Daily Anglican Prayer – Sunday Holy Eucharist at home – 29th December 2024

Daily Prayer from the Anglican Prayer Book for Australia

Daily Anglican Prayer – Sunday Holy Eucharist at home – 29th December 2024

Readings.

Samuel 2. 18-20, 26;

Psalm 148;

Colossians 3. 12-17;

Luke 2. 41-52.

Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church, QLD, Australia.

The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website.

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Welcome to Sunday Holy Eucharist for you at home from the Anglican a prayer book for Australia.

Preparing for this Eucharist: During this service you can minister Eucharist to yourself and your gathered family members.

Place on your table if you have them, a Bible, a small glass of red wine or grape juice, pieces of bread or wafers, one piece for each participant, a lighted candle and a cross. Gather all who are to partake in the Eucharist around the table.

The majority of the words of this eucharist are available from page 119 in the Anglican a prayer book for Australia or use the episode link to view the words.

We gather together to celebrate God.

The Good News

We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ:

GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA

With faithfulness we respond to the good news:

We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever.

Let us Pray.

The greeting

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

And also with you.

The prayer of preparation;

Let us pray.

Almighty God,

To whom all hearts are open,

All desires known,

And from whom no secrets are hidden;

cleanse the thoughts of our hearts

by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit

that we may perfectly love you,

and worthily magnify your holy name,

through Christ our Lord. Amen

Hear O Israel, the Lord our God the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Jesus said: ‘This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.’

The Confession

Our Lord Jesus Christ said:

Lord, have mercy on us, and write your law in our hearts by your Holy Spirit.

Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith confident in God’s forgiveness.

Merciful God,

our maker and our judge,

we have sinned against you

in thought, word, and deed;

And in what we have failed to do:
we have not loved you with our whole heart,
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves;
we repent and are sorry for all our sins.
Father, forgive us.
Strengthen us to love and obey you

in newness of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Assurance of Forgiveness

Almighty God, who has promised forgiveness to all who turn to him in faith, pardon you and set you free from all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord have mercy

Christ have mercy

God have mercy

The Gloria, we say together

Glory to God in the highest

and peace to God’s people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,

almighty God and Father,

we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only son of the Father,

Lord God, Lamb of God,

you take away the sin of the world:

have mercy on us;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father:

receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One;

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

The Collect of the Day – Year B

Collect for the first Sunday after Christmas.

Saving God, whose Son Jesus was presented in the temple and was acclaimed the glory of Israel and the light of the nations: grant that in him we may be presented to you and in the world may reflect his glory, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

The Prayer of the Week

First Sunday after Christmas

Almighty God, you have shed upon us the light of your incarnate Word:

May this light, kindled in our hearts, shine forth in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

The Old Testament, Scripture Reading 1

1 Samuel 2. 18-20, 26

The Child Samuel at Shiloh

18Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19His mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year, when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord repay you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to the Lord”; and then they would return to their home.

26 'Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people. '

Hear the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God.

The Psalm

Psalm 148;

The New Testament, Scripture Reading 2

Colossians 3. 12-17

12 As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

The lord be with you.

And also with you.

The Gospel reading.

The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 2. 41-52

As you make a small cross signs on your own forehead, left cheek and upper chest, we say together ‘Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ’.

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. 43 When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. 44 Assuming that he was in the group of travellers, they went a day's journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.” 49 He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”50 But they did not understand what he said to them. 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favour.

This is the gospel of the Lord,

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

A Short Homily on Luke 2. 41-52

This passage is revealing how people when they journey to a better place, instead of continuing in that better place, they return home to where they used to dwell. In this gospel the family of Jesus’ journeyed together to Jerusalem and then after paying homage, they started to return to their old home, their old way of living. What was the point of going on a pilgrimage of growth and reverence if they were going to set a time limit on remaining in that newfound spirit. Jesus however didn’t immediately return to the old home with his parents. Instead Jesus wanted to remain in that new found spirit, he wanted to remain right there continuing to grow and learn with God. The only way he could turn away was by being obedient to his parents, it wasn’t his want to return to the old home but out of respect for his parents he did.

Our lives are filled with moments of revelation that lift us up to higher spiritual levels, all too often it is actually other people that pull us back down to be the person we were before. By asking God to be our only guide of our lives and our actions is a way that we can continue to dwell in higher spiritual levels to let ourselves remain in God’s presence in all we do regardless of what others want us to be.

Let us pause for a moment to reflect.

The belief and principle is said

I believe in God,
creator of heaven and earth,

whose love and merciful forgiveness

endures everlasting.

I believe in Christ the saviour,

whose example of love and compassion,

taught us a restored way to live,

in collaborative unity with all people.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

whose divine guidance brings

us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.

