The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham

The Personal Ordinariate of The Chair of Saint Peter Under Protection of Our Lady of Walsingham

Bishop Steven J. Lopes

Father Charles A. Hough IV – Rector & Pastor

Deacon Justin Fletcher – Transitional Deacon

Deacon James Barnett, Deacon Mark Baker, Deacon Mark Stockstill – Pastoral Assistants

+ First Sunday of Advent + 2 December AD 2018 +

Welcome to Our Visitors

Thank you for sharing in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with us today. Please fill out a visitor’s card (found in the pew

racks) and return it in the offering plate so we will have a record of your visit. And please introduce yourself after Mass.

If you are a Catholic, we at Our Lady of Walsingham receive Holy Communion kneeling and by intinction (both species on the tongue).

If you are not a Catholic, during Communion we invite you either to come forward with your arms crossed over your chest, or fingers across your lips, and receive a blessing from the Priest or Deacon, or remain in your pew and reflect on the presence of Christ.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham 7809 Shadyvilla Lane + Houston Texas 77055

713-683-9407 + Fax: 713-683-1518 + olwcatholic.org Parish Secretary: Catherine Heath office@olwcatholic.org

Business Manager/Director of Facilities: Deacon Mark Stockstill Director of Sacramental Life: Deacon James Barnett Director of Education: Sr. Thomas Aquinas, OP Director of CCD / Holy House Academy: Catalina Brand

Director of Office of Liturgy/Co-Director of Altar Guild: Carolyn Barnett Associate Director of Office of Liturgy/Director of Development: Rebecca Hill

Director of Music/Organist: Edmund Murray Associate Director of Music: Chalon Murray Director of Events/Co-Director of Altar Guild: Ana Newton Director of RCIA: Deacon Mark Baker Director of Youth Ministry: Joshua Korf Director of Family Life Ministries: Mary Halbleib Safe Environment Coordinator: Chalon Murray

Call the Parish Office if you wish to. . . + become a Registered Member of Our Lady of Walsingham + explore the possibility of becoming Roman Catholic + schedule a Wedding or a Baptism + talk about the Annulment process + schedule a Confession by appointment

December Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Francis

That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This year the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception falls this Saturday, December 8. This is a Holy Day of Obligation for the Ordinariate communities in the United States. Since it is the patronal feast of the United States, it is not abrogated when it falls on a Saturday. Thus, Catholics have two obligations to fulfill this coming week-end - the holy day and Sunday. The Cathedral will be offering the following Mass times for the holy day:

Friday, December 7 Vigil Solemn Mass at 6:30 pm

Saturday, December 8 Said Mass at 12:00 pm

Weekly Votive Lights

+

the Votive Lights of

The Martyrs

burn this week for

all those ill, especially

Joan Hixon Thomas Le

Fr. Richard Hinkley Samantha

Gregg Danna Paula Newton

Rebecca Hasker

+ the Votive Light of

Our Lady

burns this week for

the repose of the souls of

James Fisher & Mark Ferenz William Albert Lakey Peggy Rose Adams Charles Weichert Conrad Coffield

+

the Votive Light of

St. Gabriel

burns this week for

Christina Barron +

the Votive Light of

St. Joseph

burns this week for

Members of our Parish Family Recovering from long-term illness

+ the Votive Light of

St. Jude

burns this week for

Favors Received +

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Tuesday from 1:00 pm

until Evening Prayer and Benediction at 6 pm.

St. Margaret of Scotland

Needlework Guild will meet Thursday,

December 6

at 10:00 am in Newman

Hall/ St. Nicolas Owen.

