Mass readings

1. O Mother of Advent, be
with us as we pray that
Jesus will remain with
us in our struggles for
truth and hope, for
justice and peace
Amen

2. Prayer to Our Lady of
Guadalupe John Paul II
Our hope, look upon us
with compassion, teach us
to go continually to Jesus
and, if we fall, help us to
rise again, to return to Him.

3. Entrance antiphon
Come and show us your
face, O Lord, who are seated
upon the Cherubim, and we
will be saved.

4. The First Reading

5. A reading from the Book of
Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4,9-11
The prophet Elijah arose like a
fire, his word flaring like a
torch. It was he who brought

6. famine on the people, and who
decimated them in his zeal. By
the word of the Lord, he shut
up the heavens, he also, three
times, brought down fire. How
glorious you were in your

7. miracles, Elijah! Has anyone
reason to boast as you have?
Taken up in the whirlwind of
fire, in a chariot with fiery
horses; designated in the
prophecies of doom to allay

8. God’s wrath before the fury
breaks, to turn the hearts of
fathers towards their children,
and to restore the tribes of
Jacob, Happy shall they be
who see you, and those who

9. have fallen asleep in love.

10. The Word
of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

11. God of hosts, bring
us back; let your face
shine on us and we
shall be saved.
The Psalm

12. O shepherd of Israel, hear us,
shine forth from your cherubim
throne.
O Lord, rouse up your might,
O Lord, come to our help.
The Psalm

13. God of hosts, bring
us back; let your face
shine on us and we
shall be saved.
The Psalm

14. God of hosts, turn again, we
implore, look down from heaven
and see.
Visit this vine and protect it,
the vine your right hand has
planted.
The Psalm

15. God of hosts, bring
us back; let your face
shine on us and we
shall be saved.
The Psalm

16. May your hand be on the man you
have chosen, the man you have
given your strength.
And we shall never forsake you
again; give us life that we may call
upon your name.
The Psalm

17. God of hosts, bring
us back; let your face
shine on us and we
shall be saved.
The Psalm

18. Alleluia, alleluia!
The day of the Lord is near;
Look, he comes to save us.
Alleluia!
Gospel Acclamation

19. The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A Reading from the holy Gospel
according to Matthew 17:10-13
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel

20. As they came down from the
mountain the disciples put this
question to Jesus, ‘Why do the
scribes say then that Elijah
has to come first?’ ‘True;’ he
replied ‘Elijah is to come to

21. see that everything is once
more as it should be; however,
I tell you that Elijah has come
already and they did not
recognise him but treated him
as they pleased; and the Son

22. of Man will suffer similarly at
their hands.’ The disciples
understood then that he had
been speaking of John the
Baptist.

23. The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.

24. Prayer for the earth
God of love, teach us to care
for this world, our common
home. Inspire government
leaders as they gather in
Paris:

25. to listen to and heed the cry of
the earth and the cry of the
poor; to be united in heart and
mind in responding
courageously; to seek the
common good and protect

26. the beautiful earthly garden you
have created for us, for all our
brothers and sisters, for all
generations to come. Amen