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# The hopes and fears of all the years | :00:00. | :01:05. | |
Loving Father, we gather together on this holy night to celebrate | :01:06. | :01:28. | |
the birth of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. | :01:29. | :01:35. | |
We ask for your special blessing on this crib and upon those | :01:36. | :01:38. | |
We ask you to bless our homes, our families and our friends, | :01:39. | :01:47. | |
In particular, we remember those who are at work and those | :01:48. | :01:54. | |
who are on their own this Christmas night. | :01:55. | :02:21. | |
Almighty and merciful Father, from the beginning of time you have | :02:22. | :02:25. | |
When our need for a Saviour was great, you sent your Son to be | :02:26. | :02:32. | |
We ask you to bless this manger scene. | :02:33. | :02:41. | |
May it be a reminder of your love for us and that | :02:42. | :02:47. | |
you restore our human dignity in the birth of your Son. | :02:48. | :02:53. | |
We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, | :02:54. | :02:56. | |
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, | :02:57. | :02:59. | |
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. | :03:00. | :07:39. | |
Welcome to St Chad's Cathedral, close to the centre of Birmingham - | :07:40. | :07:50. | |
Pugin's gem on the edge of the city's Jewellery Quarter - | :07:51. | :07:53. | |
where we gather to celebrate anew the birth of the Prince of Peace | :07:54. | :07:57. | |
into a world full of fresh uncertainties as 2016 | :07:58. | :08:02. | |
I welcome all those joining us tonight from their own homes. | :08:03. | :08:11. | |
Your hopes and concerns together with your prayers are joined | :08:12. | :08:15. | |
to oursas we come to the crib and as we celebrate this | :08:16. | :08:19. | |
We are especially mindful at this time of the recent terror attack in | :08:20. | :08:36. | |
Berlin. In a moment of prayerful solidarity, in the course of this | :08:37. | :08:41. | |
mass, the Cathedral choir will sing the first verse of Silent Night in | :08:42. | :08:45. | |
German. I invite you to welcome the new-born | :08:46. | :08:50. | |
Son of God with the wonder and joy of Mary and Joseph and the shepherds | :08:51. | :08:53. | |
at Bethlehem and to ask him Brothers and sisters, | :08:54. | :08:56. | |
let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves | :08:57. | :09:01. | |
to celebrate the sacred mysteries. Lord Jesus, you are mighty God | :09:02. | :09:10. | |
and Prince of Peace. You are the Son of God | :09:11. | :09:15. | |
and the Son of Mary. You are the Word made flesh, | :09:16. | :09:29. | |
the splendour of the Father. May almighty God have mercy on us, | :09:30. | :09:43. | |
forgive us our sins, # et in terra pax | :09:44. | :09:56. | |
hominibus bonae voluntatis # gratias agimus tibi propter | :09:57. | :10:44. | |
magnam gloriam tuam, # Domine Fili unigenite, | :10:45. | :11:12. | |
Jesu Christe, # Domine Deus, Agnus | :11:13. | :11:38. | |
Dei, Filius Patris, # qui tollis peccata | :11:39. | :11:54. | |
mundi, miserere nobis; # qui tollis peccata mundi, | :11:55. | :12:06. | |
suscipe deprecationem nostram. # Qui sedes ad dexteram | :12:07. | :12:23. | |
Patris, miserere nobis. # Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus | :12:24. | :12:40. | |
Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, # Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu: | :12:41. | :12:52. | |
in gloria Dei Patris. Let us Pray O God, who have | :12:53. | :13:28. | |
made this most sacred night radiant with the | :13:29. | :14:01. | |
splendour of the true light, grant, we pray, | :14:02. | :14:06. | |
that we, who have known the mysteries | :14:07. | :14:10. | |
of his light on earth, may also delight in his | :14:11. | :14:15. | |
gladness in heaven. Who lives and reigns | :14:16. | :14:21. | |
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one | :14:22. | :14:24. | |
God, for ever and ever. The people that walked in darkness | :14:25. | :14:32. | |
has seen a great light. On those who live in a land of deep | :14:33. | :14:59. | |
shadow, a light has shone. You have made their gladness | :15:00. | :15:03. | |
greater, you have made their joy increase, they rejoice | :15:04. | :15:07. | |
