I take it you know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.
At the birth of Jesus, angels proclaimed peace to the world. Lord, fill your holy people with whatever good they need, You came as chief shepherd and guardian of our lives, King from all eternity, you desired to be born within time Awaited from the beginning of the world, you came only in the fullness of time, You became one of us and gave new life to our human condition in the grip of death,
Lord,
Responsory:
The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
He lived among us.
- Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
- The Word was made flesh, alleluia, alleluia.
Magnificat
Antiphon:From heaven the Father's voice proclaimed: you are my Son, my beloved, in whom I take delight.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon:From heaven the Father's voice proclaimed: you are my Son, my beloved, in whom I take delight.
Intercessions
We worship him now with joy, and we pray with hearts full of faith:
May your birth bring peace to all.
- let the mystery of your birth be the source of our peace.
- let the pope and bishops be faithful channels of your many gifts of grace.
and to experience the day-to-day life of men and women,
- share your gift of unending life with us, weak people doomed to death.
-now reveal your presence to those who are expecting you.
-now give the fullness of life to all who have died.
Our Father…
Closing Prayer:
fill our hearts with your light.
May we always acknowledge Christ as our Saviour
and be more faithful to his gospel,
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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