Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity (Rite I)

Thursday, December 24, 2020

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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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6:00 p.m. | High Altar

Celebrant	Fr. Turner
Deacon	Mo. Turner
Subdeacon and Preacher	Fr. Moretz

Prelude	‘Weihnachten’, Op. 145, no. 3, by Max Reger (1873-1916)
Service	Missa Sancti Thomae in tempore enim pestilencia, by Jeremy Filsell (b. 1964)
Hymns	O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES — Anonymous (Traditional)
The Liturgy of the Word	Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7
Lesson	Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7
Psalm	96 (Thalben-Ball (1896-1987))
Epistle	Titus 2:11-14
Gospel Acclamation	Alleluia — Plainsong (Mode VI)
Gospel	Luke 2:1-20
Sermon	The Rev. Matthew Moretz: What Melts the Heart?
The Liturgy of the Eucharist	C'est la Noel, by Gaston Litaize (1909-1991)
At the Offertory	C'est la Noel, by Gaston Litaize (1909-1991)
At the Communion, Carols	In the bleak midwinter, by Mary Caldwell (1909-2003)
Infant holy, infant lowly	by Anonymous (Polish carol), arr. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Silent Night	by Franz Grüber (1787-1863), arr. John Scott (1956-2015)
Hymn	87 – Hark! the herald angels sing – MENDELSSOHN
Voluntary	‘Dieu Parmi Nous’ from La Nativité du Seigneur, by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)