{"id":2520,"date":"2006-12-16T21:38:43","date_gmt":"2006-12-16T21:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/12\/17-december-third-sunday-of-ad\/"},"modified":"2006-12-16T21:38:43","modified_gmt":"2006-12-16T21:38:43","slug":"17-december-third-sunday-of-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/12\/17-december-third-sunday-of-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"17 December, Third Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nENTRANCE ANTIPHON
\nGR
\nRejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer let your petitions be made known to God (Phil 4:4-6).
\nCOLLECT
\nO God, who hast set Thine eyes upon Thy people
\nas they await in faith the festival of the birth of the Lord;
\ngrant, we beseech Thee,
\nthat we may arrive at the joys of so great a salvation
\nto celebrate them with solemn worship
\nand an ever lively gladness.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
\nwho liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.<\/p>\n


\nGENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nThat the Church may be seen by all nations
\nas the dwelling-place of Wisdom,
\nteaching the way of prudence in every age
\nwith the sweetness and vigor of the Holy Spirit,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nThat Holy Wisdom may descend into every war-torn place
\nto enlighten the minds of world leaders with prudence,
\nand set their feet on the way to peace,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nThat those for whom life is bitter
\nmay taste of Wisdom’s sweetness;
\nthat those who dwell in darkness
\nmay be drawn into the radiance of her light;
\nand that those her suffer
\nmay partake of her constancy,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nThat, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
\nthose whose lives are marked by great sorrows
\nmay learn how to welcome the Advent of Joy,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nThat Holy Wisdom may preside over this
\nand every assembly of the Church
\nto breathe life into every action,
\ntruth into every word,
\nand holiness into every desire,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nCOLLECT AT THE GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nAlmighty and ever-living God,
\nwho, by the prophecy of Zephaniah
\nand the witness of Saint John the Forerunner,
\ncallest us to taste of the joy that Thou alone canst give,
\nmercifully open Thou our hearts to that joy
\nand grant that in us and in all Thy servants,
\njoy may, at length, triumph over every vestige
\nof bitterness and pain, mourning and weeping.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\nOr
\nO God, Creator and Redeemer of human nature,
\nwho willed that Thy Word should take flesh
\nin the womb of a mother ever-virgin,
\nlook graciously upon our prayers,
\nthat Thine only-begotten Son,
\nhaving taken our humanity to Himself,
\nmay deign to make us partakers of His divinity.
\nWho liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.
\nOFFERTORY ANTIPHON
\nGR
\nLord, thou hast blessed thy land:
\nThou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob:
\nThou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people (Ps 84:2,3).
\nPRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
\nLord, may the sacrifice by which we give ourselves to Thee
\nbe a ceaseless offering,
\nthat Thy purpose may be fulfilled
\nby these holy mysteries,
\nand Thy salvation accomplished mightily within us.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\nPREFACE
\nTruly it is right and just, our duty and our salvation,
\nalways and everywhere to give Thee thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God
\nthrough Christ our Lord.
\nChrist is the One foretold
\nin the words of all the prophets;
\nthe Child awaited by the Virgin Mother
\nwith love that surpasses telling;
\nthe One whose coming John foretold
\nand whose presence he revealed.
\nNow for the feast of his Nativity
\nChrist fills us with the joy of expectation,
\nthat His coming may find us ready,
\neager and waiting with prayer and praise to greet Him.
\nTherefore with angels and saints
\nwe sing the unceasing hymn of Thy glory:
\nAT THE OUR FATHER
\nTaught by commands that bring salvation,
\nand formed by the Wisdom
\nwho orders alls things mightily and sweetly,
\nwe dare to say:
\nCOMMUNION ANTIPHON
\nGR
\nSay: Ye fainthearted, take courage and fear not:
\nbehold our God will come, and will save us (Is 35:4).
\nPRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
\nLord, we implore Thy tender mercy
\nthat these divine gifts
\nmay so expiate our sins,
\nas to prepare us for the coming feasts.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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