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November 29 /First Sunday of Advent A N OT H E R A DV E N T B E G I N S , A N D A LT H O U G H I write this months before, I imagine by this first Sunday I will already have a robust December calendar. I make plans for December in the perpetual belief that I can plan out a spiritually rich Advent alongside a memorable and joyous Christmas season for my family. I can organize everything just so, making sure we have time to celebrate with those we love, cherish our time as a family, and be present to this season of quiet watchfulness. Maybe this will be the year it all goes off without a hitch instead of being a year of epic disruptions.
And then Isaiah gives us this image of us being the clay in the hands of God, the potter. Is this season clay within my hands? I plan, manage, and hope. Or am I recognizing how God could be the one shaping my life in this season and all seasons? We can plan all of the things in our lives, all of our liturgies, every tiny little detail that will make this season special, memorable, and moving. It is easy to believe ourselves to be masterful potters. Yet we will always be the clay. Our work, our ministries, our attentiveness and watchfulness are not done in vain. But we are not the potter. We are all the work of God’s hands. —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
G3
464
Awake to the Day
399
584
Christ Is Surely Coming
860
652 958
City of God
857
590
692
495
713
785
My Lord, What a Morning
943
766
876
637
690
361
728
386
444
395
People, Look East
398
447
409
819
595
329
693
955
701
886
231
492
351
345
117
501
361
361
118
235
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
446
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Moore)
237
941
865
691
130 954
704
882
The Advent of Our God
396
347 450
414
504
353
364
The King Shall Come (Mattingly)
120
341
This Is Your Justice
274 410
Walk in the Reign
456
406
502
404
496
363
354 129
449 395
465 455
36
OC
Oramos Cantando Voices
OIF
One in Faith
CCH2
218
403
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
VCS
351
Ready the Way
861
G3
Ritual Song Second Edition
510
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
260
LM2
463 654
When You Come
G4
Gather 4th Edition
RS2
Lead Us to Your Light
When the King Shall Come Again
884 867
W4
Worship 4th Edition
391
Come, Lord Jesus
Wait for the Lord
CCH2
Gather 3rd Edition
Christ, Our Light
The King Shall Come
OIF
241
Christ, Be Our Light
Soon and Very Soon
VCS
24
Christ Is Coming: Prepare the Way
Eye Has Not Seen
OC
243
Are You Ready?
City of God, Jerusalem
RS2
131
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
Ábranse los Cielos* Advent Gathering Rite
CEL
320 508
Arriba los Corazones Behold, O Zion, God Will Come
509
434
Christ, Be Our Light
963
799
310
City of God
809
684
318
Come, Light of the World
492
Eye Has Not Seen
883
740
377
Maranatha, Come
500
424
Muéstranos, Señor/Lord, Show Us Your Mercy: Sal 85(84)*
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
218
Word and Song
WS
CEL
221
¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
321 496
427
182
141
O Lord of Light
504
421
184
154
¡Oh Ven! ¡Oh Ven, Emanuel
319 493
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
435
190
153
426
Preparen el Camino
316
Soon and Very Soon
978
803
The Advent of Our God
501
432
The King Shall Come
499
431
The King Shall Come (Mattingly)
490
430
This Is Your Justice
510
188
140
Psalm 80:2–3, 15–16, 18–19 (Rx 4)
181
155
Mark 13:33–37
196
147
Ven, Señor (Rubalcava)
318
Venga Tu Reino
323 422
Isaiah 63:16b–17; 64:2–7
1 Corinthians 1:3–9
317
511
READINGS [2]
149
Ven, Salvador (el dios de paz)*
Wait for the Lord * = BILINGUAL
WC/M
387
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
People, Look East
SM
Seasonal Missalette
192
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December 6 /Second Sunday of Advent CO M F O RT SOU N DS SO LOV E LY, D O E SN’T I T? Ministry brings perpetual challenges, and finding ways to continue living out one’s vocation within the structures of the church can seem increasingly difficult. How many who work in the various corners of the church have encountered questions of why we would keep doing this? We perennially push to straighten winding paths while many look on or don’t see our work at all. The reasons to walk away are always there. How often does comfort come alongside those? Isaiah comes through with this offer of comfort to a weary people, of the Lord gathering the lambs in his arms. How many of
us, in all corners of the world, yearn to be held and comforted in this way? Will this be the moment when comfort finally comes? But one is coming who is mightier than we are. Whatever we encounter, whatever yearning we know, whatever good we do amidst the challenges, is only ever making way for one mightier than we will ever be. Our glories and our failures do not have to mean everything to us, nor do they have to be devoid of all meaning. Whatever comfort we may seek, we can find it in the one who is coming. We can take comfort that whatever paths our lives and our ministries make will still prepare the way of the Lord. —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
G3
RS2
416
A Voice Cries Out
OC
VCS
464
399
24 241
857
766
876
637
Come, Lord Jesus
463
552
510
456
466
413
497
402
690
361
365
124
351
345
117
369
349
121
63
Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
386
O Day of Peace
811
On Jordan’s Bank
392
444
395
231
492 911
451
418
240
503
350
On That Holy Mountain
398
Prepare! Prepare!
