Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

3 January 2021 SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Year B

Homage to the Savior of All Nations!

piphany is the manifestation/revelation of Jesus as the King

E and Savior not just of the Jews, but also of all human be-
ings. Today’s feast reminds us that God loves all nations and
cultures of the earth, and that He communicates with us in many,
often unforeseen ways – through internal inspirations, through
external events, through people, and through His Word . . . . Many
times these factors are combined in an interplay that becomes
clear only in hindsight. The challenge is for us to “decipher”
God’s message and respond to it with faith, persevering generos-
ity and courage, just as the Magi did.
As we are about to start the Eucharistic celebration, let us include
in our intention all the peoples of the world and especially those who
are working hard to bring about harmony and cooperation among
all human beings.

P –Lord Jesus, you came All –Glory to God in the

to gather the nations highest, and on earth peace
into the peace of God’s to people of good will. We
Kingdom. Lord, have praise you, we bless you,
Entrance Antiphon mercy!
(To be recited only when we adore you, we glorify
All – Lord, have mercy! you, we give you thanks
no Entrance Hymn is sung.)
Behold, the Lord, the P –Lord Jesus, your pres- for your great glory, Lord
Mighty One, has come; and ence filled the hearts of God, heavenly King, O God,
kingship is in his grasp, and the Magi with great joy. almighty Father.
power and dominion. Christ, have mercy! Lord Jesus Christ, Only
All –Christ, have mercy! Begotten Son, Lord God,
Greeting Lamb of God, Son of the Fa-
P –Lord Jesus, you come to ther, you take away the sins
P –Blessed be God who sent bring light to our dark- of the world, have mercy
His Son to save all peoples. ened world with the on us; you take away the
May His grace and peace be splendor of your grace. sins of the world, receive
with you all! Lord, have mercy!
All – And with your spirit! our prayer; you are seated
All – Lord, have mercy! at the right hand of the Fa-
Penitential Act P –May almighty God have ther, have mercy on us. For
P –Coming together as God’s mercy on us, forgive us our you alone are the Holy One,
family on this Feast of Epiph- sins, and bring us to everlast- you alone are the Lord, you
any, with confidence let us ask ing life. alone are the Most High,
the Lord’s forgiveness, that All – Amen! Jesus Christ, with the Holy
we may worship him with a Spirit, in the glory of God
purified heart. (Pause) Gloria the Father. Amen!

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 Collect (Opening Prayer) Responsorial Psalm Ps 72 that the Gentiles are co-heirs,
R –Lord, every nation on earth members of the same body,
P –O God, who on this day and copartners in the promise
revealed your Only Begot- will adore you!
in Christ Jesus, through the
ten Son to the nations by R. M. Velez Gospel.
the guidance of a star, grant F C Bb

The Word of the Lord!
    
