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Choral Evensong

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Brigid of Kildare
The Eve of the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Candlemas)

Brigid of Kildare

O God, whose servant Brigid, kindled with the flame of your love, became a shining light in your church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

5:30 p.m.

The Eve of the Presentation

Tonight we have a Festal Evensong and tomorrow a Festal Eucharist, both in commemoration of the Presentation of Our Lord at the Temple. It is indeed right to offer a Festal Evensong for the occasion, given that the account of the Presentation in Luke gives us the words for the Nunc dimittis, which the choir sings at every Evensong.

About Evensong: Based on the services held daily in the medieval Church, Choral Evensong as arranged in the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church has been sung regularly since the Sixteenth Century. Many people who are new to worship at Saint Thomas prefer to come to Choral Evensong because it is relatively passive. The service includes readings (just as would occur at Evening Prayer) and prayers led by a priest. An anthem as well as a setting of the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis are sung by the choir. Read more about Choral Evensong here, or view the Choral Evensong Service Card posted to the bottom of this page, where links to the webcast will be posted during and after the service.

‚ñ∫There is a brief Mass following Festal Evensong. All baptized Christians are welcome to stay on to make their Holy Communion.

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