Between the Ambo and the Altar Between the Ambo and the Altar Biblical Preaching and The Roman Missal, Year C Guerric DeBona, OSB LITURGICAL PRESS Collegeville, Minnesota www.litpress.org Cover design by Ann Blattner. Cover illustration by Martin Erspamer, OSB. Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America Copyright © 1970, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2001 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. No part of the Lectionary for Mass may be reproduced by any means without permis- sion in writing from the copyright owner. The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL); excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved. 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BX1756.A1D43 2013 251'.6—dc23 2013008345 For Noreen, Mike, and Bill Lauren, Ashley, Liam, and Chloë “A joyful heart is life itself, and rejoicing lengthens one’s life span.” —Sirach 30:22 Contents Introduction: Biblical Preaching and the New Roman Missal 1 Advent First Sunday of Advent 12 Second Sunday of Advent 16 Third Sunday of Advent 20 Fourth Sunday of Advent 25 Christmas Time The Nativity of the Lord (Vigil Mass) 32 Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 37 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 41 Second Sunday after the Nativity 45 The Epiphany of the Lord 50 The Baptism of the Lord 55 Lent First Sunday of Lent 60 Second Sunday of Lent 64 Third Sunday of Lent 68 Fourth Sunday of Lent 72 Fifth Sunday of Lent 78 vii viii Between the Ambo and the Altar Holy Week Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 84 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper 88 Friday of the Passion of the Lord 93 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night) 98 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (At the Mass during the Day) 107 Easter Time Second Sunday of Easter 114 Third Sunday of Easter 119 Fourth Sunday of Easter 123 Fifth Sunday of Easter 127 Sixth Sunday of Easter 132 The Ascension of the Lord 136 Seventh Sunday of Easter 141 Pentecost Sunday 146 Ordinary Time Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 152 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 156 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 161 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 166 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 171 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 176 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 180 Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 185 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 189 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 193 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 198 Contents ix Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 203 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 208 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 213 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 218 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 223 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 228 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 232 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 236 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 240 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 244 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 248 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 253 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 258 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 263 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 268 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 273 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 278 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 282 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 286 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 291 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 296 Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time The Most Holy Trinity 302 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 306 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 310 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 314
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