Almighty and Everlasting God, by whose grace Elizabeth and Zechariah, parents of the forerunner of your Son, Christ our Lord, were righteous before you and walked blameless in all your commandments: Grant, we pray, that, after their example , we may so faithfully serve you in this life that at the last we may receive the crown of righteousness which you, the righteous judge , will give to all those who truly love you ; through the same Jesus Chriat our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 1 – English Standard Version
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