:00:28. > :00:36.Cathedral, at the heart including our Adult,
:00:36. > :00:39.You join us on one of the most important nights
:00:39. > :00:44.in the Christian calendar - the great feast of Christmas,
:00:44. > :00:49.when God sent his Son, Jesus, to live among us as one of us.
:00:49. > :00:52.We rejoice once more that God has reached down
:00:52. > :00:59.and taken what is ours - our frailty, sinfulness, anxieties
:00:59. > :01:09.and given us what is his - hope, forgiveness and love.
:01:09. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :02:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:02:30. > :02:40.# O come all ye faithful
:02:40. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :06:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:06:16. > :06:20.In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
:06:20. > :06:22.ALL: Amen.
:06:22. > :06:25.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God
:06:25. > :06:29.and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
:06:29. > :06:32.And with your spirit.
:06:32. > :06:35.As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ,
:06:35. > :06:39.we pause to bless this Christmas manger scene.
:06:39. > :06:42.When we look upon these figures,
:06:42. > :06:45.the Christmas Gospel comes alive,
:06:45. > :06:55.and we rejoice in the mystery of the Son of God made man.
:06:55. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:27.Let us pray.
:07:27. > :07:30.God of every nation and people,
:07:30. > :07:32.from the very beginning of creation,
:07:32. > :07:36.you have made manifest your love.
:07:36. > :07:38.When our need for a Saviour was great,
:07:38. > :07:42.you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary.
:07:43. > :07:49.To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love.
:07:49. > :07:56.Lord, bless this manger. May it remind us of the humble birth
:07:56. > :08:00.of Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him,
:08:00. > :08:03.who is God-with-us and Saviour of all,
:08:03. > :08:06.and who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
:08:06. > :08:16.Amen.
:08:16. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:41.# Unto is is born a Son
:08:41. > :08:42.# King of quires supernal
:08:42. > :08:45.# See on earth his life begun
:08:45. > :08:55.# Of lords the Lord eternal
:08:55. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:01.# Christ, from heav'n descending low
:09:01. > :09:04.# Comes on earth a stranger
:09:04. > :09:08.# Ox and ass their owner know
:09:08. > :09:18.# Becradled in the manger
:09:18. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:22.# This did Herod sore affray
:09:22. > :09:25.# And grievously bewilder
:09:25. > :09:29.# So he gave the word to slay
:09:29. > :09:32.# So he gave the word to slay
:09:32. > :09:36.# And slew the little childer
:09:36. > :09:44.# And slew the little childer
:09:44. > :09:46.# Of his love and mercy mild
:09:46. > :09:50.# This the Christmas story
:09:51. > :09:53.# And O that Mary's gentle child
:09:53. > :10:01.# Might lead us up to glory
:10:01. > :10:04.# O and A, and A and O
:10:04. > :10:14.# O and A, and A and
:10:14. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:19.# O and A, and A and
:10:19. > :10:21.# Cum cantibus in choro
:10:21. > :10:24.# Let the merry organ go
:10:24. > :10:27.# Benedicamus Domino
:10:27. > :10:37.# Benedicamus Domino. #
:10:37. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:15.MUSIC: "Gloria"Arrangement by Louis Vierne
:11:15. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:33.# Gloria in excelsis Deo
:11:33. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:39.# Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
:11:39. > :11:49.# Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
:11:49. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:05.# Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
:12:05. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:10.# Laudamus te
:12:10. > :12:14.# Benedicimus te
:12:14. > :12:22.# Adoramus te
:12:22. > :12:32.# Glorificamus te
:12:32. > :12:33.
:12:34. > :12:43.# Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam
:12:44. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:21.# Domine Deus, Rex caelestis
:13:21. > :13:22.
:13:22. > :13:32.# Deus Pater omnipotens
:13:32. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:48.# Domine Fili unigenite
:13:48. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:05.# Jesu Christe
:14:05. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:16.# Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
:14:16. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:28.# Agnus Dei, Filius Patris
:14:28. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:47.# Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis
:14:47. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:06.# Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis
:15:06. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:22.# Qui tollis peccata mudi
:15:22. > :15:32.# Suscipe deprecationem nostram
:15:32. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:56.# Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
:15:56. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:08.# Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
:16:08. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.# Miserere nobis
:16:22. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:33.# Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
:16:33. > :16:36.# Tu solus Dominus
:16:36. > :16:42.# Tu solus Altissimus
:16:42. > :16:48.# Jesu Christe
:16:48. > :16:51.# Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
:16:51. > :16:54.# Tu solus Dominus
:16:54. > :17:00.# Tu solus Altissimus
:17:00. > :17:07.# Jesus Christe
:17:07. > :17:12.# Cum sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris
:17:13. > :17:18.# Cum sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris
:17:18. > :17:27.# Cum sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris
:17:27. > :17:35.# Cum sancto Spiritus in gloria Dei Patris
:17:36. > :17:39.# Amen
:17:39. > :17:41.# Amen
:17:41. > :17:51.# Amen
:17:51. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:20.O God, who have made with the splendour of
:18:20. > :18:24.who have known the mysteries may also delight in his gladness
:18:24. > :18:28.Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
:18:28. > :18:38.one God, for ever and ever. ALL: Amen.
