(upbeat piano music)
♪ Good Christian friends rejoice ♪
♪ With heart and soul and voice ♪
♪ Give heed to what we say ♪
♪ Jesus Christ is born today ♪
♪ Ox and ass before Him bow ♪
♪ And He is in the manger now ♪
♪ Christ is born today ♪
♪ Christ is born today ♪
♪ Good Christian friends rejoice ♪
♪ With heart and soul and voice ♪
♪ Now you hear of endless bliss ♪
♪ Jesus Christ was born for this ♪
♪ He has opened heaven's door ♪
♪ And we are blessed forevermore ♪
♪ Christ was born for this ♪
♪ Christ was born for this ♪
- In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. - Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Today as we celebrate the holy family of Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph, we come together as God's family
in our father's house.
Let us open our hearts now
to the gifts of God's grace and mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you show us the way to holiness.
Lord have mercy.
- [All] Lord have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, you call us to grow in wisdom and grace.
Christ have mercy.
- [All] Christ have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you were faithful to the will
of both your heavenly father and of Mary and Joseph.
Lord have mercy.
- [All] Lord have mercy.
- May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to life everlasting.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Glory to God in the highest,
- [All] and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, oh God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
You take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
- Let us pray.
Oh God, who were pleased to give us
the shining example of the holy family,
graciously grant that we may imitate them
in practicing the virtues of family life
and in the bonds of charity.
And so, in the joy of your house,
delight one day in eternal rewards.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever.
- [All] Amen.
- A reading from the first book of Samuel.
In those days, Hannah conceived
and at the end of her term bore a son
whom she called Samuel,
since she had asked the Lord for him.
The next time her husband Elkanah
was going up with the rest of his household
to offer the customary sacrifice to the Lord
to fulfill his vows, Hannah did not go,
explaining to her husband, "Once the child is weaned,
"I will take him to appear before the Lord
"and to remain there forever.
"I will offer him as a perpetual nazirite."
Once Samuel was weaned, Hannah brought him up with her,
along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour,
and a skin of wine, and presented him
at the temple of the Lord in Shiloh.
After the boy's father had sacrificed the young bull,
Hannah, his mother, approached Eli and said:
"Pardon, my lord!
"As you live, my lord, I am the woman
"who stood near you here, praying to the Lord.
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.
"Now I, in turn, give him to the Lord.
"As long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the Lord."
Hannah left Samuel there.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
♪ Blessed are they who dwell in your house, oh Lord ♪
♪ Blessed are they who dwell in your house, oh Lord ♪
♪ How lovely is your dwelling place, oh Lord of hosts ♪
♪ My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord ♪
♪ My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God ♪
♪ Blessed are they who dwell in your house, oh Lord ♪
- A reading from the first letter of Saint John.
Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us
that we may be called the children of God.
And so we are.
The reason the world does not know us
is that it did not know him.
Beloved, we are God's children now.
What we shall be has not yet been revealed.
We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God
and receive from him whatever we ask,
because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
And his commandment is this:
we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,
and love one another as he commanded us.
Those who keep his commandments remain in him,
and he in them, and the way we know
that he remains in us is from the Spirit he gave us.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
- May the word of the Lord
be on your lips and in your heart,
so that you may proclaim his holy gospel worthily and well,
in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
(gentle piano music)
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
- [Congregation] Glory to you, oh Lord.
- Each year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem
for the feast of Passover, and when he was 12 years old,
they went up according to festival custom.
After they had completed its days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,
but his parents did not know it.
Thinking that he was in the caravan,
they journeyed for a day and looked for him
among their relatives and acquaintances,
but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem
to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding
and his answers.
When his parents saw him, they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
"Son, why have you done this to us?
"Your father and I have been looking for you
"with great anxiety."
And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me?
"Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
But they did not understand what he said to them.
He went down with them and came to Nazareth,
and was obedient to them,
and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor
before God and man.
The gospel of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
- Well, on the solemnity of the holy family,
the holy family is given to us
as kind of an, I would say, maybe an unreasonable model.
I mean, the holy family, let's face it.
It's two saints and the Son of God.
But when we look at the holy family,
we see that the holy family is formed
on the divine family in heaven:
a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the divine family,
is what we formed the holy family with.
We see them in the divine family:
the Father gives life and being to his Son
through the love of the Holy Spirit.
It's about relationships.
Being a holy family is about relationships.
So as we look at the divine family
of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
and the relationships that exist within that Trinity,
the Father gives himself completely to the Son.
The Son responds completely by trusting in the Father.
And the two are devoted to each other
in the unifying love of the Holy Spirit.
So the holy family really reflects these relationships
of the Trinity, of God,
as three persons who are devoted to each other in love.
And so we then strive to be a holy family
by being persons who are devoted to each other in love.
It's about our relationships, too,
so we can be a holy family in our families of ancestry.
We strive to be a holy family in our friendships
by being persons who are devoted to each other in love.
We strive to be a holy family in our church
by being persons who are devoted to each other in love.
We strive to be a holy family in our world
by being persons who are devoted to each other in love.
So you see, God wants to make his family life
come alive in ours.
