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Wednesday Week 4 Advent Prayer

December 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Reading: Luke 1:57-66

Prayer: Bless us, dear Father, and make us channels of Your peace. Help us to spread the spirit of brotherhood in a world where there is so much distrust and hatred. Let us bring joy to those who are downhearted. So that Your light may shine from our hearts, and from our homes.

Intecessions:

Leader: To Jesus Christ our Lord, who came among us in His mercy, let us constantly cry out with joy: COME, LORD JESUS!

Leader: You came from the Father to take on our human nature, – now set free what was harmed in us by sin.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: One day You will come again in glory to Your chosen people, – come to us today and help us sinners to recognize Your mercy and  tender love.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: We glory in praising You , Lord Jesus, – come and bring us Your salvation.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Through faith You lead us into light, – may we reveal Your justice through our deeds.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Glory be to the Father…

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Tuesday Week 4 Advent Prayer

December 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hymn:O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Reading: Luke 1:46-56

Prayer: Mother Mary, you said, “ Yes,” when God asked you to give Jesus to us. Help us to say, “Yes,” to God when He asks us to give Jesus to those around us. Help us to do little acts of thoughtfulness and generosity to each one we meet so that on Christmas morning each one of us can say, “ I did this for You, Jesus. I tried to give You to others, and now I give myself to You.”

Intercessions:

Leader: To Christ our Lord and Redeemer, who will appear openly on the last day, let us joyfully pray: COME, LORD JESUS!

Leader: Our Redeemer and Lord, by Your birth as a man You freed us from heavy yoke of the law, – complete in us the works of Your loving kindness.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: From us You took whatever served You divinity, – give us whatever we need to serve You.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Grant the desire we ask of you today, – inflame our hearts with the fire of Your love.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: On earth we live with You by faith, – in glory may we rejoice with You.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Steep the souls of the faithful departed, – in the dew of Your loving kindness.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Glory be to the Father…

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Monday Week 4 Advent Prayer

December 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Reading: Luke 1: 39-45

Prayer: In a few days, dear Lord, it will be Christmas. Once more we give You the gift of our hearts. We wrap ourselves in grace and love and tie our gift with a big effort to do good always. For this week, we will try to be kinder to one another at home and more warm and sincere to the people around us. Help us to do good and to avoid wrong so that we can make Christ truly welcome when He comes this Christmas.

Intercessions:

Leader: To Christ our Redeemer, who will come again to free from the power of death all those who return to Him, let us humbly pray: COME, LORD JESUS!

Leader: As we proclaim You coming, Lord, – cleanse our hearts of every vain desire.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Lord, may the Church which You founded, – proclaim Your greatness to all peoples.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Your law is a light to my eyes, – let it protect those who trust in You.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: You allow the joys of Your coming to be foretold to us by Your Church, – may we receive You with eager devotion.

All: Come, Lord Jesus!

Glory be to the Father…

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Sunday Week 4 Advent Prayer

December 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment

FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT: ACCEPTANCE

“My heart is tuned and ready

For songs the angels sing

A household that is peaceful

Is my gift for the King.”

-June Masters Bacher

This fourth week of Advent has to do with acceptance. How can we best light the candle of acceptance? First of  all, in our own hearts, let us each remember that God’s gift of love is a personal gift for each one. No one else can receive the gift for you. No one else can experience the gift for you the acceptance and gratitude for this wonderful gift. You alone can light the candle of acceptance in your own heart. We must each say to ourselves, “There is born to me this day, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. God so loved me that He gave His only begotten Son, that I, believing in Him might not perish but have eternal life. Thanks be to God for Him most beautiful gift of Christ the Savior to me.”

With acceptance, we take a real part in the unfolding Nativity drama. Together with Mary, we say “Yes” to God to receiving Jesus in our hearts and homes. We join the angelic choir that proclaims,”Glory to God in the highest and peace to all men.” Together with the shepherds, we kneel in homage before the little Babe in the manger.

Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Reading: Luke 1:39-45

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her,

“Rejoice so highly favored. The Lord is with you.” She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, “Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favor. Listen. You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the most High. The Lord God will give the throne of his ancestor David. He will rule over the House of Jacob forever and his reign will have no end.” Mary said to the angel, “But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?” “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,” the angel answered, “ and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called the Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.” “I am the handmaid of the Lord,” said Mary. “Let what you have said be done to me.” And the angel left her.

Responsory:

Leader: Your light will come, Jerusalem; the Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty.

All: Your light will come, Jerusalem; the Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty.

Leader: You will see His glory within you.

All: Your light will come, Jerusalem; the Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty.

Leader: Glory be to the Father…

All: As it was in the beginning…

Intercessions:

Leader: Jesus is Lord, born of the Virgin Mary. Let us pray to Him: COME INTO OUR HEARTS, LORD JESUS!

Leader: Mary received You into her heart.

All: Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus!

Leader: That we may love your Father as Mary does.

All: Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus!

Leader: So that we may be more like You.

All: Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus!

Leader: So that we may recognize You in everyone.

All: Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus!

Leader: So that we may love others more.

All: Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus!

Leader:  O Mary, you were the first to receive Jesus into your heart. Pray to God for us that we may be as ready as you were to listen to God’s word and to receive His Son into our hearts.

All: Amen.

Our Father in heaven…

Closing Prayer:   Lovely Lady, dressed in blue

Teach me how to pray

God was just your little boy

So you know the way.

- Mary Dixon Thayer

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