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Thursday, December 12
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The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
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Second Week of Advent
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The Call to Prayer
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Bless God in the congregation;* bless the LORD, you that are of the fountain of
Israel. |
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Psalm 68:26
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The Request for Presence
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Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe;* you are my crag and my stronghold. |
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Psalm 71:3
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The Greeting
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Your way, O God, is holy;* who is so great a god as our God? |
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Psalm 77:13
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,* abides under the shadow of the
Almighty. |
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Psalm 91:1
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A Reading
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For YAHWEH Sabaoth says this: Alittle while now, and I shall shake the heavens and
the earth, the sea and the dry land. I shall shake all the nations, and the treasure
of all the nations will flow in, and I shall fill this Temple with glory, says YAHWEH
Sabaoth . . . The glory of this new Temple will surpass that of the old, says
YAHWEH Sabaoth, and in this place I shall give peace—YAHWEH Sabaoth declares. |
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Haggai 2:6-7, 9
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The Refrain
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,* abides under the shadow of the
Almighty. |
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Psalm 91:1
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The Midday Psalm
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O Israel, Trust in the LORD
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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.
May the LORD increase you more and more,* you and your children after you.
May you be blessed by the LORD,* the maker of heaven and earth.
The heaven of heavens is the LORD’s,* but he entrusted the earth to its peoples.
But we will bless the LORD,* from this time forth for evermore. Hallelujah! |
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Psalm 115:9-16, 18
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The Refrain
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,* abides under the shadow of the
Almighty. |
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Psalm 91:1
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The Cry of the Church
