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- Subject: Feast of the Holy Name (1 Jan)
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- THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST, OR, THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS (1 JAN)
-
- On January 1st, we celebrate the Circumcision of Christ. Since we
- are more squeamish than our ancestors, modern calendars often list
- it as the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, but the other emphasis is
- the older. Every Jewish boy was circumcised (and formally named) on
- the eighth day of his life, and so, one week after Christmas, we
- celebrate the occasion when Our Lord first shed His blood for us. It
- is a fit close for a week of martyrs, and reminds us that to suffer
- for Christ is to suffer with Him.
-
- PRAYERS (traditional language):
- Almighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and
- obedient to the law for man; Grant us the true circumcision of
- the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being
- mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all
- things obey thy blessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus
- Christ our Lord.
-
- Eternal Father, who didst give to thine incarnate Son the holy
- name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every
- heart, we beseech thee, the love of him who is the Savior of
- the world, even our Lord Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth
- with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.
-
- PRAYERS (contemporary language):
- Almighty God, who caused your blessed Son to be circumcised,
- and obedient to the law for man; Grant us the true circumcision
- of the Spirit; that, having been cleansed in body and mind from
- every sinful desire, we may in all things obey your blessed
- will; through the same your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
-
- Eternal Father, who gave to your incarnate Son the holy name of
- Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every heart, we
- pray, the love of him who is the Savior of the world, our Lord
- Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
- Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.
-