389
447
409
501
461
398
494
452
400
507
361
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Moore)
446
Preparen el Camino/Make Ready a Highway
445
130 351
237 362 218
861
941
865
691
954
704
This Is Your Justice
882 274
Wait for the Lord
410
456
406
502
When the King Shall Come Again
395
465
404
496
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
118
455
38
LM2
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
OC
Oramos Cantando
VCS
Voices
OIF
One in Faith
CCH2
Ready the Way
When You Come
361
235
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
Soon and Very Soon
G3
Gather 3rd Edition
City of God
Prepare the Way of the Lord
G4
Gather 4th Edition
884 362
Behold O Zion, God Will Come Christ Is Coming: Prepare the Way
W4
Worship 4th Edition
354
Awake to the Day
People, Look East
CCH2
356
Ábranse los Cielos/Open Wide the Heavens
Comfort, Comfort, O My People
OIF
363
396
354 129 131
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
Ábranse los Cielos* Advent Gathering Rite
CEL
320 508
Arriba los Corazones Behold, O Zion, God Will Come
509
434
Christ, Be Our Light
963
799
310
City of God
809
684
318
Come, Light of the World
492
Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc)
506
423
191
Maranatha, Come
500
424
Muéstranos, Señor/Lord, Show Us Your Mercy: Sal 85(84)*
WC/M
387
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
218
Word and Song
WS
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
321
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
496
427
182
141
O Lord of Light
504
421
184
154
¡Oh Ven! ¡Oh Ven, Emanuel! (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
319
On Jordan's Bank
495
420
197
On That Holy Mountain
498
425
193
People, Look East
493
435
190
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
148 153
426 316
Proclaim the Joyful Message
512
436
195
159
Soon and Very Soon
978
803
188
140
The Advent of Our God
501
432
The King Shall Come
499
431
181
155
The King Shall Come (Mattingly)
490
430
196
147
This Is Your Justice
510
Isaiah 40:1–5, 9–11 Psalm 85:9–10, 11–12, 13–14 (Rx 8)
Mark 1:1–8
149
Ven y Sálvanos
324
Ven, Salvador (el dios de paz)*
317
Ven, Señor (Rubalcava)
318
Venga Tu Reino
323 511
READINGS [5]
2 Peter 3:8–14
Preparen el Camino
Wait for the Lord
SM
Seasonal Missalette
422
192
* = BILINGUAL
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December 8 /Immaculate Conception I HAVE NOT COME FACE TO face with an angel (as far as I know), but I have come face to face with questions and invitations that left me dumbfounded and articulating many colorful versions of “How can this be?” Practicality kicks in, and the need to see what could be possible drives my energy and focus. In ministry we are asked to hold it all—openness to the movement of the Holy Spirit and also the planning and execution of all the things meant to keep us open. We have to hold the possible alongside the impossible while figuring out how to make everything possible for those to whom we minister.
What happens if we can hold onto our openness to the seemingly possible? What does it look like to risk a “yes” to God? While I may struggle to identify with Mary’s freedom from original sin, I can try to enter into her “How can this be?” from a place of wonder, not doubt. I can imagine what else can be, what might be possible with just one more “yes.” Gabriel invites Mary to imagine a different life for herself and for the world, to risk the impossible. As we live into these remaining weeks of Advent, may we see Mary’s example as an invitation to imagine what else could be. —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
G3
986
888
982
887
Ave Maria (Kantor)
984
891
Blessed One
988
Among All Ave Maria (chant)
902
Buenos Dias, Paloma Blanca / Fairest Dove, Most Lovely Maiden
733
1001
622
Creator of the Stars of Night
405
458
420
OIF
709
908
1009
996
666
CCH2
423
495
911
883
967
879
724
979
889
Hail Mary: Gentle Woman I Am for You
870
794
I Say Yes, Lord / Digo Si, Señor
748
676
553
458
I Sing a Maid
893
Litany of Mary / Letania de al Santísima Virgen María
897
977
732
47
280
368
123
985
890
1011
983
893
1004
411
712
913
421
Oramos Cantando
303
Voices
726
909
417
422
960
876
971
448
401
500
359
352
126
1002
713
919
425
903
895
Praise We the Lord This Day
876
875
973
Savior of the Nations, Come
388
421
498
Sing We of the Blessed Mother
896
459
734
The Angel Gabriel We Sing with Holy Mary
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
407 343
1003
Stainless the Maiden
122 418
923 875
467
972
987
1010
40
VCS
One in Faith
CCH2
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
No Wind at the Window
O Sanctissima
OC
OIF
109 387
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
914
My Soul Proclaims
O Come, Divine Messiah
LM2
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
720
565 993
G4
Gather 4th Edition
G3
1008
886
W4
Worship 4th Edition
Gather 3rd Edition
714
728 239
420
989
Hail, Holy Queen (Rose/Maher)
Mary, First among Believers
VCS
999
981 624
Immaculate Mary
OC
40
Canticle of the Turning
Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above
RS2
406 921
SM
WC/M
WS
CEL
Adiós, Oh Virgen de Guadalupe
421
Adiós, Reina del Cielo
422
Ave de Lourdes (Del Cielo Ha Bajado)/ Immaculate Mary*
427
Ave Maria
1003
822
Behold a Virgin Bearing Him
515
462
Blessed One
1007
Canticle of Mary
487
414
Canticle of the Turning
1011
818
198
158
415
Hail Mary, Gentle Woman
1005
827
400
277
Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above
1010
824
391
278
Hymn to Mary Immaculate
1023
Immaculate Mary
1020
829
397
280
Las Apariciones Guadalupanas (Desde el Cielo)
424
Las Mañanitas Guadalupanas
418
Las Mañanitas Tapatías
417
Mary's Song of Praise
208
41
O Sanctissima
1017
828
CEL
392
Elevamos Nuestros Cantos
414
Word and Song ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
419
485
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Canto de María
Mary's Song
SM
Seasonal Missalette
396
282
READINGS [689] Genesis 3:9–15, 20 Psalm 98:1, 2–3ab, 3cd–4 (Rx 1) Ephesians 1:3–6, 11–12 Luke 1:26–38
398
281
Oh María, Madre Mía
429
Oh Santísima*
428
Sing "Ave!"
1021
820
399
Sing of Mary
1015
833
390
Stainless the Maiden
1013
821
393
The Hail Mary
1009
831
394
279
* = BILINGUAL
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December 13 /Third Sunday of Advent R EJ O I CE ! J OY F LOWS T H RO U G H A L L O F our readings today, even proclaiming Mary’s words of praise in the wake of the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Whatever may be happening in the world, in our parishes, in our lives, we are invited at this moment to pause and simply rejoice! Just as John did, we are invited to testify to the light, to proclaim the joy of God who is coming into the world to bring glad tidings to the poor. The joy is not thin or surface-level but that which comes out of bringing light to the darkness, hope to the despairing, freedom to those held captive in every way imaginable.
