03th jan 16 the epiphany 11am

The
nations
come to
your light
and kings
to your
dawning
brightness.

The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in
fields as they lay, In fields where
they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was
so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel, Born is the
King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them
far, And to the earth it gave great
light, And so it continued both day
and night.

And by the light of that same star
Three Wise men came from
country far
To seek for a King was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it
went.

Then entered in those Wise men
three, Full reverently upon their
knee, And offered there in His
presence, Their gold and myrrh
and frankincense.

In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
All: Amen We Gather

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be
with you all.
All: And with your spirit.
We Gather

…Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
…Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy
…Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
Penitential act

May almighty God have mercy
on us, forgive us our sins, and
bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Penitential act

Glorious God, King of creation,
We praise You, we bless You,
we worship You in song.
Glorious God, in adoration,
At Your feet we belong.

Lord of life, Father almighty,
Lord of hearts, Christ – the
King!
Lord of love, Holy Spirit,
To Whom we homage bring.

Glorious God, magnificent,
holy, We love You, adore You,
and come to You in prayer.
Glorious God, mighty, eternal,
We sing Your praises
everywhere.

O God, who on this day
revealed your Only Begotten
Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in your mercy, that we,
The Collect

who know you already by
faith, may be brought to
behold the beauty of your
sublime glory.
The Collect

Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen The Collect

A reading from the prophet
Isaiah
Arise, shine out, Jerusalem,
for your light has come,

the glory of the Lord is rising
on you, though night still
covers the earth and
darkness the peoples.
Above you the Lord now

Rises and above you his
glory appears. The nations
come to your light and kings
to your dawning brightness.
Lift up your eyes and look

round: all are assembling and
coming towards you,
your sons from far away
and your daughters being
tenderly carried.

At this sight you will grow
radiant, your heart throbbing
and full; since the riches of
the sea will flow to you,
the wealth of the nations

come to you; camels in
throngs will cover you,
and dromedaries of Midian
and Ephah;

everyone in Sheba will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing the praise of the
Lord.

The Word
of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

All nations shall
fall prostrate
before you, O
Lord.
The Psalm

O God, give your judgement to
the king, to a king’s son your
justice, that he may judge
your people in justice and
your poor in right judgement.
The Psalm

In his days justice shall flourish
and peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
from the Great River to
earth’s bounds.
The Psalm

The kings of Tarshish and the sea
coasts shall pay him tribute. The
kings of Sheba and Seba shall
bring him gifts. Before him all
kings shall fall prostrate, all
nations shall serve him.
The Psalm

For he shall save the poor when
they cry and the needy who
are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor.
The Psalm

A reading from the letter to St
Paul to the Ephesians
You have probably heard how
I have been entrusted by God

with the grace he meant for
you, and that it was by a
revelation that I was given the
knowledge of the mystery.
This mystery that has now

been revealed through the
Spirit to his holy apostles and
prophets was unknown to any
men in past generations; it
means that pagans now share

the same inheritance, that
they are parts of the same
body, and that the same
promise has been made to

them, in Jesus Christ,
through the gospel.

Alleluia, alleluia!
We saw his star as it rose
and have come to do the
Lord homage.
Alleluia!
Gospel Acclamation

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A Reading from the holy Gospel
according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel

After Jesus had been born
at Bethlehem in Judaea
during the reign of King
Herod, some wise men came
to Jerusalem from the east.

‘Where is the infant king of
the Jews?’ they asked. ‘We
saw his star as it rose and
have come to do him
homage.’ When King Herod

heard this he was perturbed,
and so was the whole of
Jerusalem. He called
together all the chief priests
and the scribes of the

people, and enquired of
them where the Christ was
to be born. ‘At Bethlehem in
Judaea,’ they told him ‘for
this is what the prophet

Wrote: And you, Bethlehem,
in the land of Judah,
you are by no means least
among the leaders of Judah,
for out of you will come a

Leader who will shepherd
my people Israel.’
Then Herod summoned the
wise men to see him
privately. He asked them the

exact date on which the star
had appeared, and sent
them on to Bethlehem. ‘Go
and find out all about the
child,’ he said ‘and when

you have found him, let me
know, so that I too may go
and do him homage.’ Having
listened to what the king had
to say, they set out. And

there in front of them was
the star they had seen
rising; it went forward, and
halted over the place where
the child was. The sight of

the star filled them with
delight, and going into the
house they saw the child
with his mother Mary, and
falling to their knees they

did him homage. Then,
opening their treasures, they
offered him gifts of gold and
frankincense and myrrh. But
they were warned in a dream

not to go back to Herod, and
returned to their own
country by a different way.

The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.

I believe in God, the Father
almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only
Son, our Lord,
The Apostles’

who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
The Apostles’

was crucified, died and was
buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again
from the dead;
The Apostles’

he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of God the Father
almighty;
The Apostles’

from there he will come to
judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
The Apostles’

the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen
The Apostles’

Celebrant: Today, like the Wise Men,
we come to the manger to offer our
gifts and bring our prayers to the
Lord. Like them, we know that we
continually receive far more than we
could ever hope for.

