Tuesday –
Year 2 Advent 2
Morning Prayer
Watch , for you
know not when the master of the house
will come, in the evening,
or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or
in the morning; lest he come
suddenly and find you asleep.
Mark
13:35, 36
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.
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!
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1 Give judgment for me, O
Lord,
for I have lived with integrity; *
I have trusted in the
Lord and have not faltered.
2 Test me, O Lord, and try me;
*
examine my heart and my mind.
3 For your love is before
my eyes; *
I have walked faithfully with you.
4 I have not
sat with the worthless, *
nor do I consort with the deceitful.
5
I have hated the company of evildoers; *
I will not sit down with
the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence, O Lord,
*
that I may go in procession round your altar,
7 Singing
aloud a song of thanksgiving *
and recounting all your wonderful
deeds.
8 Lord, I love the house in which you dwell *
and
the place where your glory abides.
9 Do not sweep me away with
sinners, *
nor my life with those who thirst for blood,
10 Whose hands are full of evil plots, *
and
their right hand full of bribes.
11 As for me, I will live
with integrity; *
redeem me, O Lord, and have pity on me.
12
My foot stands on level ground; *
in the full assembly I will
bless the Lord.
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1 O Lord, I call to you;
my Rock, do
not be deaf to my cry; *
lest, if you do not hear me,
I become
like those who go down to the Pit.
2 Hear the voice of my
prayer when I cry out to you, *
when I lift up my hands to your
holy of holies.
3 Do not snatch me away with the wicked or
with the
evildoers, *
who speak peaceably with their
neighbors,
while strife is in their hearts.
4 Repay them
according to their deeds, *
and according to the wickedness of
their actions.
5 According to the work of their hands repay
them, *
and give them their just deserts.
6 They have no
understanding of the Lord's doings,
nor of the works of his hands;
*
therefore he will break them down and not
build them up.
7
Blessed is the Lord! *
for he has heard the voice of my prayer.
8
The Lord is my strength and my shield; *
my heart trusts in him,
and I have been helped;
9 Therefore my heart dances for joy,
*
and in my song will I praise him.
10 The Lord is the strength of his people, *
a safe refuge for
his anointed.
11 Save your people and bless your inheritance;
*
shepherd them and carry them for ever.
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.
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King
Jeroboam of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has conspired against you in
the very centre of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear
all his words. For thus Amos has said,
“Jeroboam shall die
by the sword,
and Israel must go into
exile
away from his land.” ’
And
Amaziah said to Amos, ‘O seer, go, flee away to the land
of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again
prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a
temple of the kingdom.’
Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I am*
no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am*
a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore trees, and the Lord took me
from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, “Go,
prophesy to my people Israel.”
‘Now therefore hear
the word of the Lord.
You say, “Do not prophesy against
Israel,
and do not preach against the house of
Isaac.”
Therefore, thus says the Lord:
“Your wife
shall become a prostitute in the city,
and your
sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
and
your land shall be parcelled out by line;
you yourself shall die
in an unclean land,
and Israel shall surely
go into exile away from its land.” ’
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 13
Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the
radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise
you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of you temple; *
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated
between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and
highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and
highly exalt you for ever.
Reading
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them
this question: ‘What do you think of the Messiah?*
Whose son is he?’ They said to him, ‘The son of David.’
He said to them, ‘How is it then that David by the Spirit*
calls him Lord, saying,
“The Lord said to my Lord,
‘Sit
at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under
your feet’ ”?
If David thus calls him Lord, how can
he be his son?’ No one was able to give him an answer, nor from
that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Splendor and
honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created
everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have
their being;
And yours by
right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have
redeemed for God,
From every
family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to
serve our God.
And so, to him
who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and
praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for ever more.
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: Second Sunday of Advent
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
For Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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