:18:38. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:04.READING: ISAIAH 9: 1-7
:19:04. > :19:06.A reading from Isaiah.
:19:06. > :19:08.The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light;
:19:08. > :19:12.on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone.
:19:12. > :19:16.You have made their gladness greater,
:19:16. > :19:19.you have made their joy increase;
:19:19. > :19:25.they rejoice in your presence as men rejoice at harvest time,
:19:25. > :19:30.as men are happy when they are dividing the spoils.
:19:30. > :19:33.For the yoke that was weighing on him,
:19:33. > :19:39.the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor,
:19:40. > :19:45.these you break as on the day of Midian.
:19:45. > :19:50.For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood,
:19:50. > :19:55.is burnt, and consumed by fire.
:19:55. > :20:00.For there is a child born for us, a son given to us
:20:00. > :20:05.and dominion is laid on His shoulders;
:20:05. > :20:13.and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God,
:20:13. > :20:18.Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.
:20:18. > :20:24.Wide is his dominion in a peace that has no end,
:20:24. > :20:28.for the throne of David and for his royal power,
:20:28. > :20:31.which he establishes and makes secure
:20:31. > :20:35.in justice and integrity.
:20:35. > :20:38.From this time onwards and for ever,
:20:38. > :20:44.the jealous love of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
:20:44. > :20:45.The word of the Lord.
:20:45. > :20:49.ALL: Thanks be to God.
:20:49. > :20:59.ORGAN PLAYS
:20:59. > :21:03.GIRLS CHOIR: # Today a saviour has been born to us
:21:03. > :21:08.# He is Christ the Lord
:21:08. > :21:12.ALL: # Today a saviour has been born to us
:21:12. > :21:17.# He is Christ the Lord
:21:17. > :21:20.MEN'S CHOIR: # O sing a new song to the Lord
:21:20. > :21:24.# Sing to the Lord all the earth
:21:24. > :21:28.# O sing to the Lord, bless his name
:21:28. > :21:33.# Today a saviour has been born to us
:21:33. > :21:37.# He is Christ the Lord
:21:37. > :21:41.CHOIR: # Proclaim his help day by day
:21:41. > :21:44.# Tell among the nations his glory
:21:44. > :21:49.# And his wonders among all the peoples
:21:49. > :21:54.ALL: # Today a saviour has been born to us
:21:54. > :21:58.# He is Christ the Lord
:21:58. > :22:03.# Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad
:22:03. > :22:08.# Let the sea and all within it thunder praise
:22:08. > :22:12.# Let the land and all it bears rejoice
:22:12. > :22:16.# All the trees of the wood shout for joy
:22:16. > :22:19.# At the presence of the Lord for he comes
:22:19. > :22:25.# He comes to rule the earth
:22:25. > :22:29.# Today a saviour has been born to us
:22:29. > :22:33.# He is Christ the Lord
:22:33. > :22:37.# With justice He will rule the world
:22:37. > :22:43.# He will judge the peoples with his truth
:22:43. > :22:47.# Today a saviour has been born to us
:22:47. > :22:54.# He is Christ the Lord. #
:22:54. > :23:04.# He is Christ the Lord. #
:23:04. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:18.A reading from the letter of St Paul to Titus.
:23:18. > :23:21.God's grace has been revealed,
:23:21. > :23:25.and it has made salvation possible for the whole human race
:23:25. > :23:29.and taught us that what we have to do
:23:29. > :23:33.is to give up everything that does not lead to God,
:23:33. > :23:41.and all our worldly ambitions; we must be self-restrained
:23:41. > :23:47.and live good and religious lives here in this present world,
:23:47. > :23:52.while we are waiting in hope for the blessing which will come
:23:52. > :23:54.with the Appearing of the glory
:23:54. > :24:00.of our great God and saviour Christ Jesus.
:24:00. > :24:03.He sacrificed himself for us
:24:03. > :24:08.in order to set us free from all wickedness
:24:08. > :24:14.and to purify a people so that it could be his very own
:24:14. > :24:23.and would have no ambition except to do good.
:24:23. > :24:25.The word of the Lord.
:24:25. > :24:35.ALL: Thanks be to God.
:24:35. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:17.# Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
:25:17. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:36.# Alleluia, alleluia!
:25:36. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:43.# I bring you news of great joy
:25:43. > :25:47.# Today a saviour has been born to us
:25:47. > :25:51.# Christ the Lord
:25:51. > :26:01.# Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! #
:26:01. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:16.The Lord be with you.
