12 December 2010
| Entrance | Longing, trusting (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Orbis Factor |
| Psalm 145 | Come, Lord, and save us (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Song of God among us (Huijbers) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Mass of Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Advent (mtgf) |
| Communion | Be patient, Beloved (Collegeville Composers Group) |
| Final | Tell out my soul |
Rejoice for the Lord is near began the verse of the opening song, marking Gaudete Sunday. Tell out my soul at the end was also chosen because it is 'upbeat'. I think it also picked up in 'the hungry fed, the humble lifted high' the words of Jesus in the Gospel to the followers of John the Baptist - tell, John, what you have seen. And that is the fulfilment of Isaiah (particularly in the Gospel Acclamation verse).
A long time ago I remember someone suggesting that singing 'Wait for the Lord' at Communion was abit for short-sighted as Christ was present. You might suggest the same about 'Be patient, Beloved' but in someways it is an expression of that special Advent time of present but not yet, long expected but God with us.
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