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 Third Sunday of Advent

Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins,  let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver  us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and  the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Preface of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent

We beseech thee, Almighty God, to purify our consciences by thy daily visitation, that when thy Son our Lord cometh he  may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; through the  same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with  thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for  ever. Amen.

Preface of Advent

The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day  December 25

O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that as we  joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure  confidence behold him when he shall come to be our Judge;  who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one  God, world without end. Amen.