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4th Cmasnov Dec-19
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Collect (Opening Prayer) the womb, until the day of his P –A proclamation from the
death.’ ” holy Gospel according
P –O God, who through the The woman bore a son and
child-bearing of the holy Vir- to Luke
named him Samson. The boy All – Glory to you, O Lord!
gin graciously revealed the grew up and the Lord blessed
radiance of your glory to the him. The Spirit of the Lord In the days of Herod, King
world, grant, we pray, that stirred him. of Judea, there was a priest
we may venerate with integ- The Word of the Lord! named Zechariah of the
rity of faith the mystery of so All – Thanks be to God! priestly division of Abijah; his
wondrous an Incarnation and wife was from the daughters of
always celebrate it with due Responsorial Psalm Ps 71 Aaron, and her name was Eliz-
reverence. abeth. Both were righteous in
Through our Lord Jesus R – My mouth shall be filled the eyes of God, observing all
Christ, your Son, who lives with your praise, and I will the commandments and or-
sing your glory! dinances of the Lord blame-
and reigns with you in the R. M. Velez
unity of the Holy Spirit, one lessly. But they had no child,
God, for ever and ever. F Dm because Elizabeth was barren
and both were advanced in
All – Amen! years.
Once when he was serving
My mouth shall be filled with your as priest in his division’s turn
C C7 F before God, according to the
practice of the priestly service,
1st Reading Jgs 13:2-7.24-25 he was chosen by lot to enter
The extraordinary con- the sanctuary of the Lord to
praise, and I will sing your glo---ry!
ception of Samson by a bar- burn incense. Then, when the
ren woman foreshadows whole assembly of the people
* Be my rock of refuge, a was praying outside at the
the conception of John the stronghold to give me safety,
Baptist by the elderly, barren hour of the incense offering,
for you are my rock and my the angel of the Lord appeared
Elizabeth. fortress. O my God, rescue me to him, standing at the right of
R –A proclamation from the from the hand of the wicked. R. the altar of incense. Zechariah
Book of Judges * For you are my hope, O was troubled by what he saw,
Lord; my trust, O God, from and fear came upon him.
There was a certain man But the angel said to him,
my youth. On you I depend
from Zorah, of the clan of from birth; from my mother’s “Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
the Danites, whose name was womb you are my strength. R. because your prayer has been
Manoah. His wife was barren heard. Your wife Elizabeth
and had borne no children. An * I will treat of the mighty will bear you a son, and you
angel of the Lord appeared to works of the Lord; O God, I shall name him John. And you
the woman and said to her, will tell of your singular jus- will have joy and gladness, and
“Though you are barren and tice. O God, you have taught many will rejoice at his birth,
have had no children, yet you me from my youth, and till the for he will be great in the sight
will conceive and bear a son. present I proclaim your won- of the Lord. He will drink nei-
Now, then, be careful to take drous deeds. R. ther wine nor strong drink.
no wine or strong drink and to He will be filled with the Holy
Gospel Acclamation Spirit even from his mother’s
eat nothing unclean. As for the
son you will conceive and bear, All –Alleluia! Alleluia! womb, and he will turn many
no razor shall touch his head, O, Root of Jesse’s stem, of the children of Israel to the
for this boy is to be consecrat- sign of God’s love for all Lord their God. He will go be-
ed to God from the womb. It is his people: Come to save fore him in the spirit and pow-
he who will begin the deliver- us without delay! er of Elijah to turn the hearts
ance of Israel from the power Alleluia! Alleluia! of fathers toward children and
the disobedient to the under-
of the Philistines.” standing of the righteous, to
The woman went and told Gospel Lk 1:5-25
her husband, “A man of God The conception of John the prepare a people fit for the
came to me; he had the ap- Baptist is an important step in Lord.”
pearance of an angel of God, the fulfillment of God’s plan, Then Zechariah said to the
terrible indeed. I did not ask for John’s mission will be so angel, “How shall I know this?
him where he came from, closely associated with that of For I am an old man, and my
nor did he tell me his name. the Messiah. The announce- wife is advanced in years.”
