Friday, December 25, 2020 Christmas: The Nativity of the Lord

ENTRANCE HYMN: O Come, All Ye Faithful

1. O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, born the King of angels;

Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

2. God Of God, Light of Light, Lo! He comes forth from the Virgin’s womb, Our very God, begotten not created. ℟.

3. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest! ℟. Text: Adeste fideles; John F. Wade (c.1711-1786); English translation by Frederick Oakley (1802-1880), alt. Tune: ADESTE FIDELES, Irregular with refrain; John F. Wade (c.1711-1786)

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON The Lord said to me: “You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day.” BLESSING OF THE CRÈCHE PROCLAMATION OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST GLORIA: from Mass of Wisdom

OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 9: 1-6 (Eve) or Isaiah 62: 11-12 (Morning) RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 96: 1-3, 11-13

NEW TESTAMENT READING Titus 2: 11-14 (Eve) or Titus 3: 4-7 (Morning) GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: from Mass of Wisdom

GOSPEL READING Luke 2: 1-14 (Eve) or Luke 2: 15-20 (Morning) HOMILY

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Gesu Bambino (Pietro Yon) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY: from Mass of Wisdom

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION: from Mass of Wisdom

AMEN: from Mass of Wisdom

THE LORD’S PRAYER prayed aloud by all LAMB OF GOD: from Mass of Wisdom 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. COMMUNION ANTIPHON The Word became flesh, and we have seen His glory.

COMMUNION ANTHEM and HYMNS O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam; arr. James Biery)

Love Has Come 1. Love has come, a light in the darkness! Love shines forth in the Bethlehem skies. See, all heaven has come to proclaim it. Hear how their song of joy arises: Love! Love! Born unto you, a Savior! Love! Love! Glory to God on high!

2. Love is born! Come, share in the wonder. Love is God now asleep in the hay. See the glow in the eyes of his mother. What is the name her heart is saying? Love! Love! Love is the name she whispers. Love! Love! Jesus, Emmanuel!

3. Love has come and never will leave us! Love is life everlasting and free. Love is Jesus within and among us. Love is the peace our hearts are seeking. Love! Love! Love is the gift of Christmas. Love! Love! Glory to God on high! Text: Ken Bible (b. 1950), ©1996, LNWhymns.com, administered by Music Services Tune: UN FLAMBEAU, 9 9 10 9 9 8; French carol; harmonized by Ronald F. Krisman (b. 1946), ©2011, GIA Publications, Inc.

Silent Night

1. Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

2. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight; glories stream from heaven afar; heav’nly hosts sing “alleluia!” Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Savior, is born!

3. Silent night, holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Text: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht; Joseph Mohr (1792-1848); English translation by John F. Young (1820-1885) Tune: STILLE NACHT, 66 89 66; Franz X. Gruber (1787-1863)

Night of Silence 1. Cold are the people, winter of life, we tremble in shadows this cold endless night. Frozen in the snow lie roses, sleeping, flowers that will echo the sunrise. Fire of hope is our only warmth; weary, its flame will be dying soon.

2. Voice in the distance, call in the night, on wind you enfold us, you speak of the light. Gentle on the ear you whisper, softly, rumors of a dawn so embracing. Breathless love awaits darkened souls. Soon we will know of the morning.

3. Spirit among us, shine like the star, your light that guides shepherds and kings from afar. Shimmer in the sky so empty, lonely, rising in the warmth of the Son’s love. Star unknowing of night and day, Spirit, we wait for the loving Son. Text and Music: Daniel Kantor (b. 1960), ©1984, GIA Publications, Inc. RECESSIONAL HYMN: Joy to the World

1. Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

2. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let us our songs employ; While fields and floods, rock, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

3. 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. Text: Psalm 98; Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Tune: ANTIOCH, CM; arr. from George F. Handel (1685-1759), in T. Hawkes’ Collection of Tunes, 1833

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