:00:30. > :00:34.Good morning, and a very Happy Christmas to all of you. We here at
:00:34. > :00:39.St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol are delighted but you can all share
:00:39. > :00:43.were thus in our family worship on this Christmas Day morning. A very
:00:43. > :00:53.important part of our worship is our Nativity play by our children,
:00:53. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:03.and that's where we are going to God sent an angel called Gabriel to
:01:03. > :01:07.a young woman who lived in the town of NASA red. She was called Mary
:01:08. > :01:13.and was engaged to marry a man called Gelson. The Angel Gabriel
:01:13. > :01:16.said to Mary, peace be with you, carp has blessed you. Mary was very
:01:17. > :01:22.surprised by this and wondered what the message meant. So the angel
:01:22. > :01:28.said, don't be afraid, God has been very good to you. You will give
:01:28. > :01:32.birth to a baby boy and call him Jesus. His kingdom will never end.
:01:32. > :01:40.Mary was afraid, but she trusted Court and replied to the Angel,
:01:40. > :01:43.made it happen as Court has chosen. A few months went by. Mary and
:01:43. > :01:48.Joseph lived in a land that was part of the Roman Empire and had to
:01:48. > :01:53.return to their home town to be registered. Mary, Joseph and a
:01:53. > :01:58.donkey travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem, walking slowly because
:01:58. > :02:02.Mary's baby was about to be born. When they finally reached Bethlehem
:02:02. > :02:06.there was nowhere to stay. At every house was full and the only space
:02:06. > :02:11.they could find to rest was in a stable. With animals around them.
:02:11. > :02:17.And it was there that Mary gave birth to her baby boy, as Gabriel
:02:17. > :02:21.had said. She called him Jesus. Now when the hills outside Bethlehem,
:02:21. > :02:26.shepherds were looking after their sheep through the night. Suddenly
:02:26. > :02:30.an angel appeared to them and the glory of God shone all around them.
:02:30. > :02:35.Like Mary, the shepherds were terrified that the angel said,
:02:35. > :02:40.don't be afraid, I have great news for you and everyone. Today in
:02:40. > :02:46.Bethlehem the saviour has been born. You will find the baby lying in a
:02:46. > :02:50.manger. And all the angels praised God and sang, glory to God in the
:02:50. > :02:55.highest and peace to all upon the earth. The shepherds them said to
:02:55. > :03:00.one another, let's go to Bethlehem and see the baby for ourselves. So
:03:00. > :03:04.they went to Mary and Joseph and found baby Jesus lying in a manger,
:03:04. > :03:09.just as they had heard. They told everyone what had happened and
:03:09. > :03:19.returned to their flocks, praising God and giving thanks for the birth
:03:19. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :07:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:07:12. > :07:22.of Jesus. The son of Court. -- cort and the Lord Jesus Christ
:07:22. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:42.Hear the words of the angel for he will save his people
:07:42. > :07:50.through Jesus the Saviour of the world.
:07:50. > :07:55.Lord of grace and truth, we confess our unworthiness
:07:56. > :08:00.to stand in your presence as your children.
:08:00. > :08:03.We have sinned.
:08:03. > :08:05.Forgive and heal us.
:08:05. > :08:11.The Virgin Mary accepted your call to be the mother of Jesus.
:08:11. > :08:15.Forgive our disobedience to your will.
:08:15. > :08:18.We have sinned.
:08:18. > :08:21.Forgive and heal us.
:08:21. > :08:26.Your Son our Saviour was born in poverty in a stable.
:08:26. > :08:32.Forgive our greed and rejection of your ways.
:08:32. > :08:34.We have sinned.
:08:34. > :08:37.Forgive and heal us.
:08:37. > :08:41.The shepherds left their flocks to go to Bethlehem.
:08:41. > :08:46.Forgive our self-interest and lack of vision.
:08:46. > :08:48.We have sinned.
:08:48. > :08:51.Forgive and heal us.
:08:51. > :08:56.The wise men followed the star to find Jesus the King.
