O FFERTORY Ave, María Lk. 1.28 HAIL MARY, full of grace; the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. C OMMUNION V ERSE Ecce virgo Isa. 7.14 BEHOLD a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son : and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

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question is: Is the humanity of our time still T waiting for a Savior? One has the feeling that many consider God as foreign to their own interests. HE

Apparently, they do not need him. They live as though he did not exist and, worse still, as though he were an “obstacle” to remove in order to fulfill themselves. Even among believers—we are sure of it—some let themselves be attracted by enticing dreams and distracted by misleading doctrines that suggest deceptive shortcuts to happiness. Yet, despite its contradictions, worries and tragedies, and perhaps precisely because of them, humanity today seeks a path of renewal, of salvation, it seeks a Savior and awaits, sometimes unconsciously, the coming of the Savior who renews the world and our life, the coming of Christ, the one true Redeemer of man and of the whole of man. - Benedict XVI

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 18 December 2016

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RACE AND PEACE TO YOU IN THE N AME OF OUR L ORD J ESUS C HRIST ! Corpus Christi is a Roman

Catholic community of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, a structure within the Catholic Church in which the patrimony of Anglican liturgy and spirituality is preserved, nourished, and renewed “as a precious gift nourishing the faith of the members of the Ordinariate and as a treasure to be shared” (Benedict XVI, Anglicanorum coetibus). All Catholics who are properly disposed may receive Holy Communion at this Mass. We are grateful to the Pastor and People of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for their warm hospitality.

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C HRISTMAS E VE : M IDNIGHT M ASS 11PM at St. Mary’s, Hasell Street (Fr Allen will also celebrate the 4PM Vigil Mass at St. Mary’s on Christmas Eve, and the 11AM St. Mary’s Christmas Day Mass.)

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Found in blue “Hymnal 1982 ”

The Most Rev’d Steven J. Lopes, Bishop The Rev’d Patrick S. Allen, Parish Priest

Processional: 265 “The angel Gabriel from heaven came”

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At the Offertory: 56 “O come, O come, Emmanuel” Retiring Processional: 57 “Lo! he comes, with clouds descending”

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G RADUAL Prope est Dóminus Ps. 145.18, 21 THE LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him: yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name. E PISTLE Romans 1.1-7 aul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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M ASS P ROPERS I NTROIT Roráte, cæli Isa. 45.8; Ps. 19 DROP down ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness : let the earth open, and bring forth a Saviour. Ps: The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament showeth his handy-work. Glory be… Drop down… C OLLECT OF THE D AY AISE UP we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us: that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sorely hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R Am en.

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L ESSON Isaiah 7.7-14 HE LORD spoke to A'haz, “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But A'haz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test.” And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman'uel.

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St Matthew 1.18-24 the birth of Jesus Christ f took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him. G OSPEL

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