A Child is born in Bethlehem, alleluia;
O come, rejoice Jerusalem, alleluia, alleluia.
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Let grateful hearts now sing,
A song of joy and holy praise
To Christ the new-born King.
Though found within a manger poor, alleluia,
His Kingdom shall for e'er endure, alleluia.
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As brother in the flesh, alleluia,
Our King whose name we now proclaim, alleluia, alleluia.
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Melody: Gregorian, Mode I
Music: Traditional, Gregorian
Text: Puer Natus in Bethlehem
Translator: J.W. Hewitt, 1959, alt.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord, If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, My soul is waiting for the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy
Psalm 110:1-5,7
Dixit Dominus
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Antiphon:You have been endowed from your birth with princely gifts; in eternal splendor, before the dawn of light on earth, I have begotten you.
Antiphon: With the Lord is unfailing love; great is his power to save.
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
(Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.)
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Antiphon: With the Lord is unfailing love; great is his power to save.
Antiphon: In the beginning, before time began, the Word was God; today he is born, the Savior of the world.
Canticle Colossians 1:12-20
Let us give thanks to the FatherAntiphon: In the beginning, before time began, the Word was God; today he is born, the Savior of the world.
for having made you worthy
to share the lot of the saints
in light.He rescued us
from the power of darkness
and brought us
into the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Through him we have redemption,
the forgiveness of our sins.He is the image of the invisible God,
the first-born of all creatures.
In him everything in heaven and on earth was created,
things visible and invisible.All were created through him;
all were created for him.
He is before all else that is.
In him everything continues in being.It is he who is head of the body, the church;
he who is the beginning,
the first-born of the dead,
so that primacy may be his in everything.It pleased God to make absolute fullness reside in him
and, by means of him, to reconcile everything in his person,
both on earth and in the heavens,
making peace through the blood of his cross.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The divine power of Christ has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power. Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.
All-powerful God,
Responsory:
The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
He lived among us.
- Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
- The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
Magnificat
Antiphon:We sing your praises, holy Mother of God: you gave birth to our Savior, Jesus Christ; watch over all who honor you.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon:We sing your praises, holy Mother of God: you gave birth to our Savior, Jesus Christ; watch over all who honor you.
Intercessions
Let us acclaim Christ, born at Bethlehem in Judaea, for he gives nourishment and guidance to his people:
- Lord, may your grace rest upon us.
Christ our Saviour, all peoples yearn for you. Spread your good news to every place that has not yet received the word of life,
and draw all men to yourself.
Christ our Lord, extend your church, spread out its tents
to cover every nation and every tongue.
King of kings, guide the hearts and souls of rulers:
seeking justice, may they bring peace and freedom to all peoples.
Omnipotent ruler, strengthener of those who are vulnerable: when people are tempted, keep them strong; when they fall, raise them up; when they go into danger, protect them.
Console the broken and despairing and give faith to those who doubt.
Consoler of the sad, comfort the dying
and lead them to the springs of your living water.
Our Father…
Closing Prayer:
may the human birth of your Son
free us from our former slavery to sin
and bring us new life.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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