In Our Parish This Week

Saturday, December 1 Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 am Young Catholic Professionals Advent Retreat - Chancery Great Hall 9:00 am First Saturday Mass [John Wiley Joyce+] 3:45 pm Confession 4:00 pm Rosary 4:30 pm Vigil Mass [Elliott/Joanne Goulas+]

Retirement Fund for Priests Second Collection Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent Retirement Fund for Priests Second Collection 8:00 am Sung Mass [Mark Ferenz/James Fisher+]

8:45 am Confession 9:30 am Sung Mass [Yves/Alix Pichon+]

9:45 am CCD Classes - Seton Hall 9:45 am Adult Forum - Great Hall 10:50 am Sung Mattins 11:15 am Solemn Mass [Parishioners of OLW]

1:00 pm Advent Wreath Making - St. Jude Hall 1:00 pm St. Nick’s Gift Wrapping - Newman Hall 1:30 pm NFP Class - Seton Hall/St. Margaret Clitherow 6:00 pm Said Mass [Thomas Joyce Jr.+]

Monday, December 3 St. Francis Xavier 8:30 am Morning Prayer - Holy House Chapel 9:00 am Holy House Academy Classes - Seton Hall

12:00 pm Said Mass [Wiedmer-Barrientz Family]

4:30 pm Evening Prayer - Holy House Chapel Tuesday, December 4 St. John Damascene 8:30 am Morning Prayer - Holy House Chapel 9:30 am Staff Meeting - St. Jude Hall 11:00 am Order of Malta Bible Study - DiNardo Parlor 12:00 pm Said Mass [Carl/Lois Davis]

12:45 pm Rosary & Adoration - Holy House Chapel 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm Treble Choir Practice - Seton Hall 6:00 pm Evening Prayer/Benediction - Holy House Chapel Wednesday, December 5 Ember Wednesday in Advent 8:15 am Confession 8:30 am Morning Prayer - Cathedral 9:00 am Holy House Academy Classes - Seton Hall

12:00 pm Said Mass [Liz Korf+]

4:30 pm Evening Prayer - Cathedral 6:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal - Seton Hall Thursday, December 6 St. Nicholas 8:30 am Morning Prayer - Holy House Chapel 10:00 am St. Margaret of Scotland Needlework Guild - Newman Hall / St. Nicolas Owen 10:00 am Legion of Mary Bay Area Curia Pilgrimage to OLW 12:00 pm Said Mass [Larsen Family] 4:30 pm Evening Prayer - Holy House Chapel Friday, December 7 St. Ambrose 8:30 am Morning Prayer - Holy House Chapel 12:00 pm First Friday Mass [George Troxell]

1:00 pm Bulletin Folding - St. Jude Hall 4:30 pm Evening Prayer - Holy House Chapel 6:30 pm Vigil Solemn Mass The Immaculate Conception Saturday, December 8 Immaculate Conception Blessed Virgin Mary 10:00 am Baptism Class - DiNardo Parlor 12:00 pm Said Mass The Immaculate Conception 3:45 pm Confession 4:00 pm Rosary 4:30 pm Vigil Mass [Paula Newton]

Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Sung Mass [Bobby/Alina Wilson]

8:45 am Confession 9:30 am Sung Mass [Betty Maggio]

9:45 am CCD Classes - Seton Hall 9:45 am Adult Forum - Great Hall 10:50 am Sung Mattins 11:15 am Solemn Mass with Treble Choir [Parishioners of Our Lady of Walsingham] 1:00 pm Avery Ann House Baptism

1:30 pm Catholic Writers Meeting - Seton Hall

Sunday, December 2 Second Sunday of Advent 2:15 pm Elliott Griffin Howe Baptism 3:00 pm Baptism Reception - St Jude Hall 3:00 pm Kings Men Prayer Meeting - Seton Hall 6:00 pm Said Mass [Donley Family]

Christ the King

Weekly Budget $ 16,650 Regular Offering $ 12,243

Mass Attendance 957

The Adult Forum Faith Seeking Understanding: Adult Catechesis

Great Hall of the Chancery Sundays 9:45 am - 10:45 am

December 2 Dr. June Mabry “The Ministry of Angels Leading Up to the Nativity”

December 9 Dr. June Mabry “The Ministry of Angels Leading Up to the Nativity”

December 16 - December 30 Adult Forum on Break

Happy Birthday!

December 1 – Christopher Harper, Fady Henri,

Mary Jane Rhodes, Griffin Connally, Thomas Conally

December 2 – Maria Grillo, Chip Mattison

December 3 – Miguel Brand, Wills Hough, Gabriela Luna,

Annalise Creech

December 4 – Annalea Chunn, Anne Maniscalo

December 5 – Warren Blick, Dick Perkins, Emma Wallace

December 7 – Laura Heerensperger, Clark Johnson,

Martha Mackenzie, Owen Yang

December 8 – Causey Coffield, Mariana Partida,

Jose Morales-Wade

December 9 – Jennifer Bustillos, Patrick Partida

Happy Anniversary!

