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The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ (Candlemas)
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, 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.
Celebrant | Fr. Moretz |
Preacher | Fr. Gioia |
Deacon | Fr. Gonzalez-Grissom |
Subdeacon | Mo. Lee-Pae |
Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
The Ordinary of the Mass | Missa brevis in D, K. 194 |
Prelude | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
Motet | Senex puerum |
Processional Hymn | 259 – Hail to the Lord who comes – OLD 120TH |
The Liturgy of the Word | |
The Lesson | Malachi 3:1-4 |
The Epistle | Hebrews 2:14-18 |
Gospel Acclamation | Alleluia |
The Holy Gospel | Luke 2:22-40 |
Sermon | The Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia: The Way God Visits Us |
The Liturgy of the Eucharist | |
Motet at the Offertory | When to the temple Mary went |
Hymn | Her virgin eyes saw God incarnate -- FARLEY CASTLE |
Middle Voluntary | Allegro from Voluntary in G minor |
Nunc dimittis | by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in C major |
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