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The Second Sunday Of Advent
Merciful God, who sent thy messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the HolySpirit, one God, now and for ever. 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.
| Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK | 
| The Ordinary of the Mass | Mass for five voices | 
| The Great Litany | by Henry Loosemore (1607-1670) | 
| Hymn | 67 – Comfort, comfort ye my people – PSALM 42 | 
| Offertory Anthem | This is the record of John | 
| Communion Anthem | Fuit homo missus a Deo | 
| Hymn | Rejoice, rejoice believers! | 
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