in your mercy that we, who 
know you already by faith, All – Thanks be to God!
may be brought to behold the
beauty of your sublime glory. Lord, eve-ry na-tion on earth Gospel Acclamation Mt 2:2
Through our Lord Jesus F All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the
      We saw his star at its ris-
ing and have come to do
unity of the Holy Spirit, one will a-dore you! him homage.
God, for ever and ever. Alleluia! Alleluia!
All – Amen! * O God, with your judg-
ment endow the king, and with Gospel Mt 2:1-12
your justice, the king’s son. He The Magi are champions
shall govern your people with of faith and perseverance in a
justice and your afflicted ones good enterprise. They are our
with judgment. R. models in following the star of
1st Reading Is 60:1-6 * Justice shall flower in his God’s guidance contained in
The prophet Isaiah spoke days, and profound peace, till His Word.
poetically of the glorious fu- the moon be no more. May he
ture which God had in store for rule from sea to sea, and from P –The Lord be with you!
the River to the ends of the All – And with your spirit!
Jerusalem. The Church applies
this eschatological vision to earth. R. P –A proclamation from the
herself, the “New Jerusalem,” * The kings of Tarshish and holy Gospel according to
blessed by the presence in her the Isles shall offer gifts; the Matthew
of the Incarnate Son of God, kings of Arabia and Seba shall All – Glory to you, O Lord!
and to which all peoples of the bring tribute. All kings shall When Jesus was born in
world are invited to belong. pay him homage, all nations Bethlehem of Judea, in the
shall serve him. R. days of King Herod, Magi
R –A proclamation from the
Book of the Prophet Isa- * For he shall rescue the poor from the east arrived in Jeru-
iah when he cries out, and the af- salem, saying, “Where is the
flicted when he has no one to newborn king of the Jews? We
Rise up in splendor, Jeru- help him. He shall have pity saw his star at its rising and
salem! Your light has come, the for the lowly and the poor; the have come to do him homage.”
glory of the Lord shines upon lives of the poor he shall save. When King Herod heard
you. See, darkness covers the R. this, he was greatly troubled,
earth, and thick clouds cover and all Jerusalem with him.
the peoples; but upon you the 2nd Reading Eph 3:2-3.5-6 Assembling all the chief
Lord shines, and over you ap- Today St. Paul reminds us priests and the scribes of the
pears his glory. Nations shall that, with the coming of Christ, people, he inquired of them
walk by your light, and kings the barrier of estrangement be- where the Christ was to be
by your shining radiance. tween the Jews and the Gentiles born. They said to him, “In
Raise your eyes and look was shattered. Both were and Bethlehem of Judea, for thus
about; they all gather and come it has been written through
are invited to form one single the prophet: ‘And you, Beth-
to you: your sons come from “People of God” under the head-
afar, and your daughters in the lehem, land of Judah, are by
arms of their nurses. Then you
ship of Jesus, the Savior of all. no means least among the rul-
shall be radiant at what you R –A proclamation from ers of Judah, since from you
see, your heart shall throb and the Letter of Paul to the shall come a ruler, who is to
overflow, for the riches of the Ephesians shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
sea shall be emptied out before Then Herod called the
you, the wealth of nations shall Brothers and sisters: Magi secretly and ascertained
You have heard of the from them the time of the
be brought to you. Caravans of stewardship of God’s grace
camels shall fill you, dromedar- star’s appearance. He sent
that was given to me for your them to Bethlehem and said,
ies from Midian and Ephah; all benefit, namely, that the mys- “Go and search diligently
from Sheba shall come bearing tery was made known to me for the child. When you have
gold and frankincense, and by revelation. It was not made found him, bring me word,
proclaiming the praises of the known to people in other gen- that I too may go and do him
Lord. erations as it has now been homage.”
The Word of the Lord! revealed to his holy apostles After their audience with
All – Thanks be to God! and prophets by the Spirit: the king, the Magi set out.
3 January 2021
And behold, the star that resurrection of the dead and the Prayer over the Offerings
they had seen at its rising pre- life of the world to come. Amen! P –Look with favor, Lord,
ceded them, until it came and we pray, on these gifts of your
stopped over the place where Prayer of the Faithful Church, in which are offered
the child was. The Magi were P –Encouraged by the ex-
overjoyed at seeing the star, now not gold or frankincense
and on entering the house,
ample of the Magi, we pres- or myrrh, but he who by them
they saw the child with Mary ent our gifts and petitions to is proclaimed, sacrificed and
his mother. They prostrated the Lord saying: received, Jesus Christ.
themselves and did him hom- All –Lord, graciously hear us! Who lives and reigns for
age. Then they opened their C –For the Church, the new ever and ever.
treasures and offered him All – Amen!
Jerusalem to which the Lord
gifts of gold, frankincense, and calls all the peoples of the
myrrh. Preface of Epiphany
world: May she always be a
And having been warned resplendent sign of God’s uni- P –It is truly right and just,
in a dream not to return to our duty and our salvation,
Herod, they departed for their versal love. Let us pray! R.
always and everywhere to
country by another way. C –For the Holy Father and give you thanks, Lord, holy
The Gospel of the Lord! all other spiritual leaders: May Father, almighty and eternal
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus their teaching and example be God.
Christ! like bright stars that lead peo- For today you have re-
ple to Jesus. Let us pray! R. vealed the mystery of our
Homily C –For our missionaries who salvation in Christ as a light
strive to bring the light of the for the nations, and, when
Profession of Faith Christian faith to those who he appeared in our mortal
(Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) nature, you made us new by
do not know it: May they suc-
All –I believe in one God, the Fa- ceed in integrating the Gospel the glory of his immortal na-
ther almighty, maker of heaven values with the local cultures. ture.
and earth, of all things visible Let us pray! R. And so, with Angels and
and invisible.
C –For all Filipinos who are Archangels, with thrones and
I believe in one Lord Jesus
called to be a people “on Mis- Dominions, and with all the
Christ, the Only Begotten Son
sion to the Nations”: May we hosts and Powers of heaven,
of God, born of the Father be-
be credible evangelizers in we sing the hymn of your
fore all ages. God from God,
words and deeds. Let us pray! glory, as without end we ac-
Light from Light, true God from
R. claim:
true God, begotten, not made, All – Holy, holy, holy Lord,
consubstantial with the Father; C –For each one of us gath- God of hosts. Heaven and
through him all things were ered here: May we always earth are full of your glory.
made. For us men and for our follow the guidance of God’s Hosanna in the highest!
salvation he came down from Word as proclaimed by the Blessed is he who comes in
heaven, (bow)* and by the Holy Church. Let us pray! R. the name of the Lord. Hosan-
Spirit was incarnate of the Vir- na in the highest!
C –Let us pray in silence for
gin Mary, and became man.* our personal intentions.
For our sake he was crucified Memorial Acclamation
(Pause) Let us pray! R.
under Pontius Pilate, he suf- P –The mystery of faith!
fered death and was buried, and P –Lord Jesus, like Jerusa- All – When we eat this Bread
rose again on the third day in lem, we rise up in splendor and drink this Cup, we
accordance with the Scriptures. because your light has come. proclaim your Death,
He ascended into heaven and is May our behavior become O Lord, until you come
seated at the right hand of the like a star that leads others to again!
Father. He will come again in you, who live and shine for
glory to judge the living and the ever and ever.
dead and his kingdom will have All – Amen!
no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
All – Our Father . . .
the Lord, the giver of life, who
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
proceeds from the Father and the All –For the kingdom, the
Son, who with the Father and the Preparation of the Gifts power, and the glory are
Son is adored and glorified, who P –Pray, brethren . . . yours, now and for ever.
has spoken through the prophets. All – May the Lord accept the
I believe in one, holy, catholic sacrifice at your hands, for the Sign of Peace
and apostolic Church. I confess praise and glory of his name,
one Baptism for the forgiveness for our good and the good of Breaking of the Bread
of sins and I look forward to the all his holy Church. All – Lamb of God . . .

