THE PARISH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER AND ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

The Very Reverend Walter C. Wagner, O.P., Pastor

James D. Wetzel, Director of Music and Organist

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Thursday, December 12, 2019

6:00 PM Sung Mass and Procession

PRELUDE

INTRODUCTORY RITES

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON (OFFICIUM) Gaudeamus omnes Chant, mode i

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a feast day in honor of the Virgin Mary, in whose solemnity the angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son of God.

SIGN OF THE CROSS AND GREETING

PENITENTIAL ACT

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KYRIE Roman Missal Mass

GLORIA Roman Missal Mass

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COLLECT

O God, Father of mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of your Son’s most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe, may seek with ever more lively faith the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING Zechariah 2:14-17

Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord. Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. The Lord will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem. Silence, all mankind, in the presence of the Lord! For he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM Judith 13:18bcde, 19 James D. Wetzel (b. 1987)

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Chant, mode vi

V. Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God.

GOSPEL Luke 1:39-47

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, “Most 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.”

And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.”

HOMILY

Blessed are you, daughter, by the Most High God, above all the women on earth; and blessed be the Lord God, the creator of heaven and earth.

Your deed of hope will never be forgotten by those who tell of the might of God.

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Felix namque es Chant, mode i

For you are happy, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, because from you arose the sun of justice, Christ our God.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Accept, O Lord, the gifts we present to you on this feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and grant that this sacrifice may strengthen us to fulfill your commandments as true children of the Virgin Mary. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PREFACE

SANCTUS Roman Missal Mass

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MYSTERY OF FAITH

AMEN

COMMUNION RITE

PATER NOSTER

SIGN OF PEACE

AGNUS DEI Roman Missal Mass

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COMMUNION ANTIPHON Beata viscera Luke 11:27 Chant, mode i

Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

Lord God, may the Body and Blood of your Son, which we receive in this sacrament, reconcile us always in your love; and may we who rejoice in Our Lady of Guadalupe live united and at peace in this world until the day of the Lord dawns in glory. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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PROCESSION

The People follow the Acolytes and Ministers in procession, always making right turns.

V. Let us proceed in peace.

R. In the name of Christ. Amen.

LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

God, the Father of Heaven, God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, God, the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, one God,

Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of virgins,

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Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Mother most pure,

Mother most chaste, Mother inviolate, Mother undefiled, Mother most amiable, Mother most admirable, Mother of good counsel, Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Savior, Mother of the Church, Virgin most prudent, Virgin most venerable, Virgin most renowned, Virgin most powerful, Virgin most merciful, Virgin most faithful, Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom, Cause of our joy, Spiritual vessel, Vessel of honor, Singular vessel of devotion, Mystical rose, Tower of David,

Tower of ivory, House of gold, Ark of the covenant, Gate of Heaven, Morning star, Health of the sick, Refuge of sinners, Comforter of the afflicted, Help of Christians, Queen of angels, Queen of patriarchs, Queen of prophets, Queen of apostles, Queen of martyrs, Queen of confessors, Queen of virgins, Queen of all saints, Queen conceived without Original Sin, Queen assumed into Heaven, Queen of the holy Rosary, Queen of families, Queen of peace,

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When the Procession reaches the Station and the Litany concludes, the following Versicle is said:

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. The Celebrant offers the Litany’s concluding Collect:

Grant, Lord God, that we, your servants, may rejoice in unfailing health of mind and body, and, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, may we be set free from present sorrow and come to enjoy eternal happiness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

V. Let us proceed in peace.

R. In the name of Christ. Amen.

The Procession resumes, with the People returning to their pews through the center aisle.

PROCESSIONAL HYMN

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Text: Ronald F. Palmer (1891-1985), alt. © Estate of Ronald F. Palmer Tune: PLEADING SAVIOR; Joshua Leavitt’s Christian Lyre, New York, 1831; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

CONCLUDING RITES

BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE

ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS

On Gaudete Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 PM at St. Catherine of Siena, there will be a service making a scriptural and musical pilgrimage through Advent, with readings from the Old Testament prophets, motets sung by the Schola Cantorum, and congregational hymns. A reception will follow in St. Dominic’s Hall. Because of Lessons and Carols, Vespers will not be sung at St. Vincent Ferrer on Gaudete Sunday.

Susanni (No. 5 from FIVE CAROLS) – Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012) I saw the Lord – Sir John Stainer (1840-1901)

A tender shoot – Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907) O thou, the central orb – Charles Wood (1866-1926)

Let all mortal flesh keep silence – Sir Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946) I saw three ships – Simon Preston (b. 1938)

Magnificat (from SERVICE IN C MAJOR, OP. 115) – Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

TENET CONCERT

On Wednesday, December 18 and Thursday, December 19 at 8:00 PM at St. Vincent Ferrer, TENET Vocal Artists will perform J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Parts I, III, V, and VI) under the direction of Robert Mealy, principal concertmaster at Trinity Wall Street and the orchestra director of the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra. Purchase tickets at the door or on their website: www.tenet.nyc. Because of this concert, Holy Hour is cancelled on Wednesday, December 18.

THE PARISH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER AND ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

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The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer 869 Lexington Avenue at 66th Street

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