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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