in your presence as men rejoice at harvest time, as men are happy | :15:08. | :15:11. | |
when they are dividing the spoils. For the yoke that was | :15:12. | :15:19. | |
weighing on him, the bar the rod of his oppressor, | :15:20. | :15:22. | |
these you break as every cloak rolled in blood, | :15:23. | :15:26. | |
is burnt and consumed by fire. For there is a child born for us, | :15:27. | :15:38. | |
a Son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders - | :15:39. | :15:45. | |
and this is the name they give him, Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, | :15:46. | :15:49. | |
Eternal-Father, Prince of Peace. Wide is His dominion | :15:50. | :15:55. | |
in a peace that has no end, for the throne of David | :15:56. | :16:00. | |
and for His royal power, which He establishes and makes | :16:01. | :16:04. | |
secure in justice and integrity. From this day onwards and for ever, | :16:05. | :16:12. | |
the jealous love of the Lord He will rule the world. | :16:13. | :16:16. | |
all the people. He will judge | :16:17. | :19:55. | |
the people with His truth. A reading from the letter | :19:56. | :19:55. | |
of St Paul to Titus. we are waiting in hope | :19:56. | :20:17. | |
for the blessing which will come with the appearing of | :20:18. | :20:23. | |
the glory of our great God He sacrificed himself for us | :20:24. | :20:26. | |
in order to set us free from all wickedness and to purify | :20:27. | :20:33. | |
a people so that it could be his very own and would have no | :20:34. | :20:37. | |
ambition except to do good. I bring you news of great joy: today | :20:38. | :20:49. | |
a Saviour has been to us. I bring you news of great joy: today | :20:50. | :21:43. | |
a Saviour has been born to us. DEACON: A reading from | :21:44. | :21:47. | |
the Holy Gospel according to Luke. Caesar Augustus issued | :21:48. | :22:40. | |
a decree for a census This census - the first - took | :22:41. | :23:01. | |
place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, | :23:02. | :23:09. | |
and everyone went to his own So Joseph set out from the town | :23:10. | :23:11. | |
of Nazareth in Galilee and travelled up to Judaea, | :23:12. | :23:18. | |
to the town of David called Bethlehem, since | :23:19. | :23:22. | |
he was of David's House and line, in order to be registered together | :23:23. | :23:26. | |
with Mary, his betrothed, While they were there the time came | :23:27. | :23:29. | |
for her to have her child, and she gave birth to | :23:30. | :23:38. | |
a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in swaddling | :23:39. | :23:42. | |
clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them | :23:43. | :23:44. | |
at the inn. In the countryside close by, | :23:45. | :23:52. | |
there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took it in turns | :23:53. | :23:54. | |
to watch their flocks The Angel of the Lord appeared | :23:55. | :23:58. | |
to them and the glory They were terrified, but the angel | :23:59. | :24:02. | |
said, "Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great | :24:03. | :24:11. | |
joy, a joy to be shared Today in the town of David, | :24:12. | :24:15. | |
a Saviour has been born to you; And here is a sign for you: | :24:16. | :24:25. | |
you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes | :24:26. | :24:31. | |
and lying in a manger." And suddenly | :24:32. | :24:35. | |
with the angel there was a great praising God and singing: "Glory | :24:36. | :24:37. | |
to God in the highest heaven, and peace to men who | :24:38. | :24:45. | |
enjoy his favour." ALL: Praise to you, | :24:46. | :24:57. | |
Lord Jesus Christ. Today is the birthday | :24:58. | :25:23. | |
of Jesus Christ. Let us be silent and | :25:24. | :25:28. | |
let the child speak. By spending time contemplating His | :25:29. | :25:42. | |
face and cradling Him in our arms, we are invited to be carriers | :25:43. | :25:45. | |
of His joy, love and peace. In her Christmas message and in the | :25:46. | :25:57. | |
words that recalled the Christian ministry of her father, as well has | :25:58. | :26:02. | |
her own faith in Jesus Christ, the Prime Minister encouraged us, as | :26:03. | :26:06. | |
Christians, to speak publicly of our faith and to witness to its impact | :26:07. | :26:09. | |
on our lives and on the Christian virtues and values that form the | :26:10. | :26:13. | |
