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Friday, December 19 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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Third Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;* make music to our God upon the harp. |
| Psalm 147:7 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock;* shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim. |
| Psalm 80:1 |
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The Greeting |
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| Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and your glory over all the earth. |
| Psalm 57:6 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| The LORD has sworn and he will not recant:* “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.” |
| Psalm 110:4 |
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A Reading |
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| Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and whoever loves the father loves the son. In this way we know that we love God’s children, when we love God and keep his commandments. This is what the love of God is: keeping his commandments. Nor are his commandments burdensome, because every child of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. |
| 1 John 5:1–4 |
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The Refrain |
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| The LORD has sworn and he will not recant:* “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.” |
| Psalm 110:4 |
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The Midday Psalm |
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All Kings Shall Bow Down Before Him |
| All kings shall bow down before him,* and all the nations do him service. For he shall deliver the poor who cries out in distress,* and the oppressed who has no helper. He shall have pity on the lowly and poor;* he shall preserve the lives of the needy. He shall redeem their lives from oppression and violence,* and dear shall their blood be in his sight. Long may he live! and may there be given to him gold from Arabia;* may prayer be made for him always, and may they bless him all the day long. May there be abundance of grain on the earth, growing thick even on the hilltops;* may its fruit flourish like Lebanon, and its grain like grass upon the earth. May his Name remain for ever and be established as long as the sun endures;* may all the nations bless themselves in him and call him blessed. Blessed be the Lord GOD, the God of Israel,* who alone does wondrous deeds! And blessed be his glorious Name for ever!* and may all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen. Amen. |
| Psalm 72:11–19 |
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The Refrain |
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| The LORD has sworn and he will not recant:* “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.” |
| Psalm 110:4 |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Even so, come, Lord Jesus! |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
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| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week |
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| Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant me to so follow in faith where you have led the way, that I may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen.† |
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