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Thursday, January 1 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m. |
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The Feast of the Holy Family |
The Call to Prayer |
| Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. |
| Psalm 95:2 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Remember not our past sins; let your compassion be swift to meet us;* for we have been brought very low. Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your Name;* deliver us and forgive us our sins, for your Name’s sake. |
| Psalm 79:8–9 |
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The Greeting |
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| Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and your glory over all the earth. |
| Psalm 57:11 |
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The Hymn |
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| Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born. The shepherds feared and trembled, When lo! Above the earth, Rang out the angel chorus That hailed the Savior’s birth. Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born. Down in a lowly manger The humble Christ was born, And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn. |
| African-American Spiritual |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad. |
| Psalm 14:7b |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Who May Abide Upon Your Holy Hill? |
| LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle?* who may abide upon your holy hill? Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is right,* who speaks the truth from his heart. There is no guile upon his tongue; he does no evil to his friend;* he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor. In his sight the wicked is rejected,* but he honors those who fear the LORD. He has sworn to do no wrong* and does not take back his word. He does not give his money in hope of gain,* nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things* shall never be overthrown. |
| Psalm 15 |
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The Refrain |
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| When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad. |
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The Gloria |
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| Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end. Alleluia.* Amen. |
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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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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he has visited and delivered us. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| Traditional |
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