1. We pray for the whole Church;
especially for Francis, our Pope. May the
Church be a light shining out in the darkness
and may we be faithful heralds of the
Christmas message so that all may come to
experience the love and mercy of the Lord.
Lord hear us
All: Lord graciously hear us

2. We pray for those who lead and govern
the nations of this world. May your Holy
Spirit, like the star that guided the Wise Men,
guide them to be wise in their judgements
and honest in all that they do.
Lord hear us

3. We pray for ourselves, that we may, like
the Wise Men, eagerly continue our personal
faith journeys and recognise that the true
path to salvation lies in following the ways of
the Lord.
Lord hear us

4. Let us pray for agencies that work to
protect children, especially those yet unborn;
we pray that our society may give all human
life the same value and dignity.
Lord hear us

5. We pray for all who care for the sick, the
dying and the bereaved; for those who give
support to the lonely and troubled; that they,
and those whom they serve, may continue to
experience your love and compassion.
Lord hear us

6. We pray for those who have died and
those whose anniversaries occur at this time,
that they may share the light, happiness and
peace of your presence.
Lord hear us

7. As we pray in silence, let us put our
special intentions before the Lord, especially
those mentioned in our Book
Lord hear us

We pray together with Mary, Mother of the
child Jesus, as we say:

Hail Mary, full of grace. The
Lord is with thee. Blessed
art thou among
women, and blessed
is the fruit of
thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us
sinners, now and
at the hour of our
death. Amen.

Celebrant: Heavenly Father, you called us
out of darkness into the wonderful light of
Christ your Son, the light for the whole
world. We ask you to hear our prayers and
make manifest your Kingdom on earth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

Be still for the presence of
the Lord
The Holy One is here
Come bow before Him now
With reverence and fear

In Him no sin is found
We stand on holy ground
Be still for the presence of
the Lord
The Holy One is here

Be still for the glory of the
Lord
Is shining all around
He burns with holy fire
With splendor He is crowned

How awesome is the sight
Our radiant King of light
Be still for the glory of the
Lord
Is shining all around

Be still for the power of the
Lord. Is moving in this place
He comes to cleanse and
heal
To minister His grace

No work too hard for Him
In faith receive from Him
Be still for the power of the
Lord
Is moving in this place

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness we have
received the bread we offer you: fruit of
the earth and work of human hands, it will
become for us the bread of life.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Presentation and preparation of the

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness we have
received the wine we offer you: fruit of the
vine and work of human hands it will
become our spiritual drink.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Presentation and preparation of the

Pray, my brothers and sisters,
that my sacrifice and yours may
be acceptable to God, the
almighty Father.

All: May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for
the praise and glory of his
name, for our good, and the
good of all his holy Church.

Look with favour, Lord, we pray, on
these gifts of your Church, in which are
offered now not gold or frankincense or
myrrh, but he who by them is
proclaimed, sacrificed and received,
Jesus Christ. Who lives and reigns for
ever and ever.
Prayer over the offerings

Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
All: It is right and just.Preface Dialogue

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of
hosts, Heaven and earth are full
of your glory. Hosanna in the
highest. Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
O come letMemorial Acclamation

Through him, and with him, and in
him, O God, almighty Father, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and
honour is yours, for ever and ever.
All: Amen!

Our Father who
art in heaven,
hallowed be thy
name, thy
kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in
heaven.

Give us this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us
our trespasses
as we forgive
those who
trespass against
us.

And lead us
not into
temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every
evil, graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy, we may
be always free from sin and safe from
all distress, and useless worry, as we
await the blessed hope and the coming
of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All: For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ, who said
to your Apostles, Peace I
leave you, my peace I give
you, look not on our sins, but
on the faith of your Church,

and graciously grant her
peace and unity in
accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever
and ever. Amen

The Peace of the Lord
be with you always.
And with your
spirit.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace
We Share God’s Peace

Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world: have mercy on us.
of the world: have mercy on us.
of the world: grant us peace.Fraction of the Bread

Behold the Lamb of God, behold
him who takes away the sins of
the world. Blessed are those
called to the supper of the
Lamb.
Invitation to Communion

All: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the
word and my soul shall be
healed.
Invitation to Communion

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and
mountain
Following yonder star

O Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still
proceeding
Guide us to thy Perfect Light

Born a King on Bethlehem's
plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign

Frankincense to offer have I
Incense owns a Deity nigh
Prayer and praising, all men
raising
Worship Him, God most high

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes of life of gathering
gloom. Sorrowing, sighing,
bleeding, dying
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb

Glorious now behold Him arise
King and God and Sacrifice
Alleluia, Alleluia
Earth to heav'n replies

Compassionate and loving
God, you created the world
for us all to share, a world of
beauty and plenty.

Create in us a desire to live
simply, so that our lives may
reflect your generosity.
Creator God, You gave us
responsibility for the earth,

a world of riches and delight.
Create in us a desire to live
sustainably, so that those who
follow after us may enjoy the
fruits of your creation.

God of peace and justice, You
give us the capacity to change,
to bring about a world that
mirrors your wisdom.

Create in us a desire to act in
solidarity, so that the pillars of
injustice crumble and those
now crushed are set free.
Amen.

Go before us with heavenly light, O Lord,
always and everywhere, that we may
perceive with clear sight and revere with
true affection the mystery in which you
have willed us to participate. Through
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Prayer after communion

Final Blessing

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Final Blessing

The mass is ended, go in peace
and proclaim the Gospel of the
Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Dismissal

1. Awake from your slumber! Arise
from your sleep! A new day is
dawning for all those who weep.
The people in darkness have seen a
great light. The Lord of our longing
has conquered the night.

Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into
dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into day!

2. We are sons of the morning; we
are daughters of day. The One who
has loved us has brightened our
way. The Lord of all kindness has
called us to be a light for his people
to set their hearts free.

3. God is light; in him there is no
darkness. Let us walk in his light,
his children, one and all. O comfort
my people; make gentle your
words. Proclaim to my city the day
of her birth.

4. O city of gladness, now lift up
your voice!
Proclaim the good tidings that all
may rejoice!

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