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Sunday 21 December 2031

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday · Advent 1962: IV Sunday of Advent, Class I

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Ordinary Form · Missal of Paul VI

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday · Advent · Sunday Cycle A · Psalter Week 4

First ReadingIsaiah 7:10-14

From the Book of Isaiah

10The Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying,11“Ask a sign of the Lord your God;ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”

12But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask.I won’t tempt the Lord.”

13He said, “Listen now, house of David.Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men,that you will try the patience of my God also?14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Behold, the virgin will conceive,and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Responsorial PsalmPsalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

1The earth is the Lord’s, with its fullness;the world, and those who dwell in it.2For he has founded it on the seas,and established it on the floods.

3Who may ascend to the Lord’s hill?Who may stand in his holy place?4He who has clean hands and a pure heart;who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,and has not sworn deceitfully.

5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,righteousness from the God of his salvation.6This is the generation of those who seek Him,who seek your face—even Jacob.

Second ReadingRomans 1:1-7

From the Letter of Paul to the Romans

1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,called to be an apostle,set apart for the Good News of God,2which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,3concerning his Son,who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,4who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness,by the resurrection from the dead,Jesus Christ our Lord,5through whom we received graceand apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;6among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;7to all who are in Rome,beloved of God, called to be saints:Grace to you and peace from God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.

GospelMatthew 1:18-24

From the Gospel according to Matthew

18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this:After his mother, Mary,was engaged to Joseph,before they came together,she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.19Joseph, her husband,being a righteous man,and not willing to make her a public example,intended to put her away secretly.20But when he thought about these things,behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream,saying, “Joseph, son of David,don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife,for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.21She shall give birth to a son.You shall name him Jesus,for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

22Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilledwhich was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,and shall give birth to a son.They shall call his name Immanuel,”which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

24Joseph arose from his sleep,and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,and took his wife to himself;

1962 Missal · Missale Romanum

IV Sunday of Advent

Class I · violet

IntroitIntroitus

Isa 45:8

Roráte, cœli, désuper, et nubes pluant justum: aperiátur terra, et gérminet Salvatórem

Ps 18:2

Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et ópera mánuum ejus annúntiat firmaméntum.

Glória Patri…

Roráte, cœli, désuper, et nubes pluant justum: aperiátur terra, et gérminet Salvatórem

Isa 45:8

Let the Just One descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop Him down. Let the earth open and a Saviour bud forth.

Ps 18:2

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.

Glory Be to the Father…

Let the Just One descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop Him down. Let the earth open and a Saviour bud forth.

CollectOratio

Excita, quǽsumus, Dómine, poténtiam tuam, et veni: et magna nobis virtúte succúrre; ut per auxílium grátiæ tuæ, quod nostra peccáta præpédiunt, indulgéntia tuæ propitiatiónis accéleret:

Qui vivis…

Put forth Your power, O Lord, we beseech You, and delay not: and with Your great might come to our aid, so that what is hindered by our sins may be hastened by Your merciful goodness.

Who livest…

EpistleLectio

Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Corínthios

1 Cor 4:1-5

Fratres: Sic nos exístimet homo ut minístros Christi, et dispensatóres mysteriórum Dei. Hic jam quǽritur inter dispensatóres, ut fidélis quis inveniátur. Mihi autem pro mínimo est, ut a vobis júdicer aut ab humáno die: sed neque meípsum júdico. Nihil enim mihi cónscius sum: sed non in hoc justificátus sum: qui autem júdicat me, Dóminus est. Ítaque nolíte ante tempus judicáre, quoadúsque véniat Dóminus: qui et illuminábit abscóndita tenebrárum, et manifestábit consília córdium: et tunc laus erit unicúique a Deo.

Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

1 Cor. 4:1-5

Brethren: Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Now here it is required in stewards that a man be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small matter to be judged by you or by man’s tribunal. Nay I do not even judge my own self. For I have nothing on my conscience, yet I am not thereby justified; but he who judges me is the Lord. Therefore, pass no judgment before the time, until the Lord comes, Who will both bring to light the things hidden in darkness and make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then everyone will have his praise from God.