December 1, 2007 – Chuong & Amie Pham

Black Bag Sunday December 8 & 9 Please be generous to those in

need in our parish family.

The priests, deacons, and parishioners of the Cathedral of

Our Lady of Walsingham wish to express our deepest sympathy to

Bittie Lakey and her family for the loss of her beloved Husband

and their Grandfather

William Albert Lakey

+ May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. +

+ And may light perpetual shine upon them +

Catholic Writers Group

Will meet Sunday, December 9

in Seton Hall at 1:30 pm.

The Book of James: Pearls for Wise Living

James is one of the most practical books of the Bible. Its teachings speak loudly to those who feel torn be-tween the competing demands of this world and their faith. This study offers “pearls for wise living” by apply-ing the wisdom of James to our current day. For anyone who has struggled to live a truly Christian life, James offers a wealth of practical solutions for handling and even sanctifying everyday circumstances.

Join us for James: Pearls for Wise Living at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham beginning Thursdays, on January 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm in Seton Hall. Or choose a second class offered in the evenings beginning Thursday, January 17 at 7:00 pm in St. Jude Hall. For more information or register for this 11-part study se-ries contact Mona Diaz at 713-659-2829 / monadiaz@gmail.com for the Thursday 1 pm class or John McGar-ry at 713.679.8110 / email johnmcgarry05@gmail.com for the Thursday 7:00 pm class. For mail-in registra-tion forms, please visit olwcatholic.org/bible-studies.

Honor Their Lives of Service The priests of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter left behind all that they had so that they might lead more and new disciples into the fullness of faith. Through your gift to this weekend’s second collection for the Ordinariate’s Retirement Fund for Priests, you can help our clergy prepare to live their retirement years in dignity, free of anxiety about their means of support. Checks should be made to “Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter” and sealed in the special donation envelopes provided by the Ordinariate. Gifts will be collected during Mass or you may send your gift directly to the Chancery

using the provided, pre-addressed envelope. Be sure to include a completed donor card in your enve-lope. While the need is great, no gift is too small. Thank you for your prayerful consideration!

Advent Sung Mattins Come join the Cathedral Choir during Advent for Sung Mattins 10:50 am prior to Solemn Mass at 11:15 am.

Family Life Ministries Director: Mary Halbleib

familylife@olwcatholic.org 713-447-7141

Mary Immaculate, Our Advent Beacon

Devotion to the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady is one of England's greatest gifts to the Uni-

versal Church. Though the feast was first observed in the East by the sixth century, the pious com-

memoration of Mary's spotless conception took root in the West in Anglo-Saxon England and

spread from thence throughout Europe.

As early as 1067, in the country known as "Mary's Dowry," December 8 was set aside to celebrate

the Immaculate Conception, and St. Anselm of Canterbury commanded the day to be celebrated

with festive solemnity in all of England. Norman bishops tried to ban the feast on the grounds that

it was not observed in Rome, but the English hung on to their devotion. Throughout the Middle

Ages, the doctrine that the Blessed Virgin had been spared the taint of the original sin was hotly disputed, even

as several great Oxford theologians, including Robert Grossteste, William of Ware, and Duns Scotus defended

and elaborated the teaching with precision and subtlety. Only in the sixteenth century did Pope St. Pius V add

the Feast of the Immaculate Conception to the General Roman Calendar, and it was not until 1854 that Pope Pius

IX confirmed this article of faith as an infallible dogma of the Church. Seven years earlier, the same Pope de-

clared Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception the special patroness of the United States of America, and ever

since in this country her solemnity has been gratefully observed as a Holy Day of Obligation.

The liturgical celebration of the Immaculate Conception finds it date on December 8 for the simple reason that

this day falls exactly nine months before the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin on September 8 (just as Christmas

comes nine months after the Annunciation). Coincidently, then, but ever so appropriately the Immaculate Con-

ception arrives early in the season of Advent and reminds us that Our Lady is indeed "the Source and Cause of

our Anticipation."

