Wednesday, December 24
The Collect for December 24:
Come. Lord Jesus, do not delay;
give new courage to your people who trust in your love.
By your coming, raise us to the joy of your kingdom,
where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
As the homily at the Mass I attended this morning noted, this is a unique collect in that it is not addressed to God the Father, but directly to Christ. Thus, the urgency of the Advent season appropriately reaches a fever pitch at its end with this strongly-worded prayer to Jesus.
Come. Lord Jesus, do not delay;
give new courage to your people who trust in your love.
By your coming, raise us to the joy of your kingdom,
where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
As the homily at the Mass I attended this morning noted, this is a unique collect in that it is not addressed to God the Father, but directly to Christ. Thus, the urgency of the Advent season appropriately reaches a fever pitch at its end with this strongly-worded prayer to Jesus.
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