Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 24

The Collect and Psalms will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

The Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel will be read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible

The Collect: Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

Psalm: Canticle 3 or Canticle 15 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

Epistle: Romans 16:25-27

Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

On December 29 we celebrate the life of Thomas Becket. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

For a copy of today’s text in a PDF click here.