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T H E PROCESSION P R E C E E D I N G MASS ONT H E FIRST SUNDAY OF A D V E N T

After Terce has beencompleted, and Holy Water is blessed, one of thePriests goes about the Church sprinkling Holy Wate.Antiphon. After the Verse and Collect that follows thata Procession is madearound theChurch. TheClergy then, leavingthe Quire,theinterior of theChurch, while thefollowing is sung:The Processional Antiphon used on Sunday only, hy the Clergy, for the

Procession from theQuire into theChurch):The 1stCantor E

chanting the Aspergesgo inProcession around

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Ga-bri-el from God un-to the Cit - y of Naz-ar-eth,

to Mar-y, a Vir - gin es-pous-ed to Jo-seph, and said un-to her,It I S :

"The Ho-ly Ghost shall come up-on thee, and the Pow-er of the Most13: 3 fl 3 5

High shall o-ver- sha-dow thee. There-fore al so. That Holy OneIt 4: :i=iWhich shall be Born of thee shall be Call-ed the Son of God.

I t:3vBut Mar - y said, "Be-hold the hand-maid of the Lord. Be it un-to me3:ac-cord-mg to thy word," al-le

At this point theClergy halt in front of the Roocto chant theBidding of the Bedes.

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TheBidding of the Bedes from the Sacramentary of Ledfric, Bishop of Exeter):y Let us pray the mercy of the Lord, dearly beloved brethren, for ourbrothers andsistersfrom the East and from the West, that each of them mightalsopray for us in diverse places. Through Christ OurLord. ^ . Amen.y Let us pray also for unity in the Church, for the sick, for thedisabled, for captives, for penitents, for labourers, fo them that have set sail,for them that travel over land, for almsgivers, for the soulsof the departed, andfor them that are not partaking of Communion,that the Lord grant them to doworthy penance. Through Christ OurLord. 1 AmenLy Let us pray the mercy of the Lord also for the soulsof our belovedonespassedaway, N., and A ^., that the Lord vouchsafe to bestow upon them apeaceful rest, and translate them unto a place of repos and refreshment by theintercession of His Saints. ThroughJesusChrist OurLord. I . Amen.y We offer Thee, Lord JesusChrist, thisprayer from the rising of theSununto thesetting thereof, from the right handsideunto the left; to the honourand Glory of the Divine and Human Natures of Christ; to the honour of thecelestial hierarchies, of Michael and Gabriel the Archangels; to the honour andglory of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrls; for all virgins, faithful,and penitents, for all thatare married; for them that are not exceedinggood, forthem that are not exceeding evil; for all deserving our prayer and supplication.Throughthe Same Christ OurLord. 1 Amen.

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H i s a f - f l i c t - e d .The Processional Conclusion used only on Sunday to conclude the Procession):

T h e v o i c e o f o n e c r y i n g i n t h e w i l d e r n e s s .P r e p a r e y e t h e w a y o f t h e L o r d ; m a k e s t r a i gh t t h e p a t h s o f O u r G o d .L e t u s p r a y . S t i r u p , w e b e se e ch T h e e , O , L o r d , T h y p o w e r , a n dc o m e ; t h a t w e m a y b e f o u n d f i t t o b e r e s c u e d b y T h y p r o t e c t i o n f r o m t h et h r e a t e n i n g d a n g e r s o f o u r s i n s , a n d to b e s et f r e e b y T h y d e l i v e r a n c e . W h ol i ve s t a n d r e i g n e s t w i t h G o d t h e F a t h e r i n t h e u n i t y o f t h e H o l y G h o s t , G o d ,t h r o u g h a l l t h e ages o f ages I^ A m e n .Thus is the Procession com pleted, and the Divine

begun imm ediately hereafter. Liturgy of the Mass is