Joy is always an option. Every moment we read throughout Scripture came from a moment where there was reason to despair. There has always been and will always be reason to lose hope, to let go of joy and choose darkness. But the light that began as just one candle two weeks ago has grown and will continue to grow. Joy does not disregard the things in our lives that bring us sorrow, but it does remind us that the light still glows and that God can and will always be the joy of our souls. As long as the light remains, we will always have reason to rejoice. —ERN
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn
406
468
423
RS2
OC
517
366
VCS
OIF
CCH2
132 27
Be the Light
G4
Gather 4th Edition
241
Christ Is Coming: Prepare the Way
463
Come, Lord Jesus
510
Come, O Long-Expected Jesus
394
403
Comfort, Comfort, O My People
402
466
413
Creator of the Stars of Night
405
458
420
238
493
G3
355
128
497 239
495
365 368
124
127
Ritual Song Second Edition
RS2
404
454
415
499
360
O Come, Divine Messiah
387
448
401
500
359
352
126
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
386
444
395
231
492
351
345
117
On Jordan’s Bank
392
451
418
240
503
369
349
121
350
Prepare the Way of the Lord
389
461
398
494
452
400
507
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Moore)
446
Preparen el Camino/Make Ready a Highway
445
351
237 362 218
861
Stand Firm
941
865
691
846
763
731
954
704
The Spirit of God Wait for the Lord
410
When You Come Wild and Lone the Prophet’s Voice
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
882
396
714
Turn My Heart, O God
721
660
456
406
767 484
455 390
42
502
VCS
Voices
OIF
130
Ready the Way Soon and Very Soon
OC
Oramos Cantando
One in Faith
235
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
LM2
123
My Soul in Stillness Waits
On That Holy Mountain
Gather 3rd Edition Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
63
Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc)
Prepare! Prepare!
W4
Worship 4th Edition
293 363
129
CCH2
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
Ábranse los Cielos*
CEL
320
Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn
489
429
186
Canto de María
419
Christ, Be Our Light
963
Come, O Long-Expected Jesus (Come, O Long-Awaited Savior)
494
Comfort, Comfort, You My People
505
Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc)
506
Love, Burn Bright
799
310
433
218 144
423
191
713
289
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
O Come, Divine Messiah
497
418
187
146
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
496
427
182
141
O Lord of Light
504
421
184
154
¡Oh Ven! ¡Oh Ven, Emanuel!*
SM
Seasonal Missalette
319
On That Holy Mountain
498
425
193
People, Look East
493
435
190
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
153
426
Preparen el Camino
316
Proclaim the Joyful Message
512
436
195
159
Soon and Very Soon
978
803
188
140
Ven y Sálvanos
324
Ven, Salvador (el dios de paz)*
317
Ven, Señor (Rubalcava)
318
Venga Tu Reino
323
Wait for the Lord * = BILINGUAL
511
422
READINGS [8] Isaiah 61:1–2a, 10–11 Luke 1:46–48, 49–50, 53–54 (Rx Isaiah 61:10b) 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 John 1:6–8, 19–2
192
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CEL/M
Alegría, Alegría, Alegría
327
Para Pedir Posadas/Entren Santos Peregrinos
326
Vamos, Pastores, Vamos
334
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December 20 /Fourth Sunday of Advent TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE, THE shortest day of the year. The darkest day of the year comes as our Advent wreaths are fully aglow. We have faithfully lit a new candle each week, as we do every year, knowing this darkest of days will come. We do not know what that may bring each year, but we light our candles in anticipation regardless. We wait in darkness for the light to come into the world. Whatever plans we set in motion weeks ago are coming to their conclusions as we live into what real life has actually turned out to be amidst our hopes and plans. Whatever plans
or expectations Mary had in her moment of “yes” will come to their fruition within circumstances over which she will have little control, as they have with many women before and after her. All our preparations—for Advent, for birth, for new life in all its forms—can take us only so far. We can prepare, wait, and watch with boundless faith, and yet it is never our preparations that will cause God to come into the world. In these final days, as we wait amidst our great plans and preparations, may we offer our openness to God, our “yes” to those things that, in the end, only God can do. —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
G3
OC
VCS
406
468
423
517
366
132
40
Blessed One
624
666
Come, Emmanuel
457
Come, Lord Jesus
463
622
728
552
510
Como Estrella en Clara Cielo / As a Star on Cloudless Evenings
G3
280
456
458
420
239
495
RS2
368
123 63
Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc)
469
Gift of God
422
God of All People
412
Hail, Mary: Gentle Woman
889
VCS OIF
712 993
421
893
977
886
732
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
438
496
451
263
My Soul in Stillness Waits
404
454
415
499
960
876
971
726
909
417
390
133
500
359
352
126
360
127
O Come, Divine Messiah
387
448
401
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
386
444
395
231
492
351
345
117
Of the Father's Love Begotten
415
483
427
266
529
383
403
142
361
118
343
122
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Hart/Ubowski)
199
People, Look East
398
447
409
501
Savior of the Nations, Come
388
459
421
498
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
875
467
When, to Mary, the Word
898
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
OC
Oramos Cantando Voices
516
Immaculate Mary
No Wind at the Window
LM2
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition Ritual Song Second Edition
710 405
G4
Gather 3rd Edition
911
47
W4
Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition
373
Behold a Virgin Bearing Him
Creator of the Stars of Night
CCH2
27
Be the Light
Canticle of the Turning
OIF
1005
All Who Claim the Faith of Jesus Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn
RS2
972
44
361
406
One in Faith
CCH2
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
CEL
SM
¡Oh Ven! ¡Oh Ven, Emanuel! (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)*
319
Seasonal Missalette
¡Ven, Salvador! (el dios de paz)*
317
Ábranse los Cielos*
320
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
Advent Gathering Rite
508
Awake, Awake and Greet the New Morn
489
429
186
Behold a Virgin Bearing Him
515
462
198
Behold, O Zion, God Will Come
509
434
Blessed One
1007
Canticle of Mary
487
Canticle of Our Lady
223
414
WS
Word and Song
158
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
114
Canto de María Creator of the Stars of Night (Bolduc)
WC/M
419 506
Digo Sí, Señor/I Say Yes, My Lord*
423
191
706
403
Dime, Señor
408
READINGS [11]
Elevamos Nuestros Cantos
415
2 Samuel 7:1–5, 8b–12, 14a, 16
Emmanuel
488
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
527
457
Maranatha, Come
500
424
My Soul Rejoices in the Lord
189
151
206
175
Romans 16:25–27 Luke 1:26–38
209
O Come, Divine Messiah
497
418
187
146
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
496
427
182
141
O Lord of Light
504
421
184
154
Of the Father's Love Begotten
517
458
200
People, Look East
493
435
190
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Louis)
Psalm 89:2–3, 4–5, 27, 29 (Rx 2a)
153
426
Preparen el Camino
316
Savior of the Nations, Come
502
The Advent of Our God
501
This Is Your Justice
510
142 432
149
Venga Tu Reino
323
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December 25 /Christmas
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
RS2
OC
VCS
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem Alleluia, Sing Noel!
