Advent Prayers

Prayers for the First Sunday of Advent

O come, O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear. CHORUS: Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel, to Thee shall come Emmanuel.

PRIEST: (Rom. 13:11) Brethren: It is now the hour for us to rise from sleep; because now our salvation is nearer than when w came to believe.

ALL: In that day the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk and honey, alleluia.

PRIEST: Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the just one.

ALL: Let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. Be glad, O daughter of Sion, and rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Jerusalem, alleluia.

PRIEST: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord.

ALL: Make straight His paths. Behold the Lord shall come, and all His Saints with Him: and there shall be a great light on that day, alleluia.

PRIEST: Remember us, O Lord, in the favor of Thy people.

ALL: Visit us with Thy salvation. All you that thirst, come to the waters: seek ye the Lord while He may be found, alleluia.

PRIEST: The Gentiles shall fear Thy name, O Lord.

ALL: And the kings of the earth Thy glory. Behold, there shall be a great Prophet, and He shall renew Jerusalem, alleluia.

PRIEST: Come, O Lord, and delay not.

ALL: Loose the bonds of grievous sins of Thy people.

PRIEST: Stir up Thy might, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and come: that by Thy protection we may deserve to be rescued from the threatening dangers of our sins, and be saved by Thy deliverance: Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

Advent Prayer

Hail and blessed be the hour and the moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure and Blessed Virgin Mary, at midnight in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

Prayers for the Second Sunday of Advent

O come Thou Rod of Jesse free, Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, and give them vict'ry o'er the grave. CHORUS: Rejoice! rejoice! O Israel, to thee shall come Emmanuel.

PRIEST: (Rom. 15:4) Brethren: whatever things have been written have ben written for our instruction, that through the patience and the consolation afforded by the scriptures we may have hope.

ALL: Behold in the clouds of heaven the lord will come with great power, alleluia.

PRIEST: Drop down dew, ye heavens from above, and let the clouds rain down the just one.

ALL: Let the earth be opened and bud forth a savior. Sion, the city of our strength, a Savior, a wall and a bulwark shall be set therein: open ye the gates, for God is with us, alleuia.

PREIST: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

ALL: Make straight His paths. Behold the Lord shall appear: if He make any delay, wait for Him, for He will come, and will not slack, alleuia.

PRIEST: Remember us, O Lord, in the favor of Thy people.

ALL: Visit us with Thy salvation. The mountains and the hills shall sing praise before God, and all the trees of the forest shall clap their hands: because the Lord, the Ruler, will come into His eternal Kingdom, alleluia.

PREIST: Come, O Lord, and delay not.

ALL: Loose the bonds of the grievous sins of Thy People.

PRIEST: Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thy only-begotten Son: that through His coming we may be worthy to serve Thee with purified minds: Who liveth and reignest world without end. Amen.

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Prayers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height. In ancient times didst give the law, in clouds and majesty and awe. CHORUS: Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel, to Thee shall come Emmanuel.

PRIEST: Brethren: Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Now here it is required in stewards that a man be found trustworthy.

ALL: Sound the trumpet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh: behold, He will come to save us, alleluia, alleluia.

PRIEST: Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One.

ALL: Let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. Behold there will come the Desired of all nations: and the house of the Lord shall be filled with glory, alleluia.

PRIEST: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare for the way of the Lord.

ALL: Make straight His paths. The crooked shall become straight and the rough ways plain: come, O Lord, and delay not, alleluia.

PRIEST: Remember us, O Lord, in the favor of Thy people.

ALL: Visit with us Thy salvation. The Lord will come, go ye forth to meet Him, and say: Great is his dominion, and His kingdom shall have no end: He is God, the Mighty, the Ruler, the Prince of Peace, alleluia, alleluia.

PRIEST: The Gentiles shall fear Thy name, O Lord.

ALL: And all the kings of the earth Thy glory. Thy almighty Word, O Lord, shall come down from Thy royal throne, alleluia.

PRIEST: Come, O Lord, and delay not.

ALL: Loose the bonds of the grievous sins of Thy people.

PRIEST: Stir up, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy might, and come: and with great power succor us, that by the hep of Thy grace, that which our sins hinder may be hastened by Thy merciful forgiveness. Who livest and reignest world without end . Amen.

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