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SUMMARY:A service of lessons and carols
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DESCRIPTION:The Service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas is known world
 -wide through the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which takes place an
 nually in the chapel of King’s College\, Cambridge. Our service this eve
 ning\, though having seven rather than nine lessons\, is based on that tra
 ditional format.\n\nMost of our lessons this year\, however\, are from the
  Gospel of Luke\, as this is the Gospel on which we focus this liturgical 
 year in the three-year cycle of readings for Festivals and Sundays. Luke
 ’s account of the first Christmas begins with the announcement of the bi
 rth of Jesus’ relative\, John. John the Baptist\, of course\, turns out 
 to be the great forerunner of the Messiah\, Jesus the Christ\, and it is o
 nly from Luke that we hear more about his life before he takes up his extr
 aordinary ministry as an adult. We also hear of Mary’s visit to Elizabet
 h\, whilst each was expecting their child\; Elizabeth’s baby leapt in he
 r womb for joy when Elizabeth heard that Mary\, the mother of her Lord\, h
 ad arrived.\n\nListen out for the angels\, too – for they feature signif
 icantly in Luke\, visiting: \nMary\, the mother of Jesus and\, later\, the
  shepherds in their fields – at first just one angel and then a great mu
 ltitude of heavenly host\, praising God in the midst of the shining glory 
 of the Lord.\n\nIt has often been observed that Luke shows an astute under
 standing of women in the way that he paints his narrative. Not only do we 
 follow the pregnancies of Elizabeth and Mary\, as their own stories are wo
 ven one into the other\; but we are given insights into their own thoughts
  and ponderings\, as they prepare to give birth and nurture to their respe
 ctive sons\, John (the Baptist) and Jesus\, whose birth and lives – also
  intertwined - usher in the new era of God’s saving plan.\n\nOur lessons
  conclude with the great prelude to John’s Gospel\, and his profound int
 erpretation of the events which are described by Luke.\n\nMay the Light wh
 ich John proclaims shine in our lives and our world this Christmastide.\n\
 n\n\nThe service is sung by the Cathedral Choir\, directed by the Organist
  and Master of the Choristers\, Katherine Dienes-Williams. The organ is pl
 ayed during the service by Asher Oliver\, Sub Organist\, and before the se
 rvice by George Baldwin\, Organ Scholar.
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LOCATION:Guildford Cathedral
URL:https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/worship/services/2024-12-22/carol-
 service
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