Christmas Day
Christmas Day
O God, who makest us glad by the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him when he shall come to be our Judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
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My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.
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| Celebrant | The Rector, Rector |
| Preacher | Fr. Moretz, Vicar and Chief Operating Officer |
| Deacon | Fr. Schultz, Associate for Pastoral Care |
| Subdeacon | Mo. Lee-Pae, Associate for Pan-Asian Ministry |
| Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| The Ordinary of the Mass | Missa Sancti Thomae in tempore enim pestilencia |
| Prelude | Herr Jesus hat ein Gärtschen, from ‘Zehn Choralevorspiele’, Op. 69 |
| Hymn | 83 – O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES |
| The Liturgy of the Word | |
| Lesson | Isaiah 52:7-10 |
| Epistle | Hebrews 1:1-12 |
| Gospel Acclamation | Alleluia |
| Gospel | John 1:1-14 |
| Sermon | The Rev. Matthew Moretz: The Real Christmas |
| The Liturgy of the Eucharist | |
| At the Offertory, Anthem | Stars in Heaven |
| A. Herbert Brewer | |
| Hymn | 105 – God rest you merry, gentlemen – GOD REST YOU MERRY |
| Carols | The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap |
| Gaudete! | |
| Voluntary | Final from Variations sur Adeste Fideles (1970) |
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