Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity (Rite I)

Thursday, December 24, 2020
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

[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.

6:00 p.m. | High Altar
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3 personnel row(s)
CelebrantThe Rector
DeaconMo. Turner
Subdeacon and PreacherFr. Moretz
Prelude‘Weihnachten’, Op. 145, no. 3, by Max Reger (1873-1916)
ServiceMissa Sancti Thomae in tempore enim pestilencia, by Jeremy Filsell (b. 1964)
HymnsO come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES — Anonymous (Traditional)
The Liturgy of the Word
LessonIsaiah 9:2-4, 6-7
Psalm96 (Thalben-Ball (1896-1987))
EpistleTitus 2:11-14
Gospel AcclamationAlleluia — Plainsong (Mode VI)
GospelLuke 2:1-20
SermonThe Rev. Matthew Moretz, Vicar and Chief Operating Officer: What Melts the Heart?
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
At the OffertoryC'est la Noel, by Gaston Litaize (1909-1991)
At the Communion, CarolsIn the bleak midwinter, by Mary Caldwell (1909-2003)
Infant holy, infant lowlyAnonymous/Polish carol, arr. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Silent NightFranz Grüber (1787-1863), arr. John Scott (1956-2015)
Hymn87 – Hark! the herald angels sing – MENDELSSOHN
Voluntary‘Dieu Parmi Nous’ from La Nativité du Seigneur, by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

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