:08:56. > :09:00.Forgive our reluctance to seek you.
:09:00. > :09:03.We have sinned.
:09:03. > :09:07.Forgive and heal us.
:09:07. > :09:10.May God who loved the world so much
:09:10. > :09:14.that he sent his Son to be our Saviour
:09:14. > :09:17.forgive you your sins
:09:17. > :09:20.and make you holy to serve him in the world,
:09:20. > :09:30.through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
:09:30. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:42.# Glory be to God on high And in earth peace
:09:42. > :09:45.# Good will toward men
:09:45. > :09:49.# We praise thee We praise thee
:09:49. > :09:54.# We worship thee We glorify thee
:09:54. > :09:59.# We give thanks to thee For thy great glory
:09:59. > :10:02.# O Lord God, heavenly King
:10:02. > :10:10.# God the Father Almighty
:10:10. > :10:20.# O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ
:10:20. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:32.# O Lord God, Lamb of God Son of the Father
:10:32. > :10:38.# Thou that takest away the sins of the world
:10:38. > :10:46.# Have mercy upon us
:10:46. > :10:56.# Thou that takest away the sins of the world
:10:56. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:07.# Have mercy upon us
:11:07. > :11:14.# Thou that takest away the sins of the world
:11:14. > :11:21.# Receive our prayer
:11:21. > :11:28.# Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father
:11:29. > :11:37.# Have mercy upon us
:11:37. > :11:41.# For thou only art holy
:11:41. > :11:45.# Thou only art the Lord
:11:45. > :11:47.# Thou only, O Christ
:11:47. > :11:49.# With the Holy Ghost
:11:49. > :11:51.# Art the Most High
:11:51. > :11:54.# In the glory of God the Father
:11:54. > :12:03.# Amen. #
:12:03. > :12:11.# Amen. #
:12:11. > :12:17.Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem
:12:17. > :12:23.draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth.
:12:23. > :12:27.Accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you,
:12:27. > :12:31.our Saviour and our eternal God.
:12:31. > :12:41.Amen.
:12:41. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:46.A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah.
:12:46. > :12:50.How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger
:12:50. > :12:53.who announces peace, who brings good news,
:12:53. > :12:59.who announces salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
:12:59. > :13:03.Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
:13:03. > :13:06.together they sing for joy,
:13:06. > :13:11.for in plain sight they see the return of the Lord to Zion.
:13:11. > :13:16.Break forth together into singing, you ruins of Jerusalem,
:13:16. > :13:19.for the Lord has comforted his people,
:13:20. > :13:23.he has redeemed Jerusalem.
:13:23. > :13:28.The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations,
:13:28. > :13:34.and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
:13:34. > :13:37.This is the word of the Lord.
:13:37. > :13:47.ALL: Thanks be to God.
:13:47. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :16:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:16:20. > :16:24.Long ago God spoke to our ancestors
:16:24. > :16:28.in many and various ways by the prophets,
:16:28. > :16:32.but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,
:16:32. > :16:36.whom he appointed heir of all things,
:16:36. > :16:41.through whom he also created the worlds.
:16:41. > :16:45.He is the reflection of God's glory
:16:45. > :16:49.and the exact imprint of God's very being,
:16:49. > :16:55.and he sustains all things by his powerful word.
:16:55. > :16:58.When he had made purification for sins,
:16:58. > :17:03.he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
:17:03. > :17:09.having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited
:17:09. > :17:13.is more excellent than theirs.
:17:13. > :17:16.For to which of the angels did God ever say,
:17:16. > :17:20."You are my Son. Today I have begotten you"?
:17:20. > :17:27.Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"?
:17:27. > :17:32.And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world,
:17:32. > :17:36.he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
:17:36. > :17:41.Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds,
:17:41. > :17:45."and his servants flames of fire."
:17:45. > :17:52.But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
:17:52. > :17:56."and the righteous sceptre is the sceptre of your kingdom.
