His Mercy Endures Forever ENCOUNTERING GOD`S

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His Mercy Endures Forever
ENCOUNTERING GOD’S MERCY IN THE MASS
Stephen S. Wilbricht, csc • In His Mercy Endures Forever: Encountering God’s
Mercy, author Stephen S. Wilbricht, csc, explores how we gather at Mass as an
assembly called together by a merciful God. Highlighting mercy as a defining
hallmark of our life in Christ, this resource will help parishes during the coming
Jubilee Year of Mercy break open what it means to belong to a compassionate God.
At Mass, we implore God’s mercy during the Kyrie and Prayer of the Faithful, are
approached by God during the Liturgy of the Word, and eat and drink the Body and
Blood of Christ, God’s gift to us.
Throughout this 32-page booklet, Fr. Wilbricht shows that the mercy we are extended
during the Mass requires a response. He explains that, we who share in the Eucharist
are to bring Christ’s resurrected life to the world. We live out our mission as bearers
of mercy to others.
Reading this booklet, parishioners will see how participation in the Mass is rehearsal
for living in the Kingdom of God, where justice and mercy reign.
Questions for discussion and reflection at the end of each short chapter will help
individuals and groups examine their understanding of the Mass and their role as
Christians to bring God’s gift of mercy to all they encounter.
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death and life: the art for the 2016 calendar by Br.
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the Exsultet, which is both prayer and poem, sacred
song and liturgical proclamation. The Exsultet is
heralded as the liturgy’s finest poetry and acclaimed
as the mother of all chants. Sung during the Service of
Light or Lucernarium at the Easter Vigil, the Exsultet
helps us fix our eyes on Christ, the light who overcame
the darkness of the underworld and the darkness in
human hearts. It recalls the greatest events in sacred
history, blending the things of heaven with those of
earth, and summoning us to realize and celebrate the sources of the joy
that imbues the Easter celebration. It begins the Easter Vigil and sets the
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The placemat-sized Year of
Grace calendar is available in
both laminated single sheets
and packs of twenty-five
paper sheets, making it ideal
for both home and classroom
use. The front of the
notebook displays the calendar itself along with an in-depth description of
the theological concepts present in the vibrant artwork. The back of the
calendar offers information about the liturgical year, and a guide to using
the calendar.
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The upper left depicts Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea.
We see the swirling waves of water, while in the center Moses leads the
people from slavery to freedom (see Exodus 14:15 – 31). Jesus’ Passion
and Death take place in the context of this Jewish holy day. For Christians,
this ancient story of the passage from slavery to freedom takes on new
meanings: it is a symbol for Baptism. Thus in the Exsultet, the Church
sings: “This is the night, / when once you led our forebears, Israel’s
children, / from slavery in Egypt.”
In the top right is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The serpent
is wound around the tree, urging them to eat, but ultimately, it is the free
choice of Adam and Eve that leads to their expulsion from the garden. We
can see the angel holding a flaming sword, sending them out of paradise;
on the right, we see the land to which they are banished. And yet, there is
a sense of hope in this picture.
In the bottom left Moses gives the Israelites instructions so that they and
their families, the first-born sons, may be spared. They must take a lamb,
slaughter it in the evening, and then mark their houses with it. The homes
of the Israelites are marked with the blood of the Lamb. The people carry
bowls filled with blood, and one holds a bundle of hyssop used to mark
the doorposts.
In the bottom right, the Exsultet sings Christ as the radiant Morning Star.
The Christ who emptied himself for our sakes does not now hoard the
spoils of his victory over death. Rather, he shares the eternal life he has
won with all his people. Two angels point toward the morning star. The sky
is dark, but the surrounding darkness only makes the star stand out more
vividly. The men and women standing below keep their eyes fixed on the
Star, outstretching their hands.
— Corinna Laughlin
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You can use the Year of Grace calendar to:
• Hang in every classroom and teach about the liturgical year
• Give (or sell) to every household in your parish or school
• Present to first communicants and Confirmation candidates
• Adorn the church vestibule and gathering space
• Decorate the teacher’s lounge, offices, and other areas in the school
Laminated Poster, 26 x 26
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Corinna Laughlin, Graziano Marcheschi; Illustrated by Martin
Erspamer, osb • Use the Year of Grace calendar to promote reflection and
discussion about the liturgical year, the Exsultet, and the Sacred Paschal
Triduum, especially the great Easter Vigil. Providing the dates from the
General Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America and
Canada, this calendar provides a catechetical and formational tool for
teaching about and understanding the liturgical year—the seasons,
solemnities, feasts, and memorials. Important secular dates are also
included as well as an explanation of the art and of the liturgical year.
radiating from the minds and hearts of
believers. Though splendid and
solemn, it is also joyful and enthusiastic: it seems to hurry along with the
urgency of the moment, bursting with
the supreme Good News of Christ’s
Resurrection from the dead.
The Exsultet is proclaimed just once
a year, and much of its impact depends
on its excellent proclamation by a
priest, deacon, or cantor, who will need
to prepare carefully to sing this important liturgical chant. But the impact of
the Exsultet also depends on us. The
Exsultet is long and unfamiliar, and it is
just one part of a long and intense
liturgy. The odds of our actually praying
the Exsultet will be much greater if we
have spent time with it beforehand.
A prayer as dense and rich as the
Exsultet needs to be pondered more
than once a year. This year’s calendar
will keep the imagery of the Exsultet
before our eyes all year round, so that
we will have time to let our hearts alight
among its branches, while we take time
to savor the language and to reflect on
the mysteries. The more intensely and
intentionally we have journeyed through
the liturgical year with the Church and
with Christ, whose victory we celebrate
and share at Easter and in every
Eucharist, the more deeply we will be
able to plumb the depths of meaning in
the Exsultet.
— Corinna Laughlin
and Graziano Marcheschi
Center: Risen Christ
with Church on Earth
and Heavenly Hosts
In the center panel, Br. Martin
Erspamer, osb, depicts the first lines of
the Exsultet: “Exult, let them exult, the
hosts of heaven. . . . Let Mother Church
also rejoice.” The imagery draws on
ancient icons of Christ in majesty: the
Risen Christ, clad in white garments
and seated upon a heavenly throne,
shows us the wounds in his hands,
side, and feet. The rounded shape
beneath his feet suggests the planet
earth: “The heavens are my throne,” we
read in the prophet Isaiah, “the earth,
my footstool” (66:1). The rainbow on
which Christ is seated suggests the
transition between the realms above
and those below. It also recalls God’s
covenant with Noah: “When I bring
clouds over the earth, and the bow
appears in the clouds, I will remember
my covenant between me and you and
every living creature — every mortal
being — so that the waters will never
again become a flood to destroy every
mortal being” (Genesis 9:14 –15).
