The Blessing of Light and Festal Evensong

Sunday, February 2, 2025
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The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ (Candlemas)

The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ (Candlemas)

Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.


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OfficiantFr. Schultz
PreacherFr. Brown
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
PreludeAve Regina Caelorum (II), by David Adkins (b. 1958)
IntroitThe Lord is in his holy temple, by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Hymn542 – Christ is the world's true light – ST. JOAN
Preces, Responses, and Lord's Prayerby Francis Pott (b. 1957)
Psalm48 Anglican Chant (Tredinnick)
The First LessonHaggai 2:1-9
Office HymnSing how the age-long promise of a Saviour
Magnificat octavi toniby David Bevan (1951-2022)
The Second LessonJohn 2:18-22
Nunc dimittisby Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
AnthemHail, gladdening light, by Charles Wood (1866-1926)
SermonThe Reverend Mark Brown, Honorary Assistant: The Light Shines in the Temple
Hymn614 – Christ is the King! – CHRISTUS REX
VoluntaryNunc dimittis, by Buck McDaniel (b. 1994)

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