The season of Advent brings the final version of the Ordinariate’s unique liturgy into use with the introduction of Divine Worship : The Missal for all Ordinariate communities world-wide. At the same time the North American Ordinariate has produced and published a pew missal, mandating use by all its communities. The present brochure — formerly the Proper Insert; now called the Order of Service — will help guide you through our Mass from beginning to end. You may refer to it for when to stand, kneel, or sit; the music of the Mass; the hymns to be sung (which are found in the Hymnal); and page references to the pew missal for the various sections of the Mass. The first time you are likely to require the text to recite an element of our Mass will be the Creed, after the homily.

Pro cessional Hymn [Stand.God Himself is With Us

(No. 475 in the Hymnal )

Introit Chant: Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness : let the earth open, and bring forth a Saviour. Ps: The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament showeth his handy-work. Glory be Cc.

The Introductory Rites

Invocation and Collect for Purity Pew Missal, Page 1

The Decalogue (see special insert)

Collect of the Day: Raise up, we beseech thee, O Lord, in thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us: that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sorely hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Liturgy of the Word [Sit.

THE FIRST READING — Micah 5 : 2–5aThus says the Lord: You, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Isræl, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the people of Isræl. And he shall

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT CHURCHOrder of Service, December 20, 2015 — The Fourth Sunday of Advent

stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And this shall be peace.

PSALM — Psalm 80:1, 2b, 3; 14–19When singing simplified Anglican Chant each half-verse of the Psalm (up to, or following, the asterisk [*]) is sung on the first note, changing to the second (black) note on the word or syllable in italics. The natural rhythm of the text is followed. Make a distinct pause at an upright [|] . Half verses (set in italics, with the word to be sung on the black note in roman) are sung by repeating from the double bar.

Hear, O thou Shepherd of Isræl, *thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;show thyself also, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim, *show the light of thy countenance, stir up thy strength, and come and help us.Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look down from heaven, * behold, and visit this vine;And the place of the vineyard that thy right hand hath planted, *and the branch that thou madest so strong for thyself.It is burnt with fire, and cut down; * and they shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, * and upon the son of man, whom thou madest so strong for thine own self.And so will not we go back from thee: * O let us live, and we shall call upon thy Name.Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts; * show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.Glory be to the Father and to the Son *and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning,|is now, and ever shall be *world without end. Amen.

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THE SECOND READING — Hebrews 10:5–10Brethren: When Christ came into the world, he said, Sacrifices and o^erings thou hast not desired, but a body hast thou prepared for me; in burnt o^erings and sin o^erings thou hast taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Lo, I have come to do thy will, O God,’ as it is written of me in the roll of the book. When he said above, “Thou hast neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and o^erings and burnt o^erings and sin o^erings” (these are o^ered according to the law), then he added, “Lo, I have come to do thy will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the o^ering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

[Stand.Alleluia Chant: Alleluia, Alleluia. Come, O Lord, and tarry not : forgive the misdeeds of thy people. Alleluia.

THE HOLY GOSPEL — Luke 1 :39–45In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Homily [Sit.

The Creed [Stand.] Pew Missal, Page 4

The Prayers of the People [Kneel.] Pew Missal, Page 31

The Penitential Rite Pew Missal, Page 5The Comfortable Words Pew Missal, Page 6

The Liturgy of the Eucharist [Stand.

Offertory Chant: Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Offertory HymnSing of Mary

( please see insert)

The Offertory (Form I) Pew Missal, Page 7“May the Lord accept the sacrifice at thy hands…” Pew Missal, Page 9

The Roman Canon (Preface) Pew Missal, Page 12 […evermore praising thee and and saying,]

Sanctus(Service Music Five from the Roman Missal )

[Kneel.The Roman Canon Pew Missal, Page 13–15The Mystery of Faith (“We proclaim thy death, O Lord…”) Pew Missal, Page 14

& b œ -̇ œHo ly,

œ -̇ œho ly,

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ho ly, Lord God of Hosts:

œ œ œ ˙Hea ven and earth-- - -b œ -̇ œ œ ˙ œ

are full of thy glo ry.