GradualGraduale

Ps 144:18; 144:21

Prope est Dóminus ómnibus invocántibus eum: ómnibus, qui ínvocant eum in veritáte.

℣.Laudem Dómini loquétur os meum: et benedícat omnis caro nomen sanctum ejus. Allelúja, allelúja,

℣.Veni, Dómine, et noli tardáre: reláxa facínora plebis tuæ Israël. Allelúja.

Ps 144:18, 21

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

℣.May my mouth speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless His holy name. Alleluia, alleluia.

℣.Come, O Lord, and delay not; forgive the sins of Your people Israel. Alleluia.

GospelEvangelium

Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secundum Lucam

Luc 3:1-6

Anno quintodécimo impérii Tibérii Cǽsaris, procuránte Póntio Piláto Judǽam, tetrárcha autem Galilǽæ Heróde, Philíppo autem fratre ejus tetrárcha Iturǽæ et Trachonítidis regionis, et Lysánia Abilínæ tetrárcha, sub princípibus sacerdotum Anna et Cáipha: factum est verbum Domini super Joannem, Zacharíæ filium, in deserto. Et venit in omnem regiónem Jordánis, prǽdicans baptísmum pæniténtiæ in remissiónem peccatórum, sicut scriptum est in libro sermónum Isaíæ Prophétæ: Vox clamántis in desérto: Paráte viam Dómini: rectas fácite sémitas ejus: omnis vallis implébitur: et omnis mons et collis humiliábitur: et erunt prava in dirécta, et áspera in vias planas: et vidébit omnis caro salutáre Dei.

Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 3:1-6

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of the district of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. And he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaias the prophet. The voice of one crying in the desert, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, make straight His paths. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; and all mankind shall see the salvation of God.’

OffertoryOffertorium

Luc 1:28

Ave, María, gratia plena; Dóminus tecum: benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui.

Luke 1:28

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

SecretSecreta

Sacrifíciis præséntibus, quǽsumus, Dómine, placátus inténde: ut et devotióni nostræ profíciant et salúti.

Per Dominum…

Look with favor, we beseech You, O Lord, upon the offerings here before You, that they may be beneficial for our devotion and for our salvation.

Through our Lord…

PrefacePrefatio

de sanctissima Trinitate

Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus: Qui cum unigénito Fílio tuo et Spíritu Sancto unus es Deus, unus es Dóminus: non in uníus singularitáte persónæ, sed in uníus Trinitáte substántiæ. Quod enim de tua glória, revelánte te, crédimus, hoc de Fílio tuo, hoc de Spíritu Sancto sine differéntia discretiónis sentímus. Ut in confessióne veræ sempiternǽque Deitátis, et in persónis propríetas, et in esséntia únitas, et in majestáte adorétur æquálitas. Quam laudant Angeli atque Archángeli, Chérubim quoque ac Séraphim: qui non cessant clamáre cotídie, una voce dicéntes:

Holy Trinity

It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God; Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord: not in the oneness of a single Person, but in the Trinity of one substance. For what we believe by Thy revelation of Thy glory, the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or separation. So that in confessing the true and everlasting Godhead, distinction in persons, unity in essence, and equality in majesty may be adored. Which the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim do praise: who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice saying:

CommunionCommunio

Is 7:14

Ecce, Virgo concípiet et páriet fílium: et vocábitur nomen ejus Emmánuel.

Isa 7:14

Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel.

PostcommunionPostcommunio

Sumptis munéribus, quǽsumus, Dómine: ut, cum frequentatióne mystérii, crescat nostræ salútis efféctus.

Per Dominum…

Having received Your gifts, we beseech You, O Lord, that each partaking of this sacrament may increase within us its saving effect.

Through our Lord…

In your hand missal: Angelus Press p. 168 · Father Lasance p. 130 · Baronius Press p. 176