A.D. 2018 December 23
The Fourth Sunday in Advent (Annunciation Sunday)
Marie Ellenrieder, Mary Writing the Magnificat, 1833. State Art Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Acclamations
Celebrant: Surely the Lord cometh quickly;
People: Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Collects
Stir up thy power, O Lord, and come among us, and with great might succor 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 Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year C
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 127; 128
- Wisdom 7
- Revelation 15
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Because thou didst send thy beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing.
Liturgical Colours
Purple
O Virgo Virginum
Antiphons
O Virgin of virgins, how shall this be?
For neither before thee was any like thee, nor shall there be after.
Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me?
The thing which ye behold is a divine mystery.
Liturgical Colours
Purple