œ œ œ œ œ- œ œ œ ˙Glo ry be to thee, O Lord Most High.- -b d œ œ œ ˙

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œ œ- œ œ œ œ-that com eth in the name- -b œ œ ˙ œ œ- œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

of the Lord. Ho san na in the high est.- --

The Communion Rite [Stand.

The Lord’s Prayer Pew Missal, Page 19–20The Priest begins “Our Father” alone; then the people join him:

& bb œ jœ Jœjœ œ œ jœ œ œ œ œ jœ

who art in hea ven, hal low ed be- --

bb œ œ œ jœ Jœjœ œ œ jœ jœ jœ œ œ

thy Name, thy king dom co me, thy will be do ne,- -

bb jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ jœ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœon earth as it is in hea ven. Give us this-

bb Jœjœ jœ jœ œ œ jœ jœ Jœ

jœ- jœday our dai ly bre ad. And for give us our-- -

bb jœ jœ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ- jœ jœ jœtres pas ses, as we for give those who tres pass- - - -

bb jœ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ- jœ jœ jœ œ œ œa gainst us. And lead us not in to temp ta tion,- ---

bb jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œbut de liv er us from e vil.

jœ jœ Jœ Jœ[De li ver us…]- - -- -

bb jœ jœ jœ w[…from all dis tress.]

jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œFor thine is the king dom,--

bb jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ œand the pow er and the glo ry,--

bb jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œfor ev er and ev er. A men.- --

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[…Father]

[the Priest alone:]

[the People join him:]

[…therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.]

Agnus Dei(Service Music Twelve from the Roman Missal )

The Prayer of Humble Access Pew Missal, Page 20Lord, I Am Not Worthy (thrice) Pew Missal, Page 21

Communion Chant: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son : and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

HOLY COMMUNION

(Catholics in Union with the Holy See and in the state of Grace may partake of Holy Communion, received kneeling, for those able, at the altar rail. Others present may come to the altar rail to receive a Blessing; please signify this desire by crossing your arms over your breast.)

& œ œ- œ œ- ˙O Lamb of God,

œ œ œ œ œthat tak est a way- -

œ œ- œ œ ˙the sins of the world,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙have mer cy up on us.- -

œ œ- œ œ- ˙O Lamb of God,

œ œ œ œ œthat tak est a way- -

œ œ- œ œ ˙the sins of the world,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙have mer cy up on us.- -

œ œ- œ œ- ˙O Lamb of God,

œ œ œ œ œthat tak est a way- -

œ œ- œ œ ˙the sins of the world,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙grant us thy peace.

Post-Communion HymnLet All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

(No. 324 in the Hymnal )

The Thanks-giving [Kneel.“Almighty and Everliving God…” Pew Missal, Page 22

The Concluding Rite

The Blessing and Dismissal Pew Missal, Page 23–24

The Angelus (see special insert) [Stand.

Recessional HymnLo, How a Rose e'er Blooming

(No. 81 in the Hymnal )

Devotion to the Blessed Virgin and a theological sense of her importance in Salvation history are of great antiquity. The earliest surviving prayer invoking the Blessed Virgin’s help invokes her as Theotokos, “God-bearer” and recognizes her unique election by God and perpetual Virginity; it dates to around the year 250 and is still used in the Church, both East and West (where it is known as the Sub tuum Præsidium). The Greek text of the Egyptian papyrus preserving its earliest form might be translated “Under your mercy we take refuge, Theotokos! Do not despise our prayers in necessities, but deliver us from danger, only Pure; only Blessed.” The danger mentioned is likely the persecution under Valerian (251–253) or Decian (257–260). The image of the Virgin and Child above is from the CŒMETERIVM MAIVS (or Catacomb of St. Agnes) in Rome and was painted about 320.

O People of Sion! Behold The Lord is Nigh at Hand!We welcome you in the Lord’s Name, and rejoice that you are here to worship with us today. If you would like to learn more about the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, established by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, our community within it here North of Boston, or the Ordinariate’s form of the Catholic Mass which we celebrate please speak with the clergy after Mass or contact us at www.saintgregoryordinariate .org, or via email at o~ce@saintgregoryordinariate.org. May God bless you richly.f