The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord. Year C -
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading: Isaiah 9:1-7
Psalm: Ps 95:1-3. 11-13. “Today is born our saviour, Christ the Lord.”
Second Reading: Titus 2:11-14
Gospel Acclamation: Luke 2:10-11
Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly
“Poem for Christmas eve” and “incarnate” © Godfrey Rust, godfrey@wordsout.co.uk .
“Australia Reimagined - Towards a More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society” By: Hugh Mackay. Pan Macmillan Australia. 2018. ISBN: 9781743534823
FR RICHARD LEONARD, SJ. QUOTED IN “THE TABLET” PAGE 7, 15TH DECEMBER, 2018. TAKEN FROM REFLECTIONS IN “What Are We Waiting For? Finding Meaning in Advent & Christmas” Richard Leonard, SJ. Paulist Press New York / Mahwah, NJ.
Copyright © 2014 by Richard Leonard, SJ
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/reimagining-australia/10003652 ;
And
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/hugh-mackay-reimagining-australia/9832974
* * Wild Goose Worship Group, Cloth for the Cradle: Worship Resources and Readings for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany (Wild Goose Publications: Glasgow, UK, 1998).
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Prayers of the Faithful are adapted from Robert Borg’s 1993 book “Together we pray”. Published in Sydney Australia By E.J. Dwyer. (out of print).
{ “Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin” -published 2011, Composed and Sung by Jeffrey M. Ostrowski
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