December 30th
 

INTROIT

Puer natus est. (Isaiah 9)

  Unto us a child is born,
  Unto us a Son is given:
  And the government shall be upon his shoulder:
  And his name shall be called, Angel of mighty counsel.  §

(Psalm 98) O sing unto the Lord a new song:
For he hath done marvellous things.
Glory be ...
As it was ...

(Repeat to §.)

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin; Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

COLLECT 2 Of St. Mary

O God, who by the child-bearing of a pure Virgin hast bestowed upon all mankind the rewards of everlasting life: grant, we beseech thee; that we may know the succour of her intercession, through whom we have been found worthy to receive the author of life.  (Even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.  Who,)

COLLECT 3 For the Church

We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of thy that being delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness.  Through.

THE EPISTLE

Titus 3.4-7

Dearly beloved: The kindness and love of God our Saviour toward us hath appeared: not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on Jesus Christ our Saviour: that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL AND ALLELUIA

   (Psalm 98)  All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God
   O be joyful in God, all ye lands.
   The Lord hath declared his salvation:
  In the sight of the heathen his righteousness hath he openly shewed.
   Alleluia.
  Alleluia.
   A hallowed day hath dawned upon us:
  Come, all ye nations, and worship the Lord:
   For on this day
  A great light hath descended upon the earth.
All:         Alleluia!
 

THE GOSPEL

St. Luke 2.15-20

At that time: The shepherds said one to another: Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.  And they came with haste: and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.  And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child.  And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.  But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.  And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
 
OFFERTORY  Psalm 89

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the foundations of the round world, and all that therein is: righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, that by this new Birth of thy only-begotten Son thou wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations: and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our iniquities.  Through the same.

SECRET 2 Of St. Mary

We beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bountiful goodness of thy mercy, and by the intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, these our oblations may be acceptable in thy sight: that we, being delivered in this present life from all adversities, may obtain in that which is to come peace everlasting.  (Through)

SECRET 3 For the Church

Defend, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants: that we cleaving fast to things heavenly may faithfully serve thee both in body and soul.  Through.

PREFACE AND CANON as in the former Masses.

COMMUNION  Psalm 98

All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that like as thy Son, born this day the Saviour of the world, hath been made the author of our heavenly birth; so he may bestow upon us the gift of everlasting life.  Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

POSTCOMMUNION 2 Of St. Mary

Grant, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy Communion may cleanse us from every guilty stain: and at the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, may be our healing unto life eternal.  (Through the same.)

POSTCOMMUNION 3 For the Church

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we whom thou hast made partakers of heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from all earthly perils.  Through.
 

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