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Handel’s Messiah, “For unto us a child is born”, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Tenebrae Choir, conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
For to us a child is born,
unto us a Son is given,
and the government shall be upon His shoulder;
and His name shall be called
Wonderful,
Counselor,
The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9:6)
So says the National Post editorial board in a remarkable commentary that begins with the current financial and economic crisis and ends with the never-changing relevance of Christmas.
Sic transit gloria mundi — thus passes away the glory of the world, the old Latin phrase puts it. In 2008, the glory of money took the biggest [...]
The collect for today, Christmas Eve (source):
Almighty God,
who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance
of the birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as we joyfully receive him as our redeemer,
so we may with sure confidence behold him
when he shall come to be our judge;
who liveth and reigneth with thee
in the unity of the [...]
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