On either side of the Risen Christ,
we see the Church at prayer. On the
left, the heavenly choirs join in song.
One angel holds a scroll of music;
another plays the flute; others simply
pray in wonder, praise, and adoration.
On the right, we see the Church on
earth, united with the angels in
prayer — people of all ages and races
acclaim the Risen Christ. In the midst
of the people we see a bishop, wearing
the miter and carrying the crosier.
According to the liturgical documents,
the fullest expression of the Church
happens when the bishop gathers
together with the people of God. A
deacon wearing a dalmatic assists, his
mouth wide open in song as he holds
the Paschal candle. The candle, the
sign of the Risen Christ in the liturgy,
hovers over a vessel filled with water
and flame, suggesting both the new fire
and the baptismal font, the central
symbols of the Easter Vigil. To be
plunged into the waters of the font is
also to be plunged into the new fire,
the Risen Christ.
Questions for Discussion
and Reflection
• Not only at Easter, but at every Mass,
earth and heaven unite in praise of the
Risen Christ. Reflect on the prayers of
the Mass and see how many references to angels you can find.
• In the drawing, the feet of the Risen
Christ rest firmly on the ground. Where
do you see signs of the Risen Christ
in your own life and in the world
around you?
• In the centerpiece of this year’s
calendar, almost everyone is singing.
What praise songs do you most love to
sing? What songs help you express your
love for and understanding of your faith?
Top Left: Miracle at the
Red Sea
In the upper left, Erspamer depicts
Moses leading the Israelites through
the Red Sea. We see the swirling
waves of water on the right and the left,
while in the center Moses leads the
people with staff raised in his left hand.
Moses has his eyes fixed on the fiery
cloud, God’s presence in the midst of
the Israelites. Notice Moses’ prominent
shoes, a reminder that the people
passed “dry-shod through the Red
Sea,” as we hear in the Exsultet.
The crossing of the Red Sea is
recounted in Exodus 14:15 – 31. It is a
key Scripture passage for both Jewish
and Christian believers. The way
through the Red Sea leads from Egypt
to Israel — from slavery to freedom.
The Gospel accounts tell us that Jesus’
Passion and Death take place in the
context of this Jewish holy day; On the
evening of Holy Thursday, Jesus has
gathered with his disciples in order to
keep the traditions of the Jewish
people: to eat the Passover meal.
For Christians, this ancient story of the
passage from slavery to freedom takes
on new meanings: it is a symbol for
Baptism. “You too left Egypt, when at
baptism you renounced the world at
enmity with God,” wrote St. Augustine.
In Baptism, we pass through the water,
dying with Christ and “passing over”
with him to a new life (quoted in The
Liturgy of the Hours, vol. 1, Evening
Prayer II for Sunday, Week I, p. 696).
Thus in the Exsultet, the Church sings
that “This is the night, / when once you
led our forebears, Israel’s children, /
from slavery in Egypt.”
and Reflection
• Read Exodus 14:15 – 31 and reflect on
this story in light of the Paschal Mystery
of Christ’s Passion, Death, and
Resurrection.
• Moses and the Israelites keep their
eyes fixed on the pillar of fire and cloud
that leads them in their wanderings
through the desert. Reflect on your
own life journey so far. Have there been
times when God’s guidance was as
clearly visible to you as a pillar of fire in
the night? How did you find your way
when that guidance was not so clear?
• Reflect on your own Baptism. What
died in you in the waters of Baptism?
To what new places has the passage
through the waters of Baptism led you?
Top Right: Adam and Eve
in the Garden of Eden
In the upper right corner, Erspamer
gives us one of the most familiar and
frequently-depicted stories in the Bible:
the temptation of Adam and Eve. Here
is the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, whose fruit our first mother and
father could not resist. The serpent is
wound around the tree, urging them to
eat, but ultimately, it is the free choice
of Adam and Eve that leads to their
expulsion from the garden. On the left,
we see the angel holding a flaming
sword, sending them out of paradise;
on the right, we see the land to which
they are banished — the lush verdure of
Eden gives way to sharp and barren
thorns. And yet, there is a sense of hope
in this picture. The joined hands and
loving gaze of Adam and Eve remind
us of the mercy of God, who does not
send them forth alone, but together.
In its rich colors and its peaceful
balance, Erspamer’s representation
is imbued with the joy of the Exsultet,
where the story of Adam and Eve is
viewed through the lens of Christ’s
Resurrection — which makes everything
look different. Christ, “pouring out his
own dear Blood, / wiped clean the
record of our ancient sinfulness,” we
hear in the Exsultet. “O truly necessary
sin of Adam, / destroyed completely by
the Death of Christ! / O happy fault /
that earned so great, so glorious a
Redeemer!” The language of the
Exsultet has never lost its power to
shock: “happy fault”? “truly necessary
sin”? It sounds paradoxical. But had
Adam and Eve not been banished from
Eden, there would have been no need
of a Redeemer: no need of Christ.
That is why, in the Exsultet, the Church
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happy fault of Adam and Eve. “Our birth
would have been no gain, / had we not
been redeemed.”
and Reflection
• Read Genesis, chapter 3. What parts
of the story resonate most with you?
How does the story change when it is
read in the light of the Exsultet — in the
light of Christ’s Resurrection?
• Reflect on Adam and Eve. Why do
you think St. Paul calls Jesus “the new
Adam”? What are the parallels and
contrasts?
• The Church Fathers called Mary “the
new Eve.” Think about the story of the
Annunciation. How are Mary and Eve
alike — different?
Bottom Left: Christ the
Paschal Lamb
In the lower left corner, Br. Erspamer
gives us another Old Testament story
which the Church reads in the light of
the Christ. After all the plagues of
Egypt have failed to convince Pharaoh
of God’s power, there comes the most
devastating of all: the death of the
firstborn. Moses gives the Israelites
instructions so that they and their
families may be spared. They must
take a lamb, and slaughter it in the
evening, and then mark their houses
with it: “They will take some of its blood
and apply it to the two doorposts and
the lintel of the houses in which they
eat it. They will consume its meat that
same night, eating it roasted with
unleavened bread and bitter herbs”
(Exodus 12:7– 8). The lamb gives its life
so that the people of God might live.
