The Circumcision of Christ.
Psalm
122
Laetatus sum
I WAS glad when they said unto me : We will go into the house of the
Lord.
2. Our feet shall stand in thy gates : O Jerusalem.
3. Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at unity in itself.
4. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord : to
testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
5. For there is the seat of judgement : even the seat of the house of
David.
6. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper that love
thee.
7. Peace be within thy walls : and plenteousness within thy palaces.
8. For my brethren and companions’ sakes : I will wish thee prosperity.
9. Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God : I will seek to do
thee good.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY
God,
who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man;
Grant us the true Circumcision of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our
members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all
things obey thy blessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Epistle
Reading: Philippians 2.9-13
Gospel
Reading: St. Luke 2.15-21
Homily – Ambrose of Milan: http://orderofcenturions.org/documents/circumcision.html#homily
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For The New Year:
"Almighty and Everlasting God, from whom cometh down every good and
perfect gift; we give thee thanks for all thy benefits, temporal and spiritual,
bestowed upon us in the year past, and we beseech thee of thy goodness, grant
us a favorable and joyful year, defend us from all dangers and adversities, and
send upon us the fullness of thy blessing; through Jesus Christ, thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever One God,
world without end. Amen" ("The Book of Worship: Approved by the
General Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church," 1947, p. 120).
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