historic foundations of our country. Mrs May said our Christian heritage | :26:14. | :26:17. | |
is something we can all be proud of. And we can proudly celebrate the | :26:18. | :26:28. | |
birth of Christ and the message of forgiveness, love and hope that he | :26:29. | :26:34. | |
brings. Faith in Christ is always | :26:35. | :26:37. | |
personal but it can never be The child born at Bethlehem wants | :26:38. | :26:39. | |
to transform our lives not only as individuals but as families | :26:40. | :26:43. | |
and as communities. As people are drawn to Jesus | :26:44. | :26:47. | |
they are drawn to one another. Friendships in Christ, | :26:48. | :26:52. | |
deeper relationships and an obligation to reach out | :26:53. | :26:57. | |
and serve others are formed which are not incidental | :26:58. | :27:02. | |
to being a Christian - they lie at the heart | :27:03. | :27:06. | |
of Christian discipleship. So tonight we gather as the Church, | :27:07. | :27:13. | |
united in an enduring fellowship by bonds of faith and affection that | :27:14. | :27:19. | |
lead us from Christmas to Easter and Pentecost in a recurring cycle | :27:20. | :27:24. | |
of faith that has brought us back to the crib tonight and that will | :27:25. | :27:28. | |
send us out in service of the world. For the last 15 years | :27:29. | :27:34. | |
here in Birmingham a crib provided by the Lowenthal family has stood | :27:35. | :27:40. | |
at the heart of the German Market. This year it symbolized our sense | :27:41. | :27:45. | |
of solidarity with the families and communities grieving over | :27:46. | :27:48. | |
the loss of life and injury caused by the attack a few days ago | :27:49. | :27:55. | |
at the Christmas Market in Berlin. We pray for their | :27:56. | :28:01. | |
intentions tonight. The same crib, which we have just | :28:02. | :28:07. | |
blessed here in the cathedral, is not simply a tableau of that | :28:08. | :28:11. | |
night in Bethlehem. It helps us understand | :28:12. | :28:15. | |
the future direction His birth at Bethlehem comes | :28:16. | :28:17. | |
at the end of a long and uncomfortable journey for Mary | :28:18. | :28:29. | |
and Joseph, travelling for days on foot and by mule from Nazareth | :28:30. | :28:34. | |
to comply with the demands No sooner is he born than, | :28:35. | :28:37. | |
like so many of the Syrian refugees we have seen on TV, | :28:38. | :28:45. | |
his family have to up sticks They are forced to make an equally | :28:46. | :28:48. | |
uncertain journey into Egypt. Jesus knew from the outset what it | :28:49. | :28:57. | |
meant to be anxiously on the road - the insecurity of not knowing | :28:58. | :29:03. | |
where to find safety, food or rest. His ministry in Galilee | :29:04. | :29:09. | |
was travelling from town to town as a wandering preacher, | :29:10. | :29:17. | |
curing sickness, casting out devils As his followers, we must also be | :29:18. | :29:19. | |
on the move ourselves - and we cannot turn away the refugee | :29:20. | :29:28. | |
or asylum seeker because we can see Jesus' face reflected | :29:29. | :29:32. | |
in their trouble and distress. The first witnesses | :29:33. | :29:43. | |
to the birth of the Saviour were the shepherds who lived | :29:44. | :29:46. | |
in the fields and took it in turns to watch | :29:47. | :29:48. | |
their flocks during the night. These were not settled people | :29:49. | :29:53. | |
or regarded as respectable folk - they didn't occupy an important | :29:54. | :29:56. | |
or central position but they were peripheral, | :29:57. | :29:58. | |
at the edge of society. From the beginning of Jesus' life | :29:59. | :30:03. | |
God's plan unfolded and was revealed not to the great and the powerful | :30:04. | :30:09. | |
but to those on the margins of society, and these | :30:10. | :30:14. | |
were the people he always sought Our Christmas faith | :30:15. | :30:17. | |
is simple, yet profound. God became man in a helpless | :30:18. | :30:26. | |
baby at Bethlehem, grew to maturity in Nazareth, | :30:27. | :30:29. | |
preached his mission in Galilee, died and rose | :30:30. | :30:34. | |
from the dead in Jerusalem. To some it is incredible - | :30:35. | :30:39. | |
make-believe for children or the gullible - but for nearly | :30:40. | :30:44. | |
a third of the world's population it is the belief that | :30:45. | :30:49. | |