:26:16. > :26:21.And with your spirit.
:26:21. > :26:24.A reading from the hold Gospel according to Luke.
:26:24. > :26:34.Glory to you, O Lord.
:26:34. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:42.Caesar Augustus issued a decree
:26:42. > :26:46.for a census of the whole world to be taken.
:26:46. > :26:48.This census - the first - took place
:26:48. > :26:52.while Quirinius was governor of Syria,
:26:52. > :26:55.and everyone went to his own town to be registered.
:26:55. > :26:59.So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee
:26:59. > :27:04.and travelled up to Judaea, to the town of David called Bethlehem,
:27:04. > :27:08.since he was of David's House and line,
:27:08. > :27:11.in order to be registered together with Mary,
:27:11. > :27:15.his betrothed, who was with child.
:27:15. > :27:19.While they were there, the time came for her have her child,
:27:19. > :27:23.and she birth to a son, her first born.
:27:23. > :27:28.She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,
:27:28. > :27:33.because there was no room for them at the inn.
:27:33. > :27:35.In the countryside close by,
:27:35. > :27:37.there were shepherds who lived in the fields
:27:37. > :27:43.and took it in turns to watch their flocks during the night.
:27:43. > :27:46.The angel of the Lord appeared to them,
:27:46. > :27:50.and the glory of the Lord shone round them.
:27:50. > :27:55.They were terrified, but the angel said, "Do not be afraid.
:27:56. > :28:00."Listen, I bring you news of great joy,
:28:00. > :28:04."a joy to be shared by the whole people.
:28:04. > :28:06."Today in the town of David,
:28:06. > :28:12."a saviour has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord.
:28:12. > :28:14."And here is a sign for you -
:28:14. > :28:21."you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
:28:21. > :28:23.And suddenly with the angel,
:28:23. > :28:27.there was a great throng of the heavenly host,
:28:27. > :28:33.praising God and singing, "Glory to God in the highest heaven,
:28:33. > :28:41."and peace to men who enjoy his favour."
:28:41. > :28:44.The Gospel of the Lord.
:28:44. > :28:49.Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
:28:49. > :28:59.ORGAN FANFARE
:28:59. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:30.Most Christian Churches around the world
:29:30. > :29:31.will put up a crib for the Christmas season.
:29:32. > :29:36.We're all familiar with theatbeautiful tableau of Joseph and Mary,
:29:36. > :29:40.shepherds and wise men, ox and ass gathered to adore
:29:41. > :29:45.the newly born infant in the manger.
:29:45. > :29:46.The scene is usually topped
:29:46. > :29:52.with a star, and beautiful, crisp, golden straw
:29:52. > :29:55.completes the stable setting.
:29:55. > :30:02.It's the very image of tranquillity, serenity and peace.
:30:02. > :30:06.When I was parish priest in nearby Mirfield,
:30:06. > :30:11.the straw was provided by a family who kept a pony.
:30:11. > :30:15.One year, when I arrived after dark to collect the straw,
:30:15. > :30:19.one of the teenage children was despatched to the stable
:30:20. > :30:24.with a couple of bin bags and a shovel.
:30:24. > :30:31.It wasn't until the straw was tipped out in church that I discovered
:30:31. > :30:35.it must have been collected from under the pony itself
:30:35. > :30:39.rather than from fresh stock.
:30:39. > :30:46.It was dirty, soiled and stank, littered with pony droppings
:30:46. > :30:48.and, of course, it had to be replaced.
:30:48. > :30:53.However, I suspect it more authentically depicted
:30:53. > :30:58.the stable in Bethlehem than any of the pious figurines.
:30:58. > :31:04.We have sanitised the Christmas and romanticised it.
:31:04. > :31:09.But there is nothing romantic and serene about it whatsoever.
:31:09. > :31:15.The truth is that the Christmas story is set amidst poverty,
:31:15. > :31:21.upheaval, political oppression and brutality.
:31:21. > :31:27.The Roman economy was in a mess, and the Romans wanted more taxes.
:31:27. > :31:31.And so, just as we heard in tonight's Gospel, everybody -
:31:31. > :31:35.young and old and even the pregnant -
:31:35. > :31:40.had to be rounded up to pay their dues.
:31:40. > :31:42.Bethlehem was overcrowded
:31:42. > :31:49.and the only place Mary and Joseph could find for a child to be born
:31:49. > :31:53.was in the squalor of a stable.
:31:53. > :31:58.Then, all at once, the baby's life was put in danger.
:31:58. > :32:01.The wise men from the East had innocently told King Herod
:32:01. > :32:05.that a great new King of the Jews had been born.
:32:05. > :32:10.Herod was determined to eradicate this infant rival
:32:10. > :32:17.and gave orders to massacre any male children under two years old.
