{"id":50427,"date":"2019-12-19T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=50427"},"modified":"2019-12-20T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:45:48","slug":"gospel-communion-4th-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/gospel-communion-4th-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"GOSPEL COMMUNION: 4th Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 22, 2019: 4th Sunday of Advent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-12-22-Advent-4-600x327.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-12-22-Advent-4-600x327.png 600w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-12-22-Advent-4-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-12-22-Advent-4.png 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s\nantiphon derives from the Gospel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew\n1:21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>he will save his people from their sins<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>and Matthew 1:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>and they shall name him Emmanuel,<br>which means \u201cGod is with us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In Communion\nwe can recognize that God is truly among us and ask him to come and save us\nfrom our sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Antiphonal<\/em>,\n<em>Antiphonary<\/em> and <em>Graduale Romanum<\/em> all suggest Ps 19:2-7 for the psalm verses. We\nhave provided the whole of Ps 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The melody of the antiphon reproduces the opening two phrases of the hymn tune DIVINUM MYSTERIUM (\u201cOf the Father\u2019s love begotten\u201d) but in the original chant rhythm rather than the later triple-time version, and omitting one note. The antiphon can be sung in unison, or as a 2-, 3- or 6-part round, or even as a multi-part round with from 7 to 12 parts! 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