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St Saviour’s Church
1 December 2019 - Advent I
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FIRST READING
A reading from the prophet Isaiah. SECOND READING
The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, A reading from Paul’s letter to the
concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Romans.
In the days to come the mountain of
the Temple of the Lord shall tower You know ‘the time’ has come: you
above the mountains and be lifted must wake up now: our salvation is
higher than the hills. even nearer than it was when we
All the nations will stream to it, were converted. The night is almost
peoples without number will come over, it will be daylight soon – let us
to it; and they will say: ‘Come, let us give up all the things we prefer to do
go up to the mountain of the Lord, under cover of the dark; let us arm
to the Temple of the God of ourselves and appear in the light.
Jacob that he may teach us his ways Let us live decently as people do in
so that we may walk in his paths; the daytime: no drunken orgies, no
since the Law will go out from Zion, promiscuity or licentiousness, and
and the oracle of the Lord from no wrangling or jealousy. Let your
Jerusalem.’ armour be the Lord Jesus Christ.
He will wield authority over the
nations and adjudicate between This is the word of the Lord.
many peoples; these will hammer Romans 13
their swords into ploughshares, their
spears into sickles. Nation will not
lift sword against nation, there will
be no more training for war. O GOSPEL
House of Jacob, come, let us walk in
the light of the Lord. A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to St Matthew.
This is the word of the Lord.
Isaiah 2 ‘But about that day and hour no one
knows, neither the angels of heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father. For
as the days of Noah were, so will be
RESPONSORIAL PSALM the coming of the Son of Man. For as
I rejoiced when I heard them say: in those days before the flood they
‘Let us go to God’s house.’ were eating and drinking, marrying
and giving in marriage, until the day
I rejoiced when I heard them say: Noah entered the ark, and they
‘Let us go to God’s house.’ knew nothing until the flood came
And now our feet are standing and swept them all away, so too will
within your gates, O Jerusalem. R/ be the coming of the Son of Man.
Then two will be in the field; one
It is there that the tribes go up, will be taken and one will be left.
the tribes of the Lord. Two women will be grinding meal
For Israel’s law it is, together; one will be taken and one
there to praise the Lord’s name. will be left. Keep awake therefore,
There were set the thrones of for you do not know on what day
judgement your Lord is coming. But understand
of the house of David. R/ this: if the owner of the house had
known in what part of the night the
For the peace of Jerusalem pray: thief was coming, he would have
‘Peace be to your homes! stayed awake and would not have
May peace reign in your walls, let his house be broken into.
in your palaces, peace!’ R/ Therefore you also must be ready,
for the Son of Man is coming at an
For love of my brethren and friends unexpected hour.
I say: ‘Peace upon you!’
For love of the house of the Lord This is the gospel of the Lord.
I will ask for your good. R/ Matt 24
Psalm 122