The Church of the Advent The Last Sunday after the Epiphany: Quinquagesima th February 14 , 2021 at 11:00 am
Important.
● You are required to wear a mask while you are in the building. Your mask should cover both your mouth and your nose. [Children under 2 should not wear a mask; age 2 to 5 is at the discretion of the parent–Massachusetts Safety Standards for Places of Worship, III.4] ● Hand sanitizer is available at the entrance, and for use before and after Communion. ● We regret that public health regulations do not permit congregational singing.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RECEIVING COMMUNION Communion will be distributed at the steps of the chancel. The Diocese requires that Communion be given standing (to avoid high-touch surfaces like altar rails), and in one kind only. Approach the altar via the centre aisle. With your mask on, the priest will put the Host in your hand. Step six feet to the side, slip down your mask and consume the Host. Then, replacing your mask, return to your pew via the side aisles, maintaining a distance between individuals and households.
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¶ The text of the service of worship contained in this bulletin is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, 1979. The Book of Common Prayer is the final authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church. This bulletin is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) at 11:00 am Missa “O quam gloriosum” Tomás Luis de Victoria (c1548–1611)
Celebrant: Fr Thompson Organ Prelude Premier Livre d’Orgue (1708) Pierre Du Mage (1674–1751) I. Plein Jeu – II. Fugue – IV. Tierce en Taille – V. Basse de Trompette
Introit Tibi dixit cor meum Mode VII Ant. My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face; thy face, Lord, will I seek: O hide not thy face from me. Psalm. The Lord is my light and salvation: whom then shall I fear? Gloria Patri. Ant. [Collect for Purity]
Kyrie Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy upon us. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Gloria in excelsis
Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good bonæ voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, will towards men, We praise thee, we bless thee, we adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee, propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God cælestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, unigenite, Jesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon cum Sancto Spiritu: ✠ in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, ✠ art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect
O God, who before the passion of thy only-begotten Son didst reveal his glory upon the holy mount: Grant unto us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesson I Kings 19:9–15a Elijah fled to Mount Horeb, and there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Eli′jah?” He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” And he said, “Go forth, and stand upon the
2 mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. And when Eli′jah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Eli′jah?” He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus.”
Gradual Speciosus forma Mode V Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace are thy lips. ℣. My heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak of the things which I have made unto the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Alleluia Candor et lucis æternæ Mode VII Alleluia. ℣. He is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror: and the image of his goodness. Alleluia.
Holy Gospel Mark 9:2–9 ℟. Glory be to thee, O Lord. And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Eli′jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli′jah.” For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead.
℟. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
[Sermon The sermon is preached live at 9 am, and is incorporated into the recording of the webcast Mass. The Rector]
Nicene Creed Missa VIII, Incarnatus from Roland de Lassus (c1532–1594) ¶ Sung by the choir. I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man: And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father: And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets: And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church: I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: ✠ And the life of the world to come. Amen.
General Intercession
3 Offertory Verse Gloria et honore Mode II Thou hast crowned him with glory and worship: thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands, O Lord.
Offertory Anthem O thou the central orb Charles Wood (1866–1926) O thou the central orb of righteous love, pure beam of the Most High, eternal Light of this our wintry world, thy radiance bright awakes new joy in faith; hope soars above.
Come, quickly come, and let thy glory shine, gilding our darksome heaven with rays divine.
Thy saints with holy lustre round thee move as stars about thy throne set in the height of God’s ordaining counsel, as thy sight gives measured grace to each thy power to prove.
Let thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin, our nature all shall feel eternal day, in fellowship with thee, transforming clay to souls erewhile unclean, now pure within. Amen. [Henry Ramsden Bramley (1833–1917) for an edition of Anthems by Gibbons prepared (1873) by Frederick A. Gore Ouseley (1825–1889) to substitute for the secular original, a congratulatory motet “A thanksgiving for the King’s happy recovery from a great dangerous sickness” in 1619, as adapted by Charles Wood]
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Eucharistic Prayer ℣. The Lord be with you. Choir. And with thy spirit. ℣. Lift up your hearts. Choir. We lift them up unto the Lord. ℣. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Choir. It is meet and right so to do.
Sanctus & Benedictus
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Holy, holy, holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of hosts, Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua. heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. ✠ Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. ✠ Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.
¶ Please kneel at the end of the Sanctus. Our Father
Prayer for Peace
℣. The peace of the Lord be always with you. ℟. And with thy spirit.
Agnus Dei 4
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, dona nobis pacem. grant us thy peace.