:32:17. > :32:25.The holy family had to flee to Egypt to seek asylum.
:32:25. > :32:32.Nothing romantic, tranquil, serene or peaceful about it.
:32:32. > :32:37.But it is in this story of political oppression
:32:37. > :32:44.and hardship that the Word of God became flesh and dwelt amongst us.
:32:44. > :32:47.God comes to his chosen people
:32:47. > :32:57.in the very midst of their suffering, oppression and pain.
:32:57. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:17.As
:33:17. > :33:17.As Isaiah
:33:17. > :33:23.As Isaiah said
:33:23. > :33:33.As Isaiah said in our first reading, people that walked in darkness have
:33:33. > :33:36.
:33:36. > :33:38.For most of us, take on greater significance
:33:38. > :33:40.We are more acutely aware of the circumstances of our lives.
:33:40. > :33:42.First of all,
:33:42. > :33:46.the circumstances of our family arrangements come into sharp focus.
:33:46. > :33:52.Some will cherish the hours or daysof family togetherness at Christmas,
:33:52. > :34:02.while others may may find that experience
:34:02. > :34:03.tiresome and tedious in the extreme.
:34:03. > :34:06.And, of course, there will also be many people
:34:06. > :34:10.who feel particularly alone and unloved at Christmas.
:34:10. > :34:15.In many homes, families struggling in the present economic environment
:34:15. > :34:17.may be worried silly
:34:17. > :34:25.where the money to pay for Christmas is to be found.
:34:25. > :34:30.Elsewhere, some may be grieving the recent loss of a loved one,
:34:30. > :34:35.perhaps killed tragically, ormurdered, or died by their own hand.
:34:35. > :34:40.Families in Newtown, Connecticut, and victims of similar atrocities,
:34:40. > :34:46.will feel acute pain and loss at this time.
:34:46. > :34:49.There will be those in temporary accommodation
:34:49. > :34:52.as a result of flood damage,
:34:52. > :35:01.those who are homeless, or strangersseeking acceptance in a foreign land.
:35:01. > :35:07.Whatever the circumstances of our lives as we keep this Christmas,
:35:07. > :35:12.the first lesson we should draw from the story of the Nativity
:35:12. > :35:17.is that a saviour has been born for us,
:35:17. > :35:21.God truly is with us.
:35:22. > :35:24.Jesus was made flesh
:35:24. > :35:28.and dwelt amidst the oppression and brutality of his own day,
:35:29. > :35:35.and in the poverty and vulnerabilityin which so many of the people lived.
:35:35. > :35:40.And Jesus' followers must make him present for the poor,
:35:40. > :35:46.the marginalised, and the oppressed of our own modern world.
:35:46. > :35:52.The second lesson we should draw from the story of the Nativity
:35:52. > :35:55.is that Christians should be the light
:35:55. > :35:59.in the darkness of peoples' lives,
:35:59. > :36:04.the companions of the lonely and isolated,
:36:04. > :36:10.the promoters of peace and reconciliation.
:36:10. > :36:12.They must be there for the needy,
:36:12. > :36:19.generous with their time, talents and resources.
:36:19. > :36:24.Christians must be ready to support the dignity of life at every stage,
:36:24. > :36:30.to value the uniqueness of every individual,
:36:30. > :36:36.to challenge the self-centredness, greed and materialism
:36:36. > :36:41.which often divide our world.
:36:41. > :36:45."Today a Saviour has been born to us"
:36:45. > :36:51.proclaims the angel of the Gospel to our modern times.
:36:51. > :36:57.Christians must convince an often sceptical and unbelieving world
:36:57. > :37:01.that this is so by the example of their lives
:37:01. > :37:05.and the quality of their love.
:37:05. > :37:10.We have indeed sanitised and romanticised our cribs,
:37:10. > :37:16.but we must ensure that we do not sanitise or romanticise
:37:16. > :37:19.what it means to be a Christian
:37:19. > :37:29.or how we are to live the Christian life.
:37:29. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:46.ORGAN PLAYS
:37:46. > :37:46.
:37:46. > :41:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:41:56. > :41:58.Brothers and Sisters, this is the night
:41:58. > :42:03.when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared.
:42:03. > :42:08.Let us lift up our prayers to the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
:42:08. > :42:13.for the Church and the whole world.
:42:13. > :42:16.For the Holy Church of God, may she be attentive
:42:16. > :42:21.to the needs of all, sharing their grief and pain,
:42:21. > :42:26.their joy and hope, and so faithfully bring all people
:42:26. > :42:31.the Good News that the Saviour has been given to us.
:42:31. > :42:36.Let us pray to the Lord.
:42:36. > :42:46.# Lord hear our prayer. #
:42:46. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:49.For peace in the world,
:42:49. > :42:52.may the celebration of the birth of the King of Peace
:42:53. > :43:00.give courage to those in government and positions of leadership
:43:00. > :43:08.to work tirelessly for just peace between all peoples of the world.
