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Order of Service

(During prayers, please kneel, sit, or stand – as you feel comfortable)

Virtual Gathering of the Community

Opening Hymn: When Christ’s Appearing Was Made Known
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqIV-UuR2I

Collect for Today:

Creator of the heavens,
who led the Magi by a star
to worship the Christ-child:
guide and sustain us,
so that we may find our journey’s end
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6

Arise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the LORD will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your
dawn.
Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together,
they come to you; your sons shall come from far away,
and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses' arms.
Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice,
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you,
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and
Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall
proclaim the praise of the LORD.

Psalm 72:1-7,10-14
Give the king your justice, O God, and your
righteousness to a king's son.
May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for the
people, and the hills, in righteousness.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the
people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush
the oppressor.

May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon,
throughout all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.
In his days may righteousness flourish and
peace abound, until the moon is no more.

May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render
him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
May all kings fall down before him, all nations give him service.
For he delivers the needy when they call, the
poor and those who have no helper.
He has pity on the weak and the needy, and
saves the lives of the needy.
From oppression and violence he redeems their
life; and precious is their blood in his sight.

Second Reading: Ephesians 3:1-12

This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the
sake of you Gentiles-- for surely you have already heard of the
commission of God's grace that was given me for you, and how the
mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a
few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my
understanding of the mystery of Christ. In former generations this mystery was not made known to
humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and
prophets by the Spirit that is, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs,
members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ
Jesus through the gospel.
Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God's
grace that was given me by the working of his power. Although I am
the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the
Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make
everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God
who created all things; so that through the church the wisdom of God
in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authori-
ties in the heavenly places.
This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out
in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness
and confidence through faith in him.



Gradual: We Three Kings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBwL3y-
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Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,
wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking,
"Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we ob-
served his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”
When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with
him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people,
he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the


prophet 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means
least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd my people Israel.'“
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them
the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to
Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child; and
when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and
pay him homage.”
When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of
them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped
over the place where the child was.

When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed
with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his
mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening
their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to
Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

Sermon

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