Genesis 15:1-6,21:1-3 Hebrews 11:8.11-12.17-19 Luke 2:22-40

Today is the last day of the year. We could do worse than to hear the Canticle of Simeon read out in the Gospel. In the Liturgy of the Hours, this Canticle belongs with Compline, the last prayer of the day, recited or sung just before bed-time.