On the left and right, Erspamer shows
us the homes of the Israelites, marked
with the blood of the Lamb. The people
carry bowls filled with blood, and one
holds a bundle of hyssop used to mark
the doorposts. In the center is the
Lamb — not the dead victim, but the
triumphant Lamb of God, who pours
forth his blood, yet reigns triumphant.
In the Exsultet the Church sings:
“These are the feasts of Passover, / in
which is slain the Lamb, the one true
Lamb, / whose Blood anoints the
doorposts of believers.” Jesus is our
Passover lamb. At the very beginning
of Jesus’ ministry, John the Baptist
hailed him as the “Lamb of God.” Like
the spotless lamb of sacrifice, Jesus
will shed his blood for others. The
lamb’s blood spares the lives of the
Hebrews, and Jesus’ shedding of his
blood brings salvation for the whole
world.
The word “paschal,” which we use to
describe the central mystery of our
faith — the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s
life, Death, and Resurrection (we call
the Three Days the “Sacred Paschal
Triduum”) — comes from the Hebrew
word pesach, Passover. In many
languages, the very name for Easter
means Passover: Pâques (French),
Pasqua (Italian), Pascua (Spanish),
Påsk (Swedish), Pasko (Tagalog), and
many others. The story of the Passover
is integral to understanding these
central mysteries of our Christian faith.
and Reflection
• Read Exodus, chapter 12. What parts
of the story move you? What parts of
the story do you struggle with?
• How is Easter like Passover? How is it
different?
• Reflect on the meaning of blood in the
Scriptures. How is the blood of Christ
like the blood of the sacrificial lamb?
How is it different?
Bottom Right: Christ
the Morning Star
Holy Week, the high point of the
liturgical year, gives us many images of
Christ: King, Victim, Lamb, Bread,
Servant, Light, Man, God. The Exsultet
leaves us with another image: Morning
Star: “May this flame be found still
burning / by the Morning Star: / the one
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Morning Star who never sets, / Christ
your Son, / who, coming back from
death’s domain, / has shed his peaceful
light on humanity.” The imagery of the
Morning Star is drawn from the Book of
Revelation, where Christ reveals
himself as “the root and offspring of
David, the bright morning star” (22:16).
And there is more. “To the victor,”
Christ says, “I will give the morning
star” (Revelation 2:28). The Christ who
emptied himself for our sakes does not
now hoard the spoils of his victory over
death. Rather, he shares the eternal life
he has won with all his people.
In the final image for this year’s
calendar, Erspamer shows us a radiant
Morning Star. Two angels point towards
it. The sky is dark, but the surrounding
darkness only makes the star stand out
more vividly. The men and women
standing below keep their eyes fixed on
the Star, whose beams reach out,
almost touching their outstretched
hands. In the words of St. Peter, “we
possess the prophetic message that is
altogether reliable. You will do well to
be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in
a dark place, until day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts” (2
Peter 1:19).
About J. Michael Joncas
and Reflection
• How can we keep our eyes fixed more
faithfully on Christ, the Morning
Star — as individuals? As families? As
parish communities? As a Church?
About the artist: Martin Erspamer, osb is a monk of Saint Meinrad
Archabbey and lives in southern Indiana. The majority of his time is spent
designing stained glass windows for churches that have a liturgical
tradition and in the monastery pottery. Martin works in a variety of media
and frequently provides illustrations for a number of Catholic publishers in
the US.
Listen to the Exsultet
LTP has prepared two recordings of the
Exsultet chanted by J. Michael Joncas.
Scan the QR codes below (separately)
and listen to both the longer and
shorter forms of this beautiful chant!
You may play the recordings at
rehearsals with your deacon or cantor,
use in catechetical and formation
sessions, or for personal prayer.
• Think of a time when you have felt
surrounded by darkness. How did you
find the light of Christ, the Morning
Star? Who helped you find it?
• On this year’s calendar, there are
many angels — praising, adoring,
pointing the way. Reflect on angels.
How do they interact with people in the
Scriptures? Are they part of your life?
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About the Exsultet
The art for the 2016 calendar by
Br. Martin Erspamer, osb, reflects the
powerful imagery of the Exsultet, which
is both prayer and poem, sacred song
and liturgical proclamation. The Exsultet
is heralded as the liturgy’s finest poetry
and acclaimed as the mother of all
chants. Sung during the Service of
Light or Lucernarium at the Easter
Vigil, the Exsultet helps us fix our eyes
on Christ, the light who overcame the
darkness of the underworld and the
darkness in human hearts; it sings not
only of Christ our Savior, but of doorposts and blood, fire and prison bars,
wax, and bees. It recalls the greatest
events in sacred history, it blends the
things of heaven with those of earth,
and it summons us to realize and
celebrate the sources of the joy that
imbues the Easter celebration. It begins
the Easter Vigil and sets the tone for
the solemn liturgy that follows.
As early as the time of St. Jerome
and St. Augustine, a solemn thanksgiving sung by the deacon accompanied
the lighting of the Easter fire. The text,
which contained many variations, was
probably improvised in the earliest
years. The Exsultet as we know it today
began to take shape in Rome in the
seventh century, and became part of
the papal liturgy in the eleventh
century. This poem-prayer was so
revered that “Exsultet Scrolls” were
created for use at the Easter Vigil
throughout the early Middle Ages,
especially in Italy. These scrolls include
text, musical settings, and wonderful
illustrations of the scenes and symbols
of the poetry which would become
visible to the assembly as the deacon
proceeded through the chant and the
scroll was unrolled over the ambo.
Thus, Br. Martin Erspamer’s illustrations for this year’s calendar are part of
an ancient tradition. The Exsultet has
continued to undergo slight changes
and modifications through the centuries. Most recently, the third edition of
The Roman Missal (2011) gave us a
fresh translation of this ancient text.
The Exsultet is an unrhymed poem with
a strong metric rhythm and thematic
balance. It is a prayer of the Church—
exuberant, ecstatic, pastoral —
expressing the joy and gratitude
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J. Michael Joncas is a priest of the
Archdiocese of St. Paul — Minneapolis,
MN. He is Artist in Residence and
Research Fellow in Catholic Studies at
the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul,
MN. He is the author of several liturgical
publications and has composed and
arranged over three hundred pieces of
liturgical music.
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Informational side of poster calendar: Ideas for classroom activities and
sessions are provided to aid in classroom instruction, in addition to
information about the liturgical year, a guide to using the calendar, and
information about the art and artist.
