The First Sunday of Advent

November 27, 2016

Divine Worship Order of Holy Mass

Low Mass 8:00 am, Sung Mass 10:30am, Low Mass 6:00 pm See Mass card or Missalette

Collect

Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty, to judge both the quick and the dead; we may rise to the life immortal; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

First Reading

Isaiah 2:1-5

The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw

concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to

pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house

of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the

mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all

the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall

come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of

the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he

may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his

paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the

word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge

between the nations, and shall decide for many peo-

ples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not

lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn

war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in

the light of the LORD.

The Catholic Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Fr. Prentice Dean, Pastor; Fr. Thomas Kennedy, Parochial Vicar

A Parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter The Most Reverend Steven J. Lopes, Bishop

1408 North Davis Drive, Arlington, TX 76012, 817-460-2278 stmaryarl@sbcglobal.net; stmarythevirgin.org; www.facebook.com/SaintMarytheVirgin

8 am and 6 pm Masses

Responsorial Psalm 122:1-2, 4-9

R/. We shall go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”

Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! R/.

To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD,

As was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. R/.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they prosper who love you!

Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!” R/.

For my brethren and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!”

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. R/.

10:30 am Mass only

Chanted by the Choir

Gradual Psalm 25:2,3

For all they that look for thee: shall not be ashamed, O Lord.

V./ Make known to me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths.

Second Reading Romans 13:11-14a

Brethren: You know what hour it is, how it is full

time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is

nearer to us now than when we first believed; the

night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast

off the works of darkness and put on the armor of

light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the

day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauch-

ery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provi-

sion for the flesh.

8 am and 6 pm Masses

Alleluia. V/. Show us your merciful love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation. Alleluia.

10:30 am Mass Chanted by the Choir.

Alleluia. Alleluia Show us thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us thy salvation.

Alleluia.

The Holy Gospel Matthew 24:37-44

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “As were the

days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of

man. For as in those days before the flood they were

eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,

until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they did

not know until the flood came and swept them all

away, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then

two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is

left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is

taken and one is left. Watch therefore, for you do not

know on what day your Lord is coming. But know

this, that if the householder had known in what part of

the night the thief was coming, he would have

watched and would not have let his house be broken

into. Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of

man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

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A. M. D. G.

Flowers: ADVENT—NO FLOWERS. Sanctuary Light: The Allen Family in thanksgiving for

their parish family. Lamp at the Crucifix: SMV for the people of her parish. Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady: Nance FitzGibbon in

loving memory of Tom FitzGibbon. Lamp at the Shrine of Joseph: The Laurange family in

loving memory of Ken Ladd. Lamp at the Shrine of St. Therese: SMV in

thanksgiving for the people of her parish. Lamp at the Shrine of Blessed Charles I: The Allen

family for special intentions.

Prayers of the People

Intercessions (Form III): Missalette page 29

For those expecting children: Amy & Benji; Barbora & Michael; Emily & Walter; Rebecca & Brinton; Erin & Sebastian; Bethany & Seth; Kathy & Scott; Lauren & Scott; Megan & Matthew; Edith & Timothy; Megan & Adam; Allie & Chris.

For those celebrating anniversaries: Sunday: Erica Rodriguez [B]; Monday: Teresa Brinkley [B]; Michael Wright [B]; Tom & Ilene Watts [W]; Wednesday: Erich Hager [B]; Thursday: James Devine [B]; John & Kathy Hargis [W]; Saturday: Jason Brassell [B]; Yvette Wil-liams [B].

For those in special need: Bill; Sean; Lisa; Judi; Carl; Del; Pam; Sherri; Kyle; Colette; Colleen; Rebecca; Otto; Anne; Laura Ann; Mar-gie; Chuck; Quin; Emma; Beverly; Shelli; Ray; Echo.

For those serving in our armed forces: Mark; Byron; Taylor; Luke; Tommy; Christian; Chelsey; Dillon; Mathew; Alton; Annie; Josh; Sebastian; Brandon; James; Jacob.

