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Friday, December 26 |
| The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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The Eve of the Nativity |
The Call to Prayer |
| Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp;* I myself will waken the dawn. |
| Psalm 57:8 |
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The Request for Presence |
| O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, grant me your peace. |
| Agnus Dei |
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The Greeting |
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| For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the Glory of God the Father. |
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons |
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| Be strong and let your heart take courage,* all you who wait for the LORD. |
| Psalm 31:24 |
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A Reading |
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The Prophecy of the Priest Zechariah, Father of John the Baptizer |
| Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people, he has set them free, and he has established for us a saving power in the House of his servant David, just as he proclaimed, by the mouth of his holy prophets from ancient times, that he would save us from our enemies and from the hands of all those who hate us, and show faithful love to our ancestors, and so keep in mind his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, that he would grant us, free from fear, to be delivered from the hands of our enemies, to serve him in holiness and uprightness in his presence, all our days.” |
| Luke 1:67–75 |
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The Refrain |
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| Be strong and let your heart take courage,* all you who wait for the LORD. |
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The Morning Psalm |
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In the Roll of the Book It Is Written Concerning Me |
| In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure* (you have given me ears to hear you); Burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required,* and so I said, “Behold, I come. In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:* ‘I love to do your will, O my God; your law is deep in my heart.’ ” |
| Psalm 40:7–9 |
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The Refrain |
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| Be strong and let your heart take courage,* all you who wait for the LORD. |
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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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| Purify my conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in me a mansion prepared for himself; 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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