The Fourth Sunday of Advent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-22

Purple

Principal Service
Micah 5.2-5a
Canticle: Magnificat or
Psalm 80.1-8
Hebrews 10.5-10
Luke 1.39-45 [46-55]

Third Service
Psalm 144
Isaiah 32.1-8
Revelation 22.6-21

Second Service
Psalms 123 [131]
Isaiah 10.33 - 11.10
Matthew 1.18-25

Collect

God our redeemer,
who prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary
to be the mother of your Son:
grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet him
when he comes again as our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Heavenly Father,
who chose the Blessed Virgin Mary
to be the mother of the promised saviour:
fill us your servants with your grace,
that in all things we may embrace your holy will
and with her rejoice in your salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

Eternal God,
as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,
so we wait for his coming in glory;
bring us through the birth pangs of this present age
to see, with her, our great salvation
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: The Fourth Sunday in Advent

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 40.1-9
Psalm 145.17-end
Philippians 4.4-7
John 1.19-28

BCP Collect

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.