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sins,andbringus to everlasting O houseof Jacob,come,let life. us walk in the light of the lnno! All-Arnen. -The ffheGlonah onifted.) Collect
word of the Iord. All -Thanks be to God. R*sponsqlriaillsalm (ps 122)

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house of the lnno."/ And now we have set foot/ within your (Maybereadusing thaeor other similar gates,O Jerusalem.@) words) First Reading [Is 2:1-5] (Srt) 2. Jerusalem,built as a city/ P -Today, we open a new with compact of uni8/ To it aboutthe the tribes go up,/ the tribes of liturgical year. Advent, which Isaiah prophesies time whenall peoptes the Lono. (R) means "coming," is a time messianic will come together in thel-ordb of preparation for the Lordrs 3. According to the decree for name. At that time, warswill coming. May we have.this Israel,/ to give thanks to the andthere will bepeace. disposition as we start a new cease name of the l-ow./ In it are set stage of our pilgrimage. A reading from the Book of up judgment seats,/ seats for the Prophet Isaiah -....."..,..., the house of David. @) LJi.i!rt i,i;*i't!tj;i

R - Let us go rejoicing to P -Letus pray.(Pause) Grantyourfaithful,we pray, the house of the Lord. almighty God, the resolveto E. C. Marfori run forth to meetyour Christ with righteous deedsat his coming,so that, gatheredat A c F c ffi his right hand,they may be W Let us go re- joic-ing to the wortlyto possess theheavenly t-rreettn$ Kingdom. (Thesignof the cross is nade here) Through our Lord Jesus yourSon, Christ, P wholivesand % The graceof our Lord you in the unity of relgns with JesusChrist, and the love of house of the Lord. God,andthe communion of the the Holy Spirit,one God,for 1. I rejoicedbecausethey said everandever. Holy Spirit be with you all. -Arnen. to me,/ "\Me will go up to the All AII-And with your spirit

To you, I lift my soul, O my God. fn you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies qmlt over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame.

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THIS IS what Isaiah,son of 4 . P r a y f o r t h e p e a c e o f Amoz,sawconcerning Judah Jerusalem!/ May those who andJerusalem. love you prosper!/ May peace In daysto come,the moun- be within your walls,/ prospe tain of the [,ono'shouseshall rity in your buildings. @) be established as the highest 5. Because of mybrothers and the friends/ I will P - Lord Jesus,you tell us mountainandraisedabove say, "Peace be to be preparedbecause you hills. All nationsshall stream within you!"/ Because of the shall house of the Lono, are coming at a time we least towardit; manypeoples our God,/ I comeand say:"Come,let us expect Lord, havemercy. will pray for your good. (R) climb the lnnnfs mountain. to All - Lord, have mercy. the houseof the Godof Jacob, Secluii,iReacling P - Lord Jesus, it is now the that he may instruct us in his (Rom13:11-14) hourforusto awake fromsleep, ways,and we may walk in his Nowthatthey hizae accepted the for the night of sin is over and paths." in Christ, Paul reminds faith the the day draws near: Christ. For from Zion shallgo forth beli.euers that it is tirneto awahe havemercy. instruction,andtheword of the slumber andliaehonorably from All - Christ, have mercy. LonpAomJerusalem. He shall aschildrenof God. judge between thenations, and P - LordJesus, we mustcast termsonmanypeoples. A readingfrgm the ktter of off deedsof darkness, andlive impose They shall beat their swords Saint Paul to the Romans honorablyasin daylight lord, plowshares into and their BROTHERS havemercv. andsisters: spears pruning into hooks; one Youknowthe time;it is the All1Lord, have mercy. nationshallnot raisethe sword hour now for you to awake P - May almighty God have againstanother, nor shall they from sleep.For our salvation mercy on us, forgive us our tain for war again. is nearernow than when we P - Brethren (brothersand sisters), let usacknowledge our sinsandsoprepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. (Pause)

first believed;the night is Str:neily(Sit) the day is at hand. advanced, Xraith(SfunA I,etus thenthrow off theworks [:'roiession oi and put on the AJI - I believe in one God, of darkness armor of light; let us conduct the Father atmighty' maker of properlyasin the day, heaven and earth, of all things ourselves anddrunkenness, visible and invisible. notin orgies I believe in one Lord Jesus not in promiscuityand lust, Christ, the Only Begofien Son But of God, born of the Father not in rivalry andjealousy. put on the Lord JesusChrist, befot'e all ages. God from God' and makeno provisionfor the Iigltfrom Iiglrt true Godfrom true God, begotten, not made, of theflesh. desires consubstantial with the Father; -The wordof the Lord. through him all things were. made. For us men and for our Atl - Thanks be to God. l\llr:lui:l [Cf.Ps 85:816tanA
All - Alleluia, alleluia. Show us, Lord, your lovel and grant us your salvation. Alleluia, alleluia. (ir.rspc, Mt24:3744) P -The Inrd be with you. with your spiril All-And P - A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew All - Glory to you, O I-ord. 'As JESUSsaidto his disciples: itwas in the daysof Noah, so it will be atthe coming of the Son of Man. In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day'that Noah enteredthe ark..Theydid not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be out in the field: one will be taken; and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken, and one willbe left. "Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Inrd will come.Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So, too, you also must be prepared,for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." - The Gospelof the l.ord. AII - Praise to you, Itrd Jesus Christ.

