{"id":3006,"date":"2007-12-02T00:18:25","date_gmt":"2007-12-02T00:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/12\/first-sunday-of-advent\/"},"modified":"2007-12-02T00:18:25","modified_gmt":"2007-12-02T00:18:25","slug":"first-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/12\/first-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nEntrance Antiphon<\/strong>
\nGR
\nUnto you have I lifted up my soul. O my God, I trust in you, let me not be put to shame; do not allow my enemies to laugh at me; for none of those who are awaiting you will be disappointed. V. Make your ways known unto me, O Lord, and teach me your paths (Ps 24:1-4).
\nAct of Penitence<\/strong>
\nIn the words of the psalmist, the longing of every human heart finds expression. “All my heart goes out to you, O my God, in you I trust” (Ps 24:1).<\/em>
\nYou who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth (Ps 79:1).
\nKyrie, eleison.
\nStir up your might, and come to save us (Ps 79:2).
\nChriste, eleison.
\nGive us life, and we will call upon your name (Ps 79:18).
\nKyrie, eleison.
\nCollect<\/strong>
\nAlmighty God,
\ngrant to your faithful, we beseech you,
\nthe will to go forth with works of justice
\nto greet your Christ at his coming,
\nthat they, being found worthy of the kingdom of heaven,
\nmay be given a place at his right hand.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.<\/p>\n


\nGeneral Intercessions<\/strong>
\nFor the holy Church of God in every place;
\nthat, walking in the light of the Lord,
\nshe may look to the mountain that is Christ
\nand, by her ceaseless prayer, lift the the hearts of all men and women
\nto the radiance of a new Day,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014 for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nFor the peoples of the world
\nand for their leaders;
\nthat swords may be beaten into plowshares
\nand spears into pruning hooks;
\nthat nation may not lift up sword against nation
\nnor learn war any more,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nFor those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit,
\nand for all who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death;
\nthat, waking from sleep, they may see the Sun of Justice
\nwho rises with healing in his wings,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nFor those who suffer the absence of God
\nand the loss of spiritual desire;
\nthat they may be gifted, during this Advent season,
\nwith a return to prayer and with the joy of Christian fellowship,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nFor ourselves
\non this day and in this blessed time of new beginnings,
\nthat we may increase and abound in love to one another,
\nkeeping watch at all times for the return of the Son of Man,
\nlet us pray in silence \u2014for the Lord is near. (Pause for silence.)
\nCollect at the General Intercessions<\/strong>
\nStir up, O Lord, we pray You, Your strength,
\nand come among us,
\nthat whereas through our sins and wickedness
\nwe do justly apprehend Your wrathful judgments hanging over us,
\nYour bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us:
\nWho live and reign with God the Father,
\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
\nforever and ever.
\nOr
\nAlmighty and ever-living God,
\ngive us grace to wake from sleep
\nfor the night is far gone, the day is at hand.
\nOpen our eyes
\nto the dawn of eternal brightness,
\nthat in the last day,
\nwhen Christ shall come again in his glorious majesty
\nto judge both the living and the dead,
\nwe may greet him with uplifted hearts
\nand stand in joy before the Son of Man
\nwho is Lord forever and ever.
\nOffertory Antiphon<\/strong>
\nTo You have I lifted up my soul: in You, O my God I put my trust, let me not be ashamed: neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait for You shall be confounded (Ps 24:1-3).
\nPrayer Over the Offerings<\/strong>
\nReceive, Lord, the gifts we offer you
\nfrom among your own gifts to us;
\nmay your power at work in the liturgy we celebrate now
\nbe for us the pledge of your eternal redemption.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\nPreface<\/strong>
\nTruly it is right and just, our duty and our salvation,
\nalways and everywhere to give you thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
\nthrough Christ our Lord.
\nWho in his first advent, having taken on the lowliness of our flesh,
\naccomplished the work you proposed long ago
\nand opened for us the way of eternal salvation;
\nso that when he comes again in the glory of his majesty
\nwe may behold at last completed
\nthe promised work for which we now keep watch and dare to hope.
\nAnd so with Angels and Archangels.
\nwith Thrones and Dominations,
\nand with all the powers of heaven,
\nwe sing a hymn to your glory
\nand ceaselessly proclaim:
\nCommunion Antiphon<\/strong>
\nGR
\nThe Lord will bestow his loving kindness, and our land will yield its fruit (Ps 84:13)
\nPrayer After Communion<\/strong>
\nLord, by the celebration of these mysteries,
\ngrant to us who walk in the midst of passing things
\nto love the things of heaven
\nand to cling to what abides forever.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\n
\nSolemn Blessing<\/strong>
\nMay God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
\ngive you strength to watch at all times,
\nteach you his ways,
\nand give you to walk in his paths.
\nMay Christ, the Son of Man
\nwho will come upon the clouds with power and great glory,
\nfill your eyes, even now,
\nwith the radiance of his joyful light.
\nMay the Holy Spirit overshadow you,
\nmake you watchful in prayer
\nand joyful in the hope of the blessed advent
\nof our Saviour Jesus Christ.
\nAnd may the blessing of Almighty God,
\nthe Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
\ndescend upon you, and remain with you forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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