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 Third Sunday of Advent

Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins,  let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver  us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and  the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Preface of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent

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.

Preface of Advent

The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day  December 25

O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that we, who joyfully  receive him as our Redeemer, may with sure confidence  behold him when he comes to be our Judge; who lives and  reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and  for ever. Amen.

O God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known  the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him  perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy Spirit he  lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.