November 30, 2025
1st Sunday of Advent
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Prelude: Drop Down Dew/Rorate Caeli (RS 513)
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Entrance Hymn: O Come O Come Emmanuel (RS 492)
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel.
O come, O Wisdom from on high,
Who order all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to your tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the Law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
O come, O Rod of Jesse’s stem,
From ev’ry foe deliver them
That trust your mighty power to save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
O come, O Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav’nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
O come, O Dayspring from on high
And cheer us by your drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadow put to flight.
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of humankind;
O bid our sad divisions cease,
And be for us our King of Peace.
Text: Veni, veni Emmanuel; Latin 9th C.; tr. by John M. Neale, 1818-1866, alt.
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Scripture Readings (external link): 1st Sunday of Advent
Responsorial: Psalm 122
R: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Preparation Hymn: Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer (RS 512)
Wake, O wake, and sleep no longer,
For he who calls you is no stranger:
Awake, God’s own Jerusalem!
Hear, the midnight bells are chiming
The signal for his royal coming:
Let voice to voice announce his name!
We feel his footsteps near,
The Bridegroom at the door’
Alleluia!
The lamps will shine With light divine
As Christ the Savior comes to reign.
Zion hears the sound of singing;
Our hearts are thrilled with sudden longing:
She stirs, and wakes, and stands prepared.
Christ, her friend, and lord, and lover,
Her star and sun and strong redeemer’
At last his mighty voice is heard.
The Son of God has come
To make with us his home:
Sing Hosanna!
The fight is won, The feast begun;
We fix our eyes on Christ alone.
Glory, glory, sing the angels,
While music sounds from strings and cymbals;
All humankind, with songs arise!
Twelve the gates into the city,
Each one a pearl of shining beauty;
The streets of gold ring out with praise.
All creatures round the throne
Adore the holy One
With rejoicing:
Amen be sung By ev’ry tongue
To crown their welcome to the King.
Text: Matthew 25:1-13; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608; tr. and adapt. by Christopher Idle, b.1938, © 1982, Jubilate Hymns, Ltd. (Administered by Hope Publishing Co.)
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Communion Hymn: Wait for the Lord (RS 502)
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Concluding Hymn: Come, O Long-Expected Jesus (RS 493)
Come, O long expected Jesus,
Born to set your people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Free us from captivity.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
You, the hope of all the earth,
Dear desire of ev’ry nation,
Come, and save us by your birth.
Born your people to deliver,
Born a child and yet a king!
Born to reign in us forever,
Now your gracious kingdom bring.
By your own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone’
By you all sufficient merit
Raise us to your glorious throne.
Text: Haggai 2:7; Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt.
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Alternate Hymn: There Is a Longing (RS 771)
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts
for love we only find in you, our God.
For justice, for freedom,
for mercy: hear our prayer.
In sorrow, in grief:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
For wisdom, for courage,
for comfort: hear our prayer.
In weakness, in fear:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
For healing, for wholeness,
for new life: hear our prayer.
In sickness, in death:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
Lord save us, take pity,
light in our darkness.
We call you, we wait:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
© 1992, Anne Quigley. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.
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