Invitation to Communion ℣. Behold the Lamb of God; behold him that taketh away the sins of the world. ℟. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only, and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Verse Visionem Mode VII Tell the vision you have seen to no man: until the Son of Man be risen again from the dead.
Communion Motet Prayer of the Venerable Bede Richard Proulx (1937–2010) Christus est Stella Matutina, qui nocte sæcum Christ is the Morning Star, who when the night of this transacta lucem vitæ, luce, sanctis promitit, et pandit world is past, he gives to his saints the promise of the æternum. light of life, and opens everlasting day. [“Prayer of the Venerable Bede,” (672–735) as found on the wall of Galilee Chapel, Durham Cathedral]
Postcommunion Collect
Blessing & Dismissal ¶ The people stand. The Last Gospel ℣. The beginning of the Holy Gospel according to Saint John. ℟. Glory be to thee, O Lord.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made: In him was life, and the life was the Light of men; and the Light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but was to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name, which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (genuflect) And the Word was made flesh, (rise) and dwelt among us: and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Hymn Alleluia, song of gladness Alleluia, dulce carmen 5
¶ Sung by the choir.
th Words: Latin 11 c, tr John Mason Neale, alt, 1851 Music: J. P. Coghlan’s ‘An Essay on the Church Plainchant,’ 1782; arr W. H. Monk
6 The Angelus ℣. The Angel of the Lord announced unto Mary, ℟. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. ℣. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. ℟. Be it done unto me according to thy word. Hail Mary, etc. ℣. And the Word was made flesh. ℟. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary, etc. ℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the Incarnation of thy Son, Jesus Christ, by the message of an angel, so by his ✠ cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Postlude Premier Livre d’Orgue Pierre Du Mage VIII. Grand Jeu
ASH WEDNESDAY
This Lent, coming as it does in the midst of a public health crisis, will be somewhat different this year.
The Bishop has asked that ashes not be imposed this year, involving as they do the priest repeatedly touching people. The Prayer Book is clear that the imposition of ashes is an optional feature of Ash Wednesday, and while they are part of our tradition at the Advent, they are not strictly necessary.
The ashes of Ash Wednesday are “sacramentals.” Sacramentals include blessing oneself with holy water, praying the rosary, praying before a crucifix, religious medals, blessings, novenas, and countless other examples. Sacramentals do not directly confer grace as do the Sacraments. Sacraments are “sure and certain means” by which we receive God’s grace (Catechism, BCP, p. 857), while sacramentals prepare or dispose a Christian to receive God’s grace, clothing as they do our personal religious observance with physical forms.
Or, to put it another way, the Sacraments are objective “certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace” (Article XXV, BCP, p. 872), while sacramentals are subjective, dependent upon the spiritual disposition of the user or recipient. We see this clearly in the prayer for blessing of ashes, which speaks of the ashes as “signs of our mortality and penitence, that we may remember that it is only by [God’s] gracious gift that we are given everlasting life” (BCP, p. 265). The Blessing of Ashes in the Prayer Book is not, strictly speaking, a blessing of ashes, but a blessing of the people who will receive ashes.
Morning Prayer & Mass will be offered at the regular weekday time of 9 am on Ash Wednesday.
7 The Church of the Advent 30 Brimmer Street, Boston, Mass. 02108 617.523.2377 | www.theadventboston.org
The Rev’d Douglas Anderson, Rector The Rev’d David Thompson, Parochial Vicar Mark Dwyer, D.Mus., Organist & Choirmaster The Rev’d Dr Jeffrey Hanson, Priest Associate Jeremy Bruns, Associate Organist & Choirmaster The Rev’d Thomas Adams, Honorary Assistant James Singletary, Parish Administrator The Rev’d Dr Clarence Butler, Honorary Assistant Deacon Moses Buyondo, Sexton The Rev’d Dr Philip Pfatteicher, Honorary Assistant Rich Lyerla, Property Manager C. Thomas Brown & Paul Roberts, Churchwardens Barbara Boles, Community Dinner Coordinator
The Parish Office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, work is done remotely.
Sunday: Masses at 8 am, 9 am & 11 am Monday to Saturday: Morning Prayer at 9 am; Mass immediately following.
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FREE FOR THE TAKING. A king-sized bed and Zoom links will be sent out via email. headboard, very lightly used a s it was in a guest room,
is available. If you are interested, please call the parish Tuesday Augustinian Chapter office. This Chapter, convened by Fr Jeff Hanson, will discuss questions of philosophy, theology, or influential Christian thinkers. At 7 pm.
Wednesday Dominican Chapter The Rector will facilitate a discussion on some Great Catholic Ideas: we are saved in community, the Kingdom of God begins on earth, and great ideas develop over time. At 7 pm
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