Nine Lessons and Carols
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Sunday 10am Service
Nine Lessons and Carols
First Lesson: Genesis 3: 8–15; 17–19 (NRSV)
God tells Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his offspring will bruise the serpent’s head.
Second Lesson: Genesis 22: 15–18 (NRSV)
God promises Abraham that in his offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
Third Lesson: Isaiah 9: 2; 6–7 (NRSV)
The prophet foretells the coming of the Saviour.
Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 11: 1–3a; 4a; 6–9 (NRSV)
The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.
Fifth Lesson: Luke 1: 26–35; 38 (NRSV)
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Sixth Lesson: Luke 2: 1; 3–7 (NRSV)
St Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.
Seventh Lesson: Luke 2: 8–16 (NRSV)
The shepherds go to the manger.
Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2: 1–12 (NRSV)
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
Ninth Lesson: John 1: 1–14 (NRSV)
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
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The fact that Christ is risen, that the tomb was empty, is central to our faith as disciples of Jesus.
We are confronted by how easy it is to go from the joyful singing of “Hosanna” to the baying for blood in shouting “Crucify”.
During this time the Church’s liturgy is somber and empresses a sorrowful mood as we focus more intently on the coming crucifixion of Christ.

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