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God, you are the first light
cutting through the void.
You are the final light
which we shall enjoy forever.
Help us to welcome the light and walk in it always.
Amen.
Gospel Reading - The true light
1-2Before anything else existed,a there was Christ, with God. He has always been alive and is himself God. 3He created everything there is — nothing exists that he didn’t make. 4Eternal life is in him, and this life gives light to all mankind. 5His life is the light that shines through the darkness — and the darkness can never extinguish it.
6-7God sent John the Baptist as a witness to the fact that Jesus Christ is the true Light. 8John himself was not the Light; he was only a witness to identify it.
9Later on, the one who is the true Light arrived to shine on everyone coming into the world.
. . . . .John 1:1-9- literally, “In the beginning.” Christ, literally, “the Word,” meaning Christ, the wisdom and power of God and the first cause of all things; God’s personal expression of himself to men.
Alleluia! Mary of Magdala said to the disciples,
I have seen the Lord!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