50
G4
384
LM2
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
381 376
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria / Glory, Glory, Glory
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
93
God Has Come to Earth Hacia Belén / Mary Journeyed with Her Husband
492
541
OC
389
Oramos Cantando
257
Heaven's Christmas Tree In the Bleak Midwinter
494
Jesus Comes
480
VCS
Voices
393
OIF
447
One in Faith
159
Let Me Be Your Bethlehem
430
490
CCH2
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
534 251
Messiah Now Has Come Night of Silence / Noche de Silencio
415
477
442
245
528
377
483
427
266
529
383
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Ubowski)
139 403
142
400
146
199
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
481
453
258
Singing Glory Be to Jesus
260 453
The Table of Emmanuel
444
538
491
540
Unto Us a Child Is Born
389
Wonderful Counselor
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
Gather 4th Edition
G3
For Us a Child of Hope Is Born
Wood of the Cradle
375
Gather 3rd Edition
Christmas Lullaby
The People Who Walked in Darkness
Worship 4th Edition
958
Christ Our Light
256 431
485
W4
374
267
Alleluia! The Lord Has Come
Of the Father's Love Begotten
CCH2
500
A Weary Couple
Love Has Come
OIF
436
532
46
SM
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
530
Angels from the Realms of Glory
514
460
Angels We Have Heard on High
528
442
Away in a Manger (cradle song)
539
Away in a Manger (mueller)
524
455
Christmas Lullaby
532
463
For Us a Child of Hope Is Born
543
461
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
542
451
210
163
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
537
459
201
170
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
520
444
215
168
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
533
447
216
172
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
525
452
207
165
Joy to the World
523
450
212
160
WC/M
WS
CEL
213
161
203
169
214
167
328 535
439
Noche de Paz (Silent Night)*
536
440
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
CEL
La Virgen y San José Night of Silence
SM
Seasonal Missalette
Nunca Suenan las Campanas
¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
VIGIL [13]
340
Isaiah 62:1–5
335
Psalm 89:4–5, 16–17, 27, 29 (Rx 2a)
O Come, All Ye Faithful/Adeste Fideles
529
453
199
171
O Little Town of Bethlehem
531
437
204
166
Acts 13:16–17, 22–25
Oh, Pueblecito de Belén*
337
Paz en la Tierra
332
Matthew 1:1–25 or Matthew 1:18–25
Silent Night
536
440
Sing We Now of Christmas
541
456
217
162
Vamos Todos a Belen
329
Vamos, Pastorcillos
333
Vamos, Pastores, Vamos
334
Venid, Fieles Todos (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
336
Venid, Pastorcillos (Away in a Manger)*
330
* = BILINGUAL
NIGHT [14] Isaiah 9:1–6 Psalm 96: 1–2, 2–3, 11–12, 13 (Rx Luke 2:11) Titus 2:11–14 Luke 2:1–14 DAWN [15] Isaiah 62:11–12 Psalm 97: 1, 6, 11–12 Titus 3:4–7 Luke 2:15–20 DAY [16] Isaiah 52: 7–10 Psalm 98:1, 2–3, 3–4, 5–6 (Rx 3c) Hebrews 1:1–6 John 1:1–18 or John 1:1–5, 9–14
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December 27 /Holy Family
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
RS2
OC
VCS
Angels We Have Heard on High
417
474
430
Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn
406
468
423
246
524
371
517
366
378
132
Canticle of the Turning
624
666
Come, Sing a Home and Family
439
498
God Made from One Blood
749
622
728
280 906
152
982
God of Eve, and God of Mary
983
Hacia Belén / Mary Journeyed with Her Husband
492
In the Bleak Midwinter
494
Ritual Song Second Edition
OC
541
Oramos Cantando
389
VCS
Voices
393 186
Love One Another (King)
OIF
741
One in Faith
114
Once in Royal David's City
440
Our Savior's Infant Cries Were Heard
442
497
CCH2
455
270
543
394
708
Set Your Heart on the Higher Gifts
444
502
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
231
457
271
454
268
545
151
744 926
426
386
The Hands and Feet of Jesus
254
The Snow Lay on the Ground
401
Vamos, Pastores, Vamos
385
We Gather in Love
291
What Child Is This
454
Within the Father's House
443
LM2
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
RS2
God of Adam, God of Joseph
Now, O Lord, Dismiss Your Servants
G4
Gather 4th Edition
G3
47
544
W4
Worship 4th Edition
Gather 3rd Edition
304
Canticle of Simeon
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
140
44
Build a Family
You Have Called Us Here Together
CCH2
500
A Weary Couple
Sing of Mary
OIF
508
466
277
499
48
552
393
808 412
154
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
CEL
Canticle of Simeon
486
416
115
219
Come, Sing a Home and Family
1001
817
305
La Virgen y San José
328
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
859
720
362
Love One Another (King)
848
Noche de Paz (Silent Night)*
536
440
O Joseph, Mighty Patron
998
814
387
Of the Father's Love Begotten
517
458
200
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
340
Oh, Pueblecito de Belén (O Little Town of Bethlehem)* Once in Royal David's City
145
SM
Seasonal Missalette
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
337 521
454
205
Paz en la Tierra
174 332
Saint Joseph Was a Just Man
999
Set Your Heart on the Higher Gifts
