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Tuesday, December 23 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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Fourth Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Praise Him from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him you heavenly hosts; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. |
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The Request for Presence |
| Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe, for you are my crag and my stronghold;* for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. |
| Psalm 31:3 |
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The Greeting |
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| To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;* my God, I put my trust in you . . . |
| Psalm 25:1 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
| Psalm 28:1 |
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A Reading |
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| Joyfully you will draw water from the springs of salvation and, that day, you will say, ‘Praise YAHWEH, invoke his name. Proclaim his deeds to the people, declare his name sublime. Sing of YAHWEH, for his works are majestic, make them known throughout the world. Cry and shout for joy, you who live in Zion, For the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.’ |
| Isaiah 12:3–6 |
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The Refrain |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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The Midday Psalm |
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The LORD Will Bless Both Small and Great Who Trust Him |
| Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your Name give glory;* because of your love and because of your faithfulness. Why should the heathen say,* “Where then is their God?” Our God is in heaven;* whatever he wills to do he does. Their idols are silver and gold,* the work of human hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak;* eyes have they, but they cannot see; They have ears, but they cannot hear;* noses, but they cannot smell; They have hands, but they cannot feel; feet, but they cannot walk;* they make no sound with their throat. Those who make them are like them,* and so are all who put their trust in them. O Israel, trust in the LORD;* he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD;* he is their help and their shield. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD;* he is their help and their shield. The LORD has been mindful of us, and he will bless us;* he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; He will bless those who fear the LORD,* both small and great together. |
| Psalm 115:1–13 |
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The Refrain |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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The Small Verse |
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| The Lord is king. He has put on glorious apparel. Let all the nations praise him. Let those of every tongue bow before him. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
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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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| Come forth, O Christ, and help me. For your name’s sake deliver me. |
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