The Par i s h o f Our Sav i o u r

Sa i n t St e p h e n a n d Our Lady o f t h e Sca pu l a r

and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

I N T H E C I T Y O F N E W Y O R K

The Reverend Robert J. Robbins, K.C.H.S., Pastor The Reverend Andrew E. Kurzyna, Parochial Vicar

The Reverend Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, In Residence The Reverend Monsignor Hilary C. Franco, Honorary Associate

Paul J. Murray, K.C.H.S., Director of Music and Organist

TH I R D SU N D A Y O F AD V E N T (GA U D E T E) 15 December 2019

Choral Mass at 11 o’clock

ORGAN VOLUNTARY Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 1 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

I N T R O D U C T O R Y R I T E S HYMN

During the singing of the Introit, the third candle is lit on the Advent Wreath.

INTROIT Philippians 4:4–5 Healey Willan (1880–1968)

Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men, the Lord is at hand.

Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.

SIGN OF THE CROSS

GREETING

PENITENTIAL ACT Plainsong New

KYRIE Missa Laudis in honorem S. Joannis Baptistæ Flor Peeters (1903–1986)

COLLECT

L I T U R G Y O F T H E W O R D FIRST READING Isaiah 35:1–6, 10

God himself is coming to save you.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 146(145):6–10 Theodore Marier (1912–2001)

SECOND READING James 5:7–10 Do not lose heart, because the Lord’s coming will be soon.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Theodore Marier

GOSPEL READING Matthew 11:2–11 Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone else?

HOMILY Father Kurzyna

CREDO Chant

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

L I T U R G Y O F T H E E U C H A R I S T OFFERTORY Leo Nestor (1948–2019)

Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justum. Ne irascaris Domine, ne ultra memineris iniquitatis: ecce civitas Sancti facta est deserta: Sion deserta facta est: Jerusalem desolata est: domus sanctificationis tuæ gloriæ tuæ, ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri. Vide Domine afflictionem populi tui, et mitte quem missurus es: emitte Agnum dominatorem terræ, de Petra deserti ad montem filiæ Sion: ut auferat ipse jugum captivitatis nostræ. Consolamini, consolamini, popule meus: cito veniet salus tua: quare mærore consumeris, quia innovavitte dolor? Salvabo te, noli timere, ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, Sanctus Israel, Redemptor tuus.

Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One. Be not angry, O Lord, and remember no longer our iniquity: behold the city of the Holy One is become a desert: Sion is become a desert: Jerusalem is desolate: the house of thy sanctification and of your glory, where our fathers praised you. Behold, O Lord, the affliction of your people, and send forth him who is to come: send forth the Lamb, the ruler of the earth, from the rock of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion: that he may take away the yoke of our captivity. Be comforted, be comforted, my people: your salvation comes quickly: why are you consumed with grief: for sorrow has estranged you: I will save you: fear not, for I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Redeemer.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

PREFACE RESPONSES

SANCTUS Theodore Marier

MYSTERY OF FAITH Chant

AMEN McNeil Robinson II (1943–2015)

C O M M U N I O N R I T E THE LORD’S PRAYER

SIGN OF PEACE

AGNUS DEI Missa Laudis in honorem S. Joannis Baptistæ Flor Peeters

COMMUNION cf. Isaiah 35:4

Dicite: Pusillanimes, confortamini et nolite timere: ecce Deus noster veniet et salvabit nos.

Say to the faint of heart: Be strong and do not fear. Behold, our God will come, and he will save us.

CHOIR Anonymous (mid-16th c., English)

Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, rejoice. Let your softness be known unto all men: the Lord is e’en at hand.

Be careful for nothing: but in all prayer and supplication, let your petitions be manifest unto God with giving of thanks.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesu. Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

C O N C L U D I N G R I T E BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

HYMN

ORGAN VOLUNTARY Herr Christ, der Ein’ge Gottes Sohn, BWV 601 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)