For the faithful departed: Anniversaries of Death: Sunday: Rickey Linn; Thomas Weldon Simms; Monday: Ann Snavely; Wednesday: Mary Margaret Carlson; Friday: Carl Hanvey; Marcus Smith.

Prelude……..Lo, How a Rose is Growing, Michael Burkhardt

Entrance…..…….………………..……….....The Great Litany

KYRIE……………….....…….Pg.21 in Mass Music booklet

Offertory Hymn………...…….…...….....………......…61

SANCTUS…….…...………....…Pg.21 in Mass Music booklet

Our Father……....…..……....Pg. 42 in Mass Music booklet

AGNUS DEI……..………….….Pg.22 in Mass Music booklet

Communion Hymn….…..….…..………………..…...300

Closing Hymn…....……...…...………….……....…..…57

MUSIC

Lay Ministry Schedule

November 27

8 am Altar Server Jon Carr Ushers Eli Castro / Nance FitzGibbon 10:30 am Master of Ceremonies John Williams Thurifer Josh Vina Crucifer Nate Jones Torchbearers Noah Vaughan / Anthony Gunnip Boat Boy Jacob Vaughan First Reading Brinton Smith Intercessory Prayers Toni Pouttu Oblationers The Crawford Family Ushers Stephen Schmitt / Lonnie Jones 6:00 pm Altar Server Adrian Medrano / Derek Histen (C) Ushers Rubye Musser / Christy Assid

Office Help Don Brignac / Kartika Refi

News and Notes

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration occurs every Friday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass

and continues throughout the day until

Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.

The Blessed Sacrament is not to be left alone at

any time. If you cannot attend at the scheduled

time, you must arrange for your own substitute.

If you have questions or desire more info, please

contact Dana Heise, at dh.mtcarmel@gmail.com or

(817) 888-6998

Congratulations to the winners of the Annual K of C Raffle!! 1st prize $500-Chuck Lynk, 2nd prize $200-John Coughlin, 3rd prize $100-I.B Vera, 4th prize $100-Brendan Flannery, & 5th prize $100-James Lewkowski. We greatly

appreciate all those who participated.

Advent is traditionally a time of quiet reflection for Catholics. The Ordinariate parishes of North Texas are hosting a Quiet Day as part of our observance of Advent on Saturday, Dec 10th here at

St. Mary the Virgin. The day will begin with Mass at 9:00 am and end at 3:00pm. There will be opportunities throughout the day for confession, adoration, meditation as well as hearing brief reflec-tions and meditations from various Ordinariate priests. The Advent Quiet Day will include lunch so we ask that you contact the parish office at stmaryarl@sbcglobal.net or call us at 817-460-2278 to let us know that you will be attending.

Give Thanks for the Priests of the Ordinariate

As an Ordinariate family, we are called to provide financial stability for the Ordinariate’s retired priests, as well as future security for our priests in active

ministry. On December 4th, parishes of the Ordinari-ate will host a second collection for the Retirement Fund for Priests. Gifts to this campaign will help establish a future pension for the Ordinariate’s cler-gy. Please take a donation envelope (provided by the Ordinariate for this collection) and consider giving a gift next weekend. Checks should be made to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. We will collect these gifts NEXT Sunday, Dec 4th or you may send your gift directly to the Chancery using the provided, pre-addressed envelope. Participate in the long term care for our retired priests by making a gift next weekend.

PATRIOTIC ROSARY/PRAYER FOR AMERICA

Come let us pray to our Blessed Mother, that she will guard & protect our country from those who wish to destroy it; bring God's influence to our leaders that they lead us based on his will & not our own, restore love & peace in our hearts, & heal us so that we can truly be one nation under God indivisible with liberty & justice for all. Patriotic Rosary will be held at St. Patrick Cathedral focusing on prayer for our nation & our church on Mon, 11/28 7:00 to 8:00PM For more info, call (817) 244-7733 or (817) 558-9805.

