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CW* Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
Saturday 01 January 2022
The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

https://almanac.oremus.org/2022-01-01

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Principal Service
Numbers 6.22-27
Psalm 8
Galatians 4.4-7
Luke 2.15-21

Third Service
Genesis 17.1-13
Romans 2.17-29
Morning Psalms
Psalms 103, 150

Second Service
Deuteronomy 30.[1-10]11-20
Acts 3.1-16
Evening Psalm
Psalm 115

Or, if the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2 January,
Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Epiphany
Psalms 96, 97
Isaiah 49.1-13
John 4.7-26

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Eternal God,
whose incarnate Son was given the Name of Saviour:
grant that we who have shared
in this sacrament of our salvation
may live out our years in the power
of the Name above all other names,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Weekday Lectionary
If the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2 January at Evening Prayer the readings for the Eve of the Epiphany are used. At other services, the following readings are used
Isaiah 12
2 Corinthians 2.12-end

Collect on the Eve of Christmas 2

Almighty God,
in the birth of your Son
you have poured on us the new light of your incarnate Word,
and shown us the fullness of your love:
help us to walk in his light and dwell in his love
that we may know the fullness of his joy;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

If the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2 January:

Collect on the Eve of Epiphany

O God,
who by the leading of a star
manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth:
mercifully grant that we,
who know you now by faith,
may at last behold your glory face to face;
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.

BCP: The Circumcision of Christ

BCP Holy Communion

Romans 4.8-14Luke 2.15-21

BCP Collect

Almighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man; Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy blessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

or

O Eternal Lord God, who hast brought thy servants to the beginning of another year: Pardon, we humbly beseech thee, our transgressions in the past, and graciously abide with us all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.