The First Sunday Of Advent
The First Sunday Of Advent
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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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.
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| Celebrant | The Rector |
| Preacher | Fr. Gioia |
| Deacon | Mo. Turner |
| Subdeacon | Fr. Moretz |
| Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Litany | Litany |
| The Ordinary of the Mass | Missa De Angelis |
| The Liturgy of the Word | |
| Lesson | Isaiah 2:1-5 |
| Epistle | Romans 13:11-14 |
| Hymn | 71 – Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes – BRISTOL |
| Gospel Acclamation | Alleluia |
| Gospel | Matthew 24:36-44 |
| Sermon | The Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, Theologian in Residence: Willing To Be Lucky |
| The Liturgy of the Eucharist | |
| Offertory Anthem | Vigilate |
| Communion Anthem | Drop down, ye heavens |
| Hymn | 3 – Wake, awake, for night is flying – WACHET AUF |
| Voluntary | Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Op. 67 no. XLI |
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