27 December 2009 Feast of the Holy FamilyYear C
INTRODUCTORYRITESEntrance Antiphon
(To be recited only when no Entrance Hymn is sung.)
The shepherds hastened toBethlehem, where they foundMary and Joseph, and thebaby lying in a manger.
Greeting
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The grace and peace of God our Father and the LordJesus Christ be with you.
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And also with you!
Penitential Rite
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Coming together asGod’s family, with confi-dence let us ask His forgive-ness, especially for the sinsagainst our own family andits members.
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Lord Jesus, forgive ourlack of patience, respect,and care toward theother members of ourfamily. Lord, havemercy!
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Lord, have mercy!
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Lord Jesus, forgive ourneglecting to pray to-gether with the othermembers of our family.Christ, have mercy!
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Christ, have mercy!
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Lord Jesus, forgive ourlack of concern for thewelfare and the peace of the greater family that isour parish. Lord, havemercy!
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Lord, have mercy!
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May almighty God havemercy on us, forgive us oursins, and bring us to ever-lasting life.
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Amen!
Gloria
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Glory to God in thehighest, and peace to hispeople on earth. Lord God,heavenly King, almightyGod and Father, we worshipyou, we give you thanks, we
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FAMILIES CENTERED IN GOD,WITH GRATITUDE AND HOPE
y a happy coincidence, this year theFeast of the Holy Family falls on thelast Sunday of the year. This gives usa further reason to raise our minds and heartsto God in gratitude for the many blessings He has granted our families during the year that is about to end. Although we may not be fully aware of all the blessings we have re-ceived from the Lord, the little we know ismore than enough to bring us to thank Himwith all our hearts, especially through this Eucharistic Sacrifice.This is also the time to entrust our own family, as well as all the families throughout the world, to the protection of the Holy Fam-ily of Nazareth during the new year we areabout to begin. May the Lord be the heart of our family. May we love and serve Him as Jesus, Mary, and Joseph did. May He watchover us as He loved and protected the HolyFamily of Nazareth.
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praise you for your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, onlySon of the Father, Lord God,Lamb of God, you take awaythe sins of the world: havemercy on us. You are seatedat the right hand of the Fa-ther: receive our prayer. Foryou alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord, youalone are the Most High,Jesus Christ, with the HolySpirit, in the glory of God theFather. Amen!
Opening Prayer
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Father, help us to live asthe Holy Family, united inrespect and love. Bring us tothe joy and peace of youreternal home.Grant this through ourLord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, oneGod, for ever and ever.
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LITURGY OFTHE WORD1st Reading
Sir 3:2-7.12-14
The respectful attitude of the children toward their par-ents is a very important factor in building up a happy family.Such is the truth inculcated bythe pious author Ben Sira intoday’s First Reading.
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A proclamation from theBook of Sirach
God sets a father in honorover his children; a mother’sauthority he confirms overher sons.Whoever honors his fatheratones for sins, and preserveshimself from them. When heprays, he is heard; he storesup riches who reveres hismother.Whoever honors his fatheris gladdened by children, and,when he prays, is heard. Who-ever reveres his father will livea long life; he who obeys hisfather brings comfort to hismother.My son, take care of yourfather when he is old; grievehim not, as long as he lives.Even if his mind fail, be con-siderate of him; revile him not
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given you, so must you also do.And over all these, put onlove, that is, the bond of per-fection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,the peace into which you werealso called in one body. Andbe thankful.Let the word of Christdwell in you richly, as in allwisdom you teach and ad-monish one another, singingpsalms, hymns, and spiritualsongs with gratitude in yourhearts to God.Whatever you do, in wordor in deed, do everything inthe name of the Lord Jesus,giving thanks to God the Fa-ther through him.Wives, be subordinate toyour husbands, as is proper inthe Lord. Husbands, loveyour wives, and avoid anybitterness toward them. Chil-dren, obey your parents in ev-erything, for this is pleasingto the Lord. Fathers, do notprovoke your children, so theymay not become discouraged.
The Word of the Lord!
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Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation
Col 3:15.16
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Alleluia! Alleluia!Let the peace of Christcontrol your hearts; letthe word of Christ dwellin you richly.Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel
Lk 2:41-52
The Holy Family of Naz-areth was deeply devout and followed carefully the reli-gious observances of the people of Israel. Such is theimpression we derive fromtoday’s Gospel passagewhich is usually known as the“the Finding of Jesus in theTemple.”
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A proclamation from theholy Gospel accordingto Luke
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Glory to you, Lord!Each year Jesus’ parentswent to Jerusalem for thefeast of Passover, and when hewas twelve years old, theyall the days of his life. Kind-ness to a father will not beforgotten, firmly plantedagainst the debt of your sins –a house raised in justice toyou.
The Word of the Lord!
