St. Oscar Romero Parochial and Outreach Center

12/25/2025

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Is 9:5
A child is born for us, and a son is given to us;/ his scepter of power rests upon his shoulder,/ and his name will be called Messenger of great counsel.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature
and still more wonderfully restored it,
grant, we pray,
that we may share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.
• All the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God.
A reading from
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 52:7-10HOW BEAUTIFUL upon the mountains/ are the feet of him who brings glad tidings,/ announcing peace, bearing good news,/ announcing salvation, and saying to Zion,/ “Your God is King!”
Hark! Your sentinels raise a cry,/ together they shout for joy,/ for they see directly, before their eyes,/ the LORD restoring Zion./ Break out together in song,/ O ruins of Jerusalem!/ For the LORD comforts his people,/ he redeems Jerusalem./ The LORD has bared his holy arm/ in the sight of all the nations;/ all the ends of the earth will behold/ the salvation of our God.
The word of the Lord.
PSALM 98
R/ (3c) All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm. R/
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations, he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel. R/
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise. R/
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD. R/
• God has spoken to us through the Son.
A reading from the beginning
of the Letter to the Hebrews 1:1-6
BROTHERS AND SISTERS: In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe,/ who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being,/ and who sustains all things by his mighty word./ When he had accomplished purification from sins,/ he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,/ as far superior to the angels/ as the name he has inherited is more ¬excellent than theirs.
For to which of the angels did God ever say:
You are my son; this day I have begotten you?
Or again:
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me?
And again, when he leads the firstborn into the world, he says:
Let all the angels of God worship him.
The word of the Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia. A holy day has dawned upon us./ Come, you nations, and adore the Lord./ For today a great light has come upon the earth. Alleluia, alleluia.
• The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
A reading from
the holy Gospel according to John1:1-18
[For the shorter form (1:1-5, 9-14), omit the text in brackets.]
IN THE BEGINNING was the Word,/ and the Word was with God,/ and the Word was God./ He was in the beginning with God./ All things came to be through him,/ and without him nothing came to be./ What came to be through him was life,/ and this life was the light of the human race;/ the light shines in the darkness,/ and the darkness has not overcome it./ [A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.] The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world./ He was in the world,/ and the world came to be through him,/ but the world did not know him./ He came to what was his own,/ but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God./ And the Word became flesh/ and made his dwelling among us,/ and we saw his glory,/ the glory as of the Father’s only Son,/ full of grace and truth./ [John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’” From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him.]
The Gospel of the Lord.
CREDO
In the profession of faith, all kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Make acceptable, O Lord, our oblation on this solemn day,
when you manifested the reconciliation
that makes us wholly pleasing in your sight
and inaugurated for us the fullness of divine worship.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I, II, OR III
OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper form of the Communicantes (In communion with those) is said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHONCf. Ps 98 (97):3
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Grant, O merciful God,
that, just as the Savior of the world, born this day,
is the author of divine generation for us,
so he may be the giver even of immortality.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

12/21/2025

Fourth Sunday of Advent
From a barren, elderly woman John the Baptist will be born, and from a small and insignificant place our Ruler shall come forth. Through the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb, “we have been consecrated through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” In him, God’s “greatness reaches to the ends of the earth.” In these final days of Advent, the closeness of the expectant Mary makes us leap like John the Baptist in his mother’s womb. As we beg, “Let us see your face and we shall be saved,” we know that in Mary’s maternal presence our prayer is already being answered. Our Savior, who “shall be peace,” comes to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Is 45:8
Drop down dew from above, you heavens,/ and let the clouds rain down the Just One;/ let the earth be opened and bring forth a Savior.
The Gloria is not said.
COLLECT
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
Your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.
• Behold, the virgin shall conceive.
A reading from
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 7:10-14THE LORD SPOKE to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God? Therefore, the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
The word of the Lord.
PSALM 24
R/ (7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers. R/
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain. R/
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob. R/
• Jesus Christ, descended from David, is the Son of God.
A reading from
The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans 1:1-7PAUL, A SLAVE of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The word of the Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia. The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,/ and they shall name him Emmanuel. Alleluia, alleluia.
• Jesus will be born of Mary, the betrothed of Joseph, a son of David.
A reading from
The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 1:18-24THIS IS HOW the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,/ and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
The Gospel of the Lord.
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May the Holy Spirit, O Lord,
sanctify these gifts laid upon your altar,
just as he filled with his power
the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE II OF ADVENT
COMMUNION ANTIPHONIs 7:14
Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son;/ and his name will be called Emmanuel.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Having received this pledge of eternal redemption,
We pray, almighty God,
that, as the feast day of our salvation draws ever nearer,
So we may press forward all the more eagerly
to the worthy celebration of the mystery of your Son’s Nativity.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SOLEMN BLESSING (OPTIONAL)
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01/05/2025