858
722
359
222
Sing of Mary
1015
833
390
279
The First Nowell
519
441
218
176
The Hands That First Held Mary's Child
1000
The Snow Lay on the Ground
538
449
Vamos, Pastorcillos
333
Vamos, Pastores, Vamos
334
Venid, Fieles Todos (O Come, All Ye Faithful)*
336
Venid, Pastorcillos (Away in a Manger)*
330
What Child Is This
552
448
208
177
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit)
849
712
361
220
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Hill)
851
717
READINGS [17] Sirach 3:2–6, 12–14 or Genesis 15:1–6; 21:1–3 Psalm 128:1–2, 3, 4–5 (Rx see 1) or 105:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9 (Rx 7a, 8a) Colossians 3:12–21 or 3:12–17 or Hebrews 11:8, 11–12, 17–19 Luke 2:22–40 or 2:22, 39–40
* = BILINGUAL
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January 1 /Mary, Mother of God
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
RS2
OC
VCS
986
Among All
888
G4
21 902
982
Ave Maria (Kantor)
984
Blessed One
988
Canticle of the Turning
624
666
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
446
501
Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year
999
887
733
891
1001
709
908
1009 40
622
728
420
280
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
LM2
153
Oramos Cantando
269 458
Litany of Mary / Letania de al Santísima Virgen María
985
274 890
550
438
496
451
Mary, First Among Believers
897
983
893
1004
960
876
971
483
427
415
157
390
529
133 422
383
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Hart/Ubowski)
403
142
199
Once in Royal David’s City
440
497
455
270
543
394
151
Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly
444
502
457
271
545
926
426
1088
989
The God of All Eternity The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky Virgin-born, We Bow before You
454
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
481
268
386
445
We Sing With Holy Mary What Child Is This
1088
447
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy 987 454
508
1010 466
277 50
552
OIF
CCH2
263
266
Voices One in Faith
1011
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming No Wind at the Window
VCS
1008
503
Jesus, the Light of the World
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
OC
He’s Here I Sing a Maid
G3
423 911
47
Gather 4th Edition Gather 3rd Edition
989
Hail, Holy Queen (Rose/Maher)
W4
Worship 4th Edition
999
As It Is in Heaven
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
CCH2
811
A Blessing
Ave Maria (chant)
OIF
921 393
412
154
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
Ave de Lourdes (Del Cielo Ha Bajado)/ Immaculate Mary*
CEL
427
Ave Maria
1003
822
Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen
599
517
Blessed One
1007
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Canto de María
419
Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above
1010
824
391
278
Hail, Mary, Gentle Woman
1005
827
400
277
Immaculate Mary
1020
829
397
280
La Virgen y San José
Word and Song
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
328
My Soul Rejoices in the Lord O Sanctissima
SM
Seasonal Missalette
209 1017
828
398
281
Oh María, Madre Mía
429
Oh, Pueblecito de Belén (O Little Town of Bethlehem)
337
¿Qué Niño Es Éste? (What Child Is This?)*
338
Santa María del Camino
473
Sing "Ave!"
1021
820
399
Sing of Mary
1015
833
390
Stainless the Maiden
1013
821
393
The Hail Mary
1009
831
394
Venid, Fieles Todos (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
279
READINGS [18] Numbers 6:22–27 Psalm 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8 (Rx 2a) Galatians 4:4–7 Luke 2:16–21
336
Virgin, Full of Grace
1018
830
We Sing with Holy Mary
1002
832
395
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January 3 /Epiphany
Hymnals
W4
Angels, from the Realms of Glory
425
G4
G3
LM2
438
264
Behold Your God
280
Brightest and Best
272
CCH2
584
652
590
G3
692
509
462
279
549
473
428
253
530
864
780
537
896
650
593
420
693
428
Guide My Feet
585
In the Bleak Midwinter
494
Jesus, the Light of the World
503
495
867
260
LM2
372
395
143
492
711
259
393 274
550
157 159
Lux Mundi
187
Rise Up In Splendor
225 481
453
258
506
459
278
548
449
The People Who Walked in Darkness
453
We Bring Our Gifts
507
460
276
444
554
CCH2
146
409
160
391
383
156
394
538
696
We Three Kings of Orient Are
452
504
463
273
547
395
406
158
What Child Is This
454
508
466
277
552
393
412
154
What Star Is This
448
510
461
553
410
155
511
450
514
Where the Promise Shines
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
52
VCS
Voices
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
241
The First Nowell
OC
Oramos Cantando
OIF
400
Sweet Child Jesus
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
One in Faith
396
Los Magos Que Llegaron a Belén
451
Gather 3rd Edition Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
Let Me Be Your Bethlehem
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
W4
Worship 4th Edition
G4
Epiphany Carol
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
OIF
Gather 4th Edition
958
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
VCS
379
Christ, Our Light Go Tell It On the Mountain
OC
275
Behold the Star!
Christ, Be Our Light!
