
You are welcome to join us to celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent at Sacred Heart Church. Mass will be on Sunday December 13th at 9.30am, including a special liturgy for the children. There will be an anticipated Mass on Saturday evening at 6pm. This is what we will be singing on Sunday:
Gathering: Awake, awake, for the Lord is coming/ Awake, awake, there’s no time to sleep/ Awake, awake, for the Lord is coming/ The King is coming in glory./ All over the world, people are waiting/ Waiting for peace and the promise of new life (Mike Stanley)
Penitential Rite: 67 Advent Kyrie
Gloria: Not in Advent
Psalm: Sing and shout for joy, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel (Is12, p160)
Acclamation: Alleluia! Hurry the Lord is near. Alleluia! Alleluia! Hurry the Lord is near.
Gifts: Jesse Tree, Jesse Tree/ Sign of God’s fidelity/ that he will love eternally/ the promise made to Israel/ who waited for the coming of Emmanuel.
Holy Holy: 559 Mass of Hope
Mem Acclamation: 560/561 Mass of Hope
Lamb of God: 595 Foster
Communion: Lullaby, lullaby, wait till tomorrow/ Lullaby, lullaby, wait till tomorrow/ your time will come/ your time will come (John Bell)
Going forth: 116 Long ago, prophets knew
We are using a mixed Mass setting for the four Sundays of Advent. The Mass of Hope is written by contemporary British Catholic composer Bernadette Farrell whose work includes Christ Be our Light and O God, You Search Me and You Know Me.