The Nicene Creed

We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God, God from God, Light from Light, of one Being with the Father. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father in glory and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who has spoken through the Prophets.

We acknowledge the forgiveness of sins and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers

Let us pray for the world and for the church.

God, we give you thanks for opening our eyes to witness your hand at work in the gifts that surround us. Thank you for your continued love and blessings in abundance throughout our lives. Bless us with your generous nature good Lord, as we answer your call to minister to your will. Guide us to walk before you in faithfulness, in righteousness and in upright honour towards you.

God of Love we ask you. Hear our Prayer

God, we offer thanks for your blessing of peace across all countries and continents. Give all your servants an understanding mind, able to recognise between good and evil. Give us all wise and discerning minds, that we might know how to honour God in our life.

God of Love we ask you. Hear our Prayer

God, we thank you for the church leaders in Australia, teach them to refresh us through their leadership. Guide our bishops, ministers and lay people and renew our courage to proclaim the good news of Christ in our schools, workplaces, and homes.

God of Love we ask you. Hear our Prayer

God, we pray thanks that with your guidance we live in your light and go out in your name to help others who are less fortunate. We pray that through our reverence in the name of Christ, we become new and maintain our light even when surrounded by darkness.

God of Love we ask you. Hear our Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank you that through your Son Jesus Christ, you have shown us the way to live and breathe in your righteousness. Give us the strength to remain in your presence in all we do. Help us to be willing advocates of your work, guiding our actions to a better life for all.

God of Love we ask you. Hear our Prayer

We pause for a moment for you to pray for your own petitions.

Almighty God you have promised to hear our prayers.

Grant that what we have asked in faith

we may by your grace receive,

through Jesus Christ our lord. Amen

The greeting of peace:

We are the body of Christ.

His spirit is with us.

The peace of the lord be always with you

And also, with you.

Let us all exchange a sign of peace.

The Preparation for the Lord’s Supper

We do not presume to come to your table, merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in your manifold and great mercies.

We are not worthy
so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table.
But you are the same Lord
whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us, therefore gracious Lord,
so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ,
and to drink his blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him,
and he is us. Amen.

The thanksgiving:

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

All glory and honour be yours always and everywhere mighty creator ever living God. We give you thanks and praise for our saviour Jesus Christ who by the power of your spirit was born of Mary and lived as one of us. By his death on the cross and rising to new life he offered the one true sacrifice for sin and obtained an eternal deliverance for his people.

Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with the whole company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, forever praising you, and saying:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he that comes in the name of the LORD. Hosanna in the highest.

Merciful God we thank you for these gifts of your creation, this bread and wine, and we pray that by your word and Holy Spirit we who eat and drink them may be partakers of Christ body and blood.

On the night he was betrayed Jesus took bread and when he had given you thanks he broke it and gave it to his disciples saying ‘take eat. This is my body given for you do this in remembrance of me.’

After supper he took the cup and again giving you thanks he gave it to his disciples saying drink from this all of you this is my blood of the new covenant shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.

The memorial acclamation:

Christ has died;

Christ is risen;

Christ will come again.

Therefore, we do as our saviour has commanded proclaiming his offering of himself made once for all upon the cross his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension and looking for his coming again we celebrate with this bread and this cup his one perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.

Renew us by your Holy Spirit, unite us in the body of your son and bring us with all your people into the joy of your eternal Kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord with whom and in whom, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, we worship you father in songs of never ending praise.

Blessing and honour and glory and power are yours for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

As our saviour Christ has taught us, we are confident to pray,

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.

We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

Jesus Lamb of God, have mercy on us.

Jesus bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.

Jesus redeemer of the world, grant us your peace.

The gifts of God for the people of God.

Come, let us take this holy sacrament of the body and blood of Christ in remembrance that He died for us, and feed on Him in our hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

As we minister the bread to each of the people gathered, we say:

‘The body of Christ, keep you in eternal life’,

and they respond with: ‘Amen’.

As we minister the cup to each of the people gathered, we say:

‘The blood of Christ, the cup of salvation, keep you in eternal life’; and they respond with: ‘Amen’.

Please pause the recording while you minister the gifts and offer personal prayers of gratitude.

On Continuing:

Living God, in this holy meal you fill us with NewHope. May the power of your love, which we have known in word and sacrament, continue your saving work among us, give us courage for our pilgrimage, and bring us to the joys, you promise.

We say together:

Most loving God, you send us into the world you love.
Give us grace to go thankfully and with courage, in the power of your holy spirit.

The Final Blessing

The peace of God which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always.

Amen.

The Dismissal

We have today proclaimed the message of Christ in our homes, go forth and proclaim the message of Christ in your streets, towns, cities and countries, that all are saved by the death and resurrection of our saviour.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

In the name of Christ, Amen.

Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments.

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