Liturgical Information
The Second Sunday of Advent (A)
Liturgical Color: Violet [Note: The color blue is not an authorized liturgical color in the United States.
Its unfortunate occurrence during the season of Advent or for Marian feasts is not legitimate.]
Themes & Motives: majesty, power, mercy, glory, promise, reform, splendor, royal lineage of Christ, preparation
Introit:
People of Zion, the Lord will come to save all nations, and your hearts will exult to hear his majestic voice. (based on Isaiah 30:19,30)
Opening Prayer:
God of power and mercy,
open our hearts in welcome.
Remove the things that hinder us from receiving Christ with joy,
so that we may share his wisdom
and become one with him when he comes in glory,
for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lectionary Readings:
- Isaiah 11:1-10 [A shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse. /v.1]
- Psalm 72:1-2 / 7-8 / 12-13 / 17 [R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. /v.7]
- Romans 15:4-9 [Accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us. /v.7]
- Gospel Verse: Luke 3:4,6 [Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight his paths: all mankind shall see the salvation of God.]
- Matthew 3:1-12 [Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. /v.2]
Offertory Antiphon: **
Will you not instead give us life;
and shall not your people rejoice in you?
Show us, O Lord, your kindness,
and grant us your salvation.
Verses of Psalm 25 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Prayer over the Gifts:
Lord,
we are nothing without you.
As you sustain us with your mercy,
receive our prayers and offerings.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Preface for Advent I: [The Two Comings of Christ]
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
When he humbled himself to come among us as a man,
he fulfilled the plan you formed long ago
and opened for us the way to salvation.
Now we watch for the day,
hoping that the salvation promised us will be ours
when Christ our Lord will come again in his glory.
And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven
we proclaim your glory
and join in their unending hymn of praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord...
Communion Antiphon:
Rise up, Jerusalem, stand on the heights, and see the joy that is coming to you from God. (Baruch 5:5; 4:36)
Prayer after Communion:
Father,
you give us food from heaven.
By our sharing in this mystery,
teach us to judge wisely the things of earth
and to love the things of heaven.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer over the People:
Lord,
have mercy on your people.
Grant us in this life the good things
that lead us to the everlasting life you prepare for us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
** An official, approved English translation of the Offertory Antiphon has never been published.
The offertory antiphon used here is cited in Latin in the Graduale Romanum.
The English is from the New American Bible, a Scripture translation approved for liturgical use in the United States.
The English translation of the Introit, Opening Prayer, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Gifts, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion, and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 1973, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.
Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
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