Procession and Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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[caption id="attachment_308237" align="alignnone" width="1500"] The Nativity depicted in the South Stall Woodwork of Saint Thomas Church[/caption] Eternal God, who made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of thy one true light: bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth, to see the radiance of thy heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

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10:30 p.m. | High Altar

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This service is preceded by a 10:00 p.m. prelude of Christmas Music played by Associate Organist Nicolas Haigh and Associate for Musical Studies and Assistant Organist Maks Adach.

We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of Spiritual Communion.

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.

Preacher	Fr. Turner
Sung by	The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys

The Ordinary of the Mass	Missa in C (Krönungs-Messe), K. 317, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Psalm	96
Offertory Anthem	On Christmas Night — Anonymous (Sussex Carol), arr. Philip Ledger (1937-2012)
Carols
A child is born in Bethlehem	by Samuel Scheidt
I wonder as I wander	by John Jacob Niles (1892-1980), arr. Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)
Infant holy, infant lowly	by Anonymous (Polish carol), arr. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
In the bleak mid-winter	by Harold Darke (1888-1976)
Silent night	by Franz Grüber (1787-1863), arr. B. Rose
Voluntary