• Fourth Sunday of AdventDecember 22, 2024

  Reading I Mi 5:1-4a

      Thus says the LORD:
      You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah
          too small to be among the clans of Judah,
      from you shall come forth for me
          one who is to be ruler in Israel;
      whose origin is from of old,
          from ancient times.
      Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time
          when she who is to give birth has borne,
      and the rest of his kindred shall return
          to the children of Israel.
      He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock
          by the strength of the LORD,
          in the majestic name of the LORD, his God;
      and they shall remain, for now his greatness
          shall reach to the ends of the earth;
          he shall be peace.

  Responsorial Psalm Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19.

  R. (4)  Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
  O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
      from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
  Rouse your power,
      and come to save us.
  R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
  Once again, O LORD of hosts,
      look down from heaven, and see;
  take care of this vine,
      and protect what your right hand has planted
  the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
  R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
  May your help be with the man of your right hand,
      with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
  Then we will no more withdraw from you;
      give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
  R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

  Reading II Heb 10:5-10

  Brothers and sisters:
  When Christ came into the world, he said:
      “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
          but a body you prepared for me;
      in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight.
      Then I said, ‘As is written of me in the scroll,
      behold, I come to do your will, O God.’“

  First he says, “Sacrifices and offerings,
  holocausts and sin offerings, 
  you neither desired nor delighted in.”
  These are offered according to the law.
  Then he says, :Behold, I come to do your will.”
  He takes away the first to establish the second.
  By this “will,”  we have been consecrated 
  through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

  Alleluia Lk 1:38

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
  May it be done to me according to your word.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Lk 1:39-45

  Mary set out
  and traveled to the hill country in haste
  to a town of Judah, 
  where she entered the house of Zechariah
  and greeted Elizabeth.
  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
  the infant leaped in her womb, 
  and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, 
  cried out in a loud voice and said, 
  “Blessed are you among women, 
  and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
  And how does this happen to me, 
  that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
  For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, 
  the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
  Blessed are you who believed
  that what was spoken to you by the Lord
  would be fulfilled.”

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• IV Domingo de AdvientoDecember 22, 2024

  Primera Lectura Miq 5, 1-4a

  Esto dice el Señor:
  “De ti, Belén de Efrata,
  pequeña entre las aldeas de Judá,
  de ti saldrá el jefe de Israel,
  cuyos orígenes se remontan a tiempos pasados,
  a los días más antiguos.

  Por eso, el Señor abandonará a Israel,
  mientras no dé a luz la que ha de dar a luz.
  Entonces el resto de sus hermanos
  se unirá a los hijos de Israel.
  Él se levantará para pastorear a su pueblo
  con la fuerza y la majestad del Señor, su Dios.
  Ellos habitarán tranquilos,
  porque la grandeza del que ha de nacer llenará la tierra
  y él mismo será la paz’’.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 79, 2ac y 3b. 15-16. 18-19

  R. (4) Señor, muéstranos tu favor y sálvanos.
  Escúchanos, pastor de Israel;
  tú que estás rodeado de querubines, 
  manifiéstate;
  despierta tu poder y ven a salvarnos. R.  
  R. Señor, muéstranos tu favor y sálvanos.
  Señor, Dios de los ejércitos, vuelve tus ojos,
  mira tu viña y visítala; 
  protege la cepa plantada por tu mano, 
  el renuevo que tú mismo cultivaste. R.  
  R. Señor, muéstranos tu favor y sálvanos.
  Que tu diestra defienda al que elegiste, 
  al hombre que has fortalecido.
  Ya no nos alejaremos de ti;
  consérvanos la vida y alabaremos tu poder. R.  
  R. Señor, muéstranos tu favor y sálvanos.

  Segunda Lectura Heb 10, 5-10

  Hermanos: Al entrar al mundo, Cristo dijo, conforme al salmo: No quisiste víctimas ni ofrendas; en cambio, me has dado un cuerpo. No te agradaron los holocaustos ni los sacrificios por el pecado; entonces dije –porque a mí se refiere la Escritura–: “Aquí estoy, Dios mío; vengo para hacer tu voluntad”.

  Comienza por decir: “No quisiste víctimas ni ofrendas, no te agradaron los holocaustos ni los sacrificios por el pecado –siendo así que eso es lo que pedía la ley–; y luego añade: “Aquí estoy, Dios mío; vengo para hacer tu voluntad”.

  Con esto, Cristo suprime los antiguos sacrificios, para establecer el nuevo. Y en virtud de esta voluntad, todos quedamos santificados por la ofrenda del cuerpo de Jesucristo, hecha una vez por todas.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Lc 1, 38

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Yo soy la esclava del Señor;
  cúmplase en mí lo que me has dicho.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Lc 1, 39-45

  En aquellos días, María se encaminó presurosa a un pueblo de las montañas de Judea y, entrando en la casa de Zacarías, saludó a Isabel. En cuanto ésta oyó el saludo de María, la creatura saltó en su seno.

  Entonces Isabel quedó llena del Espíritu Santo y, levantando la voz, exclamó: “¡Bendita tú entre las mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre! ¿Quién soy yo, para que la madre de mi Señor venga a verme? Apenas llegó tu saludo a mis oídos, el niño saltó de gozo en mi seno. Dichosa tú, que has creído, porque se cumplirá cuanto te fue anunciado de parte del Señor”.

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  Los textos de la Sagrada Escritura utilizados en esta obra han sido tomados de los Leccionarios I, II y III, propiedad de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana, copyright © 1987, quinta edición de septiembre de 2004. Utilizados con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Debido a cuestiones de permisos de impresión, los Salmos Responsoriales que se incluyen aquí son los del Leccionario que se utiliza en México. Su parroquia podría usar un texto diferente.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Spiritual Communion Prayer

At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. Amen.

Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Anima Christi Prayer

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from Christ’s side, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me.
And bid me come unto Thee.
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints.
Forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. 

May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.

And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Sunday, December 8th – II Sunday of Advent

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