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Sunday, December 7 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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Second Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Hallelujah! Praise the Name of the LORD;* give praise, you servants of the LORD, You who stand in the house of the LORD,* in the courts of the house of our God. Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;* sing praises to his Name, for it is lovely. |
| Psalm 135:1-3 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Let them know that you, whose Name is YAHWEH,* you alone are the Most High over all the earth. |
| Psalm 83:18 |
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The Greeting |
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| . . . My heart sings to you without ceasing;* O LORD my God, I will give you thanks for ever. |
| Psalm 30:13 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| When I called, you answered me;* you increased my strength within me. |
| Psalm 138:4 |
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A Reading |
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| A shoot will spring from the stock of Jesse, a new shoot will grow from his roots. On him will rest the spirit of YAHWEH, the spirit of wisdom and insight, the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit of knowledge and fear of YAHWEH: his inspiration will lie in fearing YAHWEH. His judgment will not be by appearances, his verdict not given on hearsay. He will judge the weak with integrity and give fair sentence for the humblest in the land. He will strike the country with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips bring death to the wicked. Uprightness will be a belt around his waist, and constancy the belt about his hips. |
| Isaiah 11:1-5 |
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The Refrain |
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| When I called, you answered me;* you increased my strength within me. |
| Psalm 138:4 |
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The Midday Psalm |
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My Foot Stands on Level Ground |
| Give judgment for me, O LORD, for I have lived with integrity;* I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. Test me, O LORD, and try me;* examine my heart and my mind. For your love is before my eyes;* I have walked faithfully with you. I have not sat with the worthless,* nor do I consort with the deceitful. I have hated the company of evildoers;* I will not sit down with the wicked. I will wash my hands in innocence, O LORD,* that I may go in procession round your altar, Singing aloud a song of thanksgiving* and recounting all your wonderful deeds. LORD, I love the house in which you dwell* and the place where your glory abides. Do not sweep me away with sinners,* nor my life with those who thirst for blood, Whose hands are full of evil plots,* and their right hand full of bribes. As for me, I will live with integrity;* redeem me, O LORD, and have pity on me. My foot stands on level ground;* in the full assembly I will bless the LORD. |
| Psalm 26 |
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The Refrain |
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| When I called, you answered me;* you increased my strength within me. |
| Psalm 138:4 |
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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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| Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant 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.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| O God, you make me glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son my Lord: Give me this day such blessing through my worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.† |
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