Transcript
Shape us in this season of Advent in readiness for the Word made flesh. Through the grace of hope we pledge ourselves to confront injustice.
St Francis Xavier We pray on bended knee and through your intercession,may God forgive our trespasses and take us to heaven.
Entrance antiphon
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;I will tell of your name to my kin.
Collect
O God, who through the preaching of Saint Francis Xavier won many peoples to yourself, grant that the hearts of the faithful may burn with the same zeal for the faith and that Holy Church
Collect
may everywhere rejoice in an abundance of offspring. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The First Reading
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 26:1-6
That day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city; to
guard us he has set wall and rampart about us. Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in, she, the faithful onewhose mind is steadfast, who keeps the peace, because she
trusts in you. Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord is the everlasting Rock; he has brought low those who lived high up in the steep citadel;he brings it down, brings it
down to the ground, flings it down in the dust: the feet of the lowly, the footsteps of the poor trample on it.
The Word
of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.
The Psalm
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end.It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in men; it is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in princes.
The Psalm
Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.
The Psalm
Open to me the gates of holiness:I will enter and give thanks. This is the Lord’s own gate where the just may enter. I will thank you for you have answered and you are my saviour.
The Psalm
Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.
The Psalm
O Lord, grant us salvation; O Lord, grant success. Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.We bless you from the house of the Lord; the Lord God is our light. The Psalm
Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.
The Psalm
Alleluia, alleluia!Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Here is the Lord God coming with power.Alleluia! Gospel Acclamation
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit. A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Glory to you, O Lord. The Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘It is not those who say to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.
‘Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew
and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a
stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!’
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer for the earthGod of love, teach us to care for this world, our common home. Inspire government leaders as they gather in Paris:
to listen to and heed the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor; to be united in heart and mind in responding courageously; to seek the common good and protect
the beautiful earthly garden you have created for us, for all our brothers and sisters, for all generations to come. Amen
St. Francis Xavier 's Hymn (sung in Konkani)
St. Francis Xavier thou great prince, day and night burning with love for us-please shower blessings upon our country Goa and protect her in your embrace - (repeat)
You ignored the worlds pleasures and took upon the service of God-all of us implore your help bearing in mind the miracles you performed (repeat)
We plead with you to pray for us to God and obtain for us His grace.-We pray on bended knee and through your intercession,may God forgive our trespasses and take us to heaven- (repeat)
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