Monday –
Year 2 Advent 1
Morning Prayer
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Isaiah 40:5
Lord, open our lips.
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
Venite
Come, let us sing
to the Lord; *
let us shout for joy to the Rock
of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with
thanksgiving *
and raise a loud shout to him
with psalms.
For the Lord is a
great God, *
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and
the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he
made it, *
and his hands have molded the dry
land.
Come, let us bow
down, and bend the knee, *
and kneel before the
Lord our Maker.
For he is our God,
and we are the people of
his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *
Oh,
that today you would hearken to his voice!
Psalms
1
Beatus
vir qui non abiit
1
Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of
the wicked,
*
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of
the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *
and
they meditate on his law day and night.
3 They are like trees
planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due season, with
leaves that do not wither; *
everything they do shall prosper.
4
It is not so with the wicked; *
they are like chaff which the wind
blows away.
5
Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when
judgment comes,
*
nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.
6 For the
Lord knows the way of the righteous, *
but the way of the wicked
is doomed.
2
Quare fremuerunt gentes?
1 Why are the nations in an
uproar? *
Why do the peoples mutter empty threats?
2 Why do
the kings of the earth rise up in revolt,
and the princes plot
together, *
against the Lord and against his Anointed?
3
"Let us break their yoke," they say; *
"let us cast
off their bonds from us."
4 He whose throne is in heaven
is laughing; *
the Lord has them in derision.
5 Then he
speaks to them in his wrath, *
and his rage fills them with
terror.
6 "I myself have set my king *
upon my holy
hill of Zion."
7 Let me announce the decree of the Lord:
*
he said to me, "You are my Son;
this day have I begotten
you.
8 Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for
your
inheritance *
and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9
You shall crush them with an iron rod *
and shatter them like a
piece of pottery."
10 And now, you kings, be wise; *
be
warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Submit to the Lord with
fear, *
and with trembling bow before him;
12 Lest he be
angry and you perish; *
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
13
Happy are they all *
who take refuge in him!
3
Domine, quid multiplicati
1 Lord, how many
adversaries I have! *
how many there are who rise up against
me!
2 How many there are who say of me, *
"There is no
help for him in his God."
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield
about me; *
you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head.
4
I call aloud upon the Lord, *
and he answers me from his holy
hill;
5 I lie down and go to sleep; *
I wake again, because
the Lord sustains me.
6 I do not fear the multitudes of people
*
who set themselves against me all around.
7 Rise up, O
Lord; set me free, O my God; *
surely, you will strike all my
enemies across the face,
you will break the teeth of the
wicked.
8
Deliverance belongs to the Lord. *
Your blessing be upon your
people!
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Thus says the
Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and
for four, I will not revoke the punishment;*
because
they sell the righteous for silver,
and the
needy for a pair of sandals—
they who trample the head of
the poor into the dust of the earth,
and
push the afflicted out of the way;
father and son go in to
the same girl,
so that my holy name is
profaned;
they lay themselves down beside every altar
on
garments taken in pledge;
and in the house of their God
they drink
wine bought with fines they
imposed.
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose
height was like the height of cedars,
and who
was as strong as oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above,
and
his roots beneath.
Also I brought you up out of the land of
Egypt,
and led you for forty years in
the wilderness,
to possess the land of the
Amorite.
And I raised up some of your children to be
prophets
and some of your youths to be
nazirites.*
Is
it not indeed so, O people of Israel?
says the Lord.
But you made the nazirites*
drink wine,
and commanded the
prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not
prophesy.’
So, I will press you down in your place,
just
as a cart presses down
when it is full of
sheaves.*
Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the
strong shall not retain their strength,
nor
shall the mighty save their lives;
those who handle the bow
shall not stand,
and those who are swift of
foot shall not save themselves,
nor shall those
who ride horses save their lives;
and those who are stout of
heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked on
that day,
says the Lord.
The Word of the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Surely, it is God
who saves me; *
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
For the Lord is
my stronghold and my sure defense, *
and he will be my Savior.
Therefore you
shall draw water with rejoicing *
from the springs of salvation.
And on that day
you shall say, *
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;
Make his deeds
known among the peoples; *
see that they remember that his Name is
exalted.
Sing the praises
of the Lord, for he has done great things, *
and this is known in
all the world.
Cry aloud,
inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, *
for the great one in the
midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Reading
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at
the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go
into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey
tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone
says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.”
And he will send them immediately.*’
This took place to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet,
saying,
‘Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is
coming to you,
humble, and mounted on
a donkey,
and on a colt, the
foal of a donkey.’
The disciples went and did as Jesus
had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put
their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd*
spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the
trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him
and that followed were shouting,
‘Hosanna to the Son of
David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name
of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’
When he
entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who
is this?’ The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet
Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’
The Word of the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
O ruler of the
universe, Lord God,
great deeds are they that you have done,
*
surpassing human understanding.
Your ways are ways of
righteousness and truth, *
O King of all the
ages
Who can fail to do you homage, Lord
and sing the praises
of your Name
for you only are the Holy One.
All nations will
draw near and fall down before you
because your just and holy
works have been revealed.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
I
believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and
earth.
I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was
buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the
dead.
I believe in the
Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of
saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the
body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our Father in
heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will
be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our
daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin
against us.
Save us from the
time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Collect of the Day: First Sunday of Advent
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.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, who divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.
General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14