He wants his family life to come alive in our families
as he made it come alive in the holy family.
And we know it doesn't mean
that there was perfection in the holy family,
even though it was two saints and the Son of God.
Because in the gospel we hear today
we see Jesus missing in action.
Joseph thought he was with Mary,
Mary thought he was with Joseph, he was missing in action,
probably today they would have got arrested, right?
Now when we look at them, though,
they trusted, though, in each other.
And even though they had that holy family in that they,
I mean, that they had the life
of the divine family within them, it didn't stop.
When Mary saw Jesus, she was ticked, huh?
"Son, why have you done this to us?"
And then Jesus:
"Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
It's like, no.
They had limitations,
but even in the limitations of the holy family,
they still strived to be people
who let the divine family live through them.
It's a beautiful example for us:
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
living through Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
And that same holy family of heaven,
that same holy family that lived on Earth,
and then our families in so many ways,
how we then let the God of love live through us.
Then we make the holy family alive here and now.
Amen.
Together we profess our faith using the Apostles' Creed.
- [All] I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
- Let us ask God who forms us into a holy family
to give us all we need.
- That all members of the church diligently search for Jesus
and discern his desire for them.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all parents may help their children
grow in wisdom and love of God.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That those who live in isolation, confusion, or anxiety
be eased by an encounter with Jesus,
mediated by the care of others.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That as Mary and Joseph sought and found Jesus,
all of us gathered here may seek and find Jesus
in one another.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- God, our Father, you call us your children.
Hear our prayers that we may grow in your love
and attain life everlasting with you.
We pray through Christ, our Lord, amen.
(gentle piano music)
Thank you.
Pray, my sisters and brothers,
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
- [Congregation] May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
- We offer you, Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation,
humbly asking that through the intercession
of the virgin mother of God and Saint Joseph
you may establish our families firmly
in your grace and your peace
through Christ our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Lord be with you. - And with your spirit.
- Lift up your hearts. - We lift them up to the Lord.
- [Priest] Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
- [Congregation] It is right and just.
- It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For on the feast of this awe-filled mystery,
though invisible in his own divine nature,
he has appeared visibly in ours.
And begotten before all ages, he has begun to exist in time,
so that, raising up in himself all that was cast down,
he might restore unity to all creation
and call straying humanity back to the heavenly Kingdom.
And so with all the angels and saints, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim.
♪ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts ♪
♪ Heaven and earth are full of your glory ♪
♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪
♪ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ♪
♪ Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest ♪
♪ Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest ♪
- You are indeed holy, oh Lord, the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
take this, all of you, and eat of it,
for this is my body,
which will be given up for you.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying,
take this, all of you, and drink from it,
for this is the chalice of my blood,
the blood of the new and eternal covenant,
which will be poured out for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this in memory of me.
♪ The mystery of faith ♪
(gentle piano music)
♪ We proclaim your death, O Lord ♪
♪ And profess your resurrection ♪
♪ Until you come again ♪
♪ Until you come again ♪
- Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his death and resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis our Pope, George Leo our Bishop,
all the clergy, and all your people.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with Joseph, her loving husband,
with the blessed Apostles, the martyrs,
and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
♪ Through him, and with him, and in him ♪
♪ O God, almighty Father ♪
♪ In the unity of the Holy Spirit ♪
♪ All glory and honor is yours ♪
♪ For ever and ever ♪
(uplifting piano music)
♪ Amen, amen ♪
♪ Amen ♪
♪ Amen, amen ♪
♪ Amen ♪
- At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to pray.
- [All] Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil.
Graciously grant peace in our days,
that by the help of your mercy
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress
as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior,
Jesus Christ.
- [Congregation] For the kingdom, the power and the glory
are yours, now and forever.
- Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles,
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Let us offer one another the Peace of Christ.
Peace upon thee, thank you.
- Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
- [All] you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
- [All] Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
- Behold the Lamb of God.
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
- [All] Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
(gentle piano music)
♪ Wood of the cradle, wood of the cross ♪
♪ Bearing a lifetime of joy and of loss ♪
♪ Who is your loved one ♪
♪ Who could he be ♪
♪ Born in a manger, to die on a tree ♪
♪ This, this, is Jesus the Lord ♪
♪ Here in the body and blood outpoured ♪
♪ Come, come, walk in his ways ♪
♪ Kneel at the manger and rise from the grave ♪
♪ This, this, is Jesus the Lord ♪
♪ Here in the body and blood outpoured ♪
♪ Come, come, walk in his ways ♪
♪ Kneel at the manger and rise from the grave ♪
- Let us pray.
Bring those you refresh with this heavenly Sacrament,
most merciful Father,
to imitate constantly the example of the Holy Family
so that, after the trials of this world,
we may share their company for ever
through Christ, our Lord. - Amen.
- The Lord be with you. - And with your spirit.
- May our loving God bless you,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Let us go in peace, glorifying the Lord by our lives.
- [All] Thanks be to God.
(triumphant piano music)
♪ God rest you merry gentlemen ♪
♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪
♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪
♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪
♪ To save us all from Satan's power ♪
♪ When we were gone astray ♪
♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪
♪ Comfort and joy ♪
♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪
(gentle piano music)
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