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Again, SALAMAT PO!
The readings
for the Second Sunday of Advent for Year A are a call to repentance. In the
first reading we hear a savior will bring change to our world. In the second
reading we are told to be more welcoming to one another. In the gospel, John
the Baptist warns the people to change their ways.
This Sunday’s
theme: Willingness to repent, The peaceable kingdom, Jesus Christ brings change
and The Holy Spirit.
ENTRANCE:
1. Ayaw
Paglangan Ginoo
2. Andama Ang
Dalan
3. Bayan
magsiawit na (Song #33)
Advent is
about, among others, anticipation for Christ’s coming. Naturally being
repetitive, this song’s refrain would have an adventish touch and begin very
strongly that mission to arouse the congregation’s anticipation for the coming
JC when one sings: “Dakilang biyayang pangako Niya sisilay na” rather than
“sumilay” na. Kung baga ang lakas ng pasok/dating nito. Parang the film outfit
would be creating a teaser dahel may ilo-launch na big budget film! Most
sincere apologies po to Father Arnel if binastardo ko yung song niya.
4. Halina,
Jesus, aming Mananakop (Isidro, Que)
5. Dinggin Mo
(Esteban, Hontiveros) "Ama nami't Panginoon" is so 1R.
6. Seek the
Lord (especially Stanza 1) (Song #289)
Advent is not
only about anticipation for the Christ’s first coming. It is also about
preparedness for the Second Coming. (Traces of 32nd and 33rd Sundays in
Ordinary Time.)
7. Blest be the
Lord (Schutte)
8. All the Ends
of the Earth (Dufford)
For Advent,
there should no Gloria. Omit Gloria except for the mass at dawn.
Reading 1 Is
11:1-10
On that day, a
shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,
and from his
roots a bud shall blossom.
The spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him:
a spirit of
wisdom and of understanding,
a spirit of
counsel and of strength,
a spirit of
knowledge and of fear of the LORD,
and his delight
shall be the fear of the LORD.
Not by
appearance shall he judge,
nor by hearsay
shall he decide,
but he shall
judge the poor with justice,
and decide
aright for the land's afflicted.
He shall strike
the ruthless with the rod of his mouth,
and with the
breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Justice shall
be the band around his waist,
and
faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
Then the wolf
shall be a guest of the lamb,
and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid;
the calf and
the young lion shall browse together,
with a little
child to guide them.
The cow and the
bear shall be neighbors,
together their
young shall rest;
the lion shall eat
hay like the ox.
The baby shall
play by the cobra's den,
and the child
lay his hand on the adder's lair.
There shall be
no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain;
for the earth
shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD,
as water covers
the sea.
On that day,
the root of Jesse,
set up as a
signal for the nations,
the Gentiles
shall seek out,
for his
dwelling shall be glorious.
Responsorial
Psalm Ps
72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
R. (cf.
7) Justice shall flourish in his time,
and fullness of peace for ever.
O God, with
your judgment endow the king,
and with your
justice, the king's son;
he shall govern
your people with justice
and your
afflicted ones with judgment.
R. Justice
shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
Justice shall
flower in his days,
and profound
peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule
from sea to sea,
and from the
River to the ends of the earth.
R. Justice
shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
For he shall
rescue the poor when he cries out,
and the
afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have
pity for the lowly and the poor;
the lives of
the poor he shall save.
R. Justice
shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
May his name be
blessed forever;
as long as the
sun his name shall remain.
In him shall
all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
all the nations
shall proclaim his happiness.
R. Justice
shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
Reading 2 Rom
15:4-9
Brothers and
sisters:
Whatever was
written previously was written for our instruction,
that by
endurance and by the encouragement of the Scriptures
we might have
hope.
May the God of
endurance and encouragement
grant you to
think in harmony with one another,
in keeping with
Christ Jesus,
that with one
accord you may with one voice
glorify the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Welcome one
another, then, as Christ welcomed you,
for the glory
of God.
For I say that
Christ became a minister of the circumcised
to show God's
truthfulness,
to confirm the
promises to the patriarchs,
but so that the
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy.
As it is
written:
Therefore, I will
praise you among the Gentiles
and sing
praises to your name.
Alleluia Lk
3:4, 6
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
Prepare the way
of the Lord, make straight his paths:
all flesh shall
see the salvation of God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Mt
3:1-12
John the
Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea
and saying,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
It was of him
that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said:
A voice of one
crying out in the desert,
Prepare the way
of the Lord,
make straight
his paths.
John wore
clothing made of camel's hair
and had a
leather belt around his waist.
His food was
locusts and wild honey.
At that time
Jerusalem, all Judea,
and the whole
region around the Jordan
were going out
to him
and were being
baptized by him in the Jordan River
as they
acknowledged their sins.
When he saw
many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
coming to his
baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers!
Who warned you
to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce good
fruit as evidence of your repentance.
