Saint Thomas the Apostle
21 December
The Collect
Almighty and everliving God, who for the more confirmation of the faith didst suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son’s resurrection; Grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight may never be reproved. Hear us, O Lord, through the same Jesus Christ, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for evermore. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 2.19-22
The Gospel: St. John 20.24-31
The Fourth Sunday in Advent.
Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.
THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; *
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.
2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: *
righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.
3 There shall go a fire before him, * and burn up
his enemies on every side.
4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world: * the
earth saw it, and was afraid.
5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of
the Lord; * at the presence of the Lord
of the whole earth.
6 The heavens have declared his righteousness, *
and all the peoples have seen his glory.
7 Confounded be all they that worship carved
images, and that delight in vain gods: * worship him, all ye gods.
8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters
of Judah were glad, * because of thy judgments, O Lord.
9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in
the earth: * thou art exalted far above
all gods.
10 O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the
thing which is evil: * the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the
ungodly.
11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous, *
and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; * and give
thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
The Collect.
The
Collect from the First Sunday in Advent is to be repeated every day, with the
other Collects in Advent, until Christmas-Eve:
ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
O LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour† us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let* and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
†”Succour” – give assistance or aid
*“Let” – impede or obstruct.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 40.1-11
Psalter: Morning-98, 99; Evening-101, 103
Epistle Reading: Philippians 4.4-7
Gospel Reading: St. John 1.19-28
The Eve of the Nativity of our Lord
December 24
Psalm
2. Quare fremuerunt gentes?
WHY do the heathen so furiously rage together? *
and why do the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers
take counsel together * against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
3 Let us break their bonds asunder, * and cast away
their cords from us.
4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to
scorn: * the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, * and
vex them in his sore displeasure:
6 Yet have I set my King * upon my holy hill of
Sion.
7 I will rehearse the decree; * the Lord hath said
unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the nations
for thine inheritance, * and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, * and
break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; * be
instructed, ye that are judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord in fear, * and rejoice unto him
with reverence.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish
from the right way, if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little. * Blessed are all they that put their trust in
him.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : world without end. Amen.
GOD,
who makest us glad
with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ; Grant
that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure
confidence behold him when he shall come to be our Judge, who liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle Reading: Titus 2.11-15
Gospel Reading: Luke 2.1-14
The Nativity of our Lord, or the Birth-day of
Christ,
Commonly called Christmas-Day.
Magnificat.
St. Luke I.
MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath
rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his
handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall
call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy
is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout
all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm : he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and
hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things : and
the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant
Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy
only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born
of a pure Virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy children by
adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit
ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle Reading: Hebrews 1.1-12
Gospel Reading: St. John 1.1-14
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