(lively piano music)
- [Man] Get closer.
♪ Awake to the day of the coming of the Lord ♪
♪ Sing out, rejoice in this land ♪
♪ Make straight the way ♪
♪ For the Kingdom of God is at hand ♪
♪ Signs in the sun and the moon and the stars ♪
♪ We prepare for you Lord ♪
♪ Then all shall sing of the power of God ♪
♪ We prepare for you Lord ♪
♪ As long as the sun shall remain ♪
♪ So the name of the Lord God will reign ♪
♪ Awake to the day of the coming of the Lord ♪
♪ Sing out, rejoice in this land ♪
♪ Make straight the way ♪
♪ For the Kingdom of God is at hand ♪
- In the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Our God is coming.
Not just in anticipation of Christmas,
as we begin Advent,
but also at the end of time,
when Christ will come in great power to save us.
And so now we pause at the beginning of this celebration
to open our hearts to the signs of Christ's coming among us.
Lord Jesus, you are the son of man
who comes in great power and glory.
Lord, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord, have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, you are the promise of our redemption
and our peace, Christ, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Christ, have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you are the love that strengthens our hearts.
Lord, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord, have mercy.
- May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins, and bring us to life everlasting.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Let us pray.
Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever, amen.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah.
The days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will fulfill the promise
I made to the house of Israel
and Judah.
In those days, in that time,
I will raise up for David
a just shoot,
he shall do what is right and just
in the land.
In those days,
Judah shall be safe
and Jerusalem shall dwell secure.
This is what they shall call her:
The Lord, our justice.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
(calming piano music)
♪ To you, O Lord, I lift my soul ♪
♪ To you, I lift my soul ♪
♪ To you, O Lord, I lift my soul ♪
♪ To you, I lift my soul ♪
♪ Lord, make me know your ways ♪
♪ Teach me your paths ♪
♪ And keep me in the way of your truth ♪
♪ For you are God, my Savior ♪
♪ To you, O Lord, I lift my soul ♪
♪ To you, I lift my soul ♪
- A reading from the first letter of St. Paul
to the Thessalonians.
Brothers and sisters:
May the Lord make you increase
and abound in love
for one another
and for all.
Just as we have for you,
so as to strengthen your hearts,
to be blameless in holiness
before our God and Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus
with all his holy ones, amen.
Finally, brothers and sisters,
we earnestly ask
and exhort you in the Lord Jesus
that, as you received from us
how you should conduct yourselves to please God,
and as you are conducting yourselves,
you do even more.
For you know what instructions we gave you
through the Lord Jesus.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
(calming piano music)
♪ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia ♪
♪ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia ♪
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- The reading from the Holy Gospel According to Luke.
- [Congregation] Glory to God.
- Jesus said to his disciples:
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars,
"and on earth nations will be in dismay,
"perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
"People will die of fright
"in anticipation of what is coming upon the world,
"for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
"And then they will see the Son of man
"coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
"But when these signs begin to happen,
"stand erect and raise your heads
"because your redemption is at hand.
"Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy
"from carousing and drunkenness
"and the anxieties of daily life,
"and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.
"For that day will assault everyone
"who lives on the face of the earth.
"Be vigilant at all times
"and pray that you have the strength
"to escape the tribulations that are imminent
"and to stand before the Son of man."
The gospel of the Lord.
- [All] Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
- I suppose I should wish you all a happy new year,
because we begin our liturgical year
with this first Sunday of Advent.
So, each time that we begin,
we remember that we are here because God loves us.
Each one, individually.
And he has a plan for each one of us,
and it's up to us in our time,
as we continue on on our faith journey,
to try and figure out that plan.
And so, we always kind of look to the future.
That's one of the aspects of life,
is we always kind of look toward what's about to happen.
You know, even adults will say to children,
so, what do you want to be when you grow up?
And then, when high schoolers maybe are looking to
how they're going to live their life after high school,
or what college might they attend.