But he said to me, ‘You will ment to Zechariah foreshad- And the angel said to him in
be with child and will bear a ows the Annunciation which reply, “I am Gabriel, who
son. So take neither wine nor Mary will receive in Nazareth. stand before God. I was sent to
strong drink, and eat noth- speak to you and to announce
ing unclean. For the boy shall P –The Lord be with you! to you this good news. But now
be consecrated to God from All – And with your spirit! you will be speechless and un-
19 December 2020
able to talk until the day these and prayer and never doubt with love beyond all telling,
things take place, because God’s special love for them. John the Baptist sang of his
you did not believe my words, Let us pray! R. coming and proclaimed his
which will be fulfilled at their presence when he came.
proper time.” C –For the couples who can-
not have children: May they It is by his gift that already
Meanwhile the people we rejoice at the mystery of
were waiting for Zechariah consider the possibility of
and were amazed that he adopting some of the thou- his Nativity, so that he may
stayed so long in the sanctu- sands of babies who have find us watchful in prayer and
ary. But when he came out, been rejected by their parents. exultant in his praise.
he was unable to speak to Let us pray! R. And so, with Angels and
them, and they realized that Archangels, with Thrones and
he had seen a vision in the C –Let us pray in silence for Dominions, and with all the
sanctuary. He was gesturing our personal intentions. hosts and Powers of heaven,
to them but remained mute. (Pause) Let us pray! R. we sing the hymn of your glo-
Then, when his days of minis- P –Open our hearts, Lord, to ry, as without end we acclaim:
try were completed, he went receive Your Word with faith All – Holy, holy, holy . . .
home. and generosity, always mind-
After this time his wife ful that You want our good Memorial Acclamation
Elizabeth conceived, and she and that nothing is impossible P –The mystery of faith!
went into seclusion for five to You. We ask this through All – When we eat this Bread
months, saying, “So has the Christ our Lord. and drink this Cup, we
Lord done for me at a time All –Amen! proclaim your Death, O
when he has seen fit to take Lord, until you come again!
away my disgrace before oth-
ers.”
The Gospel of the Lord!
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ! Preparation of the Gifts
All – Our Father . . .
P –Pray, brethren . . . P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
Homily All – May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the All – For the kingdom, the
praise and glory of his name, power, and the glory are
Prayer of the Faithful yours, now and for ever.
for our good and the good of
P –Encouraged by the inter- all his holy Church.
est of the Lord in our good, let Breaking of the Bread
us present to Him our humble Prayer over the Offerings All – Lamb of God . . .
supplications as we say to-
gether: P –Look with favor, we
pray, O Lord, on the offer- Communion
All – Almighty God, hear our ings we lay upon your altars, P –Behold the Lamb of God,
prayer! that what we bring despite our behold him who takes away the
C –For all believers through- weakness may be sanctified sins of the world. Blessed are
out the world: May they re- by your power. those called to the Supper of
ceive the Word of God with Through Christ our Lord. the Lamb.
humble faith and live it out in All – Amen! All – Lord, I am not worthy
their lives. Let us pray! R. that you should enter under
Preface of Advent II my roof, but only say the word
C –For the Holy Father and and my soul shall be healed.
all other religious and civil P –The Lord be with you!
leaders: May their example of All –And with your spirit! Communion Antiphon
dedication, honesty, and gen- P –Lift up your hearts! (To be recited only when no
erous service to their commu- All –We lift them up to the Communion Hymn is sung.)
nities be an inspiration to all. Lord! The Dawn from on high
Let us pray! R. P –Let us give thanks to the will visit us, guiding our feet in
Lord our God! the way of peace.
C –For all parents, teachers, All –It is right and just!
and catechists: May they see Prayer after Communion
in all children as many pre- P –It is truly right and just,
cious gifts from the Lord and our duty and our salvation, P –As we give thanks, al-
raise them according to God’s always and everywhere to mighty God, for these gifts
will. Let us pray! R. give you thanks, Lord, holy you have bestowed, gracious-
Father, almighty and eternal ly arouse in us, we pray, the
C –For the elderly in our God, through Christ our Lord. desire for those yet to come,
families and our community: For all the oracles of the that we may welcome the Na-
May they continue to offer prophets foretold him, the tivity of our Savior and honor
their contribution of wisdom Virgin Mother longed for him it with minds made pure.
Christmas Novena – Fourth Day
Through Christ our Lord. pray for God’s blessing. in hope and untiring in love
All – Amen! (Pause) all the days of your life.
–May the Lord fill you All –Amen!
with respect and care for P – May almighty God bless
the elderly. you: the Father, and the
All –Amen! Son, and the Holy Spirit.
P –May He strengthen your All – Amen!
P –The Lord be with you. faith in Him. P –Go in peace glorifying
All – And with your spirit! All –Amen! the Lord by your life.
P –Bow your heads and P –May He make you joyful All – Thanks be to God!
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