The First Sunday Of Advent
The First Sunday Of Advent
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The church year begins anew with the Advent Procession, one of the most beautiful liturgies of the year.
If you attend in person, you will be treated to the choir singing from many different parts of the church. If you worship with us via the webcast, please note that the choir will at times sound distant because, in fact, they are. This is most especially true at the beginning, when the choir sings the Mattins Responsory while hidden away, entirely out of view of the congregation, in the Great Stairwell. This is appropriate given the yearning of the “look from afar,” the choir taking on the role of the prophets, voices from the past anticipating the present moment.
The first half of the service is a woven tapestry of the entirety of Advent presented through music, word and prayer, and dramatically ends with the singing of Come, thou Redeemer of the earth as the choir and clergy process down the center aisle, a moving sequence that will be repeated at Lessons and Carols on the Fourth Sunday of Advent.
The second half of the service includes a homily by the Rector and the Eucharist, similar to what occurs at almost all 11am services at Saint Thomas.
The service is repeated at 4pm, without the Eucharist. You may see complete details in the service leaflet, which will be posted to the bottom of this page a few days prior to the First Sunday of Advent.
‚ñ∫The Rector speaks about the Advent Season in his weekly audio notes.
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