:43:08. > :43:12.# Let us pray to the Lord.
:43:12. > :43:22.# Lord hear our prayer. #
:43:22. > :43:23.
:43:23. > :43:26.For the needs of human life,
:43:26. > :43:31.may believers, and all people of good will, be inspired and strengthened
:43:31. > :43:37.by the celebration of Jesus' birth to respect the dignity of all human life
:43:37. > :43:41.from the moment of conception to natural death.
:43:41. > :43:45.# Let us pray to the Lord.
:43:45. > :43:54.# Lord hear our prayer. #
:43:54. > :43:56.For those who are sick and suffering, by placing
:43:57. > :43:59.their trust in the Lord,
:43:59. > :44:04.may they find in the Saviour strength and hope,
:44:04. > :44:11.and for those who have died recently and whose anniversaries occur at this time,
:44:11. > :44:16.may they be forgiven their sins and come to rejoice together
:44:16. > :44:20.in the fullness of joy in the company of the redeemed.
:44:20. > :44:30.Let us ask Our Lady, the Mother of the Saviour of the World,
:44:30. > :44:31.
:44:31. > :44:32.# Let us pray to the Lord.
:44:32. > :44:36.# Lord hear our prayer. #
:44:36. > :44:38.Let us ask Our Lady, the Mother of the Saviour of the World,
:44:38. > :44:40.to pray with us now as we say...
:44:40. > :44:50.Hail Mary, full of grace,
:44:50. > :45:00.
:45:00. > :45:06.Receive, we ask, O Lord, the prayers of your Church,
:45:06. > :45:09.who today contemplates and adores Christ your Son,
:45:09. > :45:11.born of the Virgin Mary and made man for our salvation.
:45:11. > :45:14.Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
:45:14. > :45:24.Amen.
:45:24. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:30.# On Christmas night All Christians sing
:45:30. > :45:32.# To hear the news the angels bring
:45:32. > :45:33.# On Christmas night All Christians sing
:45:33. > :45:36.# To hear the news the angels bring
:45:36. > :45:41.# News of great joy News of great mirth
:45:41. > :45:50.# News of our merciful King's birth
:45:50. > :45:53.# Then why should men on earth be so sad
:45:53. > :45:56.# Since our Redeemer made us glad
:45:56. > :46:00.# Then why should men on earth be so sad
:46:00. > :46:02.# Since our Redeemer made us glad
:46:02. > :46:07.# When from our sin he set us free
:46:07. > :46:16.# All for to gain our liberty?
:46:16. > :46:19.# When sin departs before His grace
:46:19. > :46:22.# Then life and health come in its place
:46:22. > :46:25.# When sin departs before His grace
:46:25. > :46:28.# Then life and health come in its place
:46:28. > :46:33.# Angels and men with joy may sing
:46:33. > :46:43.# All for to see the new-born King
:46:43. > :46:45.# All out of darkness we have light
:46:45. > :46:48.# Which made the angels sing this night
:46:48. > :46:51.# All out of darkness we have light
:46:51. > :46:54.# Which made the angels sing this night
:46:54. > :46:58.# "Glory to God and peace to men
:46:58. > :47:04.# "Now and for evermore
:47:04. > :47:06.# "Evermore
:47:06. > :47:16.# Amen!" #
:47:16. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :47:44.# It came upon the midnight clear
:47:44. > :47:49.# That glorious song of old
:47:49. > :47:55.# From angels bending near the earth
:47:55. > :48:00.# To touch their harps of gold
:48:00. > :48:02.# "Peace on the earth
:48:02. > :48:05.# Good will to men
:48:05. > :48:10.# "From heaven's all-gracious King!"
:48:10. > :48:16.# The world in solemn stillness lay
:48:16. > :48:23.# To hear the angels sing
:48:23. > :48:28.# Still through the cloven skies they come
:48:28. > :48:34.# With peaceful wings unfurled
:48:34. > :48:39.# And still their heavenly music floats
:48:39. > :48:45.# O'er all the weary world
:48:45. > :48:50.# Above its sad and lowly plains
:48:50. > :48:55.# They bend on hovering wing
:48:56. > :49:01.# And ever o'er its Babel sounds
:49:01. > :49:08.# The blessed angels sing
:49:08. > :49:10.# For lo!
:49:10. > :49:14.# The days are hastening on
:49:14. > :49:19.# By prophet bards foretold
:49:19. > :49:25.# When, with the ever-circling years
:49:25. > :49:30.# Comes round the age of gold
:49:30. > :49:35.# When peace shall over all the Earth
:49:35. > :49:42.# Its ancient splendours fling
:49:42. > :49:47.# And all the world give back the song
:49:47. > :49:57.# Which now the angels sing. #
:49:57. > :50:02.
