SAINT JOHN S ABBEY ADVENT, 2011 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 27, 2011 ABBOT JOHN KLASSEN, OSB, CELEBRANT SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 4, 2011 FR. JONATHAN LICARI, OSB, CELEBRANT THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 11, 2011 (Gaudete Sunday) FR. DALE LAUNDERVILLE, OSB, CELEBRANT FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 18, 2011 FR. RENE McGRAW, OSB, CELEBRANT
PRELUDE Gregorian Chant SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Tu puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis; præibis ante Dominum parare vias eius. You, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; you will go before the Lord to prepare his way. Luke 1: 76, Mode III, Graduale Simplex (1975); Canticle of Zechariah, Benedictus FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant iustum; aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Rain down, heavens from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One; let the earth be opened and bud forth the Savior. Isaiah 45:8, Mode I, Introit of IV Advent; Psalm 19 ( The heavens declare the glory of God ) 2
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON WEEK I, NOVEMBER 27 To you, O Lord WEEK II, DECEMBER 4 God of Hosts, Bring Us Back WEEK III, DECEMBER 11 Rejoice in the Lord WEEK IV, DECEMBER 18 Open, You Skies 3
! GREETING In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. The celebrant greets the people. And with your spirit. KYRIE Repeat each invocation after the cantor. The Gloria is not sung on the Sundays of Advent. 4
LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, NOVEMBER 27 READING I RESPONSORIAL PSALM Is 63: 16-64: 7 Psalm 80 Rend the heavens and come down! READING II GOSPEL ACCLAMATION GOSPEL 1 Cor 1: 3-9 We wait for the revelation of our Lord see page 7 with revised congregational text Matt 13: 33-37 Be watchful! SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 4 READING I RESPONSORIAL PSALM Is 40: 1-11 Psalm 85 Prepare the way of the Lord SAMPLE READING II GOSPEL ACCLAMATION GOSPEL 2 Pt 3: 8-14 New heavens and a new earth see page 7 with revised congregational text Mark 1: 1-8 Make straight the Lord s paths 5
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 11 READING I RESPONSORIAL PSALM Is 61: 1-11 Luke 1 I rejoice heartily in the Lord SAMPLE READING II GOSPEL ACCLAMATION GOSPEL 1 Thes 5: 16-24 Pray always see page 7 with revised congregational text John 1: 6-28 John was sent by God FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 18 READING I RESPONSORIAL PSALM 2 Sam 7: 1-16 David s Kingdom endures for ever Psalm 89 SAMPLE READING II Rom 16: 25-27 The revelation of the mystery GOSPEL ACCLAMATION GOSPEL see page 7 with revised congregational text Luke 1: 26-38 A Virgin will conceive 6
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION SAMPLE! The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. A reading from the holy Gospel according to N. Glory to you, O Lord. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, All bow: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. 7
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, NOVEMBER 27 COLLECTION Housing Coalition of St. Cloud / Sharing & Caring Hands The Housing Coalition of the Saint Cloud Area offers short-term emergency shelter and transitional housing for needy individuals, families and single mothers in the Saint Cloud area. Sharing and Caring Hands is a day shelter in Minneapolis that seeks to serve as a bridge between existing services and the inner-city poor, providing a lunch line, medical clinic, and shower facilities, as well as counseling, legal advocacy, and friendship. PREPARATION OF GIFTS SAMPLE Text: Thomas H. Troeger (b. 1945). Tune: MORNING SONG, CM; Wyeth s Repository of Sacred Music, 1813. Mass continues on page 11. 8
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 4 COLLECTION Benedictine Volunteer Corps The Benedictine Volunteer Corps is a program for recent SJU graduates who wish to participate in the work and prayer of a Benedictine community. These volunteers spend nine months to a year serving in an apostolate of their host monastery while sharing in the prayer and daily life of the monastic community. Volunteers are currently serving in Newark, New Jersey; Tanzania, Africa; Guatemala, Israel, Chile and Rome. Our donations will help pay for their health insurance and transportation to and from their community sites. PREPARATION OF GIFTS Gregorian Chant Vox clamantis in eremo: Parate viam Domino. A voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way for the Lord. Isaiah 30:3, Mark 1:3, Mode VII, Antiphonale Monasticum (2005); Psalm 80 ( O shepherd of Israel, hear us ) Mass continues on page 11. THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 11 COLLECTION Casa Guadalupe Casa Guadalupe in Cold Spring is a house of friendship and hospitality serving the growing Latino/Hispanic population of the local area. It seeks to empower, accompany, and act as advocates for and with Latino individuals and families and to be a prophetic witness to the Gospel call to service and justice. PREPARATION OF GIFTS Abbey Schola Mass continues on page 11. 9
