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The English translation of The Roman Missal 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Translation of the granted recognitio by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Rome, 1 July 2013, Prot. n. 406/13/L

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Advent II - December 17 to 24

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Entrance Antiphon | Cf. Ps 25 (24): 1-3

To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let menot be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope inyou be put to shame.

The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is not said.

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Let us pray.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly kingdom.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

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Accept, we pray, O Lord, these offerings we make,
gathered from among your gifts to us,
and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below
gain for us the prize of eternal redemption.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon | Ps 85 (84): 13

The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall yield itsincrease.

May these mysteries, O Lord,
in which we have participated,
profit us, we pray,
for even now, as we walk amid passing things,
you teach us by them to love the things of heaven
and hold fast to what endures.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Entrance Antiphon | Cf. Jer 31: 10; Is 35: 4

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations; declare it to the distantlands: Behold, our Saviour will come; you need no longer fear.

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Let us pray.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Keep us alert, we pray, O Lord our God,
as we await the advent of Christ your Son,
so that, when he comes and knocks,
he may find us watchful in prayer
and exultant in his praise.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

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Accept, we pray, O Lord,
these offerings we make,
gathered from among your gifts to us,
and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below
gain for us the prize of eternal redemption.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 106 (105): 4-5; Is 38: 3

Come, O Lord, visit us in peace, that we may rejoice before youwith a blameless heart.

May these mysteries, O Lord,
in which we have participated,
profit us, we pray,
for even now, as we walk amid passing things,
you teach us by them
to love the things of heaven
and hold fast to what endures.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Entrance Antiphon | Cf. Zec 14: 5, 7

Behold, the Lord will come, and all his holy ones with him; and onthat day there will be a great light.

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Let us pray.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Look with favour, Lord God, on our petitions,
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer
by the corruption of former ways.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

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Be pleased, O Lord, with our humble prayers and offerings,
and, since we have no merits to plead our cause,
come, we pray, to our rescue
with the protection of your mercy.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon | Cf. 2 Tm 4: 8

The Just Judge will bestow a crown of righteousness on those whoeagerly await his coming.

Replenished by the food of spiritual nourishment,
we humbly beseech you, O Lord,
that, through our partaking in this mystery,
you may teach us to judge wisely the things of earth
and hold firm to the things of heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Entrance Antiphon | Cf. Hb 2: 3; 1 Cor 4: 5

The Lord will come and he will not delay. He will illumine what ishidden in darkness and reveal himself to all the nations.

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Let us pray.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Prepare our hearts, we pray, O Lord our God,
by your divine power,
so that at the coming of Christ your Son
we may be found worthy of the banquet of eternal life
and merit to receive heavenly nourishment from his hands.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

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May the sacrifice of our worship, Lord, we pray, be offered to youunceasingly,
to complete what was begun in sacred mystery
and powerfully accomplish for us your saving work.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon | Cf. Is 40: 10; 35: 5

Behold, our Lord will come with power and will enlighten the eyesof his servants.

We implore your mercy, Lord,
that this divine sustenance
may cleanse us of our faults
and prepare us for the coming feasts.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Entrance Antiphon | Cf. Ps 119 (118): 151-152

You, O Lord, are close, and all your ways are truth. From of old Ihave known of your decrees, for you are eternal.

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Let us pray.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Stir up your power, O Lord,
and come to our help with mighty strength,
that what our sins impede
the grace of your mercy may hasten.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

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Accept, we pray, O Lord, these offerings we make,
gathered from among your gifts to us,
and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below
gain for us the prize of eternal redemption.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon | Ti 2: 12-13

Let us live justly and devoutly in this age, as we await theblessed hope and the coming of the glory of our great God.