Lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent

13 December 2020 Collect O Lord Jesus Christ,who at your first coming sent your messengerto prepare your way before you:Grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteriesmay likewise so prepare and make ready your wayby turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,that at your second coming to judge the worldwe may be found an acceptable people in your sight;for … Continue reading Lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent

Reflection for the second Sunday of Advent

Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, o comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our … Continue reading Reflection for the second Sunday of Advent

Lectionary for the second Sunday of Advent

6 December 2020 Collect Father in heaven,who sent your Son to redeem the worldand will send him again to be our judge:Give us grace so to imitate himin the humility and purity of his first comingthat when he comes again,we may be ready to greet him with joyful love and firm faith;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God,Give us grace to cast away the … Continue reading Lectionary for the second Sunday of Advent

St Patrick's Cathedral, Trim

Public worship to resume on 1 December

The Government recently announced special concession for places of worship to reopen for religious services at Level 3, from 1 December, in light of the upcoming Christmas period. This will allow for up to 50 worshippers to attend services with the following protective measures: Two-metre social distancing guidelines adhered to (members of the same household can sit/stand close together); Wearing of face coverings; Where possible, … Continue reading Public worship to resume on 1 December

Lectionary for the First Sunday of Advent

29 November 2020 Collect Almighty God,Give us grace to cast away the works of darknessand to put on the armour of lightnow in the time of this mortal lifein which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;that on the last daywhen he shall come again in his glorious majestyto judge the living and the dead,we may rise to the life immortal;through him … Continue reading Lectionary for the First Sunday of Advent

A special Christmas appeal

Beverley Joseph is raising funds to provide electric wheelchairs for two children in Nepal who live with cerebral palsy. Here is their story… Sushma and Seema Joshey are two thoughtful and sweet young ladies from the rural village of Belbari Morang in Nepal. The sisters were both born with a severe case of cerebral palsy, which means that simple everyday tasks like moving independently from home … Continue reading A special Christmas appeal

Reflection for the Sunday before Advent (The Kingship of Christ)

Reading: Matthew 25: 31-46 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and … Continue reading Reflection for the Sunday before Advent (The Kingship of Christ)

Lectionary for the Sunday before Advent (The Kingship of Christ)

22 November 2020 Collect Eternal Father,whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaventhat he might rule over all things as Lord and King:Keep the Church in the unity of the Spiritand in the bond of peace,and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet,who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen. The … Continue reading Lectionary for the Sunday before Advent (The Kingship of Christ)