Share Your Blessings

Beginning today, the 1st Sunday of Advent, we will be collecting food items for the Catholic Charities food pantry. Please br ing any non-perishable items and place in the box in the Narthex. If you prefer to give a monetary donation, please put it in an envelope marked "Food Collection" and put it in the collection basket. Thank you for your generosity.

To the Parishioners of SMV

The Parish Offering

Weekly Offertory Forecast………….……….$6,000.00 Actual Offertory Collected……...………..….$6,653.00 Variance..…..……...…....................................+$653.00

Thank you for your loving support.

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St. Mary’s this Week

Sunday, November 27 Mass at 8:00am, 10:30am, 6:00pm

Religious Ed at 9:15 am 12 Talks on the Church in Modernity, 1814-2007 at 9:20 am

K of C Meeting at 12:15 pm

Monday, November 28 Mass at 12:00 pm

S.I. Antonio A. Morin

Tuesday, November 29 Mass at 7:00 pm

S.I. Deann, Bryce, Zachary, Alex, Anibelle, Jack Common Truths Class at 7:45 pm

Wednesday, November 30 Confessions at 11:00 am

Mass at 12:00 pm S.I. Kent Van Horn Faulkner, RIP

Thursday, December 1 Mass at 12:00 pm

S.I. Kent Van Horn Faulkner, RIP Men’s Examen Group at 7:00 pm

Friday, December 2 Mass at 9:00 am

S.I. Kent Van Horn Faulkner, RIP Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday, December 3 Mass at 9:00am

Confessions from 10:00-11:00 am S.I. Kent Van Horn Faulkner, RIP

Saturday Morning Martyrs Men’s Group at 8:00 am

Sunday, December 4 Mass at 8:00am, 10:30am, 6:00pm

Religious Ed at 9:15 am 12 Talks on the Church in Modernity, 1814-2007 at 9:20 am

Next Sunday is the Second Sunday of Advent

Today the first day of the new liturgical year. Advent is also a good time to go to confession. Here are some How’s (and Why’s) to return to confession. 1. The presence of sin can easily lead to depression and anxiety. 2. You shower to show respect for those around you. Cleansing your soul makes you better to be around, too! 3. Mortal sin, unconfessed, “causes exclusion from Christ's Kingdom and the eternal death of hell, for our freedom has the power to make choices forever, with no turning back” (CCC 1861) 4. As they leave the confessional, people smile a smile of freedom. 5. Because love means having to say you are sorry to the one you love. 6. You will grow in humility, sincerity and self- knowledge. 7. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta went. Frequently. 8. Hoping to convert on your death bed? That's not very likely. Most likely, you will die as you lived. 9. It is itself a serious sin to go to Communion if you have serious sin on your soul and have not asked for forgiveness in Confession. 10. Don't be scared to death of confession. Be scared of death without confession. 11. Be strong. Face your sins; deal with them and move on. 12. Make sure there are no unpleasant surprises at your particular judgment or at the Final Judgment. 13. The priest will listen to your sins and will never tell a soul on pain of losing his own soul. Priests learn to forget what they hear. Questions: If God knows everything we do, then how come we have to go to confession? You may know your friend broke your iPod, but wouldn't it be aggravating if he knew you knew, but still do not say, “I'm sorry”? Doesn't God forgive no matter what? If we think of sin as merely breaking rules, it is hard to understand why God can’t just “look the other way.” But sin is real; it hurts us and makes us distant from him - and unable to enter heaven. We can only be restored if we confess. Confession just gives people the idea that it's all right to sin as long as you're sorry later. If a man is confessing drunkenness while he has plans with his buddies to go bar hopping and get drunk again the coming weekend, he can't be forgiven. He has to have decided to stop. Confession stops sin; it doesn't start them. From the National Catholic Register ad Jesum per Mariam (to Jesus through Mary) Fr. Dean