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Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 12 December 2021 – The Third Sunday of Advent, Year C
Liturgy in one document: Liturgy in One Document Advent 3C
Opening sentence
Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel!
Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem! (Zeph 3:14 TEV)
OR
The Lord your God is with you.
The Lord will take delight in you,
and in his love he will give you new life.
He will sing and be joyful over you. (Zeph 3:17 TEV)
OR
Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, Rejoice. (Phil 4:4 NRSV)
OR
Here is your God.
He will come to save you.
Prayer of the day - (Collect):
Traditional
Lord, hear our prayers,
and graciously come into our hearts
to lighten our darkness;
for you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Modernised Traditional
Lord, listen to our prayers.
Come to us in your kindness,
and lighten the darkness of our hearts.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Alternative
(Let us pray that we may receive Christ with joy. [silence])
Almighty and merciful God,
each year you make us glad
as we look forward to the birthday of your Son.
May we who joyfully receive him
as our redeemer
confidently face him
when he comes to be our judge.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
New
(Let us pray that we receive Christ with joy. [silence])
Jesus, our promised Messiah,
John the Baptist went ahead of you
and proclaimed the good news
of your coming.
Encourage us to receive you with joy
as our redeemer,
and faithfully follow you.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Alleluia Verse
Alleluia, alleluia.
The true light, which enlightens everyone,
was coming into the world.
Alleluia.
Prayer after the Gospel
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Thank you, Lord Jesus,
for coming as the promised Messiah.
Lead us to repentance and faith.
Amen.
Offering Prayer
Loving Father,
let your message change our lives,
so that we turn away from sin
and live as your holy people,
always trusting in you
and doing what you want us to.
Amen.
Additional Prayer Points
Services with Holy Communion:
Preface
It is indeed right and good,
Lord God, holy Father,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
You fulfilled your promise to comfort your people
by sending Jesus the Redeemer,
and to make all things new through him
when he comes to judge the world
and set it right.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:
Communion Invitation
Blessed are those who have been invited
to the wedding feast of the Lamb.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.
Prayer after Communion
We give you thanks, almighty God,
that you have fed us with this promise of salvation.
We pray that through it
you would graciously strengthen us
in faith toward you and in love toward one another,
so that we may be prepared
for the coming of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Or the third prayer of the day (as listed above) may be used at this point. It may be modified as follows:
Almighty and merciful God,
each year you make us glad
as we look forward to the birthday of your Son.
May we who have joyfully received him
as our redeemer in this sacrament
confidently face him
when he comes to be our judge.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Dismissal
SEASONAL BLESSING
This seasonal blessing is used together with (ie before) the usual blessing in the order of service:
Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, shine on you and make you ready to meet him when he comes in glory . . .
DISMISSAL
Go in peace, for the Lord is near.
Thanks be to God.
OR In the name of Christ. Amen.
