The First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though Thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee. Amen. - St. Alphonsus Liguori St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church “The things that we love tell us what we are” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Schedule - Live Stream Join us on Facebook by following our page, or visit our Mass Schedule website and watch the feed on the main page. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Weekday: 8:304th a.m. Sunday of Easter MayThursday: 7, 2017 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Latin) Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. (Anticipated Vigil) First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) - December 5 Personal Church Prayer Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Latin) & 5:00 p.m. M,T,W,F: 9:00a.m.—7:00 p.m. Thursday: 1:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Thursdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday—Friday, except Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. First Fridays: Divine Mercy Holy Hour—7:00 p.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Friday, December 4 No Confessions on Tuesdays First Saturday: Holy Hour of Reparation—:8:30 a.m. Contact Information The Parish Office is open Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For Father Matthew Codd: [email protected] For Father Matthew Bean: [email protected] Please Take Me Home! 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Phone number: (704) 549-1607 Fax Number: (704) 549-1614 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Seasonal Introit: Let the Clouds Rain Down (Rorate Caeli) – Roy Bradleigh Antiphon: (Music © 2014 by Roy Bradleigh. All rights reserved. Used with permission.) [or] O Come, O Come Emmanuel – VII Hymnal, pg. 226 Penitential Rite: (Missa Pater Cuncta) - plainchant, 12th c. (Please repeat each Kyrie eleison or Christe eleison after the cantor sings it.) 2 Liturgy of the Word First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 376 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 80:2-3 / 15-16 / 18-19 (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Response: Roy Bradleigh C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation [Repeat “Lord, make us…”] Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 377 Gospel Acclamation: Liber Usualis (adapt. by TF Savoy) Refrain: Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 377 Homily Profession of Faith: VII Hymnal, pg. 8 3 Liturgy of the Eucharist Preparation of the Gifts: Ad te, Domine - Liber Usualis* or (Proper of the Mass) – Samuel Weber, OSB Ad te Domine levavi animam meam: Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam: necque irrideant me inimici mei: etenim universi qui te exspectant, non confundentur. Unto you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul; O my God, I trust in you, let me not be put to shame; do not allow my enemies to laugh at me; for none of those who are awaiting you will be disappointed. Psalm 25:1-3 (© 2014 by St. Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.) * Compendium (lit. Common Book) of Gregorian chant Holy, Holy: Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Aristotle Esguerra (Copyright © 2011 by Aristotle E. Esguerra. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This digital edition is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non- Commercial-ShareAlike Unported 3.0 License.) Memorial Acclamation: ICEL Adaptation Lamb of God: Missa Emmanuel– setting by Richard Proulx (Copyright © 1991, 2002, 2010, 2011 by GIA Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-722818.) 4 Communion Proper: (Lalemant Propers) – Jeffrey Ostrowski Antiphon: (Lalemant Propers Corpus Christi Watershed © 2013 Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons. Psalms taken from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey / The Grail, administered by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com All rights reserved. Used with permission (4/10/2013). Recessional: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Postlude: Herr Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn [Lord Christ, the only Son of God] – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Campus Ministry Rev. Matthew Codd Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Pastor Parochial Vicar [email protected] (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 (980) 785-2763 [email protected] [email protected] St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Parish Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Rev. Joseph Matlak Rev. Deacon Matthew Hanes Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. Administrator [email protected] Religious Education (704) 549-1607 ext. 203 (704) 549-0199 [email protected] [email protected] Deacons Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Youth Ministry Rev. Mr. James Witulski Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 (704) 960-3704 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz Rev. Mr. Paul. Sparrow (704) 804-2415 (704) 507 2821 [email protected] [email protected] Readings for the Week Cookie Walk 2020 Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Our annual cookie walk is scheduled NEXT WEEKEND Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17;Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 December 5 and 6. This year, we are offering prepackaged Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a;Mt 7:21, 24-27 cookies (with or without nuts) for $10 and you can order online Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 through our website. There will also be many specialty goods Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6;Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 available in the hall for sale the weekend of the Cookie Walk. Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14;Mk 1:1-8 Please visit the sign up table in the Narthex to volunteer to bake cookies and other goods for our annual Cookie Walk. We are also Saints & Special Observances in need of volunteers to prepack the cookies into containers. Sunday: First Sunday of Advent Please support this effort. You can order online at: Monday: St. Andrew, Apostle Thursday: St. Francis Xavier www.stacharlotte.com/cookies Friday: St. John Damascene Friday: First Friday To volunteer: www.stacharlotte.com/cookiewalk Saturday: First Saturday www.stacharlotte.com The First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 Poinsettia Sale & Tree Lighting Our annual poinsettia sale will be the weekend of December 5-6. Stop by and have some hot cider while you enjoy the Cookie Walk! We only have a limited supply this year, so when they go, they are gone! They will be $6.00 each. Father will be lighting our outdoor Christmas tree after the Saturday Vigil Mass so we hope you stick around after Mass for the festive occasion of cookies, poinsettias, and lights! Charitable Giving During this Season A Precept of the Church is to help provide for the financial needs of the Church. As we close this current year and look forward to 2021, there are many opportunities to give back and give thanks for the blessings we have had during a difficult year. Consider making a contribution to our DSA collection and our Priests Retirement collection. We are still short of our assessed goals and will be responsible for the difference if the needs are not met. You can find extra envelopes near every offertory basket drop off area of the church. Thank you! We would like to have an idea of how many people will be attending Mass during the Christmas holiday to be sure we have enough space and Mass times to accommodate every- one during the pandemic. (This is not a sign up). Please submit your response online: www.stacharlotte.com/christmas-mass-survey Please complete a pledge envelope and place in # of Donating regular Pledge Parish Goal: Paid To Date: Households: offertory Balance: $112,550.00 $110,751.27 377 basket, $17,649.78 return it to the Parish Office, or scan the QR code. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Consecration to Jesus Through Mary +Coming This Week AH = Aquinas Hall FLC = Family Life Center BLR = Brother Leo Rm We invite you to join us this Advent for a 33-day K = Kitchen in AH OCR = Office Conf CH =Church retreat whereby we prepare to consecrate ourselves to PC= Parish Center chp = Chapel BR = Bridal Room Jesus through Mary using Fr.