The Roman Missal: Advent to the Sundays after Epiphany (English) 5

1[Friday in Ember Week.]

2Introit. Ps. cxviii. Thou art near, O Lord, and all thy ways are truth: I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies, that thou art for ever. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the way of the Lord. Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Excita quæsumus. Stir up thy power, we beseech thee, O Lord, and come: that they who confide in thy mercy, may be more speedily freed from all adversity. Who livest, &c.

4[The other Prayers as on the First Sunday, page 38.]

5Lesson. Isaias, xi. 1—5. Thus saith the Lord God: There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and of godliness, and he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears. But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.

6Gradual. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy salvation. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

7Gospel. St Luke, i. 39—47. At that time, Mary rising up, went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda. And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord; and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

8Offertory. Turning, O God, thou wilt bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee; shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy salvation.

9Secret. Receive, O Lord, our offerings and prayers, we beseech thee; and both cleanse us by heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us. Through, &c.

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

11Communion. Behold the Lord shall come, and all his saints with him: and there shall be in that day a great light.

12Postcom: Tui nos Domine. May the holy receiving of thy sacrament, O Lord, revive us, and purifying us from our former ways, enable us to pass to the fellowship of thy saving mysteries. Through our Lord, &c.

13[The other Postcommunions as on the First Sunday, p. 41.]