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O nimis felix meritique celsi nesciens labem nivei pudoris, prepotens martyr heremique cultor, maxime vatum! Serta ter denis alios coronant Nunc potens nostri meritis opimis ut pius mundi sator et redemptor Laudibus cives celebrant superni |
O More than blessed, merit high attaining, Pure as the snow-drift, innocent of evil, Child of the desert, mightiest of martyrs, Greatest of prophets. Thirty-fold increase some with glory crowneth ; O may the virtue of thine intercession, Thus may our gracious Maker and Redeemer, Now as the Angels celebrate thy praises, |
82 Deus stetitAntiphon: Elizabeth, +the wife of Zechariah, gave birth to a great man, / John the Baptist, who prepared the way for the Lord.
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- God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *
he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:- 2
- "How long will you judge unjustly, *
and show favor to the wicked?- 3
- Save the weak and the orphan; *
defend the humble and needy;- 4
- Rescue the weak and the poor; *
deliver them from the power of the wicked.- 5
- They do not know, neither do they understand;
they go about in darkness; *
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.- 6
- Now I say to you, 'You are gods, *
and all of you children of the Most High;- 7
- Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *
and fall like any prince.'"- 8
- Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *
for you shall take all nations for your own.
15 Domine, quis habitabit?Antiphon: He will go before the Lord +as forerunner, / possessed by the spirit and power of Elijah.
1 LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle? *
who may abide upon your holy hill?2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is right, *
who speaks the truth from his heart.3 There is no guile upon his tongue;
he does no evil to his friend; *
he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor.4 In his sight the wicked is rejected, *
but he honors those who fear the LORD.5 He has sworn to do no wrong *
and does not take back his word.6 He does not give his money in hope of gain, *
nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.7 Whoever does these things *
shall never be overthrown.
98 Cantate DominoAntiphon: You, my child,+ shall be called the prophet of the Most High, / for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.
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- Sing to the LORD a new song, *
for he has done marvelous things.- 2
- With his right hand and his holy arm *
has he won for himself the victory.- 3
- The LORD has made known his victory; *
his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.- 4
- He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, *
and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.- 5
- Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands; *
lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.- 6
- Sing to the LORD with the harp, *
with the harp and the voice of song.- 7
- With trumpets and the sound of the horn *
shout with joy before the King, the LORD.- 8
- Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, *
the lands and those who dwell therein.- 9
- Let the rivers clap their hands, *
and let the hills ring out with joy before the LORD,
when he comes to judge the earth.- 10
- In righteousness shall he judge the world *
and the peoples with equity.
lift up your voice with strength, *
herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
Lift up your voice, fear not; *
say to the cities of Judah, 'Behold your God!'
See, the Lord God comes with might, *
and his arm rules for him.
Behold, his reward is with him, *
and his recompense before him.
God will feed his flock like a shepherd, *
and gather the lambs in his arms;
He will carry them in his breast, *
and gently lead those that are with young.
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.
SECOND READING John 3:22-30
After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside,
and he spent some time there with them and baptized.
John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because water was abundant there;
and people kept coming and were being baptized —
John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison.
Now a discussion about purification arose between John’s disciples and a Jew.
They came to John and said to him,
‘Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified,
here he is baptizing, and all are going to him.’
John answered, ‘No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.
You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, “I am not the Messiah,
but I have been sent ahead of him.”
He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him,
rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice.
For this reason my joy has been fulfilled.
He must increase, but I must decrease.’
CANTICLE Benedictus
Antiphon: The mouth of Zechariah was opened and he spoke this prophecy: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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: The mouth of Zechariah was opened and he spoke this prophecy: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.
RESPONSORY
He will be great in the eyes of the Lord and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
He will be great in the eyes of the Lord and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit..
He will go before the Lord to prepare a people worthy for him,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
He will be great in the eyes of the Lord and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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 that trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
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,
was crucified, died and was 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.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to Christ, who sent John as a forerunner to prepare the way for the Lord:
Come to us, Dawn from on high.
You caused John to leap for joy in his mother’s womb:
- make us rejoice always at your coming into the world.(R.)
You showed us the way of penitence through the Baptist’s life and preaching:
- turn our hearts round and make us obedient to your laws.(R.)
You willed that the voice of a man should proclaim your coming:
- send preachers of your Gospel to every part of the world.(R.)
You willed that John should baptize you in the Jordan to fulfil the law of righteousness:
- make us strive for the righteousness of your kingdom.(R.)
COLLECTS
O God, you raised up the blessed John the Baptist to make ready a perfect people for Christ the Lord.
Give your people the grace of spiritual joy
and guide the minds of all the faithful
onto the path of salvation and peace.
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.
Almighty God,
by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born,
and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Savior by preaching repentance:
Make us so to follow his teaching and holy life,
that we may truly repent according to his preaching;
and, following his example, constantly speak the truth,
boldly rebuke vice,
and patiently suffer for the truth's sake;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that your family may walk in the way of salvation
and, attentive to what Saint John the Precursor urged,
may come safely to the One he foretold,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. Amen.
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