Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary March 19, 2021

Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary March 19, 2021

A JUST MAN HONORED FROM ABOVE Entrance Hymn A JustPROSPECT Man Honored from Above 3 & b 4 ˙œ˙ œ ˙ œ œ 1. Aœ œ just man œ hon - ored from a-bove,˙ 2. A man who act - ed on the word, 3. A man of faith, a man of trust, 4. We praise you, God of maj - es - ty,

& b ˙œ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ 1. Aœ œ si - lent œ man, a man of love, 2. He car - ried out what he had heard: 3. He bore what - ev - er loss he must 4. One ho - ly three - fold Mys - ter - y; œ & b œ œ ˙œœ J œ . œ œ ˙ œ œ 1. Saint Jo - seph served the Lord a-lone˙ 2. He took the Moth - er and her Child 3. To keep the Moth - er and her Son 4. Be Fa - ther, Son and Spir - it blest

& b ˙œ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ 1. Onœ œ ex - ile’s œ road, in fam - ’ly home. 2. From scorn - er’s stone and ty - rant wild. 3. Un - til his life’s great work was done. 4. By all who share in eve - ning’s rest.

First Reading 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89: Fourth sunday oF advent, year B Psalm 89 Tom Booth 4 j j j & 4 j j œ œ ˙. ‰ œ œ œ j œ œ ˙. ‰ R Forœ evœ - erœ œI œ will sing the good-ness ofœ œ the Lord.

Second Reading Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22

Gospel Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, and rose again on the third day the Father almighty, in accordance with the Scriptures. maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, He will come again in glory the Only Begotten Son of God, to judge the living and the dead born of the Father before all ages. and his kingdom will have no end. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, I believe in the Holy Spirit, begotten, not made, the Lord, the giver of life, consubstantial with the Father; who proceeds from the Father and the Son, through him all things were made. who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, For us men and for our salvation who has spoken through the prophets. he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and the life of the world to come. Amen. he suffered death and was buried,

Preparation of Gifts St. Joseph’s Song

1. Did you wonder where He’d lead you? 2. The little hands that played with wood, Were you afraid of what the world might say? the little boy who you called, “son.” I feel you understand my fears today. You always knew He was the Chosen One, I feel you standing by my side. who’d one day hang upon a cross. You taught the child to be a man. Yet you lived to the Father’s will. A man who’s life my freedom won. Fearlessly followed His command. Yours was the shoulder that He rested on. You were the loving and the gentle man, You held my Savior in your arms. He chose to guide His precious Son.

Refrain: St. Joseph, pray for me. That I may live my life with Jesus, as you did. St. Joseph, pray for me. That at the hour of my death, He may hold me. St. Joseph, pray for me. That I may follow where the Spirit leads me. Chaste husband of a virgin wife, wise guardian of the Bread of Life, who humb’ly held the Son of God. St. Joseph, pray for me. Communion Hymn AS JOSEPH LAY IN DEEPEST SLEEP As Joseph Lay in Deepest Sleep Michael Joncas

# j j & œ œ ‰ œ 1. Asœ Joœ - sephœ layœ inœ deep - est sleepœ An 2. “A - rise and take her new - born son With 3. At once, like A - bra - ham of old O - 4. May we who glimpse the word of God In 5. May his for - give - ness warm our homes, His 6. Here bear - ing one an - oth - er ’s lives Let # & œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ 1. an - gel of the Lord BroughtJ him a mes - sage 2. Ma - ry, moth - er mild, And flee from Her - od 3. bey - ing God’s com - mand, This fam - i - ly left 4. Je - sus’ words and deeds Be swift to flee com - 5. wis - dom bless our lives, His gen - tle - ness touch 6. mer - cy mark our days, Un - til God’s love u -

# j & œ œ ‰ œ œ . 1. in a dream,œ Theœ loft - y wordœ ofœ God.˙ 2. seek - ing how He might de - stroy the child.” 3. hearth and home To dwell in E - gypt’s land. 4. pet - ing claims And fol - low where he leads. 5. chil - dren’s hearts, His strength, hus - bands and wives. 6. nites us all, One fam - i - ly of praise.

Text: CM; Michael Joncas, b. 1951, © 2010, 2011, Jan Michael Joncas Trust. Published by OCP. All rights reserved. Music: CHRISTIAN LOVE; Paul Benoit, OSB, 1893–1979, © 1960, World Library Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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