As we prepare for Christmas, it is meet and right that we approach the mystery of the Incarnation through the

self-surrender of Mary's fiat, that we seek to imitate her example, and that we beg her prayers in heaven. Thus,

may we draw nearer to the heart of God which took flesh from Mary's unblemished body even as we commune

with Christ's own Sacred Body in the Holy Eucharist. As Pope Benedict XVI put it, "On the path of Advent shines

the star of Mary Immaculate, a sign of certain hope and comfort." ~ Dr. Clint Brand

St. Nick’s Gifts

Return your gifts after the 11:15 am Mass on Sunday, December 2nd to the Narthex. Attach the selected tag to the “unwrapped” gifts so we know who it is for!

Place the tagged gift into the bin beside the narthex display. Thank you for your support!

Save the Date! Saturday, January 26, 2019 Pilgrimage to Austin for the Rally for Life Family Life with Fullness of Truth Catholic Evangelization Ministries Chartered bus - 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Prayer, apologetics training, fellowship - Register at fullnessoftruth.org or familylife@olwcatholic.org or 713.447.7141 Cost: $30 per person, covers bus, Chick-fil-A lunch, coffee If 55 register from our parish, a bus will depart from the Cathedral.

The Shrine Shoppe is open Sundays between Masses and after the Solemn Mass until

1:15 pm. Come see our Advent and Christmas items that are now in stock.

The Greatest of Gifts: Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

If you would like to have a Mass celebrated for a spe-cial occasion, on behalf of a family member, a friend, or a deceased loved one, please complete the Mass Intention envelope on the table found in the Narthex. Then place the envelope in any of the collection plates at any weekend Mass. Please contact the office at

713.683.9407 for information.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN TROUBLE, SORROW, SICKNESS, OR ADVERSITY especially

Anthony, The Feehrey and Halbleib families, Adrianne Edling, Megan Livingston, Samir Tanios, Paula Newton, Jan, Emily Lee Szafraz, Katherine Jones, Kate Zubrick, Christine Barr, Charlotte Gullo, Aaron Corkery,

Truitt Maberry, Rebecca Hasker (beloved granddaughter of Glenn & Lillian Phillips), and those on the Prayer List in the Martyrs Chapel.

AND THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED especially Conrad Coffield, beloved Father of Michael Coffield, William Albert Lakey, Peggy Rose Adams, and William Weichert.

The 2019 Flower Donation Chart is availa-

ble in the Narthex for you to choose to

honor a special person or event in your life

as a gift of thankfulness to the Blessed Sac-

rament. Fill out one of the Flower Enve-

lopes, and return the envelope in the Offer-

ing Plate at Mass or to the parish office. For

question call the office at 713-683-9401.

Bulletin Submissions The deadline to submit notices for the bulletin is 10:00 am, Friday, 7 days before the weekend of the distribution of the bulletin. Word and Publisher documents are welcome. Send your documents to ana.newton@olwcatholic.org. Please do not sub-mit PDFs. For questions call 713-683-9407. Edit-ing the length of notices may occur when space is limited. Thank you!

Festival of Lessons and Carols Please join us for Advent Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 16 at 4:00 pm

Featuring Chorus Angelorum assisted by the Cathedral Adult and Treble Choirs

Reception to follow in the Chancery Great Hall.

Purchase Boar’s Head Festival Dinner Tickets at the reception.

You won’t want to miss this beautiful time honored tradition!

