Mass with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Evening Prayer Vigil in Union with Pope Benedict XVI, for All Nascent Human Life Saturday, 27 November 2010 at 4:00 pm Cathedral of Saint Ambrose Des Moines, Iowa Outline Opening Hymn... O Come, O Come Emmanuel Blessing of Advent Wreath and Penitential Rite Opening Prayer First Reading... Isaiah 2:1-5 Responsorial Psalm... Psalm 122:1-9: Respond and Acclaim (OCP) Second Reading... Romans 13:11-14 Gospel Acclamation... Advent/Christmas Gospel Acclamation (Haas, GIA) Gospel Reading... Matthew 24:37-44 Homily...Bishop Pates Profession of Faith Prayer of the Faithful Preparation of the Gifts and Altar... There is a Longing (Quigley, OCP) Prayer over the Gifts Preface Dialogue and Preface Sanctus...Missa Emmanuel (Proulx, GIA) Eucharistic Prayer Memorial Acclamation...Missa Emmanuel (Proulx, GIA) Amen...Missa Emmanuel (Proulx, GIA) The Lord s Prayer Sign of Peace Fraction Rite...Missa Emmanuel (Proulx, GIA) Invitation to Communion Communion Procession... Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell, OCP) Communion Prayer Exposition of the Bl. Sacrament.. Godhead Here in Hiding (ADORO TE DEVOTE) Introductory Verse... Chanted Evening Hymn... The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns Psalm and Prayer... Psalm 141: Like Burning Incense (Joncas, OCP) Psalm and Prayer...Psalm 142: Lord, You Are My Refuge (Rubalcava, OCP) Canticle... Philippians 2:6-11: Jesus, the Lord (O Connor) Reading... I Thess 5:23-24 Homily...Bishop Pates Responsory...Genesis 3:9-15 Canticle of Mary... Sung, ST COLUMBA Intercessions Prayer Supplications for Life... Yet to be released from the Holy See Reading...Genesis 3:9-15 Marian Hymn... Song of Mary (Schutte, OCP) Prayer of Pope John Paul II Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament... Tantum ergo The Divine Praises Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament... Creator of the Stars of Night
Page 2 of 5 Order of Service 1. Mass is celebrated as usual, including the blessing of the Advent wreath, until after the prayer after Communion. 2. When this prayer has been completed, the liturgy continues with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. 3. The Adoro te devote is sung at this time. 4. Period of Adoration: After a short period of silence, the bishop goes to the cathedra, from which he presides at the celebration of First Vespers for the First Sunday of Advent. Bishop: God, come to my assistance. All: Lord, make haste to help me. Bishop: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. All: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. 5. Evening Hymn The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns 6. Antiphon, Psalm, and Prayer Psalm 141: Like Burning Incense (Joncas) 7. Antiphon, Psalm, and Prayer Psalm 142: Lord, You Are My Refuge (Rubalcava, OCP) 8. Canticle Philippians 2:6-11: Jesus, the Lord (O Connor, OCP) 9. Reading I Thess 5:23-24 May the God of peace make you perfect in holiness. May he preserve you whole and entire, spirit, soul, and body, irreproachable at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls us is trustworthy, therefore he will do it. 10. Homily. During the homily, the meaning and significance of the celebration of this vigil at the outset of the Liturgical Year are explained. 11. Responsory Bishop: Lord, show us your mercy and love. Lord, show us your mercy and love. And grant us your salvation, your mercy and love. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit Lord, show us your mercy and love. 12. Canticle of Mary Sung, ST COLUMBA
Page 3 of 5 13. Intercessions Jesus Christ is the joy and happiness of all who look forward to his coming. Let us call upon him and say: Come, Lord, and do not delay! In joy, we wait for your coming, come, Lord Jesus. Before time began, you shared life with the Father, come now and save us. You created the world and all who live in it, come to redeem the work of your hands. You did not hesitate to become man, subject to death, come to free us from the power of death. You came to give us life to the full, come and give us unending life. You desire all people to live in love in your kingdom, come and bring together those who long to see your face. Our Father... 14. Prayer Father in Heaven, our hearts desire the warmth of your love and our minds are searching for the light of your Word. Increase our longing for Christ our Savior and give us the strength to grow in love, that the dawn of his coming may find us rejoicing in his presence and welcoming the light of his truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. 15. Supplications for Life To be released from the Holy See 16. Reading Genesis 3:9-15 The LORD God then called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself." Then he asked, "Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!" The man replied, "The woman whom you put here with me--she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it." The LORD God then asked the woman, "Why did you do such a thing?" The woman answered, "The serpent tricked me into it, and so I ate it." Then the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, you shall be banned from all the animals and from all the wild creatures; On your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat
all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Vigil for Nascent Human Life Page 4 of 5 17. Marian hymn Song of Mary (Schutte, OCP) 18. Prayer of Pope John Paul II. Following a period of silence, the presider approaches the Altar, kneels and recites the prayer of Venerable John Paul II contained in Evangelium Vitae: O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers of babies not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of men and women who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick killed by indifference or out of misguided mercy. Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Evangelium Vitae 105
Page 5 of 5 19. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Tantum ergo Sacramentum Will be sung in English. Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui: Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui: Praestet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio: Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen. The following is sung or recited in the vernacular. V. You have given them bread from heaven. R. Having all sweetness within it. V. Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death. May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood help us to experience the salvation won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R. Amen. 20. The Divine Praises. The bishop leads the people in the Divine Praises: Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his Saints. 21. Reposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Following benediction, the Blessed Sacrament is reposed while all sing Creator of the Stars of Night (or another suitable hymn). Excerpts from the English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours 1974, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. (ICEL); excerpts from Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside Mass, 1974 ICEL. All rights reserved. Scripture texts (except the Psalms and the Magnificat) in this work are taken from the New American Bible 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. The Grail. Portions of Psalm Translations Copyright 1963, The Grail, England. GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American agent. All rights reserved. Used by permission.