Introductory Rite:
God, come to my assistance R/ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
R/ as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
let ev’ry heart prepare him room
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow
nor thorns infest the ground;
he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace
and makes the nations prove
the glories of his righteousness
and wonders of his love,
and wonders of his love,
and wonders, wonders of his love.
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The parents of Jesus went each year to Jerusalem for the solemn feast of Passover.
Psalm 63:2-9
O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast. Glory…
Psalm Prayer: Father, creator of unfailing light, give that same light to those who call to you. May our lips praise you; our lives proclaim your goodness; our work give you honor, and our voices celebrate you for ever.
Antiphon 1: The parents of Jesus went each year to Jerusalem for the solemn feast of Passover.
Antiphon 2: The child grew in wisdom and strength, and the favor of God was upon him.
Canticle – Daniel 3:57-88, 56
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord. Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord. *
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord. *
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord. *
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord. * All you winds, bless the Lord. Fire and heat, bless the Lord. * Cold and chill, bless the Lord. Dew and rain, bless the Lord. * Frost and chill, bless the Lord. Ice and snow, bless the Lord. * Nights and days, bless the Lord. Light and darkness, bless the Lord. * Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord. * Praise and exalt him above all forever. Mountains and hills, bless the Lord. * Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord. You springs, bless the Lord. *
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord. You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord. * All you birds of the air, bless the Lord. All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord. * You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord. * Praise and exalt him above all forever. Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord. * Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord. Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord. * Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord. Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord. * Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. * Let us praise and exalt him above all forever. Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven. * Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2: The child grew in wisdom and strength, and the favor of God was upon him.
Antiphon 3: His father and mother were full of wonder at what was said about their child.
Psalm 149
Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker,
let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people.
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
to deal out vengeance to the nations
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:
this honor is for all his faithful. Glory…
Antiphon 3: His father and mother were full of wonder at what was said about their child.
Gloria (please stand)
Opening Prayer
All sit for the Liturgy of the Word.
After the Homily:
INTERCESSIONS (Universal Prayer) The Son of the living God let himself become the son of a human family. Let us pray to him:
Lord, you are our example and our saviour.
Jesus, eternal Word of the Father, you made yourself subordinate to Mary and Joseph:
teach us humility.
You are our teacher; your mother treasured your actions and words in her heart:
may we listen to your word and treasure it in pure and virtuous hearts.
You, who shaped the world from nothingness, were known as the son of a shaper of wood:
whatever we make, whatever we do, may we do it with proper care.
Jesus, in the heart of your family you grew up in favour with God and with men:
may we grow up fully in you, for we are the body and you are our Head.
Presider: O God, who were pleased to give us
the shining example of the Holy Family,
graciously grant that we may imitate them
in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity,
and so, in the joy of your house,
delight one day in eternal rewards.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
(All are seated for the Liturgy of the Eucharist)
Lord’s Prayer Pater noster, qui es in cælis Sanctificétur nomen tuum Advéniat regnum tuum Fiat volúntas tua Sicut in cælo et in terra Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie Et dimítte nobis débita nostra Sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem Sed libera nos a malo
After Holy Communion, all stand for the Benedictus.
BENEDICTUS/Canticle of Zachariah Benedictus – Luke 1: 68-79
Antiphon: Lord, give us light through the example of your family and guide our feet into the way of peace.
(While making the Sign of the Cross, we pray the following)
Blest be the God of Israel who comes to set us free
and raises up new hope for us: a Branch for David’s tree.
So have the prophets long declared that with a mighty arm
God would turn back our enemies and all who wish us harm
.
With promised mercy will God still the covenant recall,
the oath once sworn to Abraham from foes to save us all;
that we might worship without fear and offer lives of praise,
in holiness and righteousness to serve God all our days.
My child, as prophet of the Lord you will prepare the way,
to tell God’s people they are saved from sin’s eternal sway.
Then shall God’s mercy from on high shine forth and never cease
to drive away the gloom of death and lead us into peace.
Antiphon: Lord, give us light through the example of your family and guide our feet into the way of peace.
Si Jose yan si Maria / esta guennao man maså’pet
Koro : O Yu’us na pelegrino / sugo’ mågi giya hame.
- Taitutuhon na Tiningo’ / taihinekkok na Finaye / takkilo’-ña i ta’chong-mo / ke i sagan mapagåhes. Håfa na un dingo på’go / i ginefsagan i langet? Koro…
- Saina hao, Yu’us Lahi-ña / ni i bula minaåse’ / mama’taotao yan humuyong / Yu’us Taotao, che’lon-måme. I Mesias hao, i Kristo / hagas ham man ma sangåne. Koro…
- An humålom i chatanmak / ya ma chakchak i ha’åne / un na’ sulo’ gi san kattan / i atdao-mo, bula guåfe. Hågo i ma’lak na åtdao / i mañiñila’ na kåndet. Koro…
- Cha’-mo chåchågo’ Asaina / guine gi fanågon-måme / gos manengheng i san hiyong / meggai lokkue’ i mañakke. Maila’ hålom, Påtgon Yu’us, sa’ yan-måme dinanña’e. Koro…
- Guai fanhakman i gimå’-ta / yagin magof hao humåtme. Maila’ hålom giya hame / sugo’ ya un ma adahe / kalan i ma’gas i gima’ / yan Rai i lekka’ na långet. Koro…
- Nangga nåya gofliion / in sangåne hao magåhet / i taotao-mo hao yumute’ / sa’ mañåguat manmandage. Ti u cho’gue i Chamorro / sa’ ti ennao påyon-mame. Koro…
- Sugo’, dikkike’ na påtgon / maila’ ya un ma dandåne / ni man na’ magof na dåndan / guine gi åtpa yan låbbet. Hago ha’ siña dumåndan / sa’ manungo’ hao yan faye. Koro…