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Christ Our Advocate

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An Anglican church plant in Wheaton, IL, committed to a life of Contemplation & Action: worship & service, prayer & protest, meditation & marching. www.christouradvocate.org

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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"Sin has colonized our “I”—that transcendental part of our selves—so that “I” become a cooperating partner in my own subjugation. But thanks be to God through Jesus Christ that we have a deliverer."
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The Yoke of Wisdom — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
The Rev. Aaron Harrison Sin has colonized our “I”—that transcendental part of our selves—so that “I” become a cooperating partner in my own subjugation. The contradiction runs so deep that our “I” d...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Alleluia. Christ is risen! Join us today at 5:00 for our Easter Evening service. A catered meal and time of fellowship and celebration will follow.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
CORRECTION: Join us at 5pm tonight for our Easter Vigil service, which includes a Service of Light, Lessons, Baptism, and the Eucharist. There will not be Godly Play, but a safe space will be provided for those who need it.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Join us at noon today for our Good Friday service, which includes the stations of the cross, veneration of the cross, and reflections on Jesus’ 7 Last Words. There will not be Godly Play, but a safe space will be provided for those who need it.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Join us at 7pm tonight for a joint Maundy Thursday service with our host church, St. Paul Lutheran
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A collect for Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Almighty God, who has revealed to your Church your eternal Being of glorious majesty and perfect love as one God in Trinity of Persons: Give us grace that, like your bishop Gregory of Nyssa, we may continue steadfast in the confession of this faith, and constant in our worship of you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A collect for Saints Perpetua and Felicity
O God, the King of Saints, who strengthened your servants Perpetua, Felicity, and their companions to make a good confession and to encourage one another in the time of trial: Grant that we who cherish their blessed memory may share their pure and steadfast faith, and win with them the palm of victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
"What difference does one life make? What difference does one decision make? What difference does one conversation make? In this present evil age, is there any righteous cause left? Beloved, [...] God calls life out of death and things into existence that do not yet exist."
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Two Great Reckonings — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
What difference does one life make? What difference does one decision make? What difference does one conversation make? In this present evil age, is there any righteous cause left? Does my lenten fast...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A collect for George Herbert
Almighty God, who called your servant George Herbert from the pursuit of worldly honors to be a poet and a pastor of souls: Give us grace, we pray, joyfully to dedicate all our powers to your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"The good news of Lent is that our vindication comes from the triune God. [...] So, as gently as I can manage, I invite you to loosen your grip on being “one of the good ones.” Let go of the notion that you’re not one of them."
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The Good News of Lent — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
The good news of Lent is that our vindication comes from the triune God. When we embrace the depths of our depravity and our compete dependence on Christ, transformation can begin. So, as gently as I ...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A collect for St. Matthias the Apostle:
Almighty God, who in the place of Judas chose your faithful servant Matthias to be numbered among the Twelve: Grant that your Church, being delivered from false apostles, may always be guided and governed by faithful and true pastors; 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.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
A collect for Polycarp of Smyrna
O God, the maker of heaven and earth, you gave your venerable servant, the holy and gentle Polycarp, the boldness to confess Jesus Christ as King and Savior and the steadfastness to die for his faith: Give us grace, following his example, to share the cup of Christ and to rise to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
"If you want to draw closer to God then go be near those God loves: the poor, the immigrant, the stranger, the enslaved; then God will rebuild in you all that Empire & consumerism & whiteness & misogyny & racism has ruined, because God is the God who calls life out of death."