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 18 COLLECTION Retirement Fund for Religious Over the years Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests educated millions, founded hospitals, and reinvested community earnings in their ministries. Aging members were cared for by new members. However, as membership began to decline, it became evident that elderly members would far outnumber young, wage-earning members. In gratitude for what religious had so selflessly given, the Retirement Fund for Religious has been established to help ensure that the health care needs of elderly religious women and men are met with dignity and respect. PREPARATION OF GIFTS Gregorian Chant Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, alleluia. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, alleluia. Luke 1: 28, 42, Mode I, Graduale Simplex (1975); Psalm 25 ( To you, Lord, I lift up my soul ) 10
! Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. PREFACE!! SANCTUS Following ancient monastic tradition, all remain standing for the entire Eucharistic Prayer. 11
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION GREAT AMEN LORD S PRAYER 12
Celebrant: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.! SIGN OF PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And with your spirit. AGNUS DEI! Behold the Lamb of God... Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. 13
COMMUNION WEEK I, NOVEMBER 27 WEEK II, DECEMBER 4 Gregorian Chant Ierusalem surge, et sta in excelos, et vide iucunditatem, quæ veniet tibi a Deo tuo. Jerusalem, arise, and stand in the heights, and see the joy that is coming to you from your God. Baruch 5:5 and 4:36, Mode II, Communio of II Advent; Psalm 147 ( O Praise the Lord, Jerusalem ) WEEK III, DECEMBER 11 14
WEEK IV, DECEMBER 18 Gregorian Chant Ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet filium; et vocabitur nomen eius Emmanuel. Behold, a virgin will conceive and bear a son, and his name will be called Emmanuel. Isaiah 7:14, Mode I, Communion of IV Advent; Psalm 19 ( The heavens proclaim the glory of God )! SOLEMN BLESSING AND DISMISSAL The Lord be with you And with your spirit. All bow their heads for the final blessing and respond Amen four times. The celebrant dismisses the people. Thanks be to God. 15
HYMN WEEK I, NOVEMBER 27 SAMPLE 16
Text: Matthew 25: 1-13; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608); tr., adapt. Christopher Idle (b. 1938). Tune: WACHET AUF, 889 889 664 448; Philipp Nicolai. HYMN WEEK II, DECEMBER 4 SAMPLE Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. 1944). Tune: ABERYSWYTH, 77 77 D; Joseph Parry (1841-1903). 17
HYMN WEEK III, DECEMBER 11 SAMPLE 18
HYMN WEEK IV, DECEMBER 18 19
COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LITURGICAL TEXTS From the Roman Missal, 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL). OPENING & COMMUNION ANTIPHONS Music from Psallite: Sacred Song for Liturgy and Life, 2005, The Collegeville Composers Group. Published by The Liturgical Press. MASS SETTING Music from Psalm Tone Mass, Anthony Ruff, OSB. 2010, Order of St. Benedict. All rights reserved. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Wk 1 music: Anthony Ruff, OSB. 2010, Order of St. Benedict. Wk 2 music: J. Robert Carroll. 1975, GIA Publications, Inc. Wk 3 music: James Chepponis. 1980, GIA Publications, Inc. Wk 4 music: Michel Guimont. 1995, GIA Publications, Inc. HYMN: As Servants Working an Estate Text: Oxford University Press. LORD S PRAYER Traditional chant, adapted by Robert Snow, 1964. HYMN: Wake, O Wake Text: Translation & adaptation 1982, Hope Publishing Co. HYMN: Wild and Lone Text: 1989, Hope Publishing Co. HYMN: People, Look East Text: Oxford University Press. All GIA Publication, Liturgical Press, Oxford University Press, and Hope Publishing Co. works reprinted under OneLicense.Net #A-704249. All rights reserved. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Music: based on VENI EMMANUEL, adapted Stephen Pishner. 2000, GIA Publications, Inc.