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Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 128
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*Blessed is everyone whofears the Lord, who walks inhis ways! For you shall eat thefruit of your handiwork;blessed shall you be, and fa-vored.
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*Your wife shall be like afruitful vine in the recesses of your home; your children likeolive plants around yourtable.
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*Behold, thus is the manblessed who fears the Lord.The Lord bless you fromZion: May you see the pros-perity of Jerusalem all thedays of your life.
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2nd Reading
Col 3:12-21
Love, mutual respect, and concern should be amongthe special traits of everyChristian family. Such is theenlightening message of St.Paul to the believers of alltimes.
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A proclamation from theLetter of Paul to the Col-ossians
Brothers and sisters: Puton, as God’s chosen ones, holyand beloved, heartfelt com-passion, kindness, humility,gentleness, and patience,bearing with one another andforgiving one another, if onehas a grievance against an-other. As the Lord has for-
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rit, the holy Catholic Church,the communion of saints, theforgiveness of sins, the resur-rection of the body and thelife everlasting. Amen!
Prayer of the Faithful
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With confidence in theLord who made us membersof a Christian family and of the Church, let us pray for allfamilies in the world:
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Through the intercessionof the Holy Family,Lord, hear us!
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For the great families of the Church and humankind:May all their members enjoythe protection of Jesus,Mary, and Joseph. Let uspray!
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For the families of theurban poor and migrants:May their members alwaystreasure the values of faith,solidarity, and religiousfaithfulness, in spite of theeconomic difficulties. Let uspray!
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For the new families thatare being formed now: Maythey find inspiration in thefamily of Nazareth and liveto the full the teaching of St.Paul on family life. Let uspray!
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For all those afflicted withany kind of disease, espe-cially Influenza H1N1: Maythey experience our Christianconcern and charity and behealed of their infirmities. Letus pray!*
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For all priests: May theygrow daily in their commit-ment to Christ the GoodShepherd so that they maylead with pastoral love theflock entrusted to their care.Let us pray!*
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For all of us: May wediscover anew the grace thatcomes from our faith in thelove of the Hearts of Jesusand Mary and be trans-formed into a people withChristian morality and integ-rity. Let us pray!*
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Let us pray in silence forour personal intentions.
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Let us pray!
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went up according to festivalcustom. After they had com-pleted its days, as they werereturning, the boy Jesus re-mained behind in Jerusalem,but his parents did not knowit. Thinking that he was in thecaravan, they journeyed for aday and looked for himamong their relatives and ac-quaintances, but not findinghim they returned to Jerusa-lem to look for him. Afterthree days they found him inthe temple, sitting in themidst of the teachers, listeningto them and asking themquestions, and all who heardhim were astounded at hisunderstanding and his an-swers. When his parents sawhim, they were astonished,and his mother said to him,“Son, why have you done thisto us? Your father and I havebeen looking for you withgreat anxiety.” And he said tothem, “Why were you lookingfor me? Did you not knowthat I must be in my Father’shouse?” But they did not un-derstand what he said tothem.He went down with themand came to Nazareth, andwas obedient to them; and hismother kept all these thingsin her heart. And Jesus ad-vanced in wisdom and ageand favor before God andman.
The Gospel of the Lord!
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Praise to you, Lord JesusChrist!
HomilyProfession of Faith
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I believe in God, the Fa-ther almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ,His only Son, our Lord. Hewas conceived by the powerof the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He sufferedunder Pontius Pilate, wascrucified, died and was bur-ied. He descended to thedead. On the third day, herose again. He ascended intoheaven and is seated at theright hand of the Father. Hewill come again to judge theliving and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spi-
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Lord God, bless all fami-lies throughout the world.Bring all the members of ev-ery family closer to you andto one another, and keepthem in your peace and love.Through Christ our Lord.
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Amen!
LITURGY OFTHE EUCHARISTPreparation of the Gifts
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Pray, brethren . . .
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May the Lord accept thesacrifice at your hands, forthe praise and glory of hisname, for our good and thegood of all his Church.
Prayer over the Gifts
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Lord, accept this sacri-fice; and through the prayersof Mary, the virgin Mother of God, and of her husband, Jo-seph, unite our families inpeace and love.We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
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Amen!
Preface of Christmas III
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Father, all-powerful andever-living God, we do wellalways and everywhere togive you thanks throughJesus Christ our Lord.Today, in him, a new lighthas dawned upon the world:God has become one withman, and man has becomeone again with God.Your eternal Word hastaken upon himself our hu-man weakness, giving ourmortal nature immortal value.So marvelous is this onenessbetween God and man that,in Christ, man restores to manthe gift of everlasting life.In our joy we sing to yourglory with all the choirs of angels:
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Holy, holy, holy . . .
Acclamation
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Let us proclaim themystery of faith.
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Dying you destroyed ourdeath, rising you restoredour life. Lord Jesus,come in glory!
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