RS2
SM
WC/M
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
742
633
As with Gladness Men of Old
551
467
WS
223
Del Oriente Somos (We Three Kings)*
CEL
178 339
For Us a Child of Hope Is Born
543
461
Hail to the Lord's Anointed
547
465
How Brightly Shines the Morning Star
548
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
533
Jesus Christ, the Long-Awaited
545
SM
Seasonal Missalette
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
219
Word and Song
447
216
468
222
¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
CEL
172
Los Magos Que Llegaron a Belén*
341
Oh, Pueblecito de Belén (O Little Town of Bethlehem)*
337
Paz en la Tierra
332
¿Qué Niño Es Éste? (What Child Is This?)*
338
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
540
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
549
466
224
The First Nowell
519
441
218
READINGS [20]
176
Isaiah 60:1–6
Vamos, Pastores, Vamos
334
Venid, Fieles Todos (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
336
Psalm 72:1–2, 7–8, 10–11, 12–13 (Rx see 11)
Venid, Pastorcillos (Away in a Manger)*
330
Ephesians 3:2–3a, 5–6
We Three Kings of Orient Are
550
464
221
179
What Child Is This
552
448
208
177
What Star Is This
546
Matthew 2:1–12
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January 10 /Baptism of the Lord
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
RS2
OC
Baptized in Water
919
993
903
746
1020
733
Follow Me
880
From the Waters I Will Rise
1004
Come to the Water
640
God Has Chosen Me
781
God Is Working His Purpose Out
862
838
VCS
OIF
CCH2
516
434
76 584
690
761
G4
487
250
Gather 4th Edition
G3
Gather 3rd Edition
867
LM2
I Have Been Anointed
850
718
128
702
I Send You Out
851
758
132
813
650
593
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
585
Jesus, at the Jordan Baptized
911
O Radiant Christ, Incarnate Word
589
Praise to You, O Christ Our Savior
591
658
596
Shall We Gather at the River
866
950
873
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
451
506
459
420
693
492
711
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
RS2
259
Ritual Song Second Edition
OC
Oramos Cantando
702
499
716
960
708
737
400
278
548
394
409
160
736
Take Me to the Water The Strong and Gentle Voice
455
There Is One Lord
921
906
To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came
457
512
When Jesus Came to Jordan
456
When John Baptized by Jordan’s River
458
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
W4
Worship 4th Edition
905
745
920
731
975 555
54
VCS
Voices
OIF
One in Faith
CCH2
243
556 467
261
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
512 414
397
161 408
413
SM
Alabado Sea el Señor*
WC/M
WS
363
Baptized in Living Waters
782
656
279
Baptized in Water
641
549
277
Behold, O Zion, God Will Come
509
434
Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) Come, Light of the World
547
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal Word and Song
360
¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
CEL
465
219 388
Hoy Nos Reunimos
358 545
Now Is the Time Approaching
503
On Jordan's Bank
495
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord
468
222
420
197
148
426
Pueblo de Reyes*
412
READINGS [21] Isaiah 42:1–4, 6–7 or Isaiah 55:1–11
The King Shall Come (Mattingly)
490
430
196
147
The King Shall Come (st. stephen)
499
431
181
155
To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came
553
469
180
Un Solo Señor (Deiss)*
404
Vamos Peregrinos/Sing Out, Pilgrim People*
322
When John Baptized by Jordan's River
WS
395
Hemos Oído Tu Voz Jesus Christ, the Long-Awaited
SM
Seasonal Missalette
492
Estamos Reunidos Hail to the Lord's Anointed
CEL
554
276
Psalm 29:1–2, 3–4, 3, 9–10 (Rx 11b) Acts 10:34–38 or 1 John 5:1–9 Mark 1:7–11
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January 17 /Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A S A PA R E N T O F T H R E E , WA K I N G up to someone crying out in the middle of the night is quite normal. Whether day or night, it is a reflex to respond “What?” and then assess what the matter at hand really is. Is it important? Is there bleeding? Is this something I need to help them learn their way through? Do they simply need a moment of my love and attention? My patience in the moment is often what determines just how open I am to listening to the need and the call set before me. Calling out to someone is an act of disruption. It breaks their attention, bringing it to something new. God’s calling out to us
should disrupt us. It should awaken us from our sleep, rouse us from our complacency, and move us to a different posture of listening and attentiveness. It should shake us from what we already know and do. When we are able to hear, to respond with a listening heart, we should not go back to the way we were before. In this tender time coming out of Christmas and also heading quickly toward Lent, what is God calling us to now? As the light has disrupted the darkness, God will continue to move in and shift our lives around. Are we ready to listen? —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
919
993
Follow Me
880
From the Waters I Will Rise
1004
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
G3
RS2
OC
VCS
OIF
783
844
903
746
1020
733
516
777
643
869
641
698 248
Here I Am to Worship
850
718
781
724
597/ 598
821
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
585
851
758
650
593
420
824
905
832
664
Now Behold the Lamb
371
693 919
O Holy Dove of God Descending/Paloma Santa, Descendiendo
591
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
451
The King of Glory
565
To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came
492 668
658
596
LM2 RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
330
784
VCS
813 711
593
557
506
459
278
572
341
586 766
865
594
842
773
873
797
419
One in Faith
379
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
CCH2
683
548
394
409
160
474
640
341
414
161
716
258
493
261
355 631
56
885
622
OIF
259
499
694
OC
Oramos Cantando Voices
702
512
You Have Anointed Me
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
777
Gather 3rd Edition Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
455
Send Down the Fire
You Walk Along Our Shoreline
702
357
133 369
We Are Marching / Siyahamba
128
132
