B LESSING OF C HALK

C ATHOLIC C OMMUNITY Charleston, South Carolina

20+C+M+B+17 V XOur help is in the name of the Lord. R W ho hath m ade heaven and earth.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 8 January 2017

V The Lord be with you. R And with thy Spirit. The Priest continues:

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X O Lord God, this thy creature, chalk, and let it be a help to mankind. Grant that those who will use it with faith in thy most holy Name, and with it inscribe on the doors of their homes the names of thy saints, Casper, Melchior, and Balthazar, may through their merits and intercession enjoy health in body and protection of soul; through Christ our Lord. R Am en. LESS

The tradition of chalking doors at Epiphany is a centuriesold Catholic tradition in which homes are marked as hallowed places of faith and hospitality. The four digits designating the new year appear at the beginning and end of the line. Since Epiphany comes so near the beginning of the year, the numbers represent the annual renewal of God's blessing. The letters have two meanings. They are the initials of the traditional names of the Magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. These initials over the doorway serve to remind us of Whom the Magi saw and adored in the manger, and they remind us to pay the Christ Child homage as well, and mark our homes as place where Christ may be found and all who seek Him welcomed. The letters also abbreviate the Latin CHRISTUS MANSIONEM BENEDICAT - 'May Christ Bless this House.' The crosses represent Christ, whom we invoke, and the saintliness of the Magi who traveled from afar to adore the new-born King.

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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.

NOTICES B LESSING OF C HALK AT E PIPHANY

20+C+M+B+17 Following the Penitential Rite at Mass today we will keep the Epiphany tradition of blessing chalk for the marking of doors. The rite of blessing and a brief explanation of the tradition are on the last page of this Bulletin. Following Mass, please take a piece of chalk home and the leaflet home with you to mark and invoke God’s blessing on your own home!

H YMNS & O RDINARY Found in blue “Hymnal 1982”

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY [email protected] • 843.531.6855 PO Box 430, Charleston SC 29402 corpuschristicsp.org • ordinariate.net facebook.com/charlestonordinariate Fr. Patrick Allen, parish priest

Processional: 119 “As with gladness men of old” Kyrie : S-91 Gloria : S-202 Offertory: 124 “What star is this with beams so bright?” Sanctus : S-114 Agnus Dei : S-158 Retiring Processional: 128 “We three kings of Orient are”

M ASS P ROPERS I NTROIT Ecce advénit

Mal. 3:1; I Chron. 19:12; Ps. 72:1,10,11 BEHOLD, he appeareth, the Lord and Ruler: and in his hand the kingdom, and pow’r, and dominion. Ps. Give the King thy judgements, O God: and thy righteousness unto the King’s Son. Glory be…Behold…

C OLLECT OF THE D AY GOD, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy Only Begotten Son to the Gentiles: mercifully grant that we, who know thee now by faith, may be led onward through this earthly life, until we see the vision of thy heavenly glory; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R Am en.

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Isaiah 60.1-6

shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes round about, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be carried in the arms. Then you shall see and be radiant, your heart shall thrill and rejoice; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Mid′ian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. RISE

G RADUAL Omnes de Saba vénient

Is. 60:1-6 ALL they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and incense: and shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. Arise and shine, O Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Acts 10.34-38 RETHREN: I assume that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. E PISTLE

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Matthew2.1-12 when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet: ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.’” Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” When they had heard the king they went their way; and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him ( all genuflect ). Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. G OSPEL

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O FFERTORY Reges Tharsis

Ps. 72:10, 11 THE Kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents; the Kings of Arabia and Sa’ba shall bring gifts: Kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do, him service.

C OMMUNION V ERSE Vídimus stellam

Matt. 2:2 WE have seen his star in the East: and are come with offerings to worship the Lord.