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Purple

Holy Communion
Malachi 3.1-4, 4.5-end
Psalm 25.3-9
Luke 1.57-66

Morning Prayer
Psalms 128, 129, 130, 131
Isaiah 55
2 Peter 2.4-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 89.1-37
Malachi 2.17-3.12
Matthew 19.16-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 7.10-15
Matthew 1.18-23

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.