C - That warring families and peoples may lay down their arms and seek peaceand reconciliation,we pray: (R)

C - That those.urtder the power of darkness may see light and abandon a life of drunkenness, sexual excess, quarreling, and jealousy, we pray: (R) C - That the handicapped, the sick, the hungry, and the victims of calamity and injustice may find consolationfrom the salvation he came dov,'n from Lord and support from his heaven, generouspeople,we pray: @) ult to antl thatfcilitLti, iili tltt u;rtrds C - That the Lord maY bow) tvtan, ttLI i:ttirrriit;g andirecanie welcome into the joY of his and by the Holy SPirit was kingdom our beloveddeParted incarnate of the Virgin MarY ones,we pray: @) and became man. For our sake he was P - Father, bless us during crucified under Pontius Pilate' Advent. Be with he suffered death and was this seasonof buried, and rose again on the us always,and keep us in Your third day in accordance with loving care. the Scriptures. He ascended Through Christ, your Son. into heaven and is seated atthe - Amen. All He will
right hand of the Father. come again in glory to iudge 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 tlie Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has sPoken throug! 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.

Pre:sentafion of the Gifts (Stanil P - Pray,brethren... Alt - May the I-ord accePt the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and gfloryof his nalne, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church. Pral'er over the Otferings

P - Accept, we pray, O lnrd, these offerings we make, t"rayer af. lhr: Faitfifirl gathered from among Your P -Atthe startof the liturgical gifts to us, and nay what You year, we feel more deePlYthe grant us to celebrate devoutlY senseof being on a "journeY here belowgain for us the Prize to the Father." Holding fast to of eternal redemption. Through Christ our Lord. Christ, let us pray for the grace of authentic conversion. l,et All-Ameir. us pray: Preface I of Advent R - Father, hear our Prayer. C - That the Church and its leaders may see the Advent seasonas an acceptabletime of salvation and invite all peoples to join in the great pilgrimage to the house of the Father, we pray: @)

P -The Lordbe with you. All -And with your spirit. P - Uft up your hearts. All -We lift them uP to the Lord. P - lt us give thanksto the Inrd our God.. rigfttand just All-Itis

P - It is truly.right and just, our duty and our salvation. LAtry CHURCH, ANDMtSStON always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. EAR OT TITE Fr.James H. Kroeger, MM through Christ our lnrd. For he assumedat his first coming the lowlinessof human flesh,and so fulfilled the design As the Churchbeginsa new liturgical you formed long ago, and !n[ our focusturns to the . designated themefor reflection: Laiiyin ihe'Mission of the church. openedfor us the way to eternal ln.thenine-year philippine schemaof.the Bish;;s (CBCp) leading to salvation,that, when he comes "the gretjubileeof 202!,,,thesecond year (ZOi+)is devotedto-the again in glory and majesty and roleof the laityin the Church. all is at last made manifest. we year 2O2! will be."the fifth cenrenaryof the coming of ^, Ihg Christianity who watch for that day may to our beloved.la nd,,(ISZI-2O21). Toadequately preiare for this event,the Church inherit the great promise in decided' to ,trnbark on a nine_year spiritual --joull9y... lt is a grace-filled eventof blessings which nowwe dare to hope. for the Churchj,Thiscomprehensive visionof renewalislounded on the pillarsof .And so, with Angels and "faith" and "evangelization." we needto ask:what isthe roleof faithfuchangels, with Thrones and filled laity in evangelization? How do the laity tiue,pro.Lim, ;,;;;r, Dominions, and with all the andtransmitChrist's Gospel to humanity? Howcanthe laityfacilitate 'bpening hostsand Powersofheaven, the up of people,s we lives,socieiy, culture,,andhistoryto the person sing the hymn of your glory, as of Christ and hisliving community, the Church,,? without end we acclaim: AJI - Holy, Holy, Hoty Lord God of hosts. Heavenand earth my roof, but on$ say tre word you have placed your faith in are full of your glory. Hosanna and my soul shall be healed. the First Coming of his Only in the highest. Blessed is he Begotten Son and yearn for who comes in the name of the Communion Anfiphon his coming again, sanctifr you Lord. Hosanna in the highgsl (Sa);131 lPs 85 (Kneet) by the radiance of Christ's The Lord will bestow his Advent and enrich you with his Acclamation (Stand) bounty, and our earth shall blessing. yield its increase. Atl- Amen. All - We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess Prayer afrterCommunion P - As you run the race of this your Resurrection until you $tunA present life, may he make you come again. firm in faith, joyful in hope and P -ltuspray. (pause) active in charity. May thesemysteries,O Lord. - Amen. All in which we have participated, The l.ordns Praver proflt us, we pray,for evennow P - Sothaf rejoicing now with aswe walk amid passingthings, devotion at the Redeemer,s All Our Father... you teachus by them to love the coming in the flesh, you may be P Deliverus,Lord. things of heaven All andhold fastto endowedwith the rich reward for th" nigOom, tfr" what of eternal life when he comes endures. power, and the glory are Through again in majesty. yours, now and for ever. Christ our l,ord. All - Amen. All - Amen. Invitation to Peace P - And may the blessing of Invitation to Communion alrnighty God, the Father. and (Knee[) the Son, (t) and the Holy Spirit, P -The Lord be with you. come down on you and remain P - Behold the Iamb of God. All - And with your spirit. with you for ever. behold him who takes awav AII-Amen. the sins of the world. Blessei Solemn Blessing Dismissal are those called to the supper P - Bow down for the blessing. of the lamb. (Pause) P - Go forth, the Mass is All - I-ord, I am not worfirv M a y t h e a l m i g h t y a n d ended. that iou should enter under merciful God, by whose grace AII - Thanks be to God.

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