LIDE LEARNING CENTER, INC.

Isabel, Leyte

Second Week of Advent

December 5, 2016

A. Introduction: Second Week of Advent: Hope

In this second week of Advent, we are still waiting for and preparing for Jesus’ coming.
We hope to make Jesus a part of our lives, not just at Christmas but all year long. We can
prepare ourselves for Jesus through prayer and turning ourselves to love, hope, faith, justice
and kindness. Prayer opens our hearts to let God, love and faith in, and let’s out our hate and
fear. Prayer is like a window through which the light of God shines. Let us this week
continue in hope and prayer to keep this window open. This week we light the second candle
which means hope. Remember that the purple candles stand for sorrow that we have not
loved enough. But now, we are hopeful, because the time for the arrival of Jesus is almost
here.

Every part of the world needs the light of Christ’s peace and the work of His
peacemakers. The way of love of Jesus is the only hope for our troubled world. Only as the
Prince of Peace rules in our hearts will the star of hope burn brightly in the night sky of our
weary world.

B. Lighting of the first and second candles of the Advent Wreath.

C. Commentator : in the name of the Father…

Commentator : Lord open my lips.
All : And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Commentator : Glory be to the Father…………..
All : As it was in the beginning………….
Entrance Hymn : O Come, Divine Messiah

D. Leader : (Please repeat after me) Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is
to come.

Psalm 95

Leader : Glory be to the Father………….

All : As it was in the beginning…………….
Leader : (Please repeat after me) When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage
and enter the presence of God?
 Leader : Glory be to the Father………..
All : As it was in the beginning………
Leader : (Pls. repeat after me) Lord, show us the radiance of your mercy.
Leader : Please sit down.

E. First Reading

Leader : A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. Is 35: 1-10
The desert and the parched land will exult;/ the steppe will rejoice and
bloom./The will bloom with abundant flowers,/ and rejoice with joyful song./he glory of
Lebanon will be given to them,/the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;/They will see the glory of
the LORD,/the splendor of the of our God./ Strengthen the hands that are feeble,/make firm
the knees that are weak,/Say to those whose hearts are frightened;/Be strong, fear not!/ here is
your God,/ he comes with vindication;/With divine recompense/he comes to save you./ Then
will the eyes of the blind be opened,/ the ears of the deaf be cleared;/Then the tongue of the
mute will sing.//

Streams will burst forth in the desert,/and the rivers in the steppe./ The burning
sands will become pools,/ and the thirsty ground, springs of water;/The abode where jackals
lurk/will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus./ A highway will be there,/ called the holy
way;/No one unclean may pass over it,/ nor fools go astray on it./ No lion will be there,/nor
beast of prey go up to be met upon it./It is for those with a journey to make ,/ and on it the
redeemed will walk./those whom the Lord has ransomed will return/ and enter Zion singing,/
crowned with everlasting joy;/They will meet with joy and gladness,/ sorrow and mourning
will flee.//

Leader : This is the word of the Lord.

All : Thanks be to God.
Leader : Please stand for the Holy Gospel.

F. Leader : Gospel. Luke 5:17 – 26

A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke.

One day as Jesus was teaching,/ Pharisees and teachers of the law/ who had
come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem,/were sitting there,/ and the
power of the Lord was with him for healing./ And some men brought on a stretcher a
man who was paralyzed;/ they were trying to bring him in and set him in his
presence./But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd,/ they went up on
the roof/ and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles /into the middle in front of
Jesus./When Jesus saw their faith, he said,/” As for you ,your sins are forgiven.”

Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves,/” Who is this who
speaks blasphemies?/Who but God alone can forgive sins?’/ Jesus knew their thoughts
and said to them in reply,/”What are you thinking in your hearts?/ Which is easier to
say, “ Your sins are forgiven,”/ or to ,”Rise and walk”?/ But that you may know / that
 the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”-/ he said to the one who was
paralyzed,/” I say to you, rise , pick up your stretcher and go home.’/

He stood up immediately before them,/picked up what he been lying on,/ and

went home, glorifying God./ then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God,/
and, struck with awe, they said,/” We have seen incredible things today.”

Leader : The Gospel of the Lord.

All : Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

G. Intercessions:

Leader : For every petition your response be “Lord, Heal Us!”

Please repeat. “Lord, heal Us!”

Leader : That the Church of God may be constantly at work carrying out Christ’s
saving mission through the forgiveness of sins. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, heal Us!

Leader : That we may be ready to forgive others, realizing that this is the shared
duty to follow Christ. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, heal Us!

Leader : That those who feel paralyzed because of their sinfulness may find true
spiritual healing. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, Heal Us!

Leader : That the victims and their families of the extrajudicial killings,
brutalities and atrocities of the Martial Law in our countries,
the sick and handicapped, may receive comfort and hope in Jesus
who suffered for all of us. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, heal Us!

Leader : That those who have died may be forgiven of their sins. Let us pray to the
Lord.

Response: Lord, heal Us!

Leader : Let us have a moment of silence for our own personal intentions.
(1 minute)

Commentator : Gathering our prayers together let us pray the Our Father.

Commentator : Our Father………….

I. Closing Prayer:

Leader : Lord,
free us from our sins and make us whole.
 Hear our prayers,
and prepare us to celebrate the Incarnation of your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

All : Amen.

H. Closing Hymn: Let us now sing “ O Come, Divine Messiah”

I. Mother Mary and St. Joseph……… Pray for us.

Live Jesus in our hearts……………. Forever.