Lamb of God
Praise to You, O Christ Our Savior
840
129
I Will Follow In Christ There Is No East or West
109
593
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc) I Send You Out
G4
G3
Here I Am, O God
707
W4
Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition
699
I Have Been Anointed
434
76
Here I Am, Lord (Ward)
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
CCH2
923
All of Me Baptized in Water
G4
SM
WC/M
WS
CEL
Banquete de Unidad
379
Con la Cruz*
391
Digo Sí, Señor*
706
403
Dime, Señor
408
Estamos Reunidos
360
Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)*
365
402
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
828
682
312
Here I Am, Lord (Ward)
806
687
322
Here I Am, O God
436
368
319
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
880
741
381
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc)
892
736
I Send You Out
916
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
814
673
324
In Christ There Is No East or West
800
669
309
Quiero Servirte, Mi Señor 549
466
224
The King of Glory
753
625
220
To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came
553
469
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
202
369
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
SM
Seasonal Missalette
READINGS [65] 1 Samuel 3:3b–10, 19
143 180
Psalm 40:2, 4, 7–8, 8–9, 10 (Rx 8a and 9a)
Tomado de la Mano
367
1 Corinthians 6:13c–15a, 17–20
Vamos a la Casa del Señor
359
John 1:35–42
Venimos ante Ti
361
We Are Marching / Siyahamba
827
677
We Are the Light of the World
969
792
You Walk Along Our Shoreline
811
681
248 297
249
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January 24 /Third Sunday in Ordinary Time T H E D I S R U PT I O N O F G O D’S C A L L CO N T I N U E S ! This scene of everyday life can be easy to skim over. But if you pause to sit with it, it makes the moments of Jesus’s call to the disciples more striking. This was their daily life—the habits and rituals of throwing out their nets, over and over, to see what might come back. To take on the probably tedious but nonetheless critical task of mending nets so they might bring in an abundance for those fishing. This was the rhythm of their life. And then that rhythm changed entirely. What rhythms are we accustomed to? In our faith that is so
steeped in patterns and rituals that bring us great meaning and encounter, our rhythms are legion. They give us stability, community, and hope. But Jesus steps in to change our rhythms, to change our routines, and to invite us to a new way of life. We don’t have to leave it all behind, as our rhythms and habits are always a part of us. But how else can we use our nets? What else in front of us could use mending so as to offer us greater abundance in our lives? Our rhythms and rituals need not be entirely abandoned, but we can also use them in new ways as we see what else Jesus is inviting us to. —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
G3
RS2
OC
A Blessing by Fire
739
Abide with Me
936
All of Me
923
20
949
881
City of God
857
Christ Has No Body Now But Yours (Lawton)
860
Gather 3rd Edition
802
LM2
766
876
637
690
882
361
874
Crux Fidelis
969
Follow Me
880
Guide My Feet
864
800
Oramos Cantando
630 980
VCS
Voices
675
OIF
76 780
537
One in Faith
896
CCH2
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
613
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
585
650
593
420
693
492
711
259
133
I Will Follow
657
712
656
538
759
Quiero Decirte Que Sí / Gladly I Say Yes to You
557
294
631 773
They'll Know We Are Christians
869
790
904
835
Two Fishermen
774
866
798
We Are Marching / Siyahamba
586
865
594
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit)
700
774
706
622
419
886
623
715
362
669
381
892
625
363
694
493
716
258
809
591
747
323
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Hill)
745
You Call to Us, Lord Jesus
775
You Walk along Our Shoreline
766
873
797
631 58
RS2 OC
51
Come and Follow Me (Franzak)
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition Ritual Song Second Edition
691
Come and Follow Me (Angotti)
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
G4
G3
760
Christ Has No Body Now But Yours (Warner)
W4
Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition
20
Caminemos con Jesus / Let Us Walk with Jesus
The Summons
CCH2
21
Arise, O Church, Arise
Lead Me, Guide Me
OIF
2
10,000 Reasons
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
VCS
885
622
370
SM
WC/M
WS
Al Partir el Pan*
384
Arise, O Church, Arise
776
Be Not Afraid
879
294 744
386
Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144)
273 395
Called to Be Christ
777
661
Christ Has No Body Now But Yours (Warner)
813
676
226 391
788
Digo Sí, Señor*
SM
Seasonal Missalette
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
Con la Cruz* Crux Fidelis
CEL
662
241
706
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
403
Dime, Señor
408
Estamos Reunidos
360
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
814
673
324
Journey of Faith
780
657
295
Lead Me, Guide Me
812
675
Por Ti Seré Pescador
375
READINGS [68]
Quiero Servirte, Mi Señor
369
Jonah 3:1–5, 10
Sing a New Song
928
777
363
Somos Pueblo Santo
389
The Summons
829
691
321
They'll Know We Are Christians
797
668
306
Tomado de la Mano
251
1 Corinthians 7:29–31 Mark 1:14–20
367
Two Fishermen
810
680
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit)
849
712
Where Charity and Love Prevail (Hill)
851
717
361
Where Charity Is True You Walk along Our Shoreline
Psalm 25:4–5, 6–7, 8–9 (Rx 4a)
220
304 811
681
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January 31 /Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time M A R R I E D O R N OT, T H E R E S E E M S TO be plenty of things in the world to be anxious about. Looking ahead to the liturgical season of Lent might bring enough anxiety for anyone in a parish. The world is swirling with reasons to be anxious, many of them legitimately in need of our attention. There are great needs we need to respond to and injustices that will always need to be uprooted. There are so many needs, so many responses, so many ideas, so many opinions, so many sounds and noises competing to make their way to our hearts—how do we give God a chance to be among them?
