Festal Eucharist

Sunday, December 14, 2025
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The Third Sunday Of Advent (Gaudete)

The Third Sunday Of Advent (Gaudete)

Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.


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We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of 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.

PreacherFr. Gioia
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Ordinary of the MassCommunion Service in F, by Harold Darke (1888-1976)
Hymn76 – On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry – WINCHESTER NEW
Hymn272 – The great forerunner of the morn – THE TRUTH FROM ABOVE
CanticleMagnificat from Wessex Service, by Gary Davison
Offertory AnthemVeni Domine Jesu, by Andrew Simpson
Communion AnthemPeople, look East — Anonymous (Besançon carol), arr. Barry Rose (b. 1934)
Hymn57 – Lo! he comes, with clouds descending – HELMSLEY

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