Young adults, concerning, we know what,
what are they gonna do in their vocation,
how are they gonna grow in their career.
Senior citizens, what are they gonna do in retirement.
How are they going to retire.
Myself, I have to tell you,
I've been looking to my future lately
because we have to fill out these forms for the diocese,
us priests had to fill out our end-of-life forms.
You know, what are you gonna do when you die,
what's gonna happen, you know,
your mass for your burial and all this,
so I was with my friends, Barb and Eileen,
we were talking about my funeral mass.
And we were planning the songs for that funeral mass,
and, you know, the opening hymn is gonna be O Happy Day.
(congregation chuckles)
And the gospel choir from St. James is gonna be singing that
and then, our other ministries at St. John Newman
are gonna follow through with some of my favorite songs.
And then, we're, as we were preparing for my funeral,
and I started getting sad,
and I'm like, "I'm not gonna be there.
"I'm not gonna hear this."
You know, I'm anticipating the future,
and I don't know when that's gonna be,
because, you know, just not too long ago,
my only classmate in the seminary died.
And he was 10 years younger than me, died at the age of 47.
So, it brings the reality of human life, you know, for me,
that yeah, I don't know how long I'm gonna last.
So I'm preparing for that.
So I decided that next year,
it's gonna be 20 years that I'm a priest next year.
So, I think for my 20th anniversary,
I'm actually gonna celebrate my funeral mass
so I can hear all the songs
(congregation laughing)
that I'm going to experience while I'm in the casket.
Looking to the future, we look to the future,
and Advent kind of reflects life.
Because Advent now, too, for us, is looking to the future.
You know, we do certainly look toward December 25th,
we look toward that future when we celebrate
that great feast of Jesus' birth.
And then we also look to the future
when Christ will come again.
We always look, we prepare ourselves for that time as well,
as we're told to make sure that,
as we heard in Jesus say in the gospel today,
to be vigilant at all times, to be prepared.
Because we believe that Jesus came 2,000 years ago,
and we believe that he was the fulfillment
of what we heard from the Prophet Jeremiah.
All right, that he will raise up for David a just shoot,
he shall do what is right and just in the land.
You know, Jeremiah was looking toward the future,
all right, looking for that.
Although he never saw that future happen.
Now, we know Jesus came and we know he's gonna come again,
but will we see that future ourselves?
We don't know.
But we have to be prepared.
And we prepare by listening
as St. Paul told us in the second reading.
He said increase and abound in love
for one another and for all.
So when we increase and abound in love
for one another, for all,
it's gonna strengthen our hearts.
To be blameless in holiness before our God, our Father.
And when we think about that,
that's the way that we prepare for our future
everyday.
The more we love, the more we'll be ready
so that when that great day comes at the end
when Jesus is saying about how the tribulation
is going to be in all of that,
we won't be fearful.
Because, for those who have faith,
for those who are prepared,
that's gonna be a great and glorious day.
May we all be prepared for that day,
as we continue on in our Advent season, amen.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Together, let us stand and profess our faith
using the Apostles Creed.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate.
- [All] Was crucified, died and buried.
He descended into hell,
on the third day, he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.
From there, he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting, amen.
Our caring God is ever present to us,
and so, we are encouraged to make known our needs.
- That all members of the church,
faithfully witness by the goodness of their lives,
that Christ is already present among us,
we pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all world leaders govern with the justice
that leads to lasting peace, we pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That those who experience anxiety
over the things of daily life
may find comfort in the God who is always faithful,
we pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That each of here grow,
in discerning the signs of redemption
within and among us, we pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- Oh God, you come to save us.
Hear these our prayers of need,
that we might be ready to meet you when you come.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
- [All] Amen.
(hopeful piano music)
- Pray, my sisters and brothers, that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.
- [Congregation] May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the praise and glory of His name,
for our good, and all of the holy church.
- Accept we pray, O Lord, these offerings we make,
gathered from among your gifts to us,
and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below
gain for us the prize of eternal redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Lift up your hearts.
