Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist
Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist
18 December 2011
4th Sunday of Advent
Year B
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Open Hearts Open our Hearts God’s to God’s Presence lives, filling them with hope and peace. But if we want to enjoy all these benefits, we must respond adequately to God’s presence in us. We do that by opening our hearts to Him with gratitude and eagerness, following the example of Mary Most Holy who declares her total availability to do whatever God wants. Let this be our disposition today as we are about to begin the Eucharistic celebration.
hough Christmas is still a few days away, today the liturgical readings already invite us to reflect on the presence of God in our midst. His presence is enlivening and reassuring. It is not the presence of the spy or of the judge that fills people with uneasiness and fear. Rather, God’s presence among us is the source of our salvation. It is an undeserved gift that transforms our
INTRODUCTORY RITES
(To be recited only when no Entrance Hymn is sung.)
Entrance Antiphon
Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior.
All –Lord, have mercy!
we may welcome Jesus with a purified heart. (Pause) P –Lord Jesus, you came to gather the nations into the peace of God’s kingdom. Lord, have mercy!
Gloria
Greeting P –The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
All –And also with you!
P –Lord Jesus, you fulfill the promises of the prophets of old. Christ, have mercy!
All –Christ, have mercy!
Penitential Rite P –Coming together as God’s family on this last Sunday of Advent, with confidence let us ask forgiveness for all our shortcomings, that
P –Lord Jesus, you come in word and sacrament to strengthen us in holiness. Lord, have mercy!
All –Lord, have mercy!
P –May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All –Amen!
All–Glory to God in the highest, and
18 December 2011
4th Sunday of Advent
Year B
T
Open Hearts Open our Hearts God’s to God’s Presence lives, filling them with hope and peace. But if we want to enjoy all these benefits, we must respond adequately to God’s presence in us. We do that by opening our hearts to Him with gratitude and eagerness, following the example of Mary Most Holy who declares her total availability to do whatever God wants. Let this be our disposition today as we are about to begin the Eucharistic celebration.
hough Christmas is still a few days away, today the liturgical readings already invite us to reflect on the presence of God in our midst. His presence is enlivening and reassuring. It is not the presence of the spy or of the judge that fills people with uneasiness and fear. Rather, God’s presence among us is the source of our salvation. It is an undeserved gift that transforms our
INTRODUCTORY RITES
(To be recited only when no Entrance Hymn is sung.)
Entrance Antiphon
Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior.
All –Lord, have mercy!
we may welcome Jesus with a purified heart. (Pause) P –Lord Jesus, you came to gather the nations into the peace of God’s kingdom. Lord, have mercy!
Gloria
Greeting P –The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
All –And also with you!
P –Lord Jesus, you fulfill the promises of the prophets of old. Christ, have mercy!
All –Christ, have mercy!
Penitential Rite P –Coming together as God’s family on this last Sunday of Advent, with confidence let us ask forgiveness for all our shortcomings, that
P –Lord Jesus, you come in word and sacrament to strengthen us in holiness. Lord, have mercy!
All –Lord, have mercy!
P –May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All –Amen!
All–Glory to God in the highest, and