Solemn Eucharist

Sunday, December 3, 2023
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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.

CelebrantMo. Turner
PreacherThe Rector
DeaconFr. Moretz
SubdeaconFr. Gioia
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Ordinary of the MassMissa XI Orbis factor — Plainsong (Tone I-II)
Matin Responsory (I look from afar)by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594)
Hymn57 – Lo! he comes, with clouds descending – HELMSLEY
The Liturgy of the Word
The LessonIsaiah 64:1-9
Psalm80:1-7, 17-19, Qui Regis Israel (Plainsong/Tone IV4)
The Epistle1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Hymn71 – Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes – BRISTOL
Gospel AcclamationAlleluia — Plainsong (Mode VI)
The Holy GospelMark 13:24-37
SermonThe Rev. Canon Carl Turner: He came to visit us in great humility.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Offertory AnthemChristus Maris, by Francis Shaw (b. 1942)
HymnCome, thou long expected Jesus (CROSS OF jESUS)
Communion AnthemDrop down dew, O heavens, by Robert Twynham (1930-2011)
VoluntaryNun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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