Welcoming the new year

Daily Reading for January 1 • The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ

This day is a new day

that has never been before.

This year is a new year,

the opening door.

Enter, Lord Christ—

We have joy in Your coming.

You have given us life;

And we welcome Your coming. . . .

You have given us life

and we welcome Your coming.

Be with us, Lord,

we have joy, we have joy.

This year is a new year,

the opening door.

Be with us, Lord,

we have joy, we have joy.

A blessing for the new year in Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings from the Northumbria Community (New York: HarperOne, 2002).

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