sustains us day by day, that makes us reach out | :30:50. | :30:53. | |
with the love of God to our neighbours and those most | :30:54. | :30:56. | |
in need, that enables us to seek forgiveness and mercy and to be | :30:57. | :31:01. | |
forgiving and merciful ourselves. Later today, I have no doubt | :31:02. | :31:13. | |
that Her Majesty the Queen will refer to her personal faith | :31:14. | :31:16. | |
in Jesus Christ during her annual Christmas broadcast | :31:17. | :31:19. | |
and to the instinct for good that faith makes fruitful in our lives | :31:20. | :31:22. | |
and our communities. Those references will be welcome | :31:23. | :31:27. | |
not only to the Queen's I know from the friendships that | :31:28. | :31:30. | |
I enjoy within the Birmingham Faith Leaders Group that the personal | :31:31. | :31:36. | |
witness of Christian faith in those who serve us in public life | :31:37. | :31:41. | |
is welcomed by men and women A few weeks ago I was in Bethlehem | :31:42. | :31:45. | |
on an ecumenical pilgrimage with Anglicans and Catholics | :31:46. | :31:54. | |
from the Black Country We prayed at the Church | :31:55. | :31:56. | |
of the Nativity and visited the Holy Places but we also met | :31:57. | :32:04. | |
with the living stones of Bethlehem, members of the Christian communities | :32:05. | :32:09. | |
who continue to witness, despite increasing challenges | :32:10. | :32:12. | |
and hardships, to their abiding and ancient faith in Jesus Christ | :32:13. | :32:17. | |
in the town of his birth. We witnessed their deep desire | :32:18. | :32:24. | |
as people of faith for peace - peace with their Jewish and Muslim | :32:25. | :32:29. | |
neighbours, peace for Jerusalem as the key to unlocking the gift | :32:30. | :32:34. | |
of peace for Israel and Palestine - peace for Syria and | :32:35. | :32:40. | |
throughout the Middle East. This quest for peace in a world | :32:41. | :32:44. | |
whose political realities are constantly changing, | :32:45. | :32:47. | |
and where the many-headed serpent of terrorism is constantly | :32:48. | :32:52. | |
insinuating itself in new ways, lies at the heart of every authentic | :32:53. | :32:57. | |
expression of religious life and it is the dominant message | :32:58. | :33:03. | |
of Christmas every year. May Christ the new-born Prince | :33:04. | :33:09. | |
of Peace answer every prayer for peace offered up in all parts | :33:10. | :33:13. | |
of the world on this holy night. and it is the dominant message | :33:14. | :33:46. | |
of Christmas every year. May Christ the new-born Prince | :33:47. | :33:46. | |
of Peace answer every prayer for peace offered up in all parts | :33:47. | :33:46. | |
of the world on this holy night. As we join with the angels | :33:47. | :35:35. | |
to celebrate with joy the birth of the Son of God, | :35:36. | :35:38. | |
let us offer our prayers to God who gives new birth | :35:39. | :35:41. | |
to His sons and daughters We pray that all Christians | :35:42. | :35:43. | |
never tire of the May it give us the courage to be | :35:44. | :35:52. | |
heralds of great joy bringing the light of hope | :35:53. | :35:57. | |
to our brothers and sisters. We pray for the nations | :35:58. | :36:03. | |
of the world, on this May all peoples be blessed | :36:04. | :36:18. | |
with peace, justice and reconciliation - | :36:19. | :36:22. | |
especially in the land of -- especially in Syria and Aleppo at | :36:23. | :36:30. | |
this time. We pray for those who exercise | :36:31. | :36:40. | |
power and authority. and give shelter to | :36:41. | :36:45. | |
all who are in need, especially the refugee | :36:46. | :36:49. | |
and those who are destitute. We pray for all those who live | :36:50. | :37:09. | |
alone. May be experienced the nearness of God and the warmth of | :37:10. | :37:16. | |
human kindness -- a the nearness of God. Lord, here is. | :37:17. | :37:23. | |
especially those who have lost their lives | :37:24. | :37:27. | |
We pray for those who have lost their life in Berlin. | :37:28. | :37:37. | |
May they experience the fullness of the salvation | :37:38. | :37:39. | |
We turn to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who carried God's love | :37:40. | :37:47. | |
asking her intercession as we pray together | :37:48. | :37:50. | |
