Morning Prayer for the First Monday of Advent

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It’s the first Monday of Advent, Year I in the Church Calendar, December 2, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

Today’s song: Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Aurelius Clemens Prudentius)

Psalms 1, 2, 3

Luke 20:1-8

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Collect of the Day
First Sunday of Advent, Rite Two
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Veiled in flesh – Morning Prayer, Christmas Eve

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Listen to a discussion I had with my father-in-law, Keith Curlee, about today’s carol!

It’s Christmas Eve in the Church Calendar. December 24, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” by Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn. Our Scripture lesson is Philippians 2:5-11 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Fourth Sunday of Advent – Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

What can I give Him? – Morning Prayer, Third Saturday of Advent

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It’s the third Saturday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 23, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti and Gustav Holst with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 55 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Matthew 25:31-46. We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Third Sunday of Advent – Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Jesus, Emmanuel – Morning Prayer, Third Friday of Advent

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It’s the third Friday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 22, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “You Are My All In All” by Dennis Jernigan with additional Christmas lyrics by me and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 40 and 54 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Matthew 25:14-30 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Third Sunday of Advent – Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

What Child is This? – Morning Prayer, Third Thursday of Advent

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It’s the third Thursday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 21, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “What Child is This” by WIlliam Dix with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 50 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Matthew 25:1-13 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Third Sunday of Advent – Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

For Unto Us a Child is Born – Morning Prayer, Third Wednesday of Advent

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It’s the third Wednesday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 20, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “For Unto Us A Child Is Born” by George Handel with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 119:49-72 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Matthew 24:45-51 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Third Sunday of Advent – Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.