Procession and Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity

Monday, December 25, 2023

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11:00 a.m. | High Altar

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My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.

Celebrant and Preacher	The Rector
Deacon	Mo. Turner
Subdeacon	Fr. Moretz
Sung by	The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys

The Ordinary of the Mass	Missa brevis, by William Walton (1902-1983)
Prelude	Fantasia: The Christmas Light, by Simon Preston (1938-2022)
Hymn	O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES — Anonymous (Traditional)
The Liturgy of the Word
The Lesson	Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm	98 Anglican Chant (Stanford (1852-1924))
The Epistle	Hebrews 1:1-12
Hymn	82 – Of the Father's love begotten – DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
Gospel Acclamation	Alleluia — Plainsong (Mode VI)
The Holy Gospel	John 1:1-14
Sermon	The Rev. Canon Carl Turner: Hope from the House of Bread
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Offertory Anthem	Novo profusi gaudio, by Matthew Martin (b. 1976)
Hymn	105 – God rest you merry, gentlemen – GOD REST YOU MERRY — Anonymous (London carol, eighteenth century)
Carol	Welcome all wonders, by Jay Wilcox (b. 1954)
Carol	Sans Day carol -- arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
Hymn	101 – Away in a manger, no crib for his bed – CRADLE SONG — Anonymous (Traditional carol)
	87 – Hark! the herald angels sing – MENDELSSOHN
Voluntary	Carillon on ‘Orientis Partibus’, by Arthur Wills (1926-2020)