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Monday, December 1 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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First Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting;* and let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah! |
| Psalm 106:48 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Turn to me and have mercy upon me;* give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your handmaid. |
| Psalm 86:16 |
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The Greeting |
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| O LORD, your love endures for ever;* do not abandon the works of your hands. |
| Psalm 138:9 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;* those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever. |
| Psalm 111:10 |
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A Reading |
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| Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying human patience that you should try God’s patience too? The Lord will give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and will give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel. On curds and honey will he feed until he knows how to refuse the bad and choose the good. |
| Isaiah 7:13-15 |
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The Refrain |
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| The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;* those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever. |
| Psalm 111:10 |
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The Midday Psalm |
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The LORD Has Pleasure in Those Who Fear Him |
| Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God!* how pleasant it is to honor him with praise! The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;* he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted* and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars* and calls them all by their names. Great is our LORD and mighty in power;* there is no limit to his wisdom. The LORD lifts up the lowly,* but casts the wicked to the ground. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;* make music to our God upon the harp. He is not impressed by the might of a horse;* he has no pleasure in the strength of a man; But the LORD has pleasure in those who fear him,* in those who await his gracious favor. |
| Psalm 147:1-7, 11-12 |
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The Refrain |
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| The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;* those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever. |
| Psalm 111:10 |
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The Small Verse |
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| The Lord is my shepherd and nothing is wanting to me. In green pastures He hath settled me. |
| 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, give all of us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him 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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| Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill my petitions, I pray, not as I ask in my ignorance, nor as I deserve in my sinfulness, but as you know and love me in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.† |
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