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The Liturgical Times
Advent
BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY
OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS)
ENDS AFTER MIDAFTERNOON
PRAYER ON THE VIGIL OF THE
SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY
OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS)
We call the days and nights before the
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Advent,
which means “coming.” The Church
reads and sings about God’s promises.
We tell the stories of many holy people:
Mary and John the Baptist, Nicholas
and Lucy. We strive for the time when
God’s love will be seen in all of us,
when peace will come through people’s
acts of justice and love for each other.
But, primarily, we wait. We wait for the
coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,
when all will be one, and the Kingdom
of God will flourish. The Son of God
already came to us, born in the city of
David. This is what we celebrate at
Christmas Time, and in Advent, we
ready ourselves and our hearts for this
birth. But, we also wait for his coming
Christmas Time
BEGINS WITH EVENING PRAYER
ON THE VIGIL OF THE SOLEMNITY
OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
ENDS AFTER EVENING PRAYER
ON THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM
OF THE LORD
On December 25 we proclaim, “Today
is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.”
And so begins celebration of the Lord’s
birth, of God becoming man. God loved
us so much, that he gave us his only
Son to be one with us, to dwell among
us, and to show us how to live in that
love. He came to bring peace, to heal
division, to end all pain, and to bring us
into his eternal light.
And so we celebrate the gift of
his love. We fill the long darkness with
beautiful lights. We sing carols and
eat delicious food. Around the festive
trees — trees right inside our houses! —
we give one another gifts because God
has given such good gifts to us, and
we open our homes to guests because
God has opened heaven to us.
All through these days of the Nativity
of the Lord, we tell Christmas stories.
We celebrate the first martyrs and the
sacredness of the holy family of Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph. On New Year’s Day
we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the
Holy Mother of God. A few days later,
on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the
Lord (a word that means “the great
manifestation of God to the world”),
we remember the Magi who sought the
Promised One, the Christ, just as we
do today. And we end the liturgical time
with the telling of Jesus’ baptism in the
Jordan by John.
Even after Christmas Time is over,
40 days after Christmas Day, we
celebrate Jesus’ infancy once more on
February 2, the Feast of the Presentation
of the Lord, when we remember how
Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the
temple in Jerusalem, where Simeon
and Anna rejoiced in the Lord’s coming.
Lent
BEGINS ON ASH WEDNESDAY
ENDS BEFORE THE CELEBRATION
OF THE EVENING MASS OF
THE LORD’S SUPPER ON HOLY
THURSDAY
The 40 days of Lent are not literally 40,
but the number evokes all other uses
of 40 in the Scriptures. For 40 days
Jesus fasted and prepared to proclaim
the Good News. Long before Jesus,
Moses and Elijah had their 40-day fasts.
It rained on the earth and on Noah’s
ark for 40 days, and the earth had a
new beginning. And for 40 years the
people of Israel wandered in the
wilderness toward the Promised Land.
In the Bible, the number 40 means that
something important is taking place.
In the northern hemisphere, Lent
begins in winter. But when the days
are over, we know that the warmth and
new life of spring are surely coming.
We enter Lent with ashes on our heads,
and we fast in various ways, perhaps
by eating less food and foregoing
treats. We give alms, which means that
we find ways to share what we have,
our time and our goods. And these
days have their own ways for us to pray
and sing (but without ever singing or
saying the “Alleluia” — that word waits
for Easter). In these ways we remember our Baptism and so try to grow
more deeply in the Christian life.
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again. We pray in the Creed each
Sunday, “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead / and the life of the
world to come.” And so we wait for his
light to completely extinguish our
darkness.
Each Sunday during Lent we listen to
some of the most important stories in
the Gospel, and we pray for the people
who will be baptized on the greatest
night of the year, when we celebrate
the great Easter Vigil.
The Sacred Paschal Triduum
BEGINS ON HOLY THURSDAY
WITH THE EVENING MASS
OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
ENDS AFTER EVENING PRAYER
ON EASTER SUNDAY
Paschal Triduum means the “Three
Days.” For the Jewish people, Passover
celebrates the great event when God
delivered the people of Israel from
slavery. The followers of Jesus proclaim
that in the life, Passion, Death, and
Resurrection of Jesus, God has freed
and saved us.
When Lent ends, we stand at the
heart of the liturgical year. On the night
of Holy Saturday we keep the Easter
Vigil. We gather to light a great fire
and a towering candle, to listen to our
most treasured Scriptures, to sing
psalms and other songs. Then we
gather around the waters of the font as
those who have been preparing for new
life in Christ receive the Sacraments
of Initiation. The newly baptized are then
anointed with fragrant oil called chrism;
and, at last, with these newly baptized,
who are now called neophytes, we
celebrate the Eucharist.
We prepare for this Vigil by celebrating the institution of the Holy Eucharist
on Holy Thursday and by commemorating the Lord’s Passion by venerating
the Cross on Good Friday. We also
prepare by keeping the Paschal fast,
the special fast of Good Friday and
Holy Saturday. The Church fasts — from
food, from entertainment, from chatter,
from work — so we have time to ponder
deeply the Death and Resurrection
of the Lord, the mystery of faith that we
will celebrate in our Vigil.
Easter Time
BEGINS WITH THE EASTER VIGIL
ENDS AFTER EVENING PRAYER ON
THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST
Easter Time is 50 days, seven weeks
plus one day, a week of weeks. Easter
Sunday is to the year what Sunday is
to the week. We live as if God’s Kingdom
has already come — because it has.
We put aside our fasting for feasting and
celebration. We bless ourselves with
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baptismal water to remind us of our
share in Jesus’s Passion, Death, and
Resurrection. “Alleluia” is our song
because we delight to praise the Lord.
The stories we read from Scripture are
of Thomas’ and Mary Magdalene’s
encounters with the Risen Lord,
of meals with Jesus, of the Good
Shepherd, and of the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit.
As the Church baptized new
Christians during the Easter Vigil, so
now in Easter Time we often celebrate
Confirmation and first Eucharist,
Marriage, and Holy Orders.
Ordinary Time
BEGINS AFTER EVENING PRAYER
ON THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM
OF THE LORD UNTIL THE DAY
BEFORE ASH WEDNESDAY
RESUMES AFTER EVENING
PRAYER ON THE SOLEMNITY
OF PENTECOST UNTIL BEFORE
EVENING PRAYER I OF THE
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
For a few weeks in January and
February, and then all through the summer and fall, the Church is in Ordinary
Time. Ordinary comes from the word
ordinal and means “counted.” In other
words, each of the weeks has a
number (for example, the Third Sunday
in Ordinary Time).
