*or this* 

Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to
take our nature upon him, and to be born [this day] of a pure
virgin:  Grant that we, who have been born again and made
your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed
by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom
with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and
for ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Incarnation* 

*The Collect immediately preceding and any of the sets of Proper Lessons
for Christmas Day serve for any weekdays between Holy Innocents' Day
and the First Sunday after Christmas Day.* 


First Sunday after Christmas Day

*This Sunday takes precedence over the three Holy Days which follow
Christmas Day.  As necessary, the observance of one, two, or all three
of them, is postponed one day.* 

Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of
your incarnate Word:  Grant that this light, enkindled in our
hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Incarnation* 


The Holy Name  January 1 

Eternal Father, you gave to your incarnate Son the holy name
of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation:  Plant in every heart,
we pray, the love of him who is the Savior of the world, our
Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Incarnation* 


Second Sunday after Christmas Day

O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully
restored, the dignity of human nature:  Grant that we may
share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share
our humanity, you Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns
with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Incarnation* 


The Epiphany  January 6 

O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son
to the Peoples of the earth:  Lead us, who know you now by
faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to
face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen. 

*Preface of the Epiphany* 

*The preceding Collect, with the Psalm and Lessons for the Epiphany, or
those for the Second Sunday after Christmas, serves for weekdays
between the Epiphany and the following Sunday.  The Preface of the
Epiphany is used.* 


First Sunday after the Epiphany:  The Baptism of our Lord

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River
Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him
with the Holy Spirit:  Grant that all who are baptized into his
Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly
confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy
Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. 

*Preface of the Epiphany*