the Lord’s name I crushed them.
I was hard-pressed and was falling, *
but the Lord came to help me.
The Lord is my strength and my song; *
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory *
in the tents of the just.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; *
his right hand raised me.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; †
I shall not die, I shall live *
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord, *
but not doomed to die.
Open to me the gates of holiness: *
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord’s own gate *
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered *
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected *
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord, *
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord; *
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation; *
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord *
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord; *
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches *
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you. *
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; *
for his love endures for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,*
and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ’s resurrection.
Ant. Sound the trumpet in Zion; the day of the Lord is near; he comes to save us, alleluia.
Ant. 2 The Lord is here; go out to meet him, saying: Great his birth, eternal his kingdom: Strong God, Ruler of all, Prince of Peace, alleluia.
Canticle: Daniel 3:52-57
Let all creatures praise the Lord
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, *
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you who look into the depths †
from your throne upon the cherubim, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, *
praiseworthy and glorious forever.
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *
praise and exalt him above all forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,*
and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. The Lord is here; go out to meet him, saying: Great his birth, eternal his kingdom: Strong God, Ruler of all, Prince of Peace, alleluia.
Ant. 3 Your all-powerful Word, O Lord, will come to earth from his throne of glory, alleluia.
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord
Praise God in his holy place, *
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his powerful deeds, *
praise his surpassing greatness.
O praise him with sound of trumpet, *
praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and dance, *
praise him with strings and pipes.
O praise him with resounding cymbals, *
praise him with clashing of cymbals.
Let everything that lives and that breathes *
give praise to the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,*
and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and of all created things, you make your just ones holy and you justify sinners who confess your name. Hear us as we humbly pray to you: give us eternal joy with your saints.
Ant. Your all-powerful Word, O Lord, will come to earth from his throne of glory, alleluia.
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
Mi 5:1-4a
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Micah
Thus says the LORD:
You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah
too small to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel;
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient times.
Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time
when she who is to give birth has borne,
and the rest of his brethren shall return
to the children of Israel.
He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock
by the strength of the LORD,
in the majestic name of the LORD, his God;
and they shall remain, for now his greatness
shall reach to the ends of the earth;
he shall be peace.
Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
℟. (4) Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power,
and come to save us.
℟. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted,
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
℟. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
May your help be with the man of your right hand,
with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
℟. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
2nd Reading
Heb 10:5-10
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters:
When Christ came into the world, he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight.
Then I said, ‘As is written of me in the scroll,
Behold, I come to do your will, O God.’”
First he says, “Sacrifices and offerings,
holocausts and sin offerings,
you neither desired nor delighted in.”
These are offered according to the law.
Then he says, “Behold, I come to do your will.”
He takes away the first to establish the second.
By this “will,” we have been consecrated
through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Thanks be to God.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to be according to your word.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel
Lk 1:39-45
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”
At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:
The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.
The Creed is said.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of
the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the
Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in One, Holy,
Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to
the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
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!
Dan Schutte, SJ
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and Earth are full,
are full of Your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes,
who comes in the
name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.
Dan Schutte, SJ
When we eat this Bread
and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death,
O Lord, until you come again.
until you come again.
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread, and
forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who
trespass against us;
and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us,
deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Dan Schutte, SJ
Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
Save us, O Lord;
carry us back.
Rouse your power and come.
Rescue your people;
show us your face.
Bring us back.
O Shepherd of Israel,
hear us. Return and
we shall be saved.
Arise, O Lord;
hear our cries,
O Lord: bring us back!
Save us, O Lord;
carry us back.
Rouse your power and come.
Rescue your people;
show us your face.
Bring us back.
How long will you hide
from your people?
We long to
see your face.
Give ear to us.
Draw near to us,
Lord God of hosts!
Save us, O Lord;
carry us back.
Rouse your power and come.
Rescue your people;
show us your face.
Bring us back.
Turn again;
care for your vine;
protect what your
right hand has planted.
Your vineyards are trampled, uprooted, and burned.
Come to us,
Father of might!
Save us, O Lord;
carry us back.
Rouse your power and come.
Rescue your people;
show us your face.
Bring us back.
Jesus, come to us,
lead us to your light.
Jesus, be with us,
for we need you.
Lord, we come before you,
listen to our prayer.
Fill us with your hope
and your love.
Jesus, come to us,
lead us to your light.
Jesus, be with us,
for we need you.
Lord, we come to praise you
for your faithfulness
through night.
You will be with us,
this we know.
Jesus, come to us,
lead us to your light.
Jesus, be with us,
for we need you.
Lord, you give us wonders
your glory to all.
We believe in you,
come to us.
Jesus, come to us,
lead us to your light.
Jesus, be with us,
for we need you.
Gospel Canticle
Ant. The moment that your greeting reached my ears, the child within my womb leapt for joy.
Canticle of Zechariah
Luke 1:68-79
The Messiah and his forerunner
Blessed + be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old †
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. The moment that your greeting reached my ears, the child within my womb leapt for joy.
Balang araw ang liwanag,
matatanaw ng bulag
ang kagandahan ng umaga,
pagmamasdan sa tuwina.
Aleluya, aleluya!
Narito na'ng manunubos.
Luwalhatiin ang Diyos!
Balang araw tatakbo
ang pilay at ang lumpo,
Magsasayaw sa kagalakan, Iindak sa katuwaan.
Aleluya, aleluya!
Narito na'ng manunubos.
Luwalhatiin, Luwalhatiin,
Luwalhatiin ang Diyos!
Siyam a benging pamagsadia,
pusu tutung mangapnung tula;
kasaya na kule ning yatu,
uling malapit nang malapit ing pasku.
Simbang bengi,
malam a bengi;
ing malam a Dios kalapit
nang kalapit king tau.
Wa, bengi man,
pakaslag no man:
Kikislap pa batuin ning sablang lelangan.
Siyam a benging pakagising,
manaya king kalam ning banua;
Manenayang datang ing sala;
uling ing Dios datang ya king bie ning tau.
Simbang bengi,
malam a bengi;
ing malam a Dios kalapit
nang kalapit king tau.
Wa, bengi man,
pakaslag no man:
Kikislap pa batuin ning sablang lelangan.