During Ordinary Time, the Sunday
Gospel follows Jesus from story
to story in Matthew, Mark, or Luke.
Each of these Gospel accounts is read
for one year in the Church’s threeyear cycle of Sunday Mass readings.
In the year 2016 we read the Gospel
according to Luke. Sunday after
Sunday we also read through the various letters of Paul and others in the
New Testament.
Ordinary Time is full of solemnities,
feasts, and memorials of the Lord
and the saints. In its last weeks, we
keep All Saints’ Day on November 1,
and All Souls’ Day on November 2.
The whole month of November becomes
a time to rejoice in the Communion
of Saints and to remember that our true
home is in the heavenly Jerusalem.
Using the Calendar
This calendar provides the liturgical
celebrations for the Dioceses of the
United States of America and Canada.
Each spoke in this calendar wheel
represents a week. Weeks begin on the
Lord’s Day, Sunday (the outer hub on
the wheel), and end on Saturday (the
inner hub). Each liturgical time in the
liturgical year is a different color. Notice
the liturgical times Advent, Christmas
Time, Lent, Easter Time. Between
Lent and Easter Time you will find the
Sacred Paschal Triduum, the Three
Days that are the center of the liturgical
year. Now notice the two spans of
Ordinary Time. One of them comes in
the winter and is rather short. The other
comes after Pentecost and lasts all
summer and fall. Then, after the last
Sunday in Ordinary Time, Advent of
a new liturgical year arrives.
The colors used on the wheel are
used to illustrate the various liturgical
times. The colors are not meant to
point out individual days. Shades are
chosen to be as close to the color of
the liturgical time as possible while
blending with the shades used in the
art. Because of this, the shades will
vary from year to year. Shades of violet
are chosen for both Advent and Lent
(a bluer shade for Advent and a redder
shade for Lent). Different shades of
gold are used to differentiate between
Christmas Time and Easter Time (the
“official” liturgical color for Christmas
Time and Easter Time is white; however, gold and silver may also be used).
Green is used for the different stages of
Ordinary Time. There is no “seasonal”
color for Triduum — each day has
its own color. In order to differentiate
Triduum from Easter Time, red (the
color for Good Friday) was selected.
Except during Christmas Time and
on Pentecost, each Sunday has a large
number on it. The name of a Sunday
is usually a combination of its number
and the liturgical time.
In some cases, the names of saints
have been abbreviated or eliminated
because of space constraints.
The days of the liturgical year are
ranked according to importance to the
faith life of the Church. The typeface
used on this calendar indicates this
ranking. The great solemnities of the
liturgical year are set in the largest
typeface [EASTER SUNDAY].
These include each Sunday, solemnities of the Lord and of the saints,
and feasts of the Lord. The next largest type [St. Andrew] is used for
feasts of the saints. A smaller type
[St. Elizabeth of Hungary] is used for
both obligatory and optional memorials
of the saints and the beatified who
are celebrated on the general calendar
for the dioceses of the United States
of America and for Canada.
The smallest type is used for secular
observances [New Year’s Day] for Australia,
Canada, and the United States of
America. Observances particular
to a country have the following parenthetical notes: (A) for Australia; (C)
for Canada; (U) for the United States
of America; and (M) for Mexico.
A fish has been placed on the
days of the Lenten fast, the Paschal
fast, and on Fridays that fall outside
festive times. On these days Christians
are challenged by their tradition to pray,
fast, and give alms.
An oil lamp has been placed on
the vigils of the great solemnities that
by custom begin at sundown. This
includes the celebration of Sunday,
the Lord’s Day.
Candles have been placed on
feasts of the Lord and solemnities that
are not Holydays of Obligation.
A bread and cup has been placed
on Sundays and other days of importance (Holydays of Obligation).
Using this Year’s
Calendar
This year’s calendar provides unique
opportunities for parishes and Catholic
faith communities:
• Hang in choir rooms, parish offices,
and other parish community rooms.
• Use the art for guided reflections
about the Exsultet with choirs, cantors,
instrumentalists, and other liturgical
ministers.
• Listen to the recorded versions of the
Exsultet provided above.
• Provide all music ministers with
copies of the notebook calendars
(laminated or paper).
About the Artist
Courtesy of St. Meinrad Archabbey
Sunday and the Week
The Book of Genesis tells us what God
was doing on the first day that ever
was, and then on the second and third
and fourth and fifth and sixth days.
Genesis tells us that after six days of
work, “God saw everything that he had
made, and indeed, it was very good”
(Genesis 1:31). And on the seventh day,
God rested. Jewish people, Christians,
and Muslims have been counting the
days in groups of seven. That’s our
basic way of dividing time, and we call
it “the week.”
We read in the Acts of the Apostles
that the followers of Jesus used to
meet on the first day of the week. This
was the day the Romans called the
“Day of the Sun” or “Sunday.” For
Christians, Sunday was not only the
day when God began creation; it was
also the day when our Lord Jesus
Christ was raised from the dead; and it
was the day when the Holy Spirit came
upon Jesus’ disciples.
These followers of Jesus began
to call Sunday the “Lord’s Day.” On this
day they came together to read aloud
from the books of Scripture and to pray
to God for every need they could name.
They gave food and money to the poor,
and then they put bread and wine on
a table and stood together around it.
One of them, the bishop or someone
who had been sent by the bishop, led
the whole assembly in giving thanks
and praise to God. They lifted up their
hearts in song and remembered all
the ways God had shown love for the
world, especially in the Death and
Resurrection of Jesus. Then they ate
the consecrated bread and drank the
consecrated wine from the cup — bread
and wine that had become the Body
and Blood of Christ. This was what
made Sunday, the first day of the week,
into the Lord’s Day.
This is what we Christians still do.
We make the first day of the week our
gathering to celebrate the Eucharist.
On the other days of the week, we
pray in the morning and in the evening
and at night. We participate in daily
Communion. When we gather for any
meal, we thank God for food and for all
of God’s blessings. And we participate
in acts of charity and justice.
Martin Erspamer, osb, is a monk of
St. Meinrad Archabbey. The majority of
his time is spent designing stained-glass
windows for churches that have a
liturgical tradition and in the monastery
pottery. Martin works in a variety of
media and frequently provides illustrations for a number of Catholic publishers
in the US. He lives in southern Indiana.
