Textweek resources
Scripture readings
• collect/opening prayer reflection Advent 3 December 12 and week following [NZPB & Common Worship CofE]
• collect/opening prayer reflection Advent 3 December 12 and week following [BCP TEC USA]
Collect/opening prayer from the RC “Received Text”:
O God,
who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity,
enable us, we pray, to attain the joys of so great a salvation,
and to celebrate them always with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord…
This translates:
Deus, qui cónspicis pópulum tuum nativitátis domínicae festivitátem fidéliter exspectáre, praesta, quaesumus, ut valeámus ad tantae salútis gáudia perveníre, et ea votis sollémnibus álacri semper laetítia celebráre. Per Dóminum.
Xavier Rindfleisch argues the earlier 2008 translation presented was better:
O God,
who look upon your people as they faithfully await the feast day of the Lord’s birth,
strengthen us, we pray, to reach the joys of so great a salvation,
and to celebrate them always with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord….
The source of this prayer is the Rotulus of Ravenna, from the fifth to sixth century.
Original, Southern Hemisphere Advent collects
An outline example and resources for an Advent Eucharist
Advent in the Southern Hemisphere
Advent badges to put on your blog or website
Many people like, from time to time, to add a badge to their website or blog. If you like the idea – send your friends the URL of this blog post.
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If you are on Facebook, you can send these badges to your friends there using church stuff
Please add good quality Advent resources, and especially links to online resources in the comments section.
PDF file of NZ Lectionary 2011 1.24 MB
Edge of Enclosure this and more
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.
-Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965
Thanks, Ann. That’s great.
Thanks MUCH for the advent badges !
Thanks for the encouragement.