Christmas: 2 January or Monday before Epiphany


Kyrie 2
Lord, keep us true in the faith,
proclaiming that Christ your Son,
who is one with you in eternal glory,
became man and was born of a virgin mother.
Free us from all evil
and lead us to the joy of eternal life
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
1 John 2:22-28

      τίς ἐστιν ὁ ψεύστης * εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀρνούμενος * ὅτι Ἰησοῦς οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Χριστός;
      οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀντίΧριστος, * ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὸν υἱόν.
      πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν * οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει:
ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν * καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει.
ὑμεῖς ὃ ἠκούσατε ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ἐν ὑμῖν μενέτω:
ἐὰν ἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃ ὃ ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ἠκούσατε,
καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν τῷ υἱῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ πατρὶ μενεῖτε.
καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐπαγγελία * ἣν αὐτὸς ἐπηγγείλατο ἡμῖν, * τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον.
ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν περὶ τῶν πλανώντων ὑμᾶς.

      καὶ ὑμεῖς τὸ χρῖσμα ὃ ἐλάβετε ἀπ' αὐτοῦ μένει ἐν ὑμῖν,
      καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ἵνα τις διδάσκῃ ὑμᾶς:
      ἀλλ' ὡς τὸ αὐτοῦ χρῖσμα διδάσκει ὑμᾶς περὶ πάντων,
      καὶ ἀληθές ἐστιν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ψεῦδος,
      καὶ καθὼς ἐδίδαξεν ὑμᾶς, μένετε ἐν αὐτῷ.
            καὶ νῦν, τεκνία, μένετε ἐν αὐτῷ,
            ἵνα ἐὰν φανερωθῇ σχῶμεν παρρησίαν
            καὶ μὴ αἰσχυνθῶμεν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ.


John 1:19-25

19 καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Ἰωάννου,
ὅτε ἀπέστειλαν [πρὸς αὐτὸν] οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐξ Ἰεροσολύμων ἱερεῖς καὶ λευίτας ἵνα ἐρωτήσωσιν αὐτόν, σὺ τίς εἶ;

20 καὶ ὡμολόγησεν καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο,
καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ὁ Χριστός.

21 καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, τί οὖν; σύ ἠλίας εἶ;

καὶ λέγει, οὐκ εἰμί.

ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ;
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, οὔ.

1 22 εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ, τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς:
τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;

1 23 ἔφη, ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, καθὼς εἶπεν ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.

24 καὶ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν φαρισαίων.
25 καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ,
τί οὖν βαπτίζεις εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐδὲ ἠλίας οὐδὲ ὁ προφήτης;


Lord, receive our gifts in this wonderful exchange:
from all you have given us
we bring you these gifts,
and in return, you give us yourself
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Sanctus 6
Canon 1Canon 2Canon 3
Agnus Dei 6

Father of love and mercy,
grant that our lives may always be founded
on the power of this holy mystery.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.