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KNOXVILLE LATIN MASS COMMUNITY
NEWSLETTER MASS THIS SUNDAY (December 12, 2021) Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) 12:00 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville Sprinkling Rite: Asperges me Proper Prayers and Readings – online here, leaflet here (Angelus 147, Baronius 154, Campion 9) Order of Mass: Angelus 838, Baronius 900, Campion 569 Ordinary: Kyrie, (no Gloria,) Credo III, Sanctus, Agnus Dei Preface of Advent (p. 878 in Angelus and Baronius missals, online here) Final Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater – from Advent to the Purification (Angelus 114, Baronius 119, Campion 947,
online here) 8 am, St. Mary
Church, Athens 11:30 am,
Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Chattanooga 2 pm, St. Mary
Church, Johnson City MASS NEXT SUNDAY (December 19,
2021) Fourth Sunday of Advent 8 am, Mary Church, Athens 11:30 am, Basilica of Sts. Peter &
Paul, Chattanooga 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville 2 pm, St. Mary Church, Johnson City TRADITIONAL RORATE CAELI MASS Candlelight Votive Mass of the BVM for Advent
(Angelus 1029, Baronius 1085) Saturday, December 11, 2021 6:30 am, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Christmas Day – Saturday, December 25, 2021 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 8 am, St. Mary Church, Johnson City 12 am midnight, Basilica of Sts. Peter
& Paul, Chattanooga 12 pm noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville ORATIONS AND READINGS FOR THE THIRD
SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Angelus 147, Baronius 154,
Campion 9) Collect
Epistle Philippians 4: 4-7 Gospel John 1: 19-28 Secret
Postcommunion
If you’re thinking about a new (Church) year’s
resolution . . . What better preparation for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass than
review of these readings and prayers in advance? WHAT IS GAUDETE SUNDAY? This Third Sunday of Advent is
called "Gaudete Sunday" because its Introit begins with the joyful
words Gaudete in
Domino semper . . . . Rejoice in the Lord always . . . . Traditionally, this is the only Sunday in Advent on which the organ was heard during the Mass, and when flowers might be seen on the altar. And for this one day the Church relaxes the penitential aspect of Advent a bit with rose (instead of violet) vestments:
Click here
for photos of a past Gaudete Mass at Holy Ghost Church THE GREAT O
ANTIPHONS These are short prayers recited
daily before and after the Magnificat during Vespers (evening prayer),
beginning seven days before the Vigil of Christmas (Dec. 24). They are called
O Antiphons because they all begin with the letter-word "O" and
address Our Lord by one of the Old Testament titles of the Messiah. These prayers can be used daily
in individual meditation during this period to deepen our preparation for the
unfolding mystery of the Nativity. O
Sapientia (December
17) O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,
attingens a fine usque ad finem fortiter, suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae. O Wisdom, Which camest out of the mouth of the
Most High, reaching from end to end and ordering all things mightily and
sweetly: come and teach us the way of prudence. O Adonai (December 18) O Adonai, et dux domus Israël, qui Moyse in igne
flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel,
Who didst appear to Moses in the flame of the burning bush, and didst give
unto him the law on Sinai: come and with an outstretched arm redeem us. O Radix Jesse (December 19) O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super
quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. O Root of Jesse, Which standest for an
ensign of the people, before Whom kings shall keep silence, Whom the Gentiles
shall beseech: come and deliver us, and tarry not. O
Clavis David (December
20) O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israël, qui
aperis, et nemo claudit, claudis, et nemo aperuit: O Key of David, and
Scepter of the house of Israel, that openest and no man shutteth, and
shuttest and no man openeth: come and bring the prisoner forth from his
prison-house, and him that sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death. O Oriens (December 21) O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:
veni, et illumina sedentes in
tenebris, et umbra mortis. O Dayspring, Brightness of light eternal,
and Sun of Justice, come and enlighten them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death. O Rex Gentium (December 22) O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque
angularis, qui facis utraque unum: O King of the Gentiles and the desire
thereof, Thou cornerstone that makest both one, come and deliver
mankind, whom Thou didst form out of clay. O Emmanuel (December 23) O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, expectatio
gentium, et Salvator earum: O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the
desire of the nations and the Savior thereof, come to save us, O Lord
our God.
The familiar musical version of the
O Antiphons WINTER EMBER DAYS December 15 –
Ember Wednesday December 17 –
Ember Friday December 18 –
Ember Saturday Ember Days are three weekdays
(Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) traditionally set apart for fasting,
abstinence. and prayer. There are four “Ember weeks” each year—one near the
beginning of each of the four seasons. The Winter Ember Days are the
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the third week of Advent—which places them
just before the beginning of winter on the calendar. (Click here
for explanation of the ancient practices associated with Ember Days.) TRADITIONAL RORATE CAELI MASS The
Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional
Advent devotion in which the Votive
Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent is offered just before dawn,
with no lighting other than candles on the altar. Those who attend can expect
to be rewarded with a uniquely beautiful Mass. The interplay of light and
darkness speak to the meaning of Advent and the coming of the Light of the
world.
Photo
of the Our Lady side altar taken before Mass, with overhead lights still
turned on. The
Mass takes its title, Rorate Caeli, from the initial words of the
Introit, from Isaiah 45:8, Rorate,
caeli,
desuper, et nubes pluant justum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Drop down dew, ye heavens,
from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud
forth a Saviour. (Mass
propers: Angelus Missal, page 1029; Baronius Missal, page 1085) The Rorate Mass is lit only by
candlelight. Because it is a votive Mass in Mary’s honor, white vestments are
worn instead of Advent violet. In the dimly lit setting, priest and faithful
prepare to honor the Light of the world, Who is soon to be born, and offer
praise to God for the gift of Our Lady. As the Mass proceeds and sunrise
approaches, the church becomes progressively brighter, illumined by the sun
as our Faith is illumined by Christ.
The readings and prayers of the Mass
foretell the prophecy of the Virgin who would bear a Son called Emmanuel, and
call on all to raise the gates of their hearts to let Christ the King enter;
asking for the grace to receive eternal life by the merits of the Incarnation
and saving Resurrection of Our Lord.
Rorate Caeli Mass at Holy Ghost Church (more photos here) ONLINE KNOXVILLE LATIN
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