In accordance with c. 827, permission to publish
is granted on January 28, 2015, by the Very
Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, Vicar General of the
Archdiocese of Chicago. Permission to publish is
an official declaration of ecclesiastical authority
that the material is free from doctrinal and moral
error. No legal responsibility is assumed by the
grant of this permission. The liturgical days for the
United States of America on this calendar are taken
from the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the
United States of America, published by the
Secretariat of Divine Worship, United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops. Canadian days
are compiled by LTP. LTP’s work is based on the
Canadian version of the third edition of The Roman
Missal. Excerpts from the English translation of The
Roman Missal © 2010, International Committee on
English in the Liturgy Corporation, Inc., (ICEL).
Used with permission and with the confirmation of
the US Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship.
Calendars come in two sizes: the notebook size
(11 inches x 17 inches) and the poster size (26 inches
squared). Calendars can be purchased in paper
or laminated. Companion to the Calendar, Second
Edition gives information about most of the days
and liturgical times named on the calendar as
well as Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and
Weekdays: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy. Order
these books or additional calendars from Liturgy
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Celebrating the Liturgical Year
To Crown the Year: Decorating
the Church through the Seasons,
Second Edition
Peter Mazar; With revisions by Rev. J. Philip
Horrigan • This comprehensive guide to
decorating the worship space will assist you
throughout the liturgical year, helping you to
discover the signs of the season in nature, in
Scripture, and in the living tradition of the
liturgy. This practical resource serves as an
invaluable tool for adorning the altar, ambo and font, shrines and
vestibules, and both indoor and outdoor gathering places.
Paperback, 8 ½ x 11, 288 pages | 978-1-61671-189-4 | Order code: CROWN2 $23.95
Companion to the Calendar,
Second Edition: A Guide to the
Saints, Seasons, and Holidays of
the Year
Kathy Coffey, Donna M. Crilly, Mary G. Fox,
Mary Ellen Hynes, Julie M. Krakora, Corinna
Laughlin, Robert C. Rabe • An essential
companion to the Year of Grace calendar, this
invaluable resource provides both children and
adults with the answers to questions about
saints, liturgical seasons, and the celebration of national and civic holidays
in the Catholic Church. In addition, theological and historical reflections
are provided for each of the liturgical seasons.
“A great resource and a must have on the bookshelf of every catechist...
This brief but detailed explanation of the liturgical times, various saints
and the glimpse into Orthodox, Jewish, and Islamic Days, allows this book
to great reference for those who want to better understand the Catholic
calendar or who are in the position of educating others.”
Blessings and Prayers through
the Year: A Resource for School
and Parish
Elizabeth McMahon Jeep • Blessings and
Prayers through the Year is a beautiful
hardcover book with a full-color interior and a
ribbon to mark your page. It offers numerous
prayers, blessings, and rituals for all of the
occasions and needs that arise in school, parish,
and family life. The book has a clear, easy-tofollow format and offers helpful background information and ideas for
preparing for ritual and prayer. Included are 2 CDs, one with music and
vocals to teach the songs and the other with musical accompaniment only.
Hardcover with 2 music CDs, 8 3⁄8 x 10 7⁄8 , 256 pages | 978-1-56854-369-7
Order code: CLASS | Single copy: $49.95 | 2 or more: $44.95 each
School Year, Church Year:
Customs and Decorations for the
Classroom
Peter Mazar • This book will walk you
through the school year, teach you about the
liturgical year, and suggest customs you can use
with children of all ages from Advent to Easter
and fall to summer. You’ll learn how to
decorate a classroom filled with biblical and
liturgical images.
“What I’ve gotten together in this book isn’t a comprehensive collection of
recipes, but a book of tradition, a pep talk about the Catholic way of life.
Instead of details about how to build an Advent wreath…I’ve used these
pages to explore what Advent is.…You can decide how best to express the
season…with the talents, resources, interests, and budget at your
fingertips.”
—From the introduction, by Peter Mazar
Paperback, 8 3⁄8 x 10 7⁄8 , 192 pages | 978-1-56854-240-9 | Order code: SCHYR $24
—Giuseppina M. Pignato, Catechists, St. Anne Parish, Oswego, Illinois
Paperback, 8 x 10, 176 pages | 978-1-56854-260-7 | Order code: COMCAL2 $17.95
A Yearbook of Seasons and
Celebrations
Take Me Home: Notes on
the Church Year for
Children
Joanna Bogle • This practical book offers families
meaningful and fun ways to celebrate the liturgical
year alongside the four seasons. It includes
interesting facts about commonly celebrated
traditions, activities for families to enjoy together,
and tasty recipes to mark special times of the year.
A Yearbook of Seasons and Celebrations is also a
great resource for catechists, Catholic school
teachers, youth group leaders, and other parish staff looking for activities
that bring the liturgical year into the home, classroom, and gatherings.
Christine Kenny-Sheputis; Art by
Suzanne Novak • Encourage your
students to continue exploring the
liturgical year at home with this book
of reproducible handouts. Perfect for
teachers and catechists, each handout integrates the liturgical year into a
child’s life at home and offers crafts, recipes, liturgical seasons, prayer
traditions, stories about the saints, blessings, and customs: one for every
week of the year!
Paperback, 6 x 9, 128 pages | 978-0-85244-129-9 | Order code: EYSC $10.95
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Keeping the Seasons
REPRODUCIBLES FOR ADVENT-CHRISTMAS 2014–2015
CELEBREMOS LOS TIEMPOS LITÚRGICOS: RECURSOS REPRODUCIBLES
PARA ADVIENTO-NAVIDAD 2015–2016
Timothy A. Johnston • Every parish wants to provide parishioners with rich and
inspiring catechesis in attractive formats during Advent and Christmas Time. Now you
can do so economically with Keeping the Seasons CD-ROM—your toolbox for
catechesis and communication in your parish—of beautifully illustrated and versatile
reproducible handouts!
Available in color and in English or Spanish, for each week of the seasons of
Advent and Christmas, a beautifully illustrated handout provides a prayer and reflection
on Sunday’s Scripture on the front. On the back is a catechesis for each weekday about
the day’s Scripture, saint, or Catholic practices, along with a smaller illustration. In
addition, citations for Scripture readings are included with each day. Keeping the
Seasons also includes ready-to-print Advent and Christmas cards and stationary for
your annual greeting to parishioners.
How can you use Keeping the Seasons?
• Print and distribute the handouts at Mass, religious education classes, and faithsharing groups
• Send handouts as e-mail attachments for use at home
• Select content for your parish website, bulletins, and worship aids
CD-ROM, 81⁄2 x 11, 16 pages
978-1-61671-209-9
Order code: BKSA16C $30
The Way of Faith 2016: Keeping Lent,
Triduum, and Easter Time
Holy Family Poster
Hang this inspirational poster in your home
or office and inspire reflection and prayer
throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons
year after year.