:17:56. > :18:00."You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness,
:18:00. > :18:02."therefore God, your God,
:18:02. > :18:08."has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."
:18:08. > :18:13.And, "In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
:18:13. > :18:17."and the heavens are the work of your hands,
:18:17. > :18:22."they will perish, but you remain,
:18:22. > :18:25."they will all wear out like clothing,
:18:25. > :18:28."like a cloak you will roll them up,
:18:28. > :18:31."and like clothing they will be changed.
:18:31. > :18:38."But you are the same, and your years will never end."
:18:38. > :18:41.This is the word of the Lord.
:18:41. > :18:51.ALL: Thanks be to God.
:18:51. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :19:02.ALL: Alleluia.
:19:02. > :19:10.ALL: # Alleluia.
:19:10. > :19:14.# The word became flesh and dwelt among us
:19:14. > :19:22.# And we have seen his glory. #
:19:22. > :19:27.ALL: # Alleluia.
:19:27. > :19:34.ALL: # Alleluia.
:19:34. > :19:44.ALL: # Alleluia.
:19:44. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:53.Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
:19:54. > :20:02.ALL: Glory to you, O Lord.
:20:02. > :20:06.In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus
:20:06. > :20:09.that all the world should be registered.
:20:09. > :20:12.This was the first registration
:20:12. > :20:16.and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
:20:16. > :20:20.All went to their own towns to be registered.
:20:20. > :20:26.Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,
:20:26. > :20:30.to the city of David called Bethlehem,
:20:30. > :20:35.because he was descended from the house and family of David.
:20:35. > :20:39.He went to be registered with Mary,
:20:39. > :20:43.to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child.
:20:43. > :20:48.While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.
:20:48. > :20:52.And she gave birth to her firstborn son
:20:52. > :20:56.and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger,
:20:56. > :21:01.because there was no place for them in the inn.
:21:01. > :21:05.In that region there were shepherds living in the fields,
:21:05. > :21:09.keeping watch over their flock by night.
:21:09. > :21:12.Then an angel of the Lord stood before them,
:21:12. > :21:16.and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
:21:16. > :21:19.and they were terrified.
:21:19. > :21:22.But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid,
:21:22. > :21:26."for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy
:21:26. > :21:29."for all the people -
:21:29. > :21:33."to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
:21:33. > :21:37."who is the Messiah, the Lord.
:21:37. > :21:40."This will be a sign for you.
:21:40. > :21:43."You will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth
:21:43. > :21:46."and lying in a manger."
:21:46. > :21:49.And suddenly there was with the angel
:21:49. > :21:53.a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
:21:53. > :21:57."Glory to God in the highest heaven,
:21:57. > :22:03."and on earth peace among those whom he favours!"
:22:03. > :22:06.When the angels had left them and gone into heaven,
:22:06. > :22:09.the shepherds said to one another,
:22:09. > :22:15."Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place,
:22:15. > :22:18."which the Lord has made known to us."
:22:18. > :22:22.So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph,
:22:22. > :22:26.and the child lying in the manger.
:22:26. > :22:32.When they saw this, they made known
:22:32. > :22:34.what had been told them about this child,
:22:35. > :22:38.and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
:22:39. > :22:46.But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.
:22:46. > :22:50.The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
:22:50. > :22:57.for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
:22:57. > :23:02.This is the gospel of the Lord.
:23:02. > :23:12.ALL: # Praise to you, O Christ. #
:23:12. > :23:22.ORGAN FANFARE
:23:22. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:09.lest all my speaking and our hearing be naught but vanity.
:24:09. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:13.Last Christmas, I was standing in my local shop.
:24:13. > :24:15.The lady in front of me was having a chat with the cashier.
:24:15. > :24:17.She asked her,
:24:17. > :24:19."What are you getting your husband for Christmas this year?"
:24:20. > :24:22.The lady replied, "The same as last year."
:24:22. > :24:24.The cashier pulled a little face and went, "Oh."
:24:24. > :24:26."No," the lady said.
:24:26. > :24:29."I mean the same as he has had for the last ten years."
