Advent Sermon Series



Virgin and Child with Sts Dominic and Catherine of Alexandria by Fra Angelico
c. 1435, Tempera with gilding on wood, Pinacoteca, Vatican

 Sunday (November 27th) marks the beginning of the season of Advent.  Pastor Charles will be preaching a series of sermons leading up to Christmas Eve, "The songs of Advent" based on readings from the gospel according to Luke. The series begins with Mary and continues with Zechariah, John the Baptist, the Angels, and concludes on Christmas morning with Simeon.

The first Sunday of Advent is the song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55):

The Magnificat

My soul doth magnify the Lord: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour because He hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaid: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.  For He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His Name.  And His mercy is from generation until generations, to them that fear Him.  He hath showed might with His arm: He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.  He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the lowly.  He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.  He hath received Israel His servant, being mindful of His mercy:  As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.