Christmas Eve Mass

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come all ye faithful
joyful and triumphant,
o come ye, o come ye
to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him
Christ, the Lord.

Sing choirs of angels,
sing in exultation,
sing all ye citizens
of Heaven above;
glory to God in the Highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him
Christ, the Lord.

Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes;
venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte, regem angelorum.
Venite adoremus,
venite adoremus,
venite adoremus Dominum.

1st Reading

Is 9:1-6

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

The people who walked in darkness
   have seen a great light;
upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom
   a light has shone.
You have brought them abundant joy
   and great rejoicing,
as they rejoice before you as at the harvest,
   as people make merry when dividing spoils.
For the yoke that burdened them,
   the pole on their shoulder,
and the rod of their taskmaster
   you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.
For every boot that tramped in battle,
   every cloak rolled in blood,
   will be burned as fuel for flames.
For a child is born to us, a son is given us;
   upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero,
   Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.
His dominion is vast
   and forever peaceful,
from David’s throne, and over his kingdom,
   which he confirms and sustains
by judgment and justice,
   both now and forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!

The word of the Lord.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

℟. (Lk 2:11) Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord

Sing to the LORD a new song;
   sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name.

℟. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

Announce his salvation, day after day.
   Tell his glory among the nations;
   among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.

℟. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
   let the sea and what fills it resound;
   let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.

℟. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

They shall exult before the LORD, for he comes;
   for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
   and the peoples with his constancy.

℟. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

2nd Reading

Ti 2:11-14

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to Titus

Beloved:
   The grace of God has appeared, saving all
   and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires
   and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,
   as we await the blessed hope,
   the appearance of the glory of our great God
   and savior Jesus Christ,
   who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness
   and to cleanse for himself a people as his own,
   eager to do what is good.

The word of the Lord.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

I proclaim to you good news of great joy:
today a Savior is born for us,
Christ the Lord.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel

Lk 2:1-14

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus
   that the whole world should be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment,
   when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth
   to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem,
   because he was of the house and family of David,
   to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
While they were there,
   the time came for her to have her child,
   and she gave birth to her firstborn son.
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,
   because there was no room for them in the inn.

Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields
   and keeping the night watch over their flock.
The angel of the Lord appeared to them
   and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
   and they were struck with great fear.
The angel said to them,
   “Do not be afraid;
   for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy
   that will be for all the people.
For today in the city of David
   a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
   you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes
   and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel,
   praising God and saying:
      “Glory to God in the highest
         and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

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. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.

The Gospel of the Lord.
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.

Silent Night

Franz Gurber

Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
‘Round yon virgin mother
and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven
a far.
Heavenly host sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from
Thy holy face,
with the dawn of
redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.

When We Eat This Bread

Mass of Spirit and Grace
R. Manalo, CSP

When we eat this Bread and
drink this Cup, we proclaim
your Death, O Lord,
until you come again,
until you come again.

The First Noel

The first noel, the angels
did say was to certain
poor shepherds in fields
as they lay;
in fields where they lay
keeping their sheep
on a cold winter’s night
that was so deep.