Advent
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Isaiah 40:5

Confession of Sin

Most merciful God,
I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me; that I may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Absolution
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen

The Invitatory and Psalter

O God make speed to save us, O Lord make haste to help us

O Gracious Light,
pure brightness of everliving Father in heaven
O Jesus Christ holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun
and our eyes behold the vesper light
we sing your praises O God: Father Son and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices
O Son of God, O Giver of Life
and to be glorified through all worlds.
Our King and Savior now draws near: Come, let us adore him.

?The Psalms are unique for the evening, the other lessions can be read in total or those you have not included in Morning Prayer

The Lessons

Psalm 22

⁽¹⁾ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? ⁽²⁾ O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. ⁽³⁾ But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. ⁽⁴⁾ Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

⁽⁵⁾ They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed. ⁽⁶⁾ But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. ⁽⁷⁾ All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, ⁽⁸⁾ He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!'

⁽⁹⁾ But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts. ⁽¹⁰⁾ I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God. ⁽¹¹⁾ Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help. ⁽¹²⁾ Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.

⁽¹³⁾ They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion. ⁽¹⁴⁾ I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me. ⁽¹⁵⁾ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. ⁽¹⁶⁾ For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;

⁽¹⁷⁾ I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. ⁽¹⁸⁾ They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. ⁽¹⁹⁾ But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! ⁽²⁰⁾ Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

⁽²¹⁾ Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me. ⁽²²⁾ I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. ⁽²³⁾ You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel! ⁽²⁴⁾ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.

⁽²⁵⁾ My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him. ⁽²⁶⁾ The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever! ⁽²⁷⁾ All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. ⁽²⁸⁾ For the kingdom is the LORD's, And He rules over the nations.

⁽²⁹⁾ All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive. ⁽³⁰⁾ A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation, ⁽³¹⁾ They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Isaiah Chapter 3

⁽⁸⁾ For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory. ⁽⁹⁾ The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. ⁽¹¹⁾ Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

⁽¹²⁾ As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.' ⁽¹³⁾ The LORD stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people. ⁽¹⁴⁾ The LORD will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: 'For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. ⁽¹⁵⁾ What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor?' Says the Lord GOD of hosts.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

1 Thessalonians Chapter 4

⁽¹⁾ Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; ⁽²⁾ for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. ⁽³⁾ For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; ⁽⁴⁾ that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

⁽⁵⁾ not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; ⁽⁶⁾ that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. ⁽⁷⁾ For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. ⁽⁸⁾ Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

⁽⁹⁾ But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; ⁽¹⁰⁾ and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; ⁽¹¹⁾ that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, ⁽¹²⁾ that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 20

⁽⁴¹⁾ And He said to them, 'How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? ⁽⁴²⁾ Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: 'The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand, ⁽⁴³⁾ Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.' ' ⁽⁴⁴⁾ Therefore David calls Him 'Lord'; how is He then his Son?'

⁽⁴⁵⁾ Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, ⁽⁴⁶⁾ Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, ⁽⁴⁷⁾ who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.' ⁽¹⁾ And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, ⁽²⁾ and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. ⁽³⁾ So He said, 'Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; ⁽⁴⁾ for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

?A canticle is a hymn, or other Christian song of praise with lyrics taken from biblical texts

The Canticles

Song of the Three Young Men      Benedictus es, Domine

Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers;
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of your temple;
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths;
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


The Song of Simeon       Nunc Dimittis Luke 2:29-32  
Lord, you now have set your servant free
to go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior,
whom you have prepared for all the world to see:
A Light to enlighten the nations,
and the glory of your people Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
  He descended to the dead.
  On the third day he rose again.
  He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
  the holy catholic Church,
  the communion of saints,
  the forgiveness of sins,
  the resurrection of the body,
  and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers

The Lord's Prayer   Traditional
Suffrages     A

Seasonal Collect:  First Sunday of Advent
Almighty God, give 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 forever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Reflection

This is a time to pause, consider and listen. Pray for yourself and others.


Closing Prayers   Thanksgiving

Conclude with following
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13



This concludes the Daily Morning Prayer
Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord