Weekend Worship Aid

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Opening Hymn
Comfort, My People by Ian Callanan

Vs. 1. Comfort, my people, and calm all your fear; the day of salvation is quickly drawing near. The One you long to see will soon set you free. O come, Lord Jesus, come. O come, Lord Jesus, come.

Vs. 2. Silence the thunder, silence sounds of war. End all destruction and comfort those who mourn. Your dream draws near; your vision is here. O come, Lord Jesus, come.

Vs. 3. Be light in the darkness; be truth for our lives. Be strength for the helpless, the poor and lost who cry. O saving voice, O living choice, O come, Lord Jesus, come.
 

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Penitential Act
...Lord have mercy. ...Lord have mercy.
...Christ have mercy. ...Christ have mercy.
...Lord have mercy. ...Lord have mercy.
 

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Gloria
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.
 

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First Reading [IS 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7]
You, LORD, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever. Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, such as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him. Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways! Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted rags; we have all withered like leaves, and our guilt carries us away like the wind. There is none who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to cling to you; for you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. Yet, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
 

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Responsorial Psalm [Psalm 85:9-10, 11-12. 13-14]
Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness by Marty Haugen

Lord, let us see your kindness; Lord, let us see your kindness.

Vs. 1: Let us hear what our God proclaims: Peace to the people of God, salvation is near to the ones who fear God.

Vs. 2: Kindness and truth, justice and peace; truth shall spring up as the water from the earth, justice shall rain from the heavens.

Vs. 3: The Lord will come and you shall know his love, justice shall walk in his pathways, salvation the gift that he brings.
 

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Second Reading [1COR 1:3-9]
Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
 

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Alleluia

Gospel Reading [MK 13:33-37]
A reading from the gospel according to Matthew. +Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’”

The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
 

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Homily
 

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Nicene Creed
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.

Prayers of the Faithful
...Lord, hear our prayer.
 

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Offertory Hymn
The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns by Brownlie/Wyeth/Batastini

Vs. 1: The King shall come when morning dawns, and light triumphant breaks; When beauty gilds the eastern hills, and life to joy awakes.

Vs. 2: Not as of old, a little child, to suffer and to die, but crowned with glory like the sun that lights that morning sky.

Vs. 3: The King shall come when morning dawns and earth's dark night is past; O haste the rising of that morn whose day shall ever last.
 

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Liturgy of the Eucharist
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

Amen.

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.
 

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Communion Hymn
Jesus, Hope of the World by Light/Tate

Refrain: Jesus, hope of the world, Jesus, light in our darkness; here we await you, O Master Divine. Here we receive you in Bread and in Wine: Jesus, hope of the world.

Vs. 1: Come to us, O Son of God! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come to us, O Son of Man! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come, Song of God! Come, Son of Man! Shepherd your people in love! (to refrain)

Vs. 2: Come to us, O Promised King! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come to us, O Promised Peace! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come, Promised King! Come, Promised Peace! Come and be Lord of our hearts! (to refrain)

Vs. 3: Come to us, O Rising Sun! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come to us, O Endless Light! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come, Rising Sun! Come, Endless Light! Shatter the darkness of death! (to refrain)

Vs. 4: Come to us, O Heart's Desire! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come to us, O Saving Love! (Come, Lord Jesus!) Come, Heart's Desire! Come, Saving Love! Banish our doubt and our fear! (to refrain)
 

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Closing Hymn
Instrumental
 

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