And

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham

present

Lessons & Carols

celebrating

Feast of Epiphany

followed by a

Boar’s Head Festival Dinner

Chancery Great Hall Tickets for the Dinner Adult - $30.00 Child - $15.00

Complimentary Donated Beer and Wine

Costume Contest

Adventus Domini

During the season of Advent, we begin anew the cycle of liturgical time with sober recollection and eager

longing as we ready ourselves for the coming of the Lord. Looking back and straining ahead, mingling pen-

itence and joy, we await the Messiah, both the Divine Infant to be born in a manger and the awesome Pan-

tocrator who will come with fierce mercy and tender justice. This paradoxical convergence of contraries is

characteristic of the season and finds rich expression in the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent accord-

ing to the Ordinariate Missal. Composed for the 1549 Book of Common Prayer and appointed in 1662 to be

prayed daily until Christmas, this collect knits together for the present moment the beginning and the end-

ing of our life in Christ, the first and final coming of the Word made flesh:

ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour 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 the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

In the darkest time of the year, we welcome the Light of the world that armed in grace "we may rise to the

life immortal." Like the ancient liturgical formularies for Advent, the language here is strong and the im-

agery is martial. The texts of Holy Mass in the season, dating back to the early Church, do not allow us to

linger over the historical memory of the Christmas crib in Bethlehem but insistently emphasize the escha-

tological register of ultimate reckoning and eternal judgment.

Rebuking cheap sentimentality and facile nostalgia, the Advent Liturgy bids us to put on the armor of Christ

here and now that we might know the arrival of our Savior in its threefold dimension. The Sacred Liturgy

of the season recalls Our Lord's historical coming, but takes His birth as a symbol of His coming in grace to

our souls, anticipating His final coming and preparing us for that eventuality--and linking the three togeth-

er "now in the time of this mortal life" there is every Sunday, every day, at every Altar in the world His sac-

ramental advent in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Dr. Clint Brand

ADVENT MARKET

Join us Saturday December 15, from 5:30 to 6:30

and Sunday December 16, from 9:00 to 6:00

in the Great Hall of the Chancery.

Beautifully packaged cookies, cakes, candies,

cards, religious items, soaps, candles,

ornaments, and many other great gifts

will be available for purchase.

All proceeds benefit the children of

Holy House Academy

Please come join us for a presentation by Fr. Peter Walters of his charity Let the Children Live! helping the most vulnerable children in Medellín, Colombia. Fr. Peter will be with us

to share the latest news of the mission work at Casa Walsingham beginning Thursday, De-cember 13 through Sunday, December 16. It will be a special opportunity to come and vis-it with him in the evening of Thursday, December 13 at 7:00 pm in St. Jude Hall. He will have a brief presentation with time to answer questions about the mission and enjoy ap-petizers. If you can’t come on Thursday evening, come Friday after the noon Mass and bring a sack lunch at 1 pm to St. Jude Hall. Come learn about the 25 year history of his work with the charity and all that has been accomplished plus a vision towards the future. Fr. Peter Walters has been a friend of our parish for many years. His day center, Casa Wal-singham, is staffed by 22 dedicated social workers and teachers that run a variety of pro-grams. Learn about the community that serve street children, teen mothers, children from the shanty towns, families in dangerous ghettos of the city, a growing Venezuelan refugee crisis as well as special needs children. The Cor Videns Choir is another valuable program of the charity that strives to give a voice to the children and has produced beautiful music. Let the Children Live! strives to give children of Medellín, Colombia dignity, love and sup-

port to improve the quality of their lives. Please join us on the 13th or the 14th! www.LetTheChildrenLive.us

You are invited to a presentation by Fr. Peter Walters for Let the Children Live!

Thursday, December 13 7:00 pm Friday, December 14 1:00 pm

St. Jude Hall For information contact Margaret Pichon

713-817-6505

Moveable Feasts 2018-2019

What are Moveable Feasts?

Moveable Feasts are periodic dinners for 8-10 parishioners who meet in the home of one of the families

for a social dinner. No agenda. The Host family for each dinner provides the main course, and the other

members provide side dishes, bread, dessert, and wine if desired. The hosting family rotates among the

group. Both singles and couples are invited.

The goal is to have a sit-down dinner to share a meal and get to know each other. The meals are intend-

ed to be simple, soup and grilled cheese is just as good as steak and lobster. The goal of the group is to

get to know better your fellow parishioners and foster the sense of family within our Parish community.

The dinners for the newly Moveable Feast groups can begin when agreed for your group, but no later

than January to keep things moving. You can then meet from monthly to quarterly depending on the

preferences of the group. Feasting will continue throughout the year. New members can join, and new

groups will form with the new Church year in Advent.