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 2:1-12
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:/ And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,/ are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;/ since from you shall come a ruler,/ who is to shepherd my people Israel.”/ Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king, they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary, his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.
The Gospel of the Lord.

12/23/2024

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke  1:39-45
Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in
haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house
of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth
heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in
a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how
does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come to me? For at the moment the sound of
your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb
leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what
was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
The Gospel of the Lord.

04/21/2024

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 10:11-18
Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. The Father loves me because I lay down my life to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down alone. I have the power to lay it down and take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
The Gospel of the Lord.

03/17/2024

A reading from
the holy Gospel according to John 12:20-33
S ome Greeks who had come
to worship at the Passover
Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in
Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip
went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour
has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen,
amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the
ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if
it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life
loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will pre
serve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow
me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The
Father will honor whoever serves me.
“I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? ‘Father,
save me from this hour’? But it was for this purpose
that I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it
and will glorify it again.” The crowd there heard it and
said it was thunder; but others said, “An angel has spo
ken to him.” Jesus answered and said, “This voice did
not come for my sake but for yours. Now is the time of
judgment on this world; now the ruler of this world will
be driven out. And when I am lifted up from the earth,
I will draw everyone to myself.” He said this indicating
the kind of death he would die.
The Gospel of the Lord.

02/25/2024

A reading from
the holy Gospel according to Mark
9:2-10
J esus took Peter, James,
and John and led them up a
high mountain apart by themselves. And he was trans
figured before them, and his clothes became dazzling
white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.
Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and
they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to
Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let
us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and
one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were
so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over
them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved
Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no
longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.
As they were coming down from the mountain, he
charged them not to relate what they had seen to any
one, except when the Son of Man had risen from the
dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, question
ing what rising from the dead meant.
The Gospel of the Lord.

02/11/2024

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 77
Reading I Lv 13:1-2, 44-46
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
“If someone has on his skin a scab or pustule or blotch
which appears to be the sore of leprosy,
he shall be brought to Aaron, the priest,
or to one of the priests among his descendants.
If the man is leprous and unclean,
the priest shall declare him unclean
by reason of the sore on his head.
“The one who bears the sore of leprosy
shall keep his garments rent and his head bare,
and shall muffle his beard;
he shall cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
As long as the sore is on him he shall declare himself unclean,
since he is in fact unclean.
He shall dwell apart, making his abode outside the camp.”
Responsorial Psalm Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11
R. (7) I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,”
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just;
exult, all you upright of heart.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Reading II 1 Cor 10:31—11:1
Brothers and sisters,
Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
do everything for the glory of God.
Avoid giving offense, whether to the Jews or Greeks or
the church of God,
just as I try to please everyone in every way,
not seeking my own benefit but that of the many,
that they may be saved.
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Alleluia Lk 7:16
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A great prophet has arisen in our midst,
God has visited his people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mk 1:40-45
A l***r came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said,
“If you wish, you can make me clean.”
Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand,
touched him, and said to him,
“I do will it. Be made clean.”
The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.
Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.
He said to him, “See that you tell no one anything,
but go, show yourself to the priest
and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”
The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter.
He spread the report abroad
so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly.
He remained outside in deserted places,
and people kept coming to him from everywhere.