A.D. 2018 December 23
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Marie Ellenrieder, Mary Writing the Magnificat, 1833. State Art Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Collects
We beseech thee, Almighty God, to purify our consciences by thy daily visitation, that when thy Son our Lord cometh he may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
- Micah 5:2–5a
- Canticle 3 or Psalm 80:1–7
- Hebrews 10:5–10
- Luke 1:39–55 or 1:39–45
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 8; 84
- Genesis 3:8–15 (optional)
- John 3:16–21
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year C
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