Third Sunday of Advent 12-14-25

 Third Sunday of Advent

12-14-25

Gaudete Sunday

Gathering Song:

Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

I confess to almighty God and to you,

my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done

and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints;

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

-AND/OR-

Lord have Mercy,

Christ have Mercy,

Lord have Mercy

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10

 The desert and the parched land will exult;

the steppe will rejoice and bloom.

They will bloom with abundant flowers,

and rejoice with joyful song.

The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;

they will see the glory of the LORD,

the splendor of our God.

Strengthen the hands that are feeble,

make firm the knees that are weak,

say to those whose hearts are frightened:

Be strong, fear not!

Here is your God,

he comes with vindication;

with divine recompense

he comes to save you.

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,

the ears of the deaf be cleared;

then will the lame leap like a stag,

then the tongue of the mute will sing.

Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return

and enter Zion singing,

crowned with everlasting joy;

they will meet with joy and gladness,

sorrow and mourning will flee.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10.

 R. (cf. Is 35:4)  Lord, come and save us.

or:

R. Alleluia.

The LORD God keeps faith forever,

secures justice for the oppressed,

gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets captives free.

R. Lord, come and save us.

or:

R. Alleluia.

The LORD gives sight to the blind;

the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.

The LORD loves the just;

the LORD protects strangers.

R. Lord, come and save us.

or:

R. Alleluia.

The fatherless and the widow he sustains,

but the way of the wicked he thwarts.

The LORD shall reign forever;

your God, O Zion, through all generations.

R. Lord, come and save us.

or:

R. Alleluia.

2nd Reading James 5:7-10

 Be patient, brothers and sisters,

until the coming of the Lord.

See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth,

being patient with it

until it receives the early and the late rains.

You too must be patient.

Make your hearts firm,

because the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another,

that you may not be judged.

Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.

Take as an example of hardship and patience, brothers and sisters,

the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Alleluia 

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel   Matthew 11:2-11 

 When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ,

he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question,

"Are you the one who is to come,

or should we look for another?"

Jesus said to them in reply,

"Go and tell John what you hear and see:

the blind regain their sight,

the lame walk,

lepers are cleansed,

the deaf hear,

the dead are raised,

and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me."

As they were going off,

Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John,

"What did you go out to the desert to see?

A reed swayed by the wind?

Then what did you go out to see?

Someone dressed in fine clothing?

Those who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces.

Then why did you go out?  To see a prophet?

Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

This is the one about whom it is written:

Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;

he will prepare your way before you.

Amen, I say to you,

among those born of women

there has been none greater than John the Baptist;

yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."

 The Gospel of the Lord,

      ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Homily

Profession of Faith:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,

not made, consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man. 

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead

and His kingdom will have no end. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. 

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         

~ Risen Lord, hear our prayer

Offertory Song:

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

R: Blessed be God forever 

R: Blessed be God forever

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice

at your hands for the

praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all His holy Church

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: And with your spirit

R: We lift them up to the Lord

R: It is right and just.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full,

full of your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.  

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

*~*~*~*~*~*~

​Eucharistic Acclamations:

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Mystery of Faith

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your 

Resurrection, until you come again.

                   Or

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again

                         Or

Save us, Savior of the world, 

for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Priest: 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 is forever and ever.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Lord’s Prayer

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. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

For the kingdom,

the power and glory are yours

now and forever. ~Amen

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Sign of Peace 

R: And with your Spirit        

(to one another) :                ~ Peace be with you!         ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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.

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: Lord I am not worthy that should

enter under my roof,

but only say the word

and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Song:

 

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Concluding Rite

Closing Song

Feast of Immaculate Conception 12-8-25

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary

12-8-25

 

 

Gathering Song:

Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

I confess to almighty God and to you,

my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done

and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints;

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

-AND/OR-

Kyrie eleison,

Christe eleison,

Kyrie eleison

Gloria

Glory, Glory to God in the highest,
Glory, Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you,
We give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God,
heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord, Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God,
Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the
Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father, Amen.
Glory, Glory to God in the highest,
Glory, Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to people of good will.

Amen

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading Gn 3:9-15, 20

After the man, Adam, had eaten of

the tree,

the LORD God called to the man and

asked him,
“Where are you?”

He answered, “I heard you in the garden;

but I was afraid, because I was naked,

so I hid myself.”

Then he asked, “Who told you that you

were naked?

You have eaten, then, from the tree of

which I had forbidden you to eat!”

The man replied, “The woman whom

you put here with me

she gave me fruit from the tree, and so

I ate it.”

The LORD God then asked the woman,

“Why did you do such a thing?”

The woman answered, “The serpent

tricked me into it, so I ate it.”

Then the LORD God said to the serpent:

    “Because you have done this, you

shall be banned

        from all the animals and from all

the wild creatures;

    on your belly shall you crawl, and

dirt shall you eat

        all the days of your life.

    I will put enmity between you and

the woman,

        and between your offspring and

hers;

    he will strike at your head, while you

strike at his heel.”

The man called his wife Eve,  because

she became the mother of all the living.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4

R. Sing to the Lord a new song, 

for he has done marvelous deeds.

Sing to the LORD a new song,

    for he has done wondrous deeds;

His right hand has won victory for him,

    his holy arm.

R. Sing to the Lord a new song,

 for he has done marvelous deeds.

The LORD has made his salvation known:

    in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.

He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness

    toward the house of Israel.

R. Sing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvelous deeds.

All the ends of the earth have seen

    the salvation by our God.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;

    break into song; sing praise.

R. Sing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvelous deeds.

  

2nd Reading Eph 1:3-6, 11-12

Brothers and sisters:

Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in Christ

with every spiritual blessing in the

heavens,

as he chose us in him, before the

foundation of the world,

to be holy and without blemish

before him. 

In love he destined us for adoption to
himself through Jesus Christ,

in accord with the favor of his will,

for the praise of the glory of his grace

that he granted us in the beloved.

In him we were also chosen,

destined in accord with the

purpose of the One

who accomplishes all things
according to the intention of his will,

so that we might exist for th

praise of his glory,

we who first hoped in Christ.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Alleluia 

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;

blessed are you among women.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Gospel MK 1:1-8
 The angel Gabriel was sent from God

to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,

of the house of David, and the virgin’s name

was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what

was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this

might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have

found favor with God.

Behold, you will conceive in your womb

and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son

of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the

throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be

no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be, since I have no

relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will

overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born will be

called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,

has also conceived a son in her old age,

and this is the sixth month for her

who was called barren; for nothing

will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid

of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to

your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.”

The Gospel of the Lord,

      ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Homily

Profession of Faith:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,

not made, consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man. 

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead

and His kingdom will have no end. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. 

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         

~ Lord, hear our prayer

Offertory Song:

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

R: Blessed be God forever 

R: Blessed be God forever

~*​ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection, until you come again.
Or
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again
Or
Save us, Savior of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free

~*~*~*~*~*~

R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice

at your hands for the

praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all His holy Church

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: And with your spirit

R: We lift them up to the Lord

R: It is right and just.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full,

full of your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.  

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Lord’s Prayer

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. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

For the kingdom,

the power and glory are yours

now and forever. ~Amen

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Sign of Peace 

R: And with your Spirit

       

(to one another) :                ~ Peace be with you!    

    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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.

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: Lord I am not worthy that should

enter under my roof,

but only say the word

and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Song:

 

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Concluding Rite

Closing Song