John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384

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Holy Communion
1 John 2.18-21
Psalm 96.1, 11-end
John 1.1-18

Morning Prayer
Psalm 102
Isaiah 59.15b-end
John 1.29-34

Evening Prayer
Psalms 90, 148
Jonah 3-4
Colossians 1.24-2.7

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Naming and Circumcision
Psalm 148
Jeremiah 23.1-6
Colossians 2.8-15

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Ecclesiastes 3.1-13
Revelation 21.1-8

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son shared at Nazareth the life of an earthly home:
help your Church to live as one family,
united in love and obedience,
and bring us all at last to our home in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God in Trinity,
eternal unity of perfect love:
gather the nations to be one family,
and draw us into your holy life
through the birth of Emmanuel,
our Lord Jesus Christ.

Collect on the Eve of Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

Almighty God,
whose blessed Son was circumcised
in obedience to the law for our sake
and given the Name that is above every name:
give us grace faithfully to bear his Name,
to worship him in the freedom of the Spirit,
and to proclaim him as the Saviour of the world;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.