- [Congregation] We lift them up to the Lord.
- Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
- [Congregation] It is right and just.
- It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks
Lord, Holy Father Almighty and eternal God,
through Christ Our Lord.
For he assumed at his first coming
the lowliness of human flesh,
and so fulfilled the design you formed long ago,
and opened for us the way to eternal salvation,
that, when he comes again in glory and majesty
and all is at last made manifest,
we who watch for that day
may inherit the great promise
in which now we dare to hope.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the hosts and powers of Heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end, we acclaim.
(moving, emotional music)
♪ Holy, holy, holy ♪
♪ Lord God of hosts ♪
♪ Heaven and earth are full of your glory ♪
♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪
♪ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ♪
♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪
♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪
- You are indeed holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
"Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
"for this is my body, which will be given up for you."
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice and once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying,
"Take this, all of you, and drink from it,
"for this is the chalice of my blood,
"the blood of the new and eternal covenant,
"which will be poured out for you and for many
"for the forgiveness of sins.
"Do this in memory of me."
♪ The mystery of faith ♪
(thoughtful piano music)
♪ We proclaim your death, O Lord ♪
♪ And profess your resurrection ♪
♪ Until you come again ♪
♪ Until you come again ♪
- Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his death and resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the bread of life and the chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that partaking of the body and blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your church, spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis, our Pope,
George Leo, our Bishop,
and all the clergy and all your people.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy.
Welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with Joseph, her loving husband,
with the blessed apostles, the martyrs,
and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be co-heirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
♪ Through him, and with him, and in him ♪
♪ O God, almighty Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit ♪
♪ All glory and honor is yours, forever and ever ♪
(thoughtful piano music)
♪ Amen, amen, ♪
♪ Amen ♪
- At the savior's command, informed by divine teaching,
we dare to pray.
- [All] Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil.
Graciously grant peace in our days.
That, by the help of your mercy,
we may always be free from sin and safe from all distress
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming off our savior, Jesus Christ.
- [Congregation] For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and forever.
- Lord, Jesus Christ, who said your apostles,
"Peace I leave you, my peace I give you."
Look not on our sins but on the faith of your church
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will
who live and reign forever and ever.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The peace of the Lord be with you always.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
- Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
- Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
- [All] Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
("Let Justice Roll Like a River")
♪ Let justice roll like a river ♪
♪ And wash all oppression away ♪
♪ Come O God and take us ♪
♪ Move and shake us ♪
♪ Come now and make us anew ♪
♪ That we might live justly like you ♪
♪ Take from me your holy feasts ♪
♪ All your off'rings and your music ♪
♪ Let justice flow like waters ♪
♪ And integrity like an ever-flowing stream ♪
♪ Let justice roll like a river ♪
♪ And wash all oppression away ♪
♪ Come, O God, and take us ♪
♪ Move and shake us ♪
♪ Come now, and make us anew ♪
♪ That we might live justly like you ♪
- Let us pray.
May these mysteries, O Lord, in which we have participated,
profit us, we pray,
for even now, as we walk amid passing things,
you teach us by them to love the things of Heaven
and hold fast to what endures.
Through Christ our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- May our loving God bless you.
The Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
- [All] Thanks be to God.
("Sing Out, Earth and Skies")
♪ Come, O God, of all the earth ♪
♪ Come to us, O Righteous One ♪
♪ Come and bring our love to birth ♪
♪ In the glory of your Son ♪
♪ Sing out, earth and skies ♪
♪ Sing of the God who loves you ♪
♪ Raise your joyful cries ♪
♪ Dance to the life around you ♪
♪ Come, O God of wind and flame ♪
♪ Fill the earth with righteousness ♪
♪ Teach us all to sing your name ♪
♪ May our lives your love confess ♪
♪ Sing out, earth and skies ♪
♪ Sing of the God who loves you ♪
♪ Raise your joyful cries ♪
♪ Dance to the life around you ♪
(gentle, calming piano music)
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