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people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we g[orifr you, we give you .dranks foryour great glory, Ilrd EntranceAntiphon God, heavenly King, O God, (Cf. Mt3:1&17) altnighty Father. Lord Jesus (Recited when there is noopening song) Chrisl OnlyBegouen Son, I-ord God, Lamb of God, Son of the After the l-ord was baptized, -Father, you take anaythe sins of the heavens were opened, the world, have mercy on us; you and the Spirit descend6d take auay the sins of the world, upon him like dove, and receive our prayer; you are the voice of the Father seated at the right hand of the t h u n d e r e d : T h i s i s m y Father, have mercy on us. For beloved Son, with whom I you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the lprd, you alone are am well pleased. the MostHigh, Jesus Clrisl with Greefing the Holy Spirit, in the glory of (The sign ofthecrosis made here) God the Father. Amen.

I, the l,om, have called you for the victory of justice, I have .graspedyou by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenantof the people,a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon,those who live in darkness. -The word of the lnrd. All - Thanks be to God. Responsorial Ps:rlm (Ps 29) R - The Inrd will bless his people with peace. parco,fsp sr m.c.a.

P - Grace to you and peace Clollect from God our Father and the P - lt us pray. (Pause) l.ord JesusChrist. Almighty ever-living God, All - And with your spirit. who. when Christ had been lntprducfiolr baptizedinthe RiverJordan and (May he read usingthese orother similar aSthe Holy Spirit descended words) upon him, solemnly declared him your beloved Son, grant P Today we celebrate the that your children by adoption, feastofthe lord's Baptism.The reborn of water and the Holy baptismof the lnrd inaugurates Spirit, may always be well his mission as Messiah. But pleasing to you. Jesus reveals himself not as a Through our Lord Jesus glorious figure but one who Christ, your Son,who lives and is obedient to the Father and reigns with you in the unity of closeto the poor andto sinners. the Holy Spirit, one God, for Today's feast reminds us of ever and ever. our own baptism,which entails All - Amen. dyrng to our own sinful ways to rise up as beloved children of the Father. I'enitentialAt't P - Brethren (brothers and sisters),let us acknowledge our sins,and soprepareourselvesto celebrate the sacredmysteries. (Pause) P -Have mercy on us, O [ord. AII - For we have sinned against you. P -Show us, O Lord, your mercy. All - And grant us your salvation. P - May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. AJI -Amen. Gloria
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1. Give to the lnm, you sons of God,/ give to the Loru glory and praise,/ give to the Inru the glory due his name;/ adore the Inno in holy attire. (R) 2. The voice of the Lono is over the waters,/ the LoRD, over vast waters./ The voice of the Lonn is mighty;/ the voice of the lnm is majestic.@)

3. The God of glory thunders,/ and in his temple al1 First Reading (Stt) say, "Glory!" / The Lono is Isaiah describes the aocation, enthroned above the flood;/ mission,and sufferingof God's the l,ono is enthroned as king seraantwho wi.ll cometo saue forever. @) his people. Second Reading A reading from the Book of Peter explains to the pagan the Prophet Isaiah (42:1.-4, Corneliusand his household u7) that God has broughtsalaation THUS SAYSthe Lono: Here tolews and pagansalike through is my servant whom I uphold, the missionofJesus. my'chosenone with whom I A reading from the Acts of am pleased, upon whorn I have the Apostles (10:34-38) put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations,not PEIER proceededto speakto crying out, not shouting, not those gathered in the house making his voice heard in the o f C o r n e l i u s , s a y i n g : " I n street.A bruised reed he shall truth, I see that God shows not break, and a smoldering no partiality. Rather, in every wick he shall not quench,until nation whoever fears him and he establishesjustice on the acts uprightly is acceptableto earth; the coasflandswill wait him. You know the word that for his teaching. he sent to the Israelites as

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and.became man. - The word of the Inrd. For our sake he was All - Thanks be to God. crucified under Pontius Pilate. he suffered death and was Allqlriiir [Cf. Mk 9:71(Stanil buried, and rose agpdnon the All - Alleluia, alleluia. third day in accordance with The heavens were opened the Scriptures. He ascended and the voice of the Father into heavenand is seatedatthe t h u n d e r e d : T h i s i s m y rig[ttftand of the Father.He will beloved Son, listen to him. come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his Alleluia, alleluia. kingdom will have no end. ( ioslrr,l (N4t 3:13-17) I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who P -The lnrd be with you. proceeds from the Fbther and AJI -And with your spirit. the Son, who with the Father P - A reading from the holy and the Son is adored and Gospelaccordingto Matthew. glorified, who has spoken All - Glory to you, O Lord. througfuthe prophets. I believein one, holy, catholic JESUS came from Galilee andapostolic Church. I confess to John at the Jordan to be one Baptism for the forgiveness baptizedby him. John tried to of sins and I lookforward to the prevent him, saying "I need to resurrection of the dead and be baptizedbyyou, andyetyou the life of flre world to come; are coming to me?" Amen. Jesus said to him in reply, 'r"llr',.rr. rrf tntr:lrailhful "Allowitnoyv, forthus itis fitting f for us to fulfill all righteousP -Jesus cameto be baptized ness."Then he allowedhim. in the Jordan so that through After Jesus was baptized, the cleansingwaters of baptism he came up froin the water he mightheal our sinful nature. and behold, the heavenswere l.et us now pray to the Father openedfor him, and he saw that we may live up to our the Spirit of God descending dignity as children of God. We like a dove and coming upon pray: him. And a voice came from the heavens,saying, "This is R - Lord, listen to your my beloved Son, with whom I people. am well pleased." C - May the People of God -The Gospelof the lnrd. have a renewed appreciation AJI - Praise to you, Lord of the sacramentof Baptism, Jesus Christ. which constitutes the founf lornil:, (Sil) dationof communionamongall Christians.We pray: (R) lf,rrrfessi.an o{ }raittr (*anA C - May we be faithful to AII - I believe in one God. our baptismal calling to be the Father almighty, maker of "other Christs" who continue heaven and earth, of all things his mission of doing good to visible and invisible. peoplearoundus. We pray: (R) I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ the Only Begotten Son C May parents and of God, born of the Father godparentsbe faithful to their before all ages.God from God, duty to help bring up children

