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Tuesday, December 30 |
| The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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The Feast of St. John |
The Call to Prayer |
| Bless the LORD, you angels of his, you mighty ones who do his bidding,* and hearken to the voice of his word. Bless the LORD, all you his hosts,* you ministers of his who do his will. Bless the LORD, all you works of his,* in all places of his dominion . . . |
| Psalm 103:20–22 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Be seated on your lofty throne, O Most High;* O LORD, judge the nations. |
| Psalm 7:8 |
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The Greeting |
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| Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your Name give glory;* because of your love and because of your faithfulness. |
| Psalm 115:1 |
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons |
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| The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation. |
| Psalm 118:14 |
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A Reading |
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On the second day of Christmas, the Church celebrates the life of St. John, whom Scripture refers to as “the beloved disciple.” The only one of the original twelve to not suffer martyrdom, St. John spent all of his long life writing and preaching. |
| Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them—the one who had leaned back close to his chest at the supper and had said to him, ‘Lord, who is it that will betray you?’ Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘What about him, Lord?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to stay behind until I come, what does it matter to you? You are to follow me.’ The rumor then went out among the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus had not said to Peter, ‘He will not die,’ but, ‘If I want him to stay behind till I come.’ This disciple is the one who vouches for these things and has written them down, and we know that his testimony is true. There was much else that Jesus did; if it were written down in detail. I do not suppose the world itself would hold all the books that would be written. |
| The Conclusion of the Gospel of St. John (21:20–25 |
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The Refrain |
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| The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation. |
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The Morning Psalm |
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It Is a Good Thing to Tell of Your Loving-kindness in the Morning |
| It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD,* and to sing praises to your Name, O Most High; To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning* and of your faithfulness in the night season; On the psaltery, and on the lyre,* and to the melody of the harp. For you have made me glad by your acts, O LORD;* and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands. |
| Psalm 92:1–4 |
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The Refrain |
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| The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Let us praise the Lord, whom the Angels are praising, whom the Cherubim and Seraphim proclaim: Holy, holy, holy! |
| THE SHORT BREVIARY |
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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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| Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that I, who have been born again and made your child by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through my Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.† |
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Concluding Prayers of the Church |
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| Shed upon your Church, O Lord, the brightness of your light, that we, being illumined by the teaching of your apostle and evangelist John, may walk in the light of your truth, that at length we may attain to the fullness of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.† |
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