A.D. 2009 December 24
The Fourth Thursday of Advent
Collects
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and as we are sorely hindered by our sins from running the race that is set before us, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Liturgical Colors
Purple
Christmas Eve
Asta Nørregaard, Christmas Night Mass Celebrated in a French Nunnery, 1889, National Musem of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo.
Collects
O God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy Spirit he lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Because you gave Jesus Christ, your only Son, to be born for us; who, by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary his mother, was made truly man, yet without the stain of sin, that we might be cleansed from sin and given the right to become your children.
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold