Christmas Mass (Morning) - Year A - December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas po to one and all. Wishing you peace and joy. Namamasko po kahit piso-piso lang. You can send it through GCASH and PAYMAYA Hahahaha...

Christmas is an important celebration in the Church. Only Easter carries a greater significance. On this feast we celebrate the incarnation of our Lord – God choosing to become one of us.

Christmas is celebrated as an octave – eight days of observance.
The Christmas season starts on December 25 with the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. It includes the Feast of the Epiphany.

Theme:
·         God chooses to walk with us
·         Solidarity
·         The person of Jesus Christ
 
First Reading – Isaiah 52:7-10: “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to Zion, ‘Your God is King!’”
Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 98: “All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.”
Second Reading – Hebrews 1:1-6: “In these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.”
Gospel – John 1:1-18 or John 1:1-5, 9-14: “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.”

ENTRANCE:
1.    Maglipay kita
2.    Adlaw sa Pasko
3.    Hudyaka
4.    Saulogon Namo
5.    Purihi’t Pasalamatan (Simplicio Esteban & Eddie Hontiveros SJ). Sing only Stanzas 1 & 2.
6.    Bayan, Magsiawit Na! (Aquino) Prioritize Stanza 2.
7.    Dinggin Mo “Bigyan Mo kami ng liwanag, tibay at pananalig” is reminiscent of G No. 2
8.    Halina at Lumapit (Ruben Habito)
9.    Magpuri sa Panginoon (Hontiveros)
10. Pagmamahal sa Panginoon (also Honti)
11. Pasko ng Paglaya (Arboleda-Francisco).Stanza 1's "Bayan magalak sa Mabuting Balita" is a short introduction to G No. 1.
12. A Christmas Praise (Aquino & Agatep)
13. Hark! The herald angels Sing. Prioritize Stanzas 2 & 3. "Hail the Incarnate Deity" brings G to mind.
14. All the ends of the earth (kay Tito Bob toh) an echo of 1R.
 
Of course, we do have GLORIA and ALLELUIA now….
 
Reading I                              Is 52:7-10
    How beautiful upon the mountains
        are the feet of him who brings glad tidings,
    announcing peace, bearing good news,
        announcing salvation, and saying to Zion,
        “Your God is King!”
 
    Hark!  Your sentinels raise a cry,
        together they shout for joy,
    for they see directly, before their eyes,
        the LORD restoring Zion.
    Break out together in song,
        O ruins of Jerusalem!
    For the LORD comforts his people,
        he redeems Jerusalem.
    The LORD has bared his holy arm
        in the sight of all the nations;
    all the ends of the earth will behold
        the salvation of our God.
 
Responsorial Psalm                                              Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6.
R. (3c)  All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
   for he has done wondrous deeds;
his right hand has won victory for him,
   his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
   in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
   toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
   the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
   break into song; sing praise.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
   with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
   sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
 
Reading II                                         Heb 1:1-6
Brothers and sisters:
In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways
    to our ancestors through the prophets;
    in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son,
    whom he made heir of all things
    and through whom he created the universe,
        who is the refulgence of his glory,
            the very imprint of his being,
        and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
        When he had accomplished purification from sins,
        he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
        as far superior to the angels
        as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
 
For to which of the angels did God ever say:
    You are my son; this day I have begotten you?
Or again:
    I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me?
And again, when he leads the firstborn into the world, he says:
    Let all the angels of God worship him.
 
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A holy day has dawned upon us.
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
For today a great light has come upon the earth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
Gospel                                   Jn 1:1-18
    In the beginning was the Word,
        and the Word was with God,
        and the Word was God.
    He was in the beginning with God.
    All things came to be through him,
        and without him nothing came to be.
    What came to be through him was life,
        and this life was the light of the human race;
    the light shines in the darkness,
        and the darkness has not overcome it.

A man named John was sent from God.
He came for testimony, to testify to the light,
so that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but came to testify to the light.
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
    He was in the world,
        and the world came to be through him,
        but the world did not know him.
    He came to what was his own,
        but his own people did not accept him.
 
But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision
but of God.
    And the Word became flesh
        and made his dwelling among us,
        and we saw his glory,
        the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
        full of grace and truth.
John testified to him and cried out, saying,
“This was he of whom I said,
‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me
because he existed before me.’”
From his fullness we have all received,
grace in place of grace,
because while the law was given through Moses,
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side,
has revealed him.
 
OR:
 
Jn 1:1-5, 9-14
    In the beginning was the Word,
        and the Word was with God,
        and the Word was God.
    He was in the beginning with God.
    All things came to be through him,
        and without him nothing came to be.
    What came to be through him was life,
        and this life was the light of the human race;
    the light shines in the darkness,
        and the darkness has not overcome it.
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
    He was in the world,
        and the world came to be through him,
        but the world did not know him.
    He came to what was his own,
        but his own people did not accept him.
 
But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision
but of God.
    And the Word became flesh
        and made his dwelling among us,
        and we saw his glory,
        the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
        full of grace and truth.
 
OFFERTORY:
1.    Ania ang Among mga Gasa
2.    Ania King mga Gasa
3.    Dawata o Ginoo
4.    Diyutay lang Kini
5.    Narito Ako (Rene San Andres) “Sa kasulatan ‘Yong turo” is a quick reminder of the Word of God.
6.    Pag-aalay (Francisco) Stanza 4 ang priority. “Gawin pati aming buhay, ‘pagkat sa ‘Yo dumalisay.”
7.    Sumasamo Kami (Judan)
8.    Earthen Vessels (John Foley) “Light has shown in our darkness” is reminiscent of 1R No. 1
9.    How Shall I Sing to God. Prioritize Stanza 3.
 
COMMUNION:
1.    Gugma ang Dios
2.    Kay Kita Usa ra
3.    Gugma ang Dios
4.    Gugma’g Paglaum
5.    Ang Diyos na Sanggol (Hontiveros)
6.    Bituin (Aquino)
7.    Emmanuel (Gozum, Francisco)
8.    Isang Sanggol (Ramirez)
9.    Noong Paskong Una (Pagsanghan, Francisco)
10. Paglamig ng Hangin (Francisco)
11. Villancico Flamenco (See, Honriveros, Mehlemans)
12. Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino)
13. Diyos Ay Pag-ibig “Magmahalan tayo’t magtulungan”
14. O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco) “Nang aking mahango kapwa kong kasimbigo”
15. Pagbabalik (Alcaraz, Francisco)
16. Likhain Mong Muli (Alejo, Francisco)
17. Pag-alabin Aming Puso (Francisco)
18. Pagpalain Kailanman (Aquino)
19. O Holy Night
20. O Little Town of Bethlehem
21. Silent Night
22. The First Noel. Do not sing Stanza 3, as this is about the three wise men. Wala pa naman sa Gospel for this Sunday sila. Reserve it for the Sunday of the Epiphany of the Lord.
23. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
24. God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen (2nd Communion Song)
25. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (2nd Communion Song)
26. Panis Angelicus (2nd Communion Song). I know this is a song associated with Corpus Christi. Ask your PP or Music Ministry. They'll probably see the associations.
27. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2nd Communion Song)
 

RECESSIONAL:
1.    Ang Kalinaw Ibilin Ko Kaninyo
2.    Ang Tawag
3.    Pagbanwag
4.    Any song from the communion na hindi nagamit
 
Merry Christmas po sa lahat at manigong bagong taon 😊