In silence, let us offer our own prayers to the Father. | :37:51. | :38:21. | |
Grant us, Lord, as we honour with joyful devotion | :38:22. | :38:23. | |
the Nativity of your Son, that we may come to know with | :38:24. | :38:26. | |
fullness of faith the hidden depths of this mystery | :38:27. | :38:29. | |
# Hodie in terra canunt angeli, laetantur archangeli, | :38:30. | :42:59. | |
# Hodie exsultant justi, dicentes | :43:00. | :43:03. | |
Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours | :43:04. | :45:39. | |
may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father. | :45:40. | :45:55. | |
May the oblation of this day's feast be | :45:56. | :46:03. | |
pleasing to you, O Lord, we pray, that through this most holy exchange | :46:04. | :46:07. | |
we may be found in the likeness of Christ, | :46:08. | :46:14. | |
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. | :46:15. | :46:21. | |
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. | :46:22. | :46:51. | |
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, | :46:52. | :47:00. | |
always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, Holy Father, | :47:01. | :47:08. | |
For in the mystery of the Word made flesh | :47:09. | :47:20. | |
a new light of Your glory has shone upon the | :47:21. | :47:26. | |
eyes of our mind, so that, as we recognize in Him | :47:27. | :47:32. | |
God made visible, we may be caught up through Him | :47:33. | :47:35. | |
And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, | :47:36. | :47:44. | |
and with all the hosts and powers of heaven, | :47:45. | :47:52. | |
we sing the hymn of Your glory, as without end we acclaim. | :47:53. | :48:07. | |
# Pleni sunt cali et terra gloria tua. | :48:08. | :49:04. | |
# Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. | :49:05. | :49:40. | |
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all You have created | :49:41. | :50:02. | |
rightly gives You praise, for through Your Son | :50:03. | :50:04. | |
our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working | :50:05. | :50:07. | |
of the Holy Spirit, You give life to all things and make them holy, | :50:08. | :50:14. | |
and You never cease to gather a people to Yourself, | :50:15. | :50:18. | |
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice | :50:19. | :50:22. | |
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore You, by the same Spirit graciously | :50:23. | :50:31. | |
make holy these gifts we have brought to You for consecration, | :50:32. | :50:38. | |
that they may become the Body and Blood of Your Son, our | :50:39. | :50:43. | |
Lord Jesus Christ, at Whose command we celebrate these mysteries. | :50:44. | :50:50. | |
For the night He was betrayed He himself took bread, | :50:51. | :50:55. | |
and giving You thanks, He said the blessing, | :50:56. | :50:58. | |
and broke the bread and gave it to His disciples saying... | :50:59. | :51:04. | |
Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is My body, | :51:05. | :51:08. | |
In a similar way, when supper was ended, | :51:09. | :51:38. | |
He took the chalice, and giving You thanks, | :51:39. | :51:40. | |
He said the blessing, and gave the chalice | :51:41. | :51:42. | |
Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this | :51:43. | :51:49. | |
is the chalice of My blood, the blood of the new and eternal | :51:50. | :51:53. | |
covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many | :51:54. | :51:55. | |
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the | :51:56. | :52:49. | |
memorial of the saving Passion of Your Son, | :52:50. | :52:53. | |
His wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, | :52:54. | :52:57. | |
and as we look forward to His second coming, | :52:58. | :52:59. | |
we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. | :53:00. | :53:05. | |
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of Your Church and, recognizing | :53:06. | :53:10. | |
the sacrificial Victim by whose death You willed to reconcile us | :53:11. | :53:13. | |
to Yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body | :53:14. | :53:19. | |
and Blood of Your Son and filled with His Holy Spirit, | :53:20. | :53:21. | |
may become one body, one spirit in Christ. | :53:22. | :53:27. | |
May He make of us an eternal offering to You, so that we may | :53:28. | :53:32. | |
