Eternal God,
who made this most holy night
to shine with the brightness of your one true light:
bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth,
to see the radiance of your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 52.7\u201310<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7<\/sup> How beautiful upon the mountains John 1.1\u201314<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2<\/sup>He was in the beginning with God. 3<\/sup>All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4<\/sup>in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5<\/sup>The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6<\/sup> There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7<\/sup>He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8<\/sup>He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. 9<\/sup>The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10<\/sup> He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. 11<\/sup>He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. 12<\/sup>But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, 13<\/sup>who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14<\/sup> And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father\u2019s only son, full of grace and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2020-12-24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thursday 24th December – Christmas Eve Collect Eternal God,who made this most holy nightto shine with the brightness of your one true light:bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth,to see the radiance of your heavenly glory;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity … <\/p>\n
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, \u2018Your God reigns.\u2019
8<\/sup> Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
together they sing for joy;
for in plain sight they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9<\/sup> Break forth together into singing,
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10<\/sup> The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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