2 February THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD While the candles are being lit, the following antiphon or another appropriate chant is sung. œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ cum vir‑tú‑te vé ‑ ni ‑ et, Ec‑ce Dó‑mi‑nus nos‑ter ut il‑lú‑mi‑net & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ó‑cu‑los ser‑vó‑rum su‑ó‑rum, al ‑ le ‑ lú‑ia. Or: œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ to en‑light‑en the eyes of Be‑hold, our Lord will come with power, & œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ his ser‑vants, al ‑ le ‑ lu ‑ ia. Then the Priest receives from the Deacon or a minister the lighted candle prepared for him and the procession begins, with the Deacon announcing (or, if there is no Deacon, the Priest himself): á œ œ œ œ & Let us go in peace to meet the Lord. Or: á œ œ & Let us go forth in peace. In this case, all respond: á œ œ & In the name of Christ. A‑men.
Antiphon All carry lighted candles. As the procession moves forward, one or other of the antiphons that follow is sung, namely the antiphon with the canticle (Lk 2:29‑32), A light for revelation or the antiphon or another appropriate chant. Sion, adorn your bridal chamber œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ Lu‑men ad re‑ve‑la ‑ ti ‑ ó‑nem gén‑ti‑um, et gló‑ri ‑ am ple‑bis œ œ œ œ & œ tu ‑ æ Is‑ra‑el. Or: Antiphon œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ & œ œ œ A light for re‑ve‑la‑tion to the Gen‑tiles and the glo‑ry of your œ œ œ œ & œ peo‑ple Is ‑ ra ‑ el. œ á œ á œ œ œ & œ in accord ‑ ance with Lord, now you let your servant go in peace, œ & œ Antiphon your word: œ á œ á œ & œ For my eyes have seen your sal ‑ va‑tion, which you have prepared á œ œ œ & œ Antiphon in the sight of all peo‑ples.
The mystery of the Presentation of the Lord œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ & œ œ And with your spir‑it. V. The Lord be with you. R. œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ & V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up to the Lord. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ & V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R. It is right and just. á á á œ œ œœ œ & œ œ It is truly right and just, our duty and our sal‑va‑tion, al‑ways and & á œœ á œ œ œ everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e‑ & œœ á œ œ œ œ ‑ter‑nal God. For your co‑eternal Son was presented on this day in á œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ the Tem‑ple and revealed by the Spirit as the glo‑ry of Is ‑ ra‑el á œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ & œ œ ¿ œ and Light of the na‑tions. And so, we, too, go forth, rejoicing to & á œ œ œ á œ œ encounter your Sal ‑ va‑tion, and with the Angels and Saints praise œ á œ œœ œ œ & œ as without end we ac‑claim: you,
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