7 January . Russian Orthodox Christmas Day

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Grant that the nativity of the Saviour of the World.
May be revealed ever more fully to our minds.
May our doubts be furled.
And blown to the winds.

When we listen to the orthodox ritual.
We are immersed in sound , smell , beauty and holy voice.
And the Archbishop’s words make us less of an individual.
He asked us to come together to rejoice.

A light has risen in the darkness for the upright.
The Lord is generous , merciful and just .
God has arrived in the smallest child, not might.
And we will not end up just as dust.

So we can rejoice.
With one voice.

……..

We come together
Rejoice in the saviour.
He is as a child

……..

See Entrance Antiphon of Mass and. The Collect