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ASH WEDNESDAY: One Way Out — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
If you want to draw closer to God then go be near those who God loves: the poor, the immigrant, the stranger, the enslaved; then God will restore what is lacking in you, then God will cause you to flo...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A collect for Frederick Douglass
Almighty God, we bless your Name for the witness of Frederick Douglass, whose impassioned and reasonable speech moved the hearts of people to a deeper obedience to Christ: Strengthen us also to speak on behalf of those in captivity and tribulation, continuing in the way of Jesus Christ our Liberator; who with you and the Holy Spirit dwells in glory everlasting. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A collect for Martin Luther:
O God, our refuge and our strength, who raised up your servant Martin Luther to reform and renew your church in the light of your word: Defend and purify the church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may boldly proclaim the riches of your grace, which you have made known in Jesus Christ our Savior, who with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
A collect for Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
"If these words are true, and I believe they are, then it means that every interruption, every transitional instability—whether good or bad, wanted or unwanted, joyful or sorrowful, or somewhere in-between—God is bringing us into new life, and God never wastes a chance to bring death back to life."
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Interruptions — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
If these words are true, and I believe they are, then it means that every interruption, every transitional instability—whether good or bad, wanted or unwanted, joyful or sorrowful, or somewhere in-bet...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us this Wednesday at 7pm for a joint Ash Wednesday service with our host church, St. Paul Lutheran
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
To a group of wounded, humble, and uncertain disciples, Jesus says: You are the world’s salt. You are the world’s light. ... Together, through your efforts to love God, self, and neighbor, y’all bring the world seasoning and preservation, illumination and revelation.
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Community of Righteousness — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
 It takes a church to live the Sermon on the Mount. There is no other way. Through Jesus’s life and teaching, God is making us into a community of righteousness that blesses and illumines th...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"If you want to live well in the Kingdom of Heaven, here is what your life will look like under the Empires of this world: depleted, mourning, hungry, yet merciful, peaceful, and just."
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The Epiphany of the Blessed — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
Jesus is the wisdom of God, and as he begins his teaching ministry, he begins it by laying out a call for his disciples to live a radically different kind of life. If you want to live well in the King...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A collect for the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
Almighty God, who has enriched your church with the singular learning and holiness of your servant Thomas Aquinas: Enlighten us more and more, we pray, by the disciplined thinking and teaching of Christian scholars, and deepen our devotion by the example of saintly lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Do you find yourself at the end of hope? Do you find yourself weary, confused, or disoriented in a maze of darkness? Jesus says, “Caminemos en conjunto; Let’s walk together. [...] Come, be my apprentice to love and learn how to live, even if you're surrounded by darkness.”
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Light in the Dark — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
Beloved, do you find yourself at the end of hope? Do you find yourself weary, confused, or disoriented in a maze of darkness? Jesus says, “Caminemos en conjunto; Let’s walk together. You can trust me ...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A collect for the feast of St. John Chrysostom
O God, who gave your servant John Chrysostom grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all who proclaim your word such excellence in preaching, that all your people may be made partakers of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For an end to the immiseration of people for the benefit of the rich and powerful:
For an end to the immiseration of people in this country for the benefit of the rich and powerful; for strength for those able to stand, for the binding up of the broken hearted and restoration of the sorrowful; for a new light to shine out in the darkness of this nation, that we may, perhaps for the first time, truly hear the good news of the Gospel. May life be snatched out of the jaws of barbarism and death and may you, Lord Christ, guide our feet in the way of peace, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For judgement and repentence:
For the people of these United States, that your judgment would come upon this country as it has on all empires, that this people may know that there is a God in heaven and he champions the cause of the orphan, the widow, the lowly, and the immigrant. May would-be kings tremble, false prophets be silenced, and those who profit from war be brought to ruin. We pray for the men who have joined ICE, CBP, DHS, and other paramilitary organizations, that you would turn their hearts away from violence and evil, and show them a path through shame to true amendment of life, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For the rebuking of injustice:
For the people of Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland, that they may be bold to rebuke injustice, aggression, corruption, theft and the threat of violence, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For the people of Minneapolis, Illinois, Los Angeles, and other places where ICE has disappeared their family and neighbors:
For the people of Minneapolis, Illinois, Los Angeles, and other places where ICE has disappeared their family and neighbors. In faith we pray that you will inspire you people to work for the liberation of captives, uniting of families, and an end to torture, imprisonment, and death within ICE prisons. May chains be broken and camps turned to rubbish heaps, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For the soul of Renée Nicole Good:
For the soul of Renée Nicole Good, that the witness of her life may continue to inspire those who love their neighbors and seek their flourishing. Bless her family as they stand for the truth of her life against slander, violence, and lies, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For all who risk their health, safety, and lives in protest and deterrence of tyranny:
For all who risk their health, safety, and lives by exercising their rights in protest and deterrence of tyranny, that the people of this nation may enjoy the benefits of the rule of law and democratic governance, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For the passion of righteous anger:
That you would increase in your people the passion of righteous anger, that we may be awakened to all wickedness, malice, and works of hatred sown by the Enemy, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For the soul of Alex Jeffrey Pretti:
For the soul of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a nurse, friend, son, and neighbor to the end; may this country listen to the voice of the blood of our brother and end federal violence in our streets, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy. 

