Collects, Epistles and Gospels
for the Advent Season
for the Advent Season
The Third Sunday in Advent.
Missal Propers
The Collect.
O LORD Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee; Grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Advent Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of
darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time
of this mortal life, in which thy 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 quick and the
dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.
LET a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ,
and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required
in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is
a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's
judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing
against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth
me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until
the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things
of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts:
and then shall every man have praise of God.
NOW when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Come thou long expected Jesus - Stuttgart 1
Hark! the glad sound - Bristol 7
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding- Merton 9
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry - Winchester New 10
Humbly I adore thee - Adoro Devote 204
O saving Victim, opening wide - Martyr Dei 209
O saving Victim, opening wide - St. Vincent 209
Come with us, O blessed Jesus - Jesu joy of man's desiring 211
O Zion, haste thy mission high fulfilling - Tidings 261
Come, thou almighty King - Moscow 271
Watchman, tell us of the night - Watchman 440
Watchman, tell us of the night - Aberystwyth 440
Go labor on - Song 34 573