Introit
Blessed be the LORD,
the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Blessed be his glorious name forever;
May the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.
Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth!
May desert tribes bow down before him
and his enemies lick the dust
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him
tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
May all kings fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Collect
Almighty God, You have poured into our hearts the true Light of Your incarnate Word. Grant that this Light may shine forth in our lives; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
CIRCUMCISION AND NAME OF JESUS (JANUARY 1, NOT BEING USED FOR SERVICE)
Introit
When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
Thus says the LORD: “A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
he refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
Thus says the LORD: “Keep your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears,
for there is a reward for your work, declares the LORD,
and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
There is hope for your future, declares the LORD,
and your children shall come back to their own country.”
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
Collect
O God, our Maker and Redeemer, You wonderfully created us and in the incarnation of Your Son yet more wondrously restored our human nature. Grant that we may ever be alive in Him who made Himself to be like us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen