Commontide

Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Prayers

The Circumcision and Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty God, your blessed Son fulfilled the covenant of circumcision for our sake, and was given the Name that is above every name: Give us grace faithfully to bear his Name, and to worship him with pure hearts according to the New Covenant; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 600

Proper Preface

Preface of the Presentation

Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory in the face of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Provenance

ACNA 2019

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On January 1 the church marks Christ's circumcision on the eighth day of his life and the giving of his name. This collect, new to the ACNA's 2019 prayer book, is the first Anglican prayer to weave both themes together in a single petition, drawing on Luke 2:21 and Paul's great hymn in Philippians 2.