The Presentation of our Lord

The Collect: Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-4 read from the New American Standard Bible

Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10 both will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 2:14-18 read from the New Century Version Bible

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 read from the New International Version Bible

The Closing Prayer: On February 5 we remember Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson, Prophetic Witnesses. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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