Opening ourselves more courageously to how God speaks to us and the unclean spirits that dwell among us doesn’t mean we have to ignore the anxieties of the world. God can and does speak to those, too. God calls out to the unclean spirits among us, wanting to free us of those things that keep us anxious and hardened of heart. God wants to be the voice we hear most clearly among those clamoring to be heard. We have a noisy world that remains full of need and endless anxieties. Where do we make the space to hear God in a way that does not harden our hearts but instead might begin to heal them? —ERN
Hymnals
LM2
W4
G4
A Blessing by Fire
739
All of Me
923
At the Name of Jesus
561
623
G3
RS2
OC
CCH2
569
673
680
754
683
583
317
Gather 3rd Edition
280
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
G3
574
LM2
Canticle of the Turning
624
666
622
728
Come to Me, O Weary Traveler
717
782
727
823
790
Eye Has Not Seen
713
God Has Spoken by His Prophets
592
Healer of Our Every Ill
965
785
47
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
829 728
819
595
699 1064
960
1066
In Every Age
759
716
803
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed
824
329 681
778
262 461
718
783
733
O Breathe On Me, O Breath of God
914
997
902
825
594 732
CCH2
Que Se Alegren los Pobres / May the Poor People of the Earth
334 651
225
599
Plenty Good Room
813
Praise to You, O Christ Our Savior
591
Silence! Frenzied Unclean Spirit
666
The Cry of the Poor
46
714
658
596
52
47
847 702
499
261 491
The Spirit of God
714
There Is a Balm in Gilead
646
791
640
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
664
713
657
502
831
552
588
1057
Your Hands, O Lord, in Days of Old
60
331 292
589
VCS
Voices
OIF
586
Jesus Heard with Deep Compassion
OC
Oramos Cantando
One in Faith
624
Nada Te Turbe / Nothing Can Trouble
G4
Gather 4th Edition
767
Do Not Be Afraid
W4
243 23
Called by Christ
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
OIF
Worship 4th Edition
At the Name of Jesus (Bolduc) Be Not Afraid
VCS
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
SM
WC/M
WS
Acudamos Jubilosos
362
At the Name of Jesus (Bolduc) Be Not Afraid
637 879
744
386
Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) Canticle of the Turning
273 395
1011
818
392
Con la Cruz* 883
God Has Spoken by the Prophets
792
Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)
740
377
365 708
SM
Seasonal Missalette
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
Word and Song
391
Eye Has Not Seen
Healer of Our Every Ill
CEL
221
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
402
608
Hoy Nos Reunimos
358
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed
754
634
259
Let All Things Now Living
989
811
369
Make of Our Hands a Throne
689
575
334
O Breathe On Me, O Breath of God
761
647
Pan del Cielo* Tesoros Ocultos*
873
The Spirit of God
830
683
There Is a Balm in Gilead
710
606
288
This Is How
820
678
311
Venimos ante Ti
261 233
READINGS [71]
380
Deuteronomy 18:15–20
370
Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 7–9 (Rx 8)
190
1 Corinthians 7:32–35 Mark 1:21–28
361
We Bring God's Holy Love
921
759
368
Your Hands, O Lord, in Days of Old
707
609
293
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February 7 /Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time H OW D O W E H O L D T H IS L AST Sunday before Ash Wednesday arrives? Whether it’s planning for these weeks with our candidates and catechumens or all of the things we hope to offer those in our communities that might help them enter more deeply into this time, it can be too easy to mark time until Lent instead of remaining in the moment. Yes, our planning and preparations will be of service to those in our communities as we accompany them in a new season. How might we also not let this last ordinary-time Sunday pass us by? As Simon says to Jesus, “Everyone is looking for you.” Whether
it is the middle of Lent or a Sunday in ordinary time, we are all still looking for Jesus. Life will always carry forward, regardless of time or season. And in every time and place, we are still looking for Jesus—for his healing, his solace, and his words. How we seek out Jesus might shift and sharpen as we enter Lent, but it does not mean we have to wait until then. Jesus heals many people in today’s Gospel. For each person encountered there, it wasn’t ordinary time but the moment in which they were healed. Even in these last days, Jesus could still bring to us a more-than-extraordinary moment. —ERN
Hymnals
W4
G4
G3
LM2
As a Fire Is Meant for Burning
734
817 857
City of God
RS2
OC
744
850
608
766
876
637
OIF
CCH2
349 690
361
57
Come, Now Is the Time to Worship
789
Come to Me Follow Me
880
God of Broken Hearts
800
731
836
59
932
859
Healer of Our Every Ill
965
1064
How Can I Keep from Singing?
684
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
707
690
698
371
960
1066
778
461
750
685
802
570
760
312
781
724
821
593
777
330
597/ 598
129 650
593
In Every Age
759
716
In the Morning, in the Evening
801
Jesus Christ, By Faith Revealed
824
420
693
492
784 711
259
803
RS2
Ritual Song Second Edition
OC
Oramos Cantando
VCS
Voices
OIF
CCH2
624
Lead Me, Guide Me
657
712
656
Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace
697
777
703
538
759
557
294
810
321
O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come
587
O Christ, Your Heart Compassionate
559
614
Praise to You, O Christ Our Savior
591
658
596
702
499
261
Return to God / Volvamos Hoy a Nuestro Dios
475
533
478
563
406
173
There Is a Balm in Gilead
646
791
640
502
831
552
588
331
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
645
703
644
511
755
546
585
338
668
There's a Wideness: Be Merciful
G I A Q U A R T E R LY
Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition
Catholic Community Hymnal 2nd Edition
586
271 713
G3
One in Faith
Jesus Heard with Deep Compassion
664
G4
Gather 4th Edition Gather 3rd Edition
899
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc)
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
W4
Worship 4th Edition
LM2
854
585
333
76
God of Day and God of Darkness
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
VCS
657
1057
62
292
SM
WC/M
WS
Amar Es Entregarse
398
Amén, el Cuerpo de Cristo City of God
CEL
809
552
351
684
318
Con la Cruz*
383 391 353
SM
Seasonal Missalette
WC/M
We Celebrate Hymnal Missal
WS
El Señor es Compasivo: Sal 103(102)*
463
393
God of Day and God of Darkness
631
540
Healer of Our Every Ill
708
608
How Can I Keep from Singing?
877
731
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
880
741
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc)
892
736
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
814
673
324
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed
754
634
259
261
Lead Me, Guide Me
812
675
Lord of All Hopefulness
832
698
314
211
Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace
798
READINGS [74]
O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come
709
Job 7:1–4, 6–7
Word and Song
CEL ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!)
381
202
Ofertorio (Todo Lo Que Tengo)
371
Pan del Cielo*
381
Por Tu Misericordia
390
1 Corinthians 9:16–19, 22–23
197
Mark 1:29–39
Return to God
565
483
243
Somos Pueblo Santo
389
There Is a Balm in Gilead
710
606
288
190
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
702
598
280
206
There's a Wideness: Be Merciful
698
596
Venimos ante Ti We Cannot Measure How You Heal
Psalm 147:1–2, 3–4, 5–6 (Rx see 3a or Alleluia)
361 711
605
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