Solemnity of Epiphany
 Communion perceive with clear sight and All – Amen!
P –This is the Lord Jesus, revere with true affection the
mystery in which you have P –The Magi found Christ
the light of all peoples, the by following the star of
Lamb of God who takes away willed us to participate.
Through Christ our Lord. God’s guidance: May
the sins of the world. Blessed your good example lead
are those who are invited to All – Amen!
the Banquet of the Kingdom. others closer to Jesus.
All – Lord, I am not worthy All – Amen!
that you should enter under P –May you have the per-
my roof, but only say the word severing faith and gen-
and my soul shall be healed. erosity of the Wise Men
P –The Lord be with you.
Communion Antiphon All – And with your spirit! and be rewarded with the
(To be recited only when no Lord’s presence.
P –Bow your heads and All – Amen!
Communion Hymn is sung.) pray for God’s blessing.
We have seen his star in the (Pause) P –May almighty God bless
East, and have come with gifts you: the Father, and the
to adore the Lord. –God has called you out of
darkness, into His won- Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Prayer after Communion derful light. May you ex- All – Amen!
P –Go before us with heav- perience His kindness, P –Go in peace to share the
enly light, O Lord, always and be strong in faith, Lord’s light with love.
and everywhere, that we may hope, and love. All – Thanks be to God!

LORD, LIGHT UP OUR STAR AGAIN!

In the dark night lighting the peaks and draw us out again
of human problems and tragedies, that used to be our home . . . . from death to life.
blessed are those who can
direct the course of their life Who can remove for us This, He alone can do.
by the God-lit star the dark cloud that hides This will He do, for sure,
of vision, courage, and faith. the star of our dreams? For He loves us.
It shines brightly in their sky Or who can light for us And then shall we,
even when all else a brand new star frail, bruised children,
shakes, or crumbles, to lead us safe lost in the desert
or vanishes into darkness. to our eternal home? of a star-less world,
We surely can’t, for lighting a star see our wounds healed,
But even stars is not for us to do. under the soothing radiance
do disappear some nights, But He who made the sun to shine of our new-found star.
behind the black curtain and out of the dark chaos Then, shall we be
of stormy clouds. brought out order, and light like the Wise Men of old
And so, for us, He can fill our sky and lives who, for a while,
one day (one night!) may come with countless stars. had lost sight of their star.
when all the sky’ll grow dark, “The Lord” is His name. Then will our hearts
and we’ll feel lost, “Love” is His badge. throb with joy like theirs,
wandering endlessly And out of love, upon seeing again,
in an aimless life. He can dispel the dark bright in the sky,
Nor can we say how far down that chokes us tonight. the friendly light
we shall keep tumbling He alone is our light. leading us with them
from fall to fall – He’s our salvation. to the brightest star of all –
from sin to sin . . . He can re-light in us the star Jesus, the Star of all stars!
So far from the pearly sky of our vision and faith,
– Jess P. Balon

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