December 8, 2021
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Entrance Hymn : Immaculate Mary #783
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing;
You reign now in splendor with Jesus our King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria.
Ave, Ave, Maria.
Predestined for Christ by eternal decree,
God willed you both virgin and mother to be.
To you by an angel, the Lord God made known
The grace of the Spirit, the gift of the Son.
Most blest of all women, you heard and believed;
Most blest is the fruit of your womb then conceived.
The angels rejoiced when you brought forth God’s Son;
Your joy is the joy of all ages to come.
Your child is the Savior, all hope lies in him:
He gives us new life and redeems us from sin.
In glory for ever now close to your Son,
All ages will praise you for all God has done.
Text: St. 1, Jeremiah Cummings, 1814-1866, alt.; sts. 2-7, Brian Foley, 1919-2000, © 1971, Faber Music Ltd. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.
Scripture Readings (external link): Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Responsorial: Psalm 98
R: Sing to the Lord a new song, for God has done wonderful deeds.
Sing to the Lord a new song, for God has done wonderful deeds .
Preparation Hymn: Let us go then to Bethlehem
Let us go then to Bethlehem,
let us go then to Bethlehem
to see this thing that God has done.
Let us go then to Bethlehem,
let us go then to Bethlehem
to see this thing that God has done for us.
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Communion Hymn: Ave Maria #772
Hail Mary full of grace,
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among all women,
Blest is the fruit of your womb.
Jesus, formed in your faith,
Ave Maria alleluia
Jesus, born in your love,
Ave Maria alleluia
Holy Mary mother of God,
The Lord is with you.
Pray for us sinners, pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death.
Text: Hail Mary; additional text by Dan Kantor, b. 1960 Tune: Dan Kantor, b. 1960; arr. by Rob Glover, b. 1950 © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.
Concluding Hymn: O Come. O Come, Emmanuel #323
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. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.