That you would give us grace to attain that greater love which he showed in his death, a love that cannot be overcome by evil, we pray to you O Lord. Lord have mercy.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, "Lord, have mercy" 🧵
Prayers in a time of tyranny, injustice, and violence
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A collect for the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle
O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show ourselves thankful to you by following his holy teaching; 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.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
A collect for St. Fabian, Bishop and Martyr
Grant, Almighty God, that in all times of trial and persecution, we might remain steadfast in faith and endurance, according to the example of your servant Fabian, who was faithful even unto death. We ask this for the sake of him who laid down his life for us all, Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A collect for the confession of St. Peter the apostle
"Almighty Father, who inspired Simon Peter, first among the apostles, to confess Jesus as Messiah and Son of the living God: Keep your Church steadfast upon the rock of this faith, so that in unity and peace we may proclaim the one truth and follow the one Lord, our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen."
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Through the waters of baptism, this same Spirit who descended upon Jesus, empowering him to fulfill all righteousness, descends upon you, filling and empowering you, and names you beloved.
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Into the Muddy Waters — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
Through the waters of baptism, this same Spirit who descended upon Jesus, empowering him to fulfill all righteousness, descends upon you, filling and empowering you, and names you beloved. Whatever th...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A collect for St. Hilary of Poitiers
Keep us steadfast, Lord God, in that true faith that we professed at our baptism; that, like your servant Hilary of Poitiers, we may rejoice in having you for our Father, and may abide in your Son, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit; for you live and reign for ever and ever as one God in Trinity of Persons. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servant William Laud, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first service at St. Paul this past Sunday! We are so grateful for this space and for this community God has brought together.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Worship is never apolitical. So, whom one chooses to worship, whom one chooses to serve, matters immensely. The world wants us to tremble before Herod; God calls us to swear allegiance to Christ, the poor Palestinian Jew born in Bethlehem."
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The Politics of Worship — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
Worship is never apolitical. So, whom one chooses to worship, whom one chooses to serve, matters immensely. The world wants us to tremble before Herod; God calls us to swear allegiance to Christ, the ...
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
If you're joining us for our first service at St. Paul Lutheran tonight, please remember that this is a nut-free facility.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
New year, new location! Beginning tomorrow, Jan 6, we will be meeting at St. Paul Lutheran (515 South Wheaton Ave). Join us for our usual Sunday Eucharist service at 5:00pm with a potluck dinner to follow.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
A collect in remberance of the Feast of the Holy Innocents
"We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might frustrate the designs of evil tyrants and establish your rule of justice, love, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
A collect for the feast of St. John
Shed upon your Church, O Lord, the brightness of your light, that we, being illumined by the teaching of your apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of your truth, that at length we may attain to the fullness of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
A collect for the feast of St. Stephen
We give you thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to your Son Jesus Christ, who stands at your right hand; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas from all of us here at Advocate! My your day be filled with the joy of the Incarnation and the love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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.
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Christ Our Advocate @advocatewheaton.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Join us at 10am this morning for a liturgy of Carols and Communion. Come in your pjs and celebrate the Feast of the Incarnation!
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