9:00/10:30 am; 12:00pm Cantor & Organist 4:00pm Cantor ...Raise a shout before the King, the LORD. Let the sea and all within it thunder; the world, and those who dwell in it. Let

The Vigil of Christmas

9:00/10:30 am; 12:00pm Cantor & Organist4:00pm [Kenny Hall] Cantor & Pianist

2:00/4:00/8:00/10:00 pm Cathedral Choir-quartet

Processional: O come all ye faithful

O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant.O come, ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.Come and behold him, born the King of angels.O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him.O come let us adore him: Christ the Lord!

God of God, Light of Light,Lo! He comes forth From the Virgin’s womb.Our very God, begotten not created. O come let us adore him

Sing choirs of angels. Sing in exultation.Sing all ye citizens of heaven above!Glory to God, All glory in the highest, O come let us adore him.

Yea, Lord we greet thee born this happy morning.Jesus to thee be all glory given;Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.O come let us adore him.

Text: Adeste fideles; John F. Wade, c.1711-1786; tr. by Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880, alt. Tune: ADESTE FIDELES, Irr. with refrain; John F. Wade c. 1711-1786 Public Domain

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GreetingPriest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.People: And with your spirit.

THE INTRoDuCToRy RITES

Penitential ActA: I confess to almighty God

and to you, my brothers and sisters,that I have greatly sinned,in my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

And, striking their breast, they say:through my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault;

Then they continue:therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,all the Angels and Saints,and you, my brothers and sisters,to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.People: Amen.Lord/Christ have mercy or Kyrie/Christe eleison

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B: Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord People: For we have sinned against you Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. People: And grant us your salvation.Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.People: Amen.Lord/Christ have mercy or Kyrie/Christe eleison

Gloria from Mass of Wisdom

Glory to God; Holy, holy, holy; We Proclaim your Death, O Lord; Great Amen and Lamb of God from Mass of Wisdom by Steven R. Janco. Text: from The Roman Missal, ©2010, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. Music: ©2010, World Library Publications OneLicense A701934

Isaiah 9:1-6

O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his Name.

Proclaim his help day by day,tell among the nations his gloryand his wonders among all the peoples.

Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad,let the sea and all within it thunder praise,let the land and all it bears rejoice,all the trees of the wood shout for joy.

At the presence of the Lord for he comes,he comes to rule the earth.With justice he will rule the world,he will judge the peoples with his truth

By Richard Proulx. ©1986 GIA Publications OneLicense A701934

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LITuRGy of the WoRD

Psalm 96

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LITuRGy of the WoRD10:00 pm

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Gospel Acclamation

Homily

ALLELUIA!I proclaim to you good news of great joy

Today a Savior is born for us, Christ the Lord.

Deacon (or Priest): The Lord be with you.People: And with your spirit.Deacon: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.People: Glory to you, O Lord.

Titus 2:11-14https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122520-mass-at-night.cfm

Luke 2:1-14https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122520-mass-at-night.cfm

Symbol of Faith (Nicene Creed)I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,and became man.

All kneel and pause

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,he suffered death and was buried,and rose again on the third dayin accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen.

Why are we kneeling during the Creed?Normally we bow during the words which profess our belief that the Word became flesh, however at Christmas Masses, we kneel as a deeper sign of our reverence and humility.

Universal Prayer

LITuRGy of the EuCHARIST

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o'er the plains,And the mountains in reply Echo back their joyous strains.Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?Say what may the tidings be, Which inspire your heavenly song.Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;Come adore, on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, the new born King.Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise.Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Angels We Have Heard on HighOffertory Carol

Invitation to Prayer

Priest: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),that my sacrifice and yoursmay be acceptable to God,the almighty Father.

The people rise and reply:

People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your handsfor the praise and glory of his name,for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

Preface DialoguePriest: The Lord be with you.People: And with your spirit

Priest: Lift up your hearts.People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People: It is right and just.

Sanctus

Mysterium Fidei

Great Amen

Sign of PeacePriest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.People: And with your spirit.

Agnus Dei

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God,behold him who takes away the sins of the world.Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

People: Lord, I am not worthythat you should enter under my roof,but only say the wordand my soul shall be healed.

Communion Anthems

2:00pm/4:00pm

Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant

Born on earth the divine Christ Child,Oboes, rejoices, with bagpipes vying;Born on earth the divine Christ Child,

Sing to welcome the Savior mild.