:24:29. > :24:32.The cashier pulled even more of a face and exclaimed, "Oh!"
:24:32. > :24:35."You're not understanding," she said.
:24:35. > :24:37."I give him exactly the same thing every year.
:24:37. > :24:39."I don't buy him anything new.
:24:39. > :24:42."He has had the same new pair of slippers and a scarf
:24:42. > :24:45."every year for ten years.
:24:45. > :24:49."We get up, we go to see the family,
:24:49. > :24:51."we come home and have Christmas dinner,
:24:51. > :24:54."he has a few too many drinks, I give him his presents,
:24:54. > :24:57."he opens them and tells me how lovely they are.
:24:57. > :25:02."He then puts them down by the side of his chair and goes to sleep.
:25:02. > :25:07."I pick them up and put them in the cupboard until next year."
:25:07. > :25:10.We all laughed in the shopping queue.
:25:10. > :25:12.It's such a great story, and we can all imagine it.
:25:12. > :25:15.And yet, here we stand in St Mary Redcliffe,
:25:15. > :25:17.as people have been standing here before us
:25:17. > :25:20.every Christmas Day for at least 800 years and I wonder,
:25:20. > :25:23.are we so intoxicated by the worldly Christmas
:25:23. > :25:26.that we do not notice that, year after year,
:25:26. > :25:29.we get the same pair of slippers, same old scarf,
:25:29. > :25:33.the same old emperor's new clothes.
:25:33. > :25:36.We dare not truly look at what we are being offered.
:25:36. > :25:39.We quickly put it down, with a sense of gratitude
:25:39. > :25:42.but also a sense of fear,
:25:42. > :25:45.lest we truly perceive that the father of lies
:25:45. > :25:49.has again pulled his old magician's trick.
:25:49. > :25:53.So, my brothers and sisters,
:25:53. > :25:57.dare we just this one time truly ask ourselves,
:25:57. > :26:01."What is the gift I have been given?"
:26:01. > :26:03.And it's not easy for us,
:26:03. > :26:07.because we have become almost totally enraptured
:26:07. > :26:11.by what other people tell us Christmas should be.
:26:11. > :26:14.The adverts on the telly, the jingles in the shops,
:26:14. > :26:19.the aching memory of how precious this all once was
:26:19. > :26:22.All these things and many others conspire to try and convince us
:26:22. > :26:24.that though we are naked,
:26:24. > :26:30.we are in fact dressed in the emperor's finest suit.
:26:30. > :26:33.So where could we turn to get a clue?
:26:33. > :26:36.Where might we truly find this gift?
:26:36. > :26:43.Must we go on some great journey, follow some cold, shining star?
:26:43. > :26:47.I think we may find a clue in a slightly more prosaic place.
:26:47. > :26:49.Somewhere in our homes,
:26:49. > :26:52.somewhere nearby is a picture on the front of the card
:26:52. > :26:54.we will find replicating
:26:54. > :26:58.the Nativity we saw at the beginning of our service.
:26:58. > :27:01.A picture of a mother and child, a father,
:27:01. > :27:05.some shepherds and, somewhat stretching the biblical timeline,
:27:05. > :27:08.there will be three Kings...
:27:08. > :27:11.and a donkey.
:27:11. > :27:13.There are many truths I could suggest
:27:13. > :27:16.about this ubiquitous picture
:27:16. > :27:18.that is in virtually every home in the land.
:27:18. > :27:21.But for today, two simple ones.
:27:21. > :27:26.Firstly, no-one is alone in the picture.
:27:26. > :27:28.If we are truly seeking the great gift of Christmas,
:27:28. > :27:31.it cannot be found alone.
:27:31. > :27:34.At this time, when so many of us make so much of an effort
:27:34. > :27:39.to be with family, how many are excluded?
:27:39. > :27:43.Is there someone in my life, or your life,
:27:43. > :27:47.who because of my wrongs, or possibly theirs,
:27:47. > :27:50.I am not making any effort with this Christmas?
