3rd Sunday of Advent (A) GAUDETE – Year of Matthew
Is 35:1-6,10; James 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11
- Mass setting: Mass VIII (de Angelis)
- Motet: Rejoice in the Lord alway* (Purcell)
- Communio: (Gregorioan, Isaiah 35.4) Dicite: Pusilanimes confortamini, et nolite timere: ecce Deus noster veniet, et salvabit nos. Say “Take courage, you who are fainthearted, and do not fear; behold, our God will come and he will save us”
- Hymns: Lo, He comes with clouds descending HELMSLEY; The truth from above (Vaughan Williams)
- Organ Prelude: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Organ Voluntary: Ave Maris Stella – Plein Jeu à 5 – Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
Organist: Bransby Byrne
Cantor: Nicole Smeulders
*Rejoice in the Lord alway,
and again I say rejoice.
Let your moderation be known unto all men.
The Lord is at hand.
Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ our Lord.