:50:02. > :50:04.Pray, brothers and sisters,
:50:04. > :50:05.that my sacrifice and yours
:50:05. > :50:15.may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
:50:15. > :50:20.
:50:21. > :50:24.May the oblation of this day's feast be pleasing to you, O Lord,
:50:24. > :50:28.we pray, that through this most holy exchange,
:50:28. > :50:31.we may be found in the likeness of Christ,
:50:31. > :50:35.in whom our nature is united to you.
:50:35. > :50:38.Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
:50:38. > :50:45.Amen.
:50:45. > :50:52.# The Lord be with you
:50:52. > :50:54.# And your spirit
:50:54. > :51:00.# Lift up your hearts
:51:00. > :51:10.# Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
:51:10. > :51:10.
:51:10. > :51:13.It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
:51:13. > :51:17.always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord,
:51:17. > :51:23.holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
:51:24. > :51:29.For in the mystery of the Word made flesh,
:51:29. > :51:35.a new light of your glory has shone upon the eyes of our mind,
:51:35. > :51:42.so that, as we recognise in him God made visible,
:51:42. > :51:49.we may be caught up through him in love of things invisible.
:51:50. > :51:54.And so, with Angels and Archangels,
:51:54. > :51:57.with Thrones and Dominions,
:51:57. > :52:03.and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
:52:03. > :52:13.we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim...
:52:13. > :52:21.
:52:21. > :52:24.THEY SING IN THE ROUND
:52:24. > :52:30.MEN: # Sanctus
:52:30. > :52:40.MEN: # Sanctus
:52:40. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:47.WOMEN # Sanctus
:52:47. > :52:51.WOMEN: # Sanctus
:52:51. > :52:56.ALL: # Sanctus
:52:56. > :53:06.# Dominus Deus Sabaoth
:53:06. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :53:19.# Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua
:53:19. > :53:20.
:53:20. > :53:30.# Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua
:53:30. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:44.# Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua
:53:44. > :53:49.
:53:49. > :53:57.# Hosanna, Hosanna
:53:57. > :54:05.# Hosanna, Hosanna
:54:05. > :54:12.# Hosanna
:54:12. > :54:22.# In excelsis. #
:54:22. > :54:33.
:54:33. > :54:35.To you, therefore, most merciful Father,
:54:35. > :54:38.we make humble prayer and petition
:54:38. > :54:41.through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:
:54:41. > :54:45.that you accept and bless these gifts, these offerings,
:54:45. > :54:49.these holy and unblemished sacrifices,
:54:49. > :54:53.which we offer you firstly for your holy Catholic Church.
:54:53. > :54:57.Be pleased to grant her peace, to guard, unite and govern her
:54:57. > :55:02.throughout the whole world, together with your servant Benedict our Pope,
:55:02. > :55:05.and all those who, holding to the truth,
:55:05. > :55:10.hand on the Catholic and Apostolic faith.
:55:10. > :55:13.Remember, Lord, your servants and all gathered here,
:55:13. > :55:17.whose faith and devotion are known to you.
:55:17. > :55:21.For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise,
:55:21. > :55:23.or they offer it for themselves
:55:23. > :55:26.and all who are dear to them:
:55:26. > :55:31.for the redemption of their souls, in hope of health and well being,
:55:31. > :55:40.and paying their homage to you, the eternal God, living and true.
:55:40. > :55:44.Celebrating the most sacred night on which blessed Mary,
:55:44. > :55:50.the immaculate Virgin, brought forth the Saviour for this world,
:55:50. > :55:54.and in communion with those whose memory we venerate,
:55:54. > :56:00.especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God
:56:00. > :56:05.and Lord Jesus Christ, and blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
:56:05. > :56:10.your blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew,
:56:10. > :56:16.and all your Saints; we ask that through their merits and prayers,
:56:16. > :56:24.in all things we may be defended by your protecting help.
:56:24. > :56:34.Be pleased, O God, we pray, to bless, acknowledge,
:56:34. > :56:38.
:56:38. > :56:38.Command
:56:38. > :56:39.Command that
:56:39. > :56:46.Command that we
:56:46. > :56:53.Command that we be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among
:56:53. > :56:58.the flock of those you have chosen. Be pleased O God we pray to bless,
:56:58. > :57:02.acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect. Make it
:57:02. > :57:12.spiritual and acceptable, so that it may become for us the body and
:57:12. > :57:15.
:57:15. > :57:19.blood of your most beloved son, our he took bread in his holy and
:57:19. > :57:22.and with eyes raised to heaven giving you thanks,
:57:22. > :57:26."Take this, all of you, and eat of it
:57:26. > :57:31."for this is my body, which will be given up for you."
:57:31. > :57:41.BELL RINGS THREE TIMES
:57:41. > :57:47.