And do not
presume to say to yourselves,
'We have
Abraham as our father.'
For I tell you,
God can raise
up children to Abraham from these stones.
Even now the ax
lies at the root of the trees.
Therefore every
tree that does not bear good fruit
will be cut
down and thrown into the fire.
I am baptizing
you with water, for repentance,
but the one who
is coming after me is mightier than I.
I am not worthy
to carry his sandals.
He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
His winnowing
fan is in his hand.
He will clear
his threshing floor
and gather his
wheat into his barn,
but the chaff
he will burn with unquenchable fire."
OFFERTORY:
1.
Gasa sa Gugma (Koro Viannista) good choice
2. Daygon Ikaw, Ginoong Dios
3. Gasa Namo Kanimo
4. Pag-aalay ng Puso (Minsan Lamang)
(Nemy & Que) as advent (at least the earlier part) has an eschatological
notion. Traces of 32nd and 33rd Sundays in Ordinary Time yata ito.
5. Ang Tanging Alay Ko Prioritize
Stanza 3. One reinforces the more common message of Advent even more when in
Stanza 3 this is sung: “Aking hinihintay ang ‘Yong pagdarating, Jesus” rather
than “pagbabalik, Jesus.” Nevertheless, pagbabalik can certainly remain, as
again this season also has an eschatological notion.
6. Unang Alay (best choice) We can
instantly make this song have an Adventish notion: The last line originally
runs: “...Ngayo’y nananalig, nagmamahal sa ‘Yo.” Sing instead, “Ngayo’y umaasa,
naghihintay sa ‘Yo.” You then reinforce the message re: anticipation.
Now if your
choir sings the Koda, you deliver one solid message if you sing: “Ngayo’y
nananalig (umaawit), dumudulog (sumasamba), umaasa (naghihintay) sa ‘Yo.”
I will be so
excommunicated by Fr. Rey Magnaye.
Now if your
choir sings the Koda, you deliver one solid message if you sing: “Ngayo’y
nananalig (umaawit), dumudulog (sumasamba), umaasa (naghihintay) sa ‘Yo.”
I will be so
excommunicated by Fr. Rey Magnaye.
7. Prayer for Generosity (Arboleda)
8. Take our Bread (Wise)
9. To Be Your Bread (Haas)
COMMUNION:
1. Panahon na Karon sa Pagbag-o, literally
Christians repent during Advent and Lent season. So this is a good choice
2. O Dios, Ikaw Haduol
3. Andani, Pag-andam sa Ani, the main
keyword is Pag-andam. For his coming we should prepare.
4. Ginoo, Sayud Ka sa Tanan (Ad-7)
5. Awit ng Paghahangad (Cenzon) Our response
to be watchful: Ika’y pagmamasdan sa dakong banal, nang Makita ko ang ‘Yong
pagkarangal.
6. Awit ng Paghilom (Aquino). “Hanap-hanap
Ka ng puso”
7. Hesus na Aking Kapatid (Hontiveros) Focus
on “Tulutan Mo aking mata” Lentish admittedly though.
8. Liwanag ng Aming Puso: Lentish but
(“...sa amin manahan Ka...”)
9. O
Diyos, Iniibig Kita (Rodrigo & Hontiveros)
10. Pagsibol (Aquino)
11. Panginoon Aking Tanglaw (Ramirez)
12. Sa Dapit Hapon (Tabuena & Hontiveros)
Sing stanza 1 repeatedly.
13. Patience People (Foley)
14. The Face of God (Francisco)
15. God of Silence (Francisco)
16. Holy Darkness “As we await You” pero some
consider this for the Easter Vigil mas apt.
17. Hosea (Norbet) Lentish mas kilala, pero if
you consider its links to eschatology...
18. Love is the answer (Hannisian)
19. One Thing I Ask (Tirol)
20. This Alone (Manion)
21. We Remember (Haugen)
RECESSIONAL:
1. Pagpangatagak na Yamog
2. Balang Araw
Suggestion ko
lang ‘toh; anyone can very well disagree: consider changing yung ‘Narito na’ng
Manunubos, luwalhatiin ang Diyos!’ into ‘Darating na’ng Manunubos, luwalhatiin
ang Diyos!’ I just think it will be more faithful to the chronology, na for
this season of advent, we should all help build up the anticipation for His
coming. Technically Christ already came 2000 years ago, but we do have a
liturgical year—every year and time, events that happened 2000 years ago are
ever more renewed and ever more recalled to mind, and akma yung message mo when
you hit the right pamanahon ng pandiwa (tenses of verbs).
3. Tanda ng Kaharian ng Diyos (Morano &
Francisco)
4. Any Marian Song (kasi Nov 27 is Our Lady
of the Miraculous Medal)
5. A Time Will Come for Singing (Schutte)
6. Wait for the Lord
7. Life Forever More (Ellerton &
Francisco)