As much as possible, groups will be composed of parishioners from proximal Zip codes to minimize

travel. Each group will have a Moderator who organizes the first dinner and acts as a coordinator for the

group. Please consider volunteering as a group Moderator.

How do I join?

Easy! Just complete the form found in the narthex and return to the Church Office. You can also enroll

by sending an email directly to George Greene at the email address below or completing the form on the

OLW web page: https://olwcatholic.org/moveable-feast. Please indicate if you would be willing to act as

a Moderator for a group. Volunteers will be in the narthex December 15 and 16 to sign you up!

If you have any questions, see me after Mass or contact me by phone or email below:

George Greene 713-725-9106 geoman@mac.com

Come Join the Busy Hands on Friday Afternoons

As you read through this bulletin and then refer to the Mass leaflet every week-end, please send up a prayer in thanksgiving for those who took the final step in the process of getting these documents into your hands. These angels are the folks on the Folding Team, headed up by Mary Lou Jardine, who faithfully meet every Friday afternoon at 2:00 in St. Jude Hall to fold and stuff all of them.

If you have an hour or two on a Friday afternoon, please consider giving it in this service to the parish of Our Lady of Walsingham. Your dedication for those two hours is so very necessary to get this task completed each week. With Christmas approaching, our immediate need for help is December 21 from 1-3 pm in St. Jude Hall. Contact Mary Lou Jardine at the parish office at 713-683-9407 and let her know if you can come by to help! Many thanks from the Liturgical Office!

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham

Catholic Church and Shrine

The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter

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+ 11:15 Solemn Mass + The First Sunday of Advent + 2 December AD 2018 + —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

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Anthem for Choral Mattins: Erunt signa in sole Diego de las Muelas ( 1698-1743) Erunt signa in sole, et luna, et stellis;

et in terris praesura gentium, prae confusion; sonitus maris et fluctuum.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.

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The Litany The Celebrant sings the opening acclamation.

+ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

The Deacon then begins the procession, saying:

Let us proceed in peace. In the Name of Christ. Amen.

Then the Celebrant begins the Litany (Clergy and Choir in procession, the People standing).

O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us. O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy upon us. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God, Have mercy upon us. Saint Mary, Mother of God our Lord Jesus Christ, Pray for us. All holy Angels and Archangels, and all holy Orders of blessed Spirits, Pray for us. All holy Patriarchs and Prophets; Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins; and the blessed Company of Heaven, Pray for us. Remember not, Lord our offenses, nor the offenses of our forefathers. Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, (and be not angry with us for ever). Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath; and from everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us.

Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme, BWV 645 Johann Sebastian Bach (1650-1785)

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church Universal in the right way, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless Francis our Pope, and Steven our Bishop, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, and all Ministers of thy Church, with true knowledge and un-derstanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living, they may set it forth, and show it accordingly, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to send forth laborers into thy harvest, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee so to rule the hearts of thy servants, the President of the United States, and all others in authority, that they may above all things seek thy honor and glory, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to guide all Judges and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep our country’s forces by sea and land, and air, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives, all who are in want, and all who are desolate and oppressed,

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve, and provide for, all women in childbirth, all infirm persons, and young children; and to defend all widows and orphans, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who are in peril by reason of their labor or their travel, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succor, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice; and from all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine, Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and As-cension; and by the Coming of the Holy Spirit, Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement, Good Lord, deliver us.

The Collect V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray. Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour 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 the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Introit Ad te levavi Psalm 25:1-3 Unto thee, O Lord, lift I up my soul;

O my God, in thee have I trusted, let me not be confounded: neither let mine enemies triumph over me; for all they that look for thee shall not be ashamed.

(Ps.) Show me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths. (Bow) Glory be to the Father… (Rise) As it was in the beginning… Unto thee, O Lord …

Kyrie (Plainsong) Hymn 719

That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy Holy Word, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. hat it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to grant that, by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, [as also of Saints Dignus, Thomas Becket, Teresa of Jesus, John Fisher, Thomas More, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Blessed Miguel Pro, whose relics are here] and of all thy Saints, we may finally attain to thy heavenly kingdom, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to grant to all the faithful departed eternal rest and perpetual light, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Grant us thy peace.