:57:47. > :57:50.In a similar way, when supper was ended,
:57:50. > :57:55.he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands,
:57:55. > :57:58.and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing
:57:58. > :58:01.and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
:58:01. > :58:05."Take this, all of you, and drink from it,
:58:05. > :58:08."for this is the chalice of my blood,
:58:08. > :58:12."the blood of the new and eternal covenant,
:58:12. > :58:14."which will be poured out for you
:58:14. > :58:18."and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
:58:18. > :58:25."Do this in memory of me."
:58:26. > :58:35.BELL RINGS
:58:36. > :58:37.
:58:37. > :58:42.The mystery of faith.
:58:42. > :58:52.Save us Saviour of the world,
:58:52. > :58:57.
:58:58. > :59:02.Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed Passion,
:59:02. > :59:06.the Resurrection from the dead, and the glorious Ascension into heaven
:59:06. > :59:08.of Christ, your Son, our Lord,
:59:08. > :59:10.we, your servants and your holy people,
:59:10. > :59:13.offer to your glorious majesty
:59:13. > :59:17.from the gifts that you have given us, this pure victim,
:59:17. > :59:21.this holy victim, this spotless victim,
:59:21. > :59:27.the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation.
:59:27. > :59:31.Be pleased to look upon these offerings with
:59:31. > :59:34.a serene and kindly countenance, and to accept them,
:59:34. > :59:36.as once you were pleased to accept
:59:36. > :59:40.the gifts of your servant Abel the just,
:59:40. > :59:45.the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,
:59:45. > :59:47.and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek,
:59:47. > :59:53.a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.
:59:53. > :59:54.In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:
:59:54. > :59:59.command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy Angel
:59:59. > :00:03.to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty,
:00:03. > :00:08.so that all of us, who through this participation at the altar
:00:08. > :00:11.receive the most holy Body and Blood of your Son,
:00:11. > :00:21.may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing.
:00:21. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:24.Remember
:00:24. > :00:24.Remember also,
:00:24. > :00:27.Remember also, Lord,
:00:27. > :00:34.Remember also, Lord, your servants who have gone before us with the
:00:34. > :00:38.sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace. Grant them, O Lord, we
:00:39. > :00:46.pray and all who sleep in Christ, a place of refreshment, light and
:00:46. > :00:54.To us, also, your servants, graciously grant some share
:00:54. > :01:00.Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, and all your Saints;
:01:00. > :01:05.admit us, we beseech you, into their company,
:01:05. > :01:10.not weighing our merits, but granting us your pardon,
:01:10. > :01:13.through Christ our Lord.
:01:13. > :01:17.Through whom you continue to make all these good things, O Lord;
:01:17. > :01:21.you sanctify them, fill them with life, bless them,
:01:21. > :01:27.and bestow them upon us.
:01:27. > :01:34.Through him, and with him and in him, O God Almighty Father,
:01:34. > :01:39.in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour
:01:39. > :01:48.is yours forever and ever.
:01:48. > :01:54.ALL: Amen.
:01:54. > :01:59.ALL: Amen.
:01:59. > :02:09.ALL: Amen.
:02:09. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:24.At the Saviour's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
:02:24. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:46.Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
:02:46. > :02:48.graciously grant peace in our days,
:02:48. > :02:51.that, by the help of your mercy,
:02:51. > :02:53.we may be always free from sin
:02:53. > :02:56.and safe from all distress,
:02:56. > :02:58.as we await the blessed hope
:02:58. > :03:04.and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
:03:04. > :03:10.# For the kingdom the power and the glory
:03:10. > :03:11.Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles:
:03:12. > :03:14.Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
:03:14. > :03:17.look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church,
:03:17. > :03:22.and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will.
:03:22. > :03:27.Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
:03:27. > :03:29.The peace of the Lord be with you always.
:03:29. > :03:31.And with your spirit.