he proclaimedpeacethrough Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all, what has happenedall over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached,how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power.He went about doing good and healing all thoseoppressed by the devil, for God was with him."

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in the knowledgeof faith and in obedienceto Gcid'scommandments.We pray:(R) C - May those who exercise authority learn from the exampleof Christwho followed God'sdemandsin humilitv and service.We pray: (R) C - May the Lord keep in safety those who travel today, give comfort to the sick and the suffering, and welcome to paradisethe faithful departed. We pray: (R) (The urgent concernsof the cornmunity are prayedhere.) P - Heavenly Father, grant that we may be faithful to Jesus to whom we belong by our baptismin water and the Spirit. We ask this through the sameChrist our l,ord. All - Amen.

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6tanA P -Pray, brethren... All - May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and gfory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church. firayer over the (]fferings P -Accept, O Lord, the offerings we have brought to honor the revealing of your belovedSon, so that the oblation of your faithful we may be transformed into the' sacriflce of him who willed in his compassionto wash away the sins of the world. Who livesandreignsfor ever and ever. All - Amen. 'l.he [rE'las-'c; l];rlrtisnr of thc' [,orcl P -The Lord be with you. All-And with your spirit. P - Lift up your hearts. All-We lift them up to the I-ord. P - lt us give thanks to the Lord our God. All - It is rigfrt and just.

P - It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, alwaysand everywhere to give you th4nks, Iord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For in the waters of the Jordanyou revealedwith signs and wonders a new Baptism, so that through the voice that came down from heaven we might come to believe in your Word dwelling amgng us, and by the Spirit's descendingin the likenessof adove we might know that Christ your Servant has been anointedwith the oil of gladness and sent to bring the good news to the poor. And so, with the Powers of heaven, we worship you constantly on earth, and before your majesty without end we acclaim: AIl. - Holy,.holy, holy... (KneeD Acclamation (Stand) All -We proclaim your Death, O l-ord, dnd profess your Resurrection until you come agiain.

LAITY, CHURCH, AND MISSION:

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Fr.James H. Kroeger, MM Universal Call to Holiness

All thosebaptized into Christ share a fundamental dignity; as Christ's disciples theyalso share thecall to holiness. Vatican Council ll devoted oneentire chapter in itsdocument onthe Church to the holiness demanded of.ellChristians, ln fact,the fifth chapter of Lumen Gentium on holiness immediately follows thefourthchapter devoted to the laity. The Council states that "in the Church, everyone whether belonging to the hierarchy, or being for by it [e.g.laity],is cared 'For called to holiness, according to thesaying of theApostle: thisis. yoursanctification' (1Thes thewillofGod, (LG 4:3;cf.Eph 1:4)" 39). Vatican ll holds that "thisholiness of the Church is unceasingly manifested, andmustbe manifested, in the fruitsof grace which produces the Spirit in the faithful; it is expressed in many ways in individuals, who in theirwafkof life,tendtowardthe perfection of charity, thuscausing (LG39).Truly, the edification of others" hqliness isthe common vocation of laity, religious andclergy!

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AII - Our Fbther... P - Deliverus,Inrd... All - For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. -, Invitation to Peace
Invitation to Communion (KneeI) P - Behold the lamb of God. behold him who takes awav the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb. All - Ilrd, I am notwortlry thatyou should enter rinder my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Communion Antiphon $n1:32,34) Behold the One of wlrom John said: I hmre seen and testified that this is the Son of God. Prayer after Cornmunion (Stand)

P-ltuspray. (Pawse) Nourished with thesesacred gifts,we humblyentreatyour mercy,O lnrd, that, faithfully listeningto your OnlyBegotten Son, wemaybeyourchildrenin nameandin truth. ThroughChristour Lord. Atl - Amen.

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P - The Inrd be with you. All - And with your spiril Prayer ()ver the People P - Bow your headsand pray for God'sblessing. (Pause) I-ord, send your light upon your family.May they continue to enjoy your favor and devote themselvesto doing good. We ask this through Christ our lnrd. All - Amen. P - And may the blessing of the Almighty God, the Father, and the Son (t), and the Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you for ever. AII - Amen. f)ismissal

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