O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us.

Prayer at the Advent Wreath

The Epistle: I Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Brethren, may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Finally, brethren, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you learned from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. V. The Word of the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.

The Holy Gospel: St. Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

V. + A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke. R. Glory be to thee, O Lord.

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. “But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times, praying to have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man.” V. The Gospel of the Lord. R. Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Gospel Acclamation Ostende nobis Psalm 85:7

Alleluia. Alleluia. Show us thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us thy salvation.

Alleluia.

The congregation stands as the ministers rise.

The Lesson: Jeremiah 33:14-16 “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’” V. The Word of the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.

The Psalm: Psalm 25 [Ad te, Domine, levavi] Chant, Sir John Goss (1800-1880)

Show me thy | ways, O | Lord: and | teach | me thy | paths.

Lead me forth in thy | truth and | learn me: for thou art the God of my salvation, in thee hath been my | hope | all the · day | long.

Gracious and | righteous · is the | Lord: Therefore, will he teach | sin-ners | in the | way. Them that are meek shall he | guide in | judgment; and such as are gentle, | them shall · he | learn his | way.

All the paths of the Lord are | mercy · and | truth: unto such as keep his | cove-nant | and his | testimonies.

The secret of the LORD is among | them that | fear him; and | he will | show them · his | covenant.

Orate Fratres (Pray Brethren…) Missal, page 11

Prayer over the Offerings Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord: that the effectual power of these holy mysteries may in such wise cleanse us from all our iniquities; that we may in all purity attain unto him who is the Author of the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts…) Hymn 734 Sanctus & Benedictus (HOLY, HOLY, HOLY…) (Plainsong) Hymn 798 Memorial Acclamation Missal, page 14

Pater Noster (Our Father…) Hymn 722 The Peace Missal, page 19 Agnus Dei (O Lamb of God…) (Plainsong) Hymn 723 Prayer of Humble Access (We do not presume…) Missal, page 20 Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God…) Missal, page 21 Communion of the Faithful Communion Guidelines, Missal, page 40

Communion Antiphon Dominus dabit benignitatem Psalm 85:12 The Lord shall show loving-kindness: and our land shall give her increase.

Offertory Antiphon Ad te, Domine, levavi Psalm 25:1,2 Unto thee O Lord, lift I up my soul;

O my God, in thee have I trusted, let me not be confounded: neither let mine enemies triumph over me;

for all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed.

The Homily Following the Homily, the congregation stands at the genuflection of the ministers. The Nicene Creed Missal, page 4 Announcements and Blessings

Offertory Anthem: “E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come” Paul Manz (1919-2009)

Peace be to you and grace from him Who freed us from our sins,

Who loved us all and shed his blood That we might saved be.

Sing holy, holy to our Lord, The Lord, Almighty God,

Who was and is and is to come; Sing holy, holy, Lord!

Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein, Rejoice on earth, ye saints below,

For Christ is coming, is coming soon!

E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come, And night shall be no more;

they need no light nor lamp nor sun, For Christ will be their all.

An Act of Spiritual Communion for those who cannot now receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

My Jesus, I believe that thou art truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love thee above all things, and I desire to receive thee into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace thee as if thou wert already there and unite myself wholly to thee. Never permit me to be separated from thee. Amen.

Communion Hymn: “Wake, Awake for Night is Flying” Sleepers, Wake Hymn 3

Prayer of Thanksgiving (Almighty and everliving God…) Missal, page 22

Postcommunion Prayer Grant to us, O Lord, we beseech thee: so to wait for thy loving-kindness in the midst of thy temple; that in readiness of heart and mind we may hail the coming feast of our redemption; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Blessing & Dismissal Missal, pages 23-24

Recessional Hymn: “Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending”Helmsley Hymn 5ii

Invocation of Saints

Organ Postlude: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)

Communion Anthem: Ad te, Domine Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Ad te, Domine, levavi animam meam, Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam neque irrideant me inimici mei.

Et enim universi qui te expectant non confundentur.

Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul; my God, I have put my trust in thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me.

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed. ~ Psalm 25:1-3