The 1662 Book of Common Prayer

The Collect

Almighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, if before the Circumcision of Christ.

Almighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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The Epistle and Gospel Lessons

Galatians 4:1-7

Matthew 1:18-21

Commentary

• Melville Scott, The Harmony of the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels

Biennial Bible Reading Plan

Psalter Lessons, Holy Days, and Commemorations

27-Dec	Saint John the Evangelist	Psalm 146 (Coverdale)	Psalm 146
28-Dec	The Innocents	Psalm 147 (Coverdale)	Psalm 147
29-Dec	King David	Psalm 148 (Coverdale)	Psalm 148
30-Dec		Psalm 149 (Coverdale)	Psalm 149
31-Dec	Sylvester I	Psalm 150 (Coverdale)	Psalm 150
1-Jan	The Circumcision	Psalm 1 (Coverdale)	Psalm 1
2-Jan	Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzen	Psalm 2 (Coverdale)	Psalm 2

Lessons From the Old and New Testaments

Sunday, December 27, 2020	Malachi 4	The Sunday after Christmas Day
Monday, December 28, 2020	Genesis 1	John 1
Tuesday, December 29, 2020	Genesis 2	John 2
Wednesday, December 30, 2020	Genesis 3	John 3
Thursday, December 31, 2020	Genesis 4	John 4
Friday, January 1, 2021	Genesis 5	John 5
Saturday, January 2, 2021	Genesis 6	John 6

Optional Readings

These readings are taken from the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon (A), the Pseudegrapha (P), and the writings of Flavius Josephus (J)

Sunday, December 27, 2020	No readings	No readings
Monday, December 28, 2020	No readings	Antiquties Preface
Tuesday, December 29, 2020	Jubilees 1-2 (P)	Antiquities 1.1.1-1.1.3
Wednesday, December 30, 2020	Jubilees 3 (P)	Antiquities 1.1.4
Thursday, December 31, 2020	No readings	Antiquities 1.2.1
Friday, January 1, 2021	Jubilees 4 (P)	Antiquities 1.2.2-1.2.3
Saturday, January 2, 2021	No readings	Antiquities 1.3.1-1.3.4