(The Celebrant Brings Out, Exhibits And Incenses The Blessed Sacrament While The Congregation Kneel And Sing)
Glory to the Word our God made man
God’s most wondrous work has been achieved
Him our eyes have seen, our ears have heard
Him our hands have touched and mouts received.
Praise ye, heart and mind, praise Him, the Lord
Who came to this world to redeem mankind
Mary conceived Him a silent Child;
Though He grants all men the speech talent.
Joseph had held Him as newborn Babe.
Though He is eternal mighty and old;
Yet He is an infant. He is all perfect.
In Him are hidden wisdom’s treasures.
(After The Incense, The Celebrant Kneels and Reads The Following Prayers Corresponding To The Appropriate Day of the Novena.)
FIRST ORATION: O Beautiful One in splendor, fairer than all children, in Your inexplicable love for us, You have been pleased to become a man, to show us the invisible beauty of Your Divinity in the splendor of Your countenance, in the body which You have taken from the Virgin Mary. In this way, You have attracted all people to Your Divine Love, You Beloved of the Father and the Only Delight of His heart. We beseech You through Your pure nativity and through the intercession of Your Virgin Mother and St. Joseph, Your chosen one, kindle Your love in our hearts and enlighten our minds with the rays of Your heavenly grace, that we may love You with our whole heart and mind, that we may love all people in You and for You. For You alone are worthy of the love of all hearts. To You be glory, forever.
CONGREGATION: Amen
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be ....
CONCLUDING PRAYER
We have offered You, O Admirable Child, the only begotten Son of God, the aroma of our incense, the desires of our hearts, the submission of our souls, the adoring reverence of our bodies, and the invocations of our lips. Grant us that this may be a worthy preparation for Your pure Nativity. May the Holy Day of Christmas find You willing to dwell in us through the sacrament of Your Sacred Body and Blood, as You have dwelt in the Womb of Your Mother. May we be enlightened by the Instruction of Your Holy Angels as were the meek shepherds. May we give You a truly Spiritual Adoration as did the blessed Magi when we offer You not gold, frankincense and myrrh, but faith, hope and warm love. May these virtues flame in our souls and bring forth good acts pleasing to Your will. To You and to the Blessed Father and to Your Holy Spirit, we offer glory and honor, now and forever.
RESPONSE: Amen.
CONCLUDING HYMN
From heaven God has sent His Son Pure light of grace / who hid Himself in Mary’s womb to join our race // His star appeared in Eastern Lands as prophets said / And Kings adored instructed by the llight it shed/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
Isaiah called Him wonderful and then foretold / His Kingdom on His shoulders He will always hold // The thund’rous voice of God’s own word is heard above / in Mary’s womb the lion’s whelp is hushed by love/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
To dwell in Her was heavenly although on earth / to bear our poor and humble state He chose at birth // Though His approach fills angel choirs with awe and fear / With mercy mild, He did for all mankind appear/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
No burden was our God made man within Her curled / to Mary for as yet unborn He bears the world // This virgin chaste was purified by God still more / Who at His birth and ever since is as before/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
(Here The Celebrant Rises & Incenses The Blessed Sacrament)
This shining star the virgin lamp brings from Her womb / When He arose preserved the seal upon His tomb // She labored not in bearing Him but felt delight / Though born upon the midnight hour He made it bright/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
In Mary’s womb as perfect man He was conceived / His body and His soul were joined when She believed // Anointing Him our God the oil of gladness spilled / And so His birth with marvels and with wonders filled/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
We glorify our saving Lord the Virgin’s Son / In natures two and in two wills in person one // To Father, Son and Paraclete the Trinity / In unity one only God all Glory be/.
Halel, Halel, Halelounoh
This is followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, two more hymns and concludes with O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Thank you very much.
NYer; that's a very nice devotion.
Just out of curiosity, are y'all fasting during advent?
Wishing Advent blessings to all.