Perspectives on Advent - Sermon at Holy Trinity Anglican Church on the First Sunday in Advent 2021

LESSONS:

First Lesson Zechariah 14:1-9

Psalm Psalm 50:1-6

Second Lesson 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Gospel Luke 21:25-33

 

COLLECT OF THE DAY:

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

 

COLLECT FOR THE FIRST CANDLE:

Blessed are you, sovereign Lord, God of our ancestors: to you be praise and glory for ever. You called the patriarchs to live by the light of faith and to journey in the hope of your promised fulfillment. May we be obedient to your call and be ready and watchful to receive your Christ, a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; for you are our light and our salvation. Amen.