obtain an inheritance with Your elect, especially | :53:33. | :53:36. | |
with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with Blessed Joseph | :53:37. | :53:42. | |
her spouse, with Your blessed Apostles and glorious | :53:43. | :53:45. | |
Martyrs, with Saint Chad and with all the Saints, | :53:46. | :53:49. | |
on whose constant intercession in Your presence we rely | :53:50. | :53:52. | |
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, | :53:53. | :53:59. | |
advance the peace and salvation of all the world. | :54:00. | :54:06. | |
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity Your pilgrim Church | :54:07. | :54:13. | |
on earth, with Your servant Francis our Pope and Bernard | :54:14. | :54:16. | |
our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire | :54:17. | :54:21. | |
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom You have | :54:22. | :54:32. | |
summoned before You, in Your compassion, O merciful Father, | :54:33. | :54:37. | |
gather to yourself all Your children scattered throughout the world. | :54:38. | :54:41. | |
To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing | :54:42. | :54:45. | |
to You at their passing from this life, give kind admittance | :54:46. | :54:49. | |
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of Your glory | :54:50. | :55:00. | |
through Christ our Lord, through whom You bestow | :55:01. | :55:02. | |
Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, | :55:03. | :55:13. | |
O God, Almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, | :55:14. | :55:19. | |
all glory and honour is Yours, for ever and ever. | :55:20. | :55:27. | |
At the Saviour's command and formed by divine teaching, | :55:28. | :55:40. | |
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. | :55:41. | :55:57. | |
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, | :55:58. | :55:59. | |
as we forgive those who trespass against us. | :56:00. | :56:03. | |
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | :56:04. | :56:12. | |
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously | :56:13. | :56:18. | |
grant peace in our days, that, by the help of Your mercy, | :56:19. | :56:21. | |
we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, | :56:22. | :56:24. | |
as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, | :56:25. | :56:27. | |
ALL: For the kingdom, the power and the glory | :56:28. | :56:32. | |
Lord Jesus Christ, who said to Your apostles | :56:33. | :56:39. | |
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, | :56:40. | :56:45. | |
look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, | :56:46. | :56:48. | |
and graciously grant her peace and unity | :56:49. | :56:50. | |
Who live and reign for ever and ever. | :56:51. | :56:55. | |
The peace of the Lord be with you always. | :56:56. | :56:57. | |
DEACON: Let us offer each other the sign of peace. | :56:58. | :57:19. | |
Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away | :57:20. | :01:53. | |
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. | :01:54. | :03:01. | |
# ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, | :03:02. | :03:39. | |
Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God, that we, who are gladdened | :03:40. | :13:42. | |
by participation in the feast of our Redeemer's Nativity, | :13:43. | :13:46. | |
may through an honourable way of life become worthy | :13:47. | :13:52. | |
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. | :13:53. | :14:00. | |
As we come to the close of our celebration as we come to the close | :14:01. | :14:15. | |
of our celebration together, I want to thank all those who have been | :14:16. | :14:20. | |
involved in the arrangements for tonight's mass. I particularly wish | :14:21. | :14:23. | |
to thank all those who have joined us in this celebration from their | :14:24. | :14:28. | |
homes and I wish you and your families are very happy and blessed | :14:29. | :14:30. | |
Christmas. May Almighty God bless you, the | :14:31. | :14:34. | |
father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Go in peace, glorified by your life. | :14:35. | :15:01. | |
Thanks be to God. # Hail the heav'n-born | :15:02. | :17:22. | |
Prince of Peace! # Hark! | :17:23. | :17:24. | |
The herald angels sing | :17:25. | :18:14. |