:27:50. > :27:53.When I go home from here to my little family,
:27:53. > :27:55.if I were truly seeking a Christmas gift,
:27:55. > :27:59.I would be looking beyond that which I have comfortably created,
:27:59. > :28:04.looking to the outcast, the one who needs my love
:28:05. > :28:09.but, in truth, I'm too busy and too scared to give it.
:28:09. > :28:12.And it may be that some of us, we will go home and be alone,
:28:12. > :28:19.too scared, to prideful to reach out.
:28:19. > :28:21.For the prodigal mother
:28:21. > :28:24.to reach out her hand to her long-lost daughter,
:28:25. > :28:27.for love to be reunited.
:28:27. > :28:30.Just as the scent of a real Christmas tree
:28:30. > :28:32.reminds us all of our childhood Christmases,
:28:32. > :28:38.so these simple reconciliations fill our hearts with heaven.
:28:38. > :28:41.And lastly, as we look upon the Nativity picture,
:28:41. > :28:45.we must not be too busy or too distracted
:28:45. > :28:49.to know that the little child looking out at me and at you
:28:49. > :28:55.is Almighty God, who, if we could but find the courage to gaze back,
:28:55. > :28:58.would doubtless completely know us
:28:58. > :29:06.and in knowing still love us, redeem us and treasure us for ever.
:29:06. > :29:09.May you this Christmas Day find the true gift of Christmas
:29:09. > :29:13.by forsaking your pride and reaching out in love
:29:13. > :29:18.to the little, the lost, the last and the least.
:29:18. > :29:22.And in so doing, may you reflect the great truth of the crib
:29:22. > :29:30.that God forsook his Majesty and reached out, in love, to you.
:29:30. > :29:34.Trust me when I tell you in 800 years' time,
:29:34. > :29:39.everything you treasure will be dust,
:29:39. > :29:42.except the love you give and receive.
:29:42. > :29:46.This, in God, is eternal.
:29:46. > :29:56.ALL: Amen
:29:56. > :29:56.
:29:56. > :34:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:34:00. > :34:09.Let us pray to our Saviour, whose birth we celebrate this day.
:34:09. > :34:19.Christ, born in a stable, give courage to all who are homeless.
:34:19. > :34:21.Jesus, Saviour,
:34:21. > :34:25.hear our prayer.
:34:25. > :34:28.Christ, for whom the angels sang,
:34:28. > :34:31.give the song of the kingdom to all who weep.
:34:31. > :34:35.We pray for all who are ill,
:34:35. > :34:38.Jesus, Saviour,
:34:38. > :34:41.hear our prayer.
:34:41. > :34:44.Christ, worshipped by the shepherds,
:34:44. > :34:48.give peace on earth to all who are oppressed.
:34:48. > :34:51.Jesus, Saviour,
:34:51. > :34:55.hear our prayer.
:34:55. > :34:58.Christ, before whom the wise men knelt,
:34:58. > :35:03.give humility and wisdom to all who govern.
:35:03. > :35:05.Jesus, Saviour,
:35:06. > :35:09.hear our prayer.
:35:09. > :35:12.Christ, whose radiance filled a lowly manger,
:35:12. > :35:17.give the glory of your resurrection to all who rest in you.
:35:17. > :35:20.Jesus, Saviour,
:35:20. > :35:24.hear our prayer.
:35:24. > :35:30.Jesus, Saviour, child of Mary, you know us and love us,
:35:30. > :35:36.you share our lives and hear our prayer. Glory to you for ever.
:35:36. > :35:46.Amen.
:35:46. > :35:49.Glory to God in the highest heaven,
:35:49. > :35:54.and on earth peace to all in whom he delights.
:35:54. > :36:00.The peace of the Lord be always with you and also with you.
:36:00. > :36:07.Let us offer one another a sign of peace.
