St. Patrick’s Cathedral“AmericA’s PArish church”

New York City

CelebratioN of the euChariSt

thurSdaY of the third Week of adveNt

deCember 17, 2020

T h e I n T r o d u c T o r y r I T e s

T h e o r d e r o f M a s s

e n T r a n c e h y M n “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”VEni, VEni, EmmanuEl

T h e L I T u r g y o f T h e W o r d

f I r s T r e a d I n g Genesis 49:2, 8-10

Jacob called his sons and said to them:“assemble and listen, sons of Jacob, listen to israel, your father.

“You, Judah, shall your brothers praise –your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down to you.Judah, like a lion’s whelp, you have grown up on prey, my son.He crouches like a lion recumbent, the king of beasts–who would dare rouse him?The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs,While tribute is brought to him, and he receives the people’s homage.”

The word of the lord.Thanks be to God.

Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17

+ (see 7) Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.

O God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your justice, the king’s son;He shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. +

r e s p o n s o r I a L p s a L M

K y r I e adapt. litany of the Saints

a c c L a M a T I o n b e f o r e T h e g o s p e L “Veni Emmanuel alleluia”Jennifer Pascual

g o s p e L matthew 1:1-17

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of abraham.

abraham became the father of isaac, isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of amminadab.amminadab became the father of nahshon, nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king.

The mountains shall yield peace for the people, and the hills justice.He shall defend the afflicted among the people, save the children of the poor. +

Justice shall flower in his days, and profound peace, till the moon be no more.may he rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. +

may his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun his name shall remain.in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed; all the nations shall proclaim his happiness. +

David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of abijah, abijah the father of asaph. asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of uzziah. uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of ahaz, ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of manasseh, manasseh the father of amos, amos the father of Josiah.Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.

after the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of abiud. abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of azor, azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of achim, achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of matthan, matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.

Thus the total number of generations from abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Gospel of the lord.Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

T h e L I T u r g y o f T h e e u c h a r I s T

T h e p r e p a r a T I o n o f T h e g I f T s

s a n c T u s Mass of Charity and LoveSteven Warner

Mass of Charity and LoveSteven Warner

M y s T e r y o f f a I T h

a g n u s d e I Mass of Charity and LoveSteven Warner

a n a c T o f s p I r I T u a L c o M M u n I o n

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.

c o M M u n I o n

The reception of Holy Communion is the most sacred act for Catholics. We believe that we are then receiving the Body and Blood of Christ. Catholics who are properly prepared should approach the ministers of Holy Communion.We ask non-Catholics not to receive. They are encouraged, however, to come forward with arms crossed over their heart to receive a blessing.

Mass of Charity and LoveSteven Warner

g r e a T a M e n

h y M n “Jesus, my lord, my God, my all”SWEET SaCRamEnT

“O Come, Divine messiah”VEnEZ, DiVin mESSiE

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T h e c o n c L u d I n g r I T e s

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g u I d e L I n e s f o r T h e r e c e p T I o n o f c o M M u n I o nf o r c a T h o L I c s

as Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. in order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. a person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. in this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (Code of Canon Law, canon 916). a frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all.

f o r o u r f e L L o W c h r I s T I a n sWe welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ’s prayer for us “that they may all be one” (John 17:21).Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 §4). members of Orthodox Churches, the assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish national Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. according to Roman Catholic Discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of Communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 §3).

f o r T h o s e n o T r e c e I v I n g h o L y c o M M u n I o nall who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the lord Jesus and with one another.

f o r n o n - c h r I s T I a n sWe also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family.

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His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New YorkRev. msgr. Robert T. Ritchie, Rector

Rev. andrew King, Master of CeremoniesRev. Edward Dougherty, MM • Rev. Arthur Golino • Rev. Donald Haggerty

Jennifer Pascual, Dma, Director of Music and OrganistDaniel Brondel, Associate Director of Music and Organist

michael Hey, Associate Director of Music and OrganistRobert m. Evers, Music Administrator and Programs Editor

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