The Roman Missal: Advent to the Sundays after Epiphany (English) 3

1[Third Sunday of Advent.]

2Introit. Philip. iv. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: for the Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous; but in every thing by prayer let your requests be made known to God.

3Ps. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Glory, &c.

4Prayer. Aurem tuam. We beseech thee, O Lord, incline thine ear to our prayers; and enlighten the darkness of our mind, by the grace of thy visitation. Who livest and reignest, &c.

5[The other Prayers as on the first Sunday, page 38.]

6Epistle. Philip. iv. 4—7. Brethren: Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord.

7Gradual. Thou, O Lord, that sittest upon the Cherubims; stir up thy might, and come. Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Alleluia, alleluia. Stir up thy might, O Lord, and come: that thou mayest save us. Alleluia.

8Gospel. St John, i. 19—28. At that time: the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to John, to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? what sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias. And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not; the same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. These things were done in Bethania beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

9[Credo.]

10Offertory. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob: thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people.

11Secret. Let the victim of our devotion, we beseech thee, O Lord, be always immolated to thee: that it may both accomplish the institution of thy holy mystery, and in a wonderful manner operate in us thy salvation. Through our Lord, &c.

12[The other Secrets as on the First Sunday, page 40.]

13Communion. Say, ye faint-hearted, take courage, and fear not: behold our God will come and will save us.

14Postcom. Imploramus. We implore thy clemency, O Lord: that these divine helps may expiate our sins, and prepare us for the approaching festivals. Through, &c.

15[The other Postcommunions as on the First Sunday, page 41.]