:36:07. > :36:17.ALL OFFER EACH OTHER SIGN OF PEACE
:36:17. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :39:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:39:45. > :39:48.God of life, saviour of the poor,
:39:48. > :39:51.receive with this money gratitude for your goodness,
:39:51. > :39:53.penitence for our pride
:39:53. > :40:03.and dedication to your service in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
:40:03. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:09.Word made flesh, life of the world,
:40:09. > :40:14.in your incarnation you embraced our poverty,
:40:14. > :40:19.by your Spirit may we share in your riches.
:40:19. > :40:27.Amen.
:40:27. > :40:37.The Lord be with you and also with you.
:40:37. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:47.# Lift up your hearts.
:40:47. > :40:51.We lift them to the Lord.
:40:51. > :40:56.# Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
:40:56. > :41:01.# It is right to give thanks and praise.
:41:01. > :41:05.All glory and honour be yours always and everywhere,
:41:05. > :41:09.mighty Creator, ever-living God.
:41:09. > :41:15.We give you thanks and praise for your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ,
:41:15. > :41:20.who for love of our fallen race humbled himself,
:41:20. > :41:24.and was born of the Virgin Mary by the power of your Spirit,
:41:24. > :41:27.and lived as one of us.
:41:27. > :41:31.In this mystery of the Word made flesh,
:41:31. > :41:34.you have caused his light to shine in our hearts,
:41:34. > :41:40.to give knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
:41:40. > :41:44.In him we see our God made visible
:41:44. > :41:49.and so are caught up in the love of the God we cannot see.
:41:49. > :41:55.Therefore, with all the angels of heaven, we lift our voices
:41:55. > :41:58.to proclaim the glory of your name
:41:58. > :42:06.and sing our joyful hymn of praise.
:42:06. > :42:16.# Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts
:42:16. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:26.# Lord God of hosts
:42:26. > :42:36.# Heaven and earth are full of thy glory
:42:36. > :42:46.# Glory be to thee O Lord most high
:42:46. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:15.# Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord
:43:15. > :43:21.
:43:21. > :43:31.# Hosanna in the highest. #
:43:31. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:09.Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness,
:44:09. > :44:12.grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit,
:44:12. > :44:15.and according to your holy will,
:44:15. > :44:20.these gifts of bread and wine may be to us
:44:20. > :44:24.the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ,
:44:24. > :44:27.who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
:44:27. > :44:32.took bread and gave you thanks, he broke it
:44:32. > :44:34.and gave it to his disciples,
:44:34. > :44:41.saying: "Take, eat - this is my body which is given for you,
:44:41. > :44:45."do this in remembrance of me."
:44:45. > :44:50.In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks,
:44:50. > :44:55.he gave it to them, saying, "Drink this, all of you.
:44:55. > :44:58."This is my blood of the new covenant,
:44:58. > :45:01."which is shed for you and for many
:45:01. > :45:03."for the forgiveness of sins.
:45:04. > :45:11."Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
:45:11. > :45:15.Great is the mystery of faith.
:45:15. > :45:19.Christ has died. Christ is risen.
:45:19. > :45:22.Christ will come again.
:45:22. > :45:26.And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,
:45:26. > :45:32.his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world,
:45:32. > :45:36.rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension,
:45:36. > :45:40.and looking for his coming in glory,
:45:40. > :45:45.we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.
:45:45. > :45:51.As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,
:45:51. > :45:55.we bring before you this bread and this cup
:45:55. > :45:58.and we thank you for counting us worthy
:45:58. > :46:03.to stand in your presence and serve you.
:46:03. > :46:09.Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom
:46:09. > :46:13.all who share this one bread and one cup,
:46:13. > :46:18.so that we, in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
:46:18. > :46:23.St Joseph, shepherds, Magi and all the saints,
:46:23. > :46:30.may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
:46:30. > :46:37.by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
:46:37. > :46:41.all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father,
:46:41. > :46:51.for ever and ever. Amen.
:46:51. > :46:52.
:46:52. > :47:02.BELL IS RUNG
:47:02. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:06.Rejoicing in the presence of God here among us,
:47:06. > :47:16.let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us.