The Way of Faith enables parishes to provide their
parishioners with simple materials that invite them to
pray with Scripture throughout Lent, the Sacred
Paschal Triduum, and Easter Time. Included are
beautiful and rich artwork, daily Scripture, and
reflections throughout Lent, helping parishioners to
reflect on their Lenten journey.
Poster, 22 x 17 | 814-80501-018-4
Order code: KSPHF $5
Saddle stitched, 5 3⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 , 96 pages | 978-1-61671-222-8 | Order code: WFLE16
1–24 copies: $3.25 each | 25–99 copies: $2.50 each | 100 or more: $1 each
The cover image for 2016 is not availble at press time.
At the Empty Tomb Poster
Available December 2015
Reproducibles for Lent – Triduum – Easter
2016
Art by Laura James • This brilliant style of
early Christian Ethiopian art depicts the arrival
of the three Mary’s at the empty tomb on the
first Easter morning.
Keeping the Seasons/Celebremos los
tiempos litúrgicos 2015–2016
Reproducibles for Lent-Triduum-Easter /Recursos
reproducibles para Cuaresma-Triduo PascualPascua
Poster, 22 x 17 | 814-80501-019-1 | Order code: KSPET $5
Timothy A. Johnston • Guide your parish through the
sacred seasons and delve into the rich Scriptural traditions of
Lent, Triduum, and Easter with reproducible handouts and
images in both English and Spanish.
Recursos reproducibles
para Cuaresma – Triduo
Pascual – Pascua
2016
CD-ROM, 8 ½ x 11, 16 pages | 978-1-61671-210-5 | Order code: BKSL16C $45
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Daily Prayer 2016
Paul Colloton, osfs; Mary Frances Fleischaker, op • Daily Prayer is the
perfect companion for your spiritual journey. Versatile and easy-to-use,
this trusted resource has deepened Catholics’ faith and prayer life.
Rewritten annually to reflect the Lectionary year, this prayer book
provides a simple order of prayer for each day, a Scripture passage, a
reflection, intercessions, the Lord’s Prayer, and a closing prayer.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle
† Come, Lord, and live in us.
Psalm 19
Reading
• Easily carry it in a briefcase, backpack, or purse
• Gift it to your parish community, liturgical ministers, priests,
catechists, and teachers
Reflection
In John’s Gospel account, Andrew is
first to follow Jesus and then brings his
brother, Simon Peter, to Jesus. The Letter
to the Romans asks how people can hear
the Good News without someone to
preach and how they can preach without
being sent. Like the Apostles, our Baptism calls us to Christ and to live Jesus
in concrete ways so that others see and
follow him. How will we live Jesus
clearly this Advent feast day for people
to see Christ and hear his call to follow
him?
• Use the prayers of the faithful at Sunday and daily Mass
• Use to begin or end parish meetings and formation sessions
• Draw on the reflections for homily sparkers and catechetical tools
others may be added
Turning to the Lord, we pray:
◆
Romans 10:9, 11–15
Brothers and sisters: If you confess with
your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe
in your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. The Scripture
says, No one who believes in him will
be put to shame. There is no distinction
between Jew and Greek; the same Lord
is Lord of all, enriching all who call
upon him. For everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord will be saved.
But how can they call on him in
whom they have not believed? And how
can they believe in him of whom they
have not heard? And how can they hear
without someone to preach? And how
can they preach unless they are sent?
With Daily Prayer you can:
No matter how you use Daily Prayer, this resource will provide parish
volunteers, teachers, and catechists all the tools needed to foster a daily
habit of prayer.
Prayers
page 403
Lord, hear our prayer.
That your Church will announce the
Gospel in words, deeds, and attitudes,
we pray: ◆ That all peoples may be
drawn to you because believers live
Jesus clearly, we pray: ◆ That ears may
be open to Christ’s call to follow him
today, we pray: ◆ That the sick, suffering,
and hurting find relief because of our
concern and care, we pray: ◆ That those
who have died may see your beauty
calling them home, we pray: ◆
Our Father . . .
Abundant God,
how beautiful are the feet of those who
bring the Good News.
Open our ears to hear Christ’s call as did
Andrew and the Apostles.
Give us the courage to follow you and be
your fishers of people
by how we make Christ’s coming
known today.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
† Come, Lord, and live in us.
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Oración dominical para Católicos
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along with short reflections for every Sunday and
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Weekly Prayer for Music Ministers 2016
December 6, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
Prayers
L: In the name of the Father, † and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Lord, and so we pray:
A: AMEN.
Psalm Response
Come, Lord Jesus!

126:3
R3: That the Church may prepare the way of
C: The Lord has done great things for us;
the Lord by faithfully preaching the Gospel of
Christ, we pray: That we may prepare Christ’s
way in our world by working for peace that
comes from justice, we pray: That the poor
may be blessed with an abundance of good
things, we pray: That the song of your people
may herald your way and proclaim good
tidings to all, we pray: That we may have the
courage to change our lives in order to follow
Christ more faithfully, we pray: That our
beloved dead may rejoice forever in God’s
sight, especially [names may be said out loud],
we pray: For what else shall we pray [insert
petition(s)], we pray [after each petition]:
we are filled with joy. R/.
Gospel
Others may be added.
L: We are called to prepare the way of the
Jennifer Kerr Breedlove • This resource is ideal for engaging
music ministers in communal prayer, leading and facilitating
prayer before Mass, and personal prayer at home. Included are
short orders of prayer for every Sunday of the liturgical year to
help ministers prepare and worship more fully at Mass.
Luke 3:3 – 6
R1: John went throughout the whole
region of the Jordan, proclaiming a bap
tism of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins, as it is written in the book of the
words of the prophet Isaiah: / A voice of
one crying out in the desert: / “Prepare the
way of the Lord, / make straight his paths. /
Every valley shall be filled / and every
mountain and hill shall be made low. /
The winding roads shall be made straight, /
and the rough ways made smooth, / and
all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
L: Gathering our prayers into one,
we pray in the way Jesus taught us:
OUR FATHER . . .
Reflection
L: All-knowing God,
R2: John recognizes his call to prepare
God’s way; do we try to do the same? All
around us, our brothers and sisters
struggle along their own paths — are
there moments in our own lives where
we can fill in a valley or lower a hill for
any of them? And when our own paths
seem indistinct or winding, who are the
people in our lives who are able to step
in and help straighten us out, so that we
may “see the salvation of God”? We pray
that we may every day recognize those
opportunities in our lives when we may
be the herald of Good News to those
around us.
you want to lead us to light and truth,
but we have strayed from your
straight paths;
we have cluttered the open plain before us
with perplexing obstacles.
