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Wednesday, December 10 |
| The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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Second Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous,* and give thanks to his holy Name. |
| Psalm 97:12 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Bow down your ear, O LORD, and answer me,* for I am poor and in misery. Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful;* save your servant who puts his trust in you. |
| Psalm 86:1-2 |
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The Greeting |
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| Blessed is the LORD!* for he has heard the voice of my prayer. |
| Psalm 28:7 |
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons |
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| Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. |
| Matthew 5:6 (KJV) |
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A Reading |
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| In due course John the Baptist appeared; he proclaimed this message in the desert of Judaea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’ This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said: Avoice of one that cries in the desert, ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’ This man John wore a garment made of camel-hair with a leather loin-cloth round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judaea and the whole Jordan district made their way to him, and as they were baptized by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins. |
| Matthew 3:1-6 |
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The Refrain |
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| Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. |
| Matthew 5:6 (KJV) |
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The Morning Psalm |
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My Soul Longs for You |
| As the deer longs for the water-brooks,* so longs my soul for you, O God. My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God;* when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while all day long they say to me,* “Where now is your God?” I pour out my soul when I think on these things:* how I went with the multitude and led them into the house of God, With the voice of praise and thanksgiving,* among those who keep holy-day. Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul?* and why are you so disquieted within me? Put your trust in God;* for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God. |
| Psalm 42:1-7 |
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The Refrain |
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| Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. |
| Matthew 5:6 (KJV) |
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The Small Verse |
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| My soul thirsts for the strong, living God and all that is within me cries out to him. |
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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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| 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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