This weekend we are celebrating the beginning of a new liturgical year, cycle A, with the First Sunday of Advent.
O come, Emmanuel.
The entrance antiphon helps us prepare our hearts to worship the Lord at the beginning of mass. Taken from Psalm chapter 25 verses 1 through 3, we sing:
"To you, I lift up my soul, O my God.
In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame.
Nor let my enemies exult over me;
and let none who hope in you be put to shame."
This psalm is, interestingly, the same refrain as last Sunday - the Feast of Christ the King:
"Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord."
The gospel acclamation prepares our hearts to receive the word of God. Taken from Psalm chapter 85, verse 8, we sing:
"Show us Lord your love;
and grant us your salvation."
Like the gospel acclamation, the communion antiphon for today is also from Psalm chapter 85. Verse 13 tells us:
"The Lord will bestow his bounty,
and our earth shall yield its increase."
Featured Songs:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/o-come-emmanuel-verse-1/
Entrance Antiphon: Psalm 25:1-3 (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/entrance-antiphon-1st-advent-mode-ii-de-la-torre/
Psalm 122: Let Us Go Rejoicing [1st Advent A] (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/psalm-122-let-us-go-rejoicing-2/
Gospel Acclamation: Psalm 85:8 (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/advent-gospel-acclamation-year-a-mode-ii-de-la-torre-1st/
Communion Antiphon: Psalm 85:13 (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/communion-antiphon-1st-advent/
The King Shall Come (John Brownlie, lyrics, MORNING SONG (Dare))
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/the-king-shall-come/
Episode web page:
https://themodernpsalmist.com/podcast-episode/1st-sunday-of-advent-year-a/