Let us repent;
let us set aside discord and conflict and
prepare our hearts for your love.
Through Christ our Lord.
—Kathleen DeJardin, Pastoral Music
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A: AMEN.
L: In the name of the Father, † and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
A: AMEN.
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“The service lasts about seven to ten minutes. . . . First, you
will no longer have to plan prayer for each weekly rehearsal:
everything is prepared for you. This is a good way to involve
choir members and provide an opportunity for them to serve
as a cantor or lector and experience these liturgical ministries.
The reflections are very effective in relating the Gospel to an
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practical. . . . My conclusion, after using this book, is that this
is an excellent resource for choir prayer, but you need to begin
with this format and then adapt it to work within your
situation.”
Foundations for Preaching and
Teaching®: Scripture Backgrounds
for 2016
Sourcebook for Sundays,
Seasons, and Weekdays 2016:
The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy
Peg Ekerdt; Biagio Mazza; Mary McGlone,csj;
Abbot Gregory Polan, osb; Denise Simeone;
George Smiga; Paul Turner • Written in a
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highlights their relevance to today. Foundations
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by teachers and catechists for lesson planning.
Compilation • This book is the essential
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Daniel J. Scholz • Workbook can provide the ongoing instruction and advice
that readers need. Not only does it assist them in preparing their assigned reading
on a specific occasion, but when ministers of the Word read this resource every
week as a way of reflecting on and learning about the Scriptures, it strengthens
their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives so that they can touch
the hearts of the assembly with their reading. Workbook’s introduction offers
orientation to the ministry, catechesis about the place of the readings in the Mass
and links to audio files demonstrating chanted introductions and closings for the
readings.
DECEMBER 6, 2015
SECOND SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
LECTIONARY #6
READING I
You begin with imperatives that express
Israel’s wondrous reversal of fortune!
Visualize these tangible items; they are
sacred, like a wedding dress or a child’s
baptismal gown.
Speak with energy and conviction of what
God will do.
Imagine speaking the name of your city when
you call “Jerusalem” to rise up.
Being “remembered” is the difference
between life and death.
Contrast the sorrow of being led away with
the joy of returning home.
This is not a news report; you are joyfully
sharing poetic images meant to rouse
the imagination.
Let the final sentence summarize the joyous
good news that fills the entire reading.
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Baruch 5:1– 9
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Baruch
Baruch = buh-ROOK
Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery;
put on the splendor of glory from God forever:
Wrapped in the cloak of justice from God,
bear on your head the mitre
that displays the glory of the eternal name
For God will show all the earth your splendor:
you will be named by God forever
the peace of justice, the glory of God’s worship
Up, Jerusalem! stand upon the heights;
look to the east and see your children
gathered from the east and the west
at the word of the Holy One,
rejoicing that they are remembered by God
Led away on foot by their enemies they left you:
but God will bring them back to you
borne aloft in glory as on royal thrones
For God has commanded
that every lofty mountain be made low,
and that the age-old depths and gorges
be filled to level ground,
that Israel may advance secure in the glory of God
The forests and every fragrant kind of tree
have overshadowed Israel at God’s command;
Israel’s exile in Babylon left
conviction that God can and does bring life
the people hopeless, questioning their identity. Had they taken their
out of death and hope from despair. Tap
your own experiences of such grace.
READING I
privileged relationship with God for
Baruch’s initial image — removing gar-
granted? How could God so utterly abandon
them? How could the covenant be voided
ments of gloom and replacing them with a
“cloak of justice” portray a divine love we
and their holy cit y and temple be
can touch and feel, a love that wraps itself
destroyed? In the midst of such disorientation and soul-searching the prophet Baruch,
around us. Baruch urges Israel to pay attention. A great miracle is unfolding: those who
the scribe of the great prophet Jeremiah,
were “led away on foot” will be brought
utters this glorious promise of restoration.
He offers hope by painting compelling
back “as on royal thrones.” The words
“remembered by God” evoke deep emotion.
images of the impossible that make it seem
assured. Speak from the depth of your own
Those who thought themselves forgotten
realize that the eternal God is mindful of
them at every moment. In the last lines,
God commands nature to express the outpouring of divine mercy.
READING II
Ever the teacher, Paul
instructs his beloved community, even from prison where he awaits
word of his fate: release or execution. His
ability to remain hopeful, staying focused
on others’ needs rather than his own, is
itself instructive. Notice also how he identifies with Christ, whose “affection” for the
Philippians he has made his own. Paul demonstrates in his own life the kind of hope
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Workbook includes:
• Large print for practice
• Commentaries that provide background and explain the
meaning of the reading
• Margin notes with pronunciation guides and tips for
proclamation
• Psalms for meditation and context
Workbook for Lectors, Gospel
Readers, and Proclaimers of the
Word® 2016 Canada
Graziano Marcheschi, ma, dm in; Nancy Seitz
Marcheschi; Marielle Frigge, osb; Daniel J.
Scholz
This Canadian edition of Workbook offers
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and pronunciation aids for this year’s Sunday
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Manual para proclamadores de la
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Raúl Duarte Castillo • For communities that
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para proclamadores de la palabra. This manual
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Pronunciation Guide for the Lectionary: A
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THE CATHOLIC HANDBOOK FOR
Visiting the Sick and Homebound 2016
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InTroduCTory rITes
380
When the community has gathered, the minister says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
All make the Sign of the Cross and reply:
Amen.
382
A lay minister greets those present in the following words.
Brothers and sisters, let us bless the Lord, who went
about doing good and healing the sick. Blessed be
God now and for ever.
R. Blessed be God now and for ever.
Or:
Stephen Wilbricht, csc • The Catholic Handbook for
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cannot regularly worship with their parish community.
This resource includes rites for:
• Communion in Ordinary Circumstances
R. Amen.
• Communion in a Hospital or Institution
383 In the following or similar words, the minister prepares the sick and all
present for the blessing.
• Orders for the Blessing of the Sick
The Lord Jesus, who went about doing good works
and healing sickness and infirmity of every kind,
commanded his disciples to care for the sick, to pray
for them, and to lay hands on them. In this
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Baptisms and Funerals as Instruments of the New
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Matthew Brophy; Genevieve Glen, osb;
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