:47:16. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:50.We break the bread of life
:47:50. > :47:54.and that life is the light of the world.
:47:54. > :47:58.God here among us, light in the midst of us,
:47:58. > :48:08.bring us to light and life.
:48:08. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:14.# O Lamb of God
:48:14. > :48:23.# That takest away the sins of the world
:48:23. > :48:33.# Have mercy upon us
:48:33. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :48:39.# O Lamb of God
:48:39. > :48:47.# That takest away the sins of the world
:48:47. > :48:57.# Have mercy upon us
:48:57. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:05.# O Lamb of God
:49:05. > :49:15.# That takest away the sins of the world
:49:15. > :49:15.
:49:15. > :49:25.# Grant us thy peace. #
:49:25. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:38.Christ is the bread which has come down from heaven.
:49:38. > :49:42.Lord give us this bread for ever.
:49:42. > :49:47.Most merciful Lord, your love compels us to come in.
:49:47. > :49:52.Our hands were unclean, our hearts were unprepared,
:49:52. > :49:56.we were not fit even to eat the crumbs from under your table.
:49:56. > :50:00.But you, Lord, are the God of our salvation,
:50:00. > :50:03.and share your bread with sinners.
:50:03. > :50:09.So cleanse and feed us with the precious body and blood of your Son,
:50:09. > :50:13.that he may live in us and we in him,
:50:13. > :50:16.and that we, with the whole company of Christ,
:50:16. > :50:20.may sit and eat in your kingdom.
:50:20. > :50:30.Amen.
:50:30. > :50:41.
:50:41. > :50:47.# Come all you faithful Christians that dwell here on earth
:50:47. > :50:54.# Come celebrate the morning of our dear Saviour's birth
:50:54. > :51:02.# This is the happy morning This is the blessed morn
:51:02. > :51:12.# To save our souls from ruin The Son of God was born
:51:12. > :51:18.
:51:19. > :51:26.# Behold, the angel Gabriel in scripture it is said
:51:26. > :51:34.# Did with his holy message come to the virgin maid
:51:34. > :51:42.# Hail blest among all women He thus did greet her then
:51:42. > :51:52.# Lo thou shalt be the mother of the Saviour of all men
:51:52. > :51:59.
:51:59. > :52:06.# Her time being accomplished She came to Bethlehem
:52:06. > :52:14.# And then was safe delivered of the Saviour of all men
:52:14. > :52:22.# No princely pomp attended him His honours were but small
:52:22. > :52:32.# A manger was his cradle His bed an ox's stall
:52:32. > :52:38.
:52:38. > :52:45.# Now to him that is ascended let all our praises be
:52:45. > :52:53.# May we his steps then follow and he our pattern be
:52:53. > :53:01.# So when our lives are ended We all may hear him call
:53:01. > :53:11.# Come souls, receive the kingdom Prepared for you all. #
:53:11. > :53:12.
:53:12. > :53:17.# So when our lives are ended We all may hear him call
:53:17. > :53:27.# Come souls, receive the kingdom Prepared for you all. #
:53:27. > :53:27.
:53:27. > :56:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:56:17. > :56:20.God our Father, whose Word has come among us
:56:20. > :56:22.in the Holy Child of Bethlehem,
:56:22. > :56:24.may the light of faith illumine our hearts
:56:24. > :56:26.and shine in our words and deeds,
:56:26. > :56:28.through him who is Christ the Lord.
:56:28. > :56:30.Amen.
:56:30. > :56:40.Father of all, we give you thanks and praise,
:56:40. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :57:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 233 seconds
:57:30. > :57:33.things earthly and heavenly, fill you with peace and goodwill
:57:33. > :57:37.and make you partakers of the divine nature,
:57:37. > :57:41.and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son,
:57:41. > :57:44.and the Holy Spirit,
:57:44. > :57:49.be among you and remain with you always.
:57:49. > :57:52.Amen.
:57:52. > :57:56.Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,
:57:56. > :57:59.in the name of Christ.