1. ‘Tis four thousand years and moreMen his birth have been prophesying;

‘Tis four thousand years and moreWhile we longed for the joys in store.

2. Ah! such beauty and charm adore!Ah! such perfection of grace undying!

Ah! such beauty and charm adore!Promised us in days of yore.

3. In a stable here on earth,Jesus, in the manger lying,Im a stable here on earth,

O how lowly our Saviour’s birth!

4. O Jesus, heaven’s Lord,Tiny child in the manger crying

Jesus, Savior, heaven’s Lord,Christ our King for evermore.

French traditional carolarr. by John Rutter

English words byJackqueline Froom

8:00 / 10:00 pm

Noël Nouvelet

Nowell, sing Nowell good people gathered here.Offer thanks, ye faithful, to the news give ear.

Sing we nowell, a new King born today.Nowell, sing nowell good people gathered here.

Unto humble shepherds came the angel near;‘Hence, said he, ‘to Bethlem, be ye of good cheer.Seek there the Lamb of God, love’s own pure ray.’Nowell, sing nowell good people gathered here.

When to Bethlehem they came in lowly fear,Found they gentle Mary with her son so dear.Heav’n’s mighty Lord all cradled in the hay.

Nowell, sing nowell, good people gathered here.

Eastern sages seek him, in the darkness drearBy a star illuumined shining forth so clear,

Guiding them to Bethlem far away.Nowell, sing nowell good people gathered here.

Now doth our Saviour Jesus Christ appear,Bringing salvation promised man a year.By his redeeming blood this happy day.

Nowell, sing nowell good peple gathered here.

French traditional carolarr. by John Rutter

English words byJohn Rutter

Infant holy, Infant lowly,For his bed a cattle stall;Oxen lowing, Little knowingChrist the babe is Lord of all.Swift are winging Angels singing,Noels ringing, Tidings bringing:Christ the babe is Lord of all.

Flocks were sleeping: Shepherds keepingVigil till the morning new.Saw the glory, Heard the story,Tidings of a gospel true.Thus rejoicing, Free from sorrowPraises voicing, Greet the morrow:Christ the babe was born for you.Text: Wzlobie lezy pobiezy, Polish Carol. Para. by Edith M.G. Reed, 1885-1933.Tune: W ZLOBIE LEZY, 44.744.7.4444.7, Polish Carol.

Infant Holy, Infant LowlyCommunion Carols

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,The little Lord Jesus Laid down his sweet head.The stars in the sky Looked down where he lay,The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.I love you, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,And stay by my cradle Till morning is nigh.

Text: Sts. 1-2, anonymous. Tune: CRADLE SONG, 11 11 11 11; William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921.

O sing a new song to the LORD,for he has worked wonders.His right hand and his holy armhave brought salvation.

The LORD has made known his salvation,has shown his deliverance to the nations.He has remembered his merciful loveand his truth for the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seenthe salvation of our God.Shout to the LORD, all the earth;break forth into joyous song,and sing out your praise.

Sing psalms to the LORD with the harp,with the harp and the sound of song.With trumpets and the sound of the horn,Raise a shout before the King, the LORD.

Let the sea and all within it thunder;the world, and those who dwell in it.Let the rivers clap their hands,and the hills ring out their joyat the presence of the LORD, for he comes,he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with justice,and the peoples with fairness.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy SpiritAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

Communion Psalm

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Post Communion Carol: Silent NightSilent night, holy night,All is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and Child,Holy Infant, so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,

Silent night, holy night,Shepherds quake at the sight;Glories stream from heaven afar,Heav’nly hosts sing alleluia;Christ the Savior, is born!

Silent night, holy night,Son of God, love’s pure lightRadiant beams from thy holy face,With the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,

THE CoNCLuDING RITESClosing Procession: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King;Peace on earth, and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled!”Joyful, all you nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies;With the angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord:Late in time behold him come. Offspring of the Virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the God-head see: Hail the incarnate Deity,Pleased as man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the heav‘n born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings.Mild he lays his glory by, Born that we no more may die,Born to raise us from the earth, Born to give us second birth.Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt. Tune: MENDELSSOHN, 77 77 D with refrain; Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847. Public Domain

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