Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel,
for he has come to his people and brought
about their redemption.
He has raised up the sign of
salvation
in the house of his servant
David,
as he promised through the mouth of the holy
ones,
his prophets through the ages:
to rescue us from our
enemies
and all who hate us,
to take pity on our fathers,
to remember his holy covenant
and the oath he swore to Abraham our
father,
that he would give himself to
us,
that we could serve him without
fear
– freed from the hands of our
enemies –
in uprightness and holiness before
him,
for all of our days.
And you, child, will be called the
prophet of the Most High:
for you will go before the face of the Lord
to prepare his path,
to let his people know their
salvation,
so that their sins may be
forgiven.
Through the bottomless mercy of our
God,
one born on high will visit us
to give light to those who walk in
darkness,
who live in the shadow of
death;
to lead our feet in the path of
peace.
Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
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