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Prayer During the
Day Christmas Season |
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Sunday, 31 December 2017 The First Sunday of Christmas |
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Preparation | ||||
O God, make speed to save us. | ||||
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O Lord, make haste to help us. | |||
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with my whole heart; | ||||
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I will tell of all your marvellous works. | |||
Psalm 9.1
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Praise
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A hymn, song, canticle, extempore praise or | ||||
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. |
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from Gloria in Excelsis
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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Either, Sunday Psalm 113 | ||||
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Or, on any day Psalm 8 | ||||
Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed. | ||||
Psalm 113
Refrain: From
the rising of the sun to its setting 1 Alleluia. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord, ♦ 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting ♦ 4 The Lord is high above all nations ♦ 5 Who is like the Lord our God, 6 He raises the poor from the dust ♦ 7 To set them with princes, ♦ 8 He gives the barren woman a place in the house ♦ Refrain: From
the rising of the sun to its setting From the rising of the sun to its setting |
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Psalm 8
1 O Lord our governor, ♦ 2 Your majesty above the heavens is praised ♦ 3 You have founded a stronghold against your foes, ♦ 4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, ♦ 5 What is man, that you should be mindful of him; ♦ 6 You have made him little lower than the angels ♦ 7 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands ♦ 8 All sheep and oxen, ♦ 9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea ♦ 10 O Lord our governor, ♦ We bless you, master of the heavens, |
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Each psalm or group of psalms may end with | ||||
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Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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Short readings
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Either, Sunday | ||||
The Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. | ||||
John 1.14,16-18
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Or, on any day of Christmas | ||||
In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. | ||||
John 1.4,5
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Response
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Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as | ||||
Blessed are the pure in heart, | ||||
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for they will see God. | |||
Matthew 5.8
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Prayers
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Prayers may include these concerns: | ||||
¶ | The Church, especially in places of conflict | |||
¶ | The Holy Land, for peace with justice, and reconciliation | |||
¶ | Refugees and asylum seekers | |||
¶ | Homeless people | |||
¶ | Families with young children | |||
A form of intercession found here may be used. | ||||
Either, the following prayer is said | ||||
Almighty and everlasting God, who stooped to raise fallen humanity through the child-bearing of blessed Mary; grant that we, who have seen your glory revealed in our human nature and your love made perfect in our weakness, may daily be renewed in your image and conformed to the pattern of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | |||
Collect of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Or, the Collect of the day is said | ||||
Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image and yet more wonderfully restored us through your Son Jesus Christ: grant that, as he came to share in our humanity, so we may share the life of his divinity; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AllAmen. |
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The Lord’s Prayer is said. | ||||
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As our Saviour taught us, so we pray | ||||
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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. |
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Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us | ||||
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Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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The Conclusion
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May the grace of Christ our Saviour be with us all. | ||||
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Amen. | |||
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The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, 2000-2005
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