:03:31. > :03:41.Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
:03:41. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:57.ORGAN PLAYS
:03:57. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:07.THEY SING IN THE ROUND
:04:07. > :04:09.# Agnus Dei
:04:09. > :04:10.# Qui tollis
:04:11. > :04:12.# Peccata mundi
:04:12. > :04:16.# Miserere nobis
:04:16. > :04:24.# Miserere nobis
:04:24. > :04:34.# Miserere nobis
:04:34. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:48.# Agnus Dei
:04:48. > :04:52.# Qui tollis
:04:52. > :05:01.# Peccata mundi
:05:01. > :05:09.# Miserere nobis
:05:09. > :05:17.# Miserere nobis
:05:17. > :05:27.# Miserere nobis
:05:27. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:47.# Agnus Dei
:05:47. > :05:50.# Qui tollis
:05:50. > :05:59.# Peccata mundi
:05:59. > :06:03.# Agnus Dei
:06:03. > :06:07.# Qui tollis
:06:07. > :06:17.# Peccata mundi
:06:17. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:25.# Dona nobis pacem
:06:25. > :06:34.# Dona nobis pacem
:06:34. > :06:40.# Dona nobis pacem
:06:40. > :06:42.# Dona
:06:42. > :06:45.# Nobis
:06:45. > :06:55.# Pacem. #
:06:55. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:20.# Dona
:07:20. > :07:24.# Nobis
:07:24. > :07:34.# Pacem. #
:07:34. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :09:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:09:28. > :09:38.THEY SING IN LATIN
:09:38. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :11:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:11:32. > :11:42.ORGAN PLAYS MELLOW VOLUNTARY
:11:42. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :12:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:12:23. > :12:24.# Softly a light is stealing
:12:24. > :12:30.# Sweetly a maiden sings
:12:30. > :12:36.# Ever wakeful, ever wistful
:12:36. > :12:46.# Watching faithfully thankfully, tenderly
:12:46. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:56.# Her King of kings
:12:56. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:22.# My soul doth magnify the Lord
:13:22. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:35.# And my spirit hath rejoiced
:13:35. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.# Rejoiced in God my Saviour
:13:46. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:11.# Mary her song to Jesus Softly, serenely sings
:14:11. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:20.# "I will love you I will serve you
:14:20. > :14:30.# "May my lullaby glorify magnify My King of kings"
:14:30. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:43.# Lullaby
:14:43. > :14:49.# Lullaby
:14:49. > :14:59.# Lullaby. #
:14:59. > :15:12.
:15:12. > :15:14.# Sing lullaby!
:15:14. > :15:22.# Lullaby baby Now reclining
:15:22. > :15:24.# Sing lullaby!
:15:24. > :15:31.# Hush, do not wake the infant King
:15:31. > :15:39.# Angels are watching Stars are shining
:15:39. > :15:47.# Over the place where He is lying
:15:47. > :15:55.# Sing lullaby!
:15:55. > :15:57.# Sing lullaby!
:15:57. > :16:04.# Lullaby baby, now a-sleeping
:16:04. > :16:08.# Sing lullaby!
:16:08. > :16:15.# Hush, do not wake the infant King
:16:15. > :16:22.# Soon will come sorrow with the morning
:16:22. > :16:31.# Soon will come bitter grief and weeping
:16:31. > :16:38.# Sing lullaby!
:16:39. > :16:42.# Sing lullaby!
:16:42. > :16:48.# Lullaby baby Now a-dozing
:16:48. > :16:52.# Sing lullaby!
:16:52. > :17:00.# Hush, do not wake the infant King
:17:00. > :17:08.# Soon comes the cross The nails, the piercing
:17:08. > :17:17.# Then in the grave at last reposing
:17:17. > :17:20.# Sing lullaby!
:17:20. > :17:28.# Sing lullaby!
:17:28. > :17:34.# Lullaby! Is the babe awaking?
:17:34. > :17:38.# Sing lullaby!
:17:38. > :17:45.# Hush, do not stir the infant King
:17:45. > :17:53.# Dreaming of Easter Gladsome morning
:17:53. > :18:01.# Conquering death Its bondage breaking
:18:01. > :18:11.# Sing lullaby! #
:18:11. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :22:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:22:16. > :22:19.Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God, that we,
:22:19. > :22:21.who are gladdened by participation
:22:21. > :22:25.in the feast of our Redeemer's Nativity,
:22:25. > :22:27.may through an honourable way of life
:22:28. > :22:30.become worthy of union with him.
:22:30. > :22:40.Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
:22:40. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:49.On
:22:49. > :22:49.On behalf
:22:49. > :22:54.On behalf of
:22:54. > :22:59.On behalf of all of us here at the cathedral, I wish you a very happy
:22:59. > :23:09.Christmas. Today and always, may you find that true peace which is
:23:09. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:18.who by the Incarnation of his Son and by that glorious Birth has
:23:18. > :23:21.drive far from you the darkness of vice
:23:21. > :23:27.and illumine your hearts with the light of virtue. Amen.
:23:27. > :23:31.May God, who willed that the great joy of his Son's saving Birth
:23:31. > :23:35.be announced to shepherds by the Angel,
:23:35. > :23:38.fill your minds with the gladness he gives
:23:38. > :23:43.and make you heralds of his Gospel. Amen.
:23:43. > :23:46.And may God, who by the Incarnation
:23:46. > :23:49.brought together the earthly and heavenly realm,
:23:49. > :23:52.fill you with the gift of his peace and favour
:23:52. > :23:57.and make you sharers with the Church in heaven. Amen.
:23:57. > :24:00.And may the blessing of Almighty God,
:24:00. > :24:04.the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
:24:04. > :24:10.come down on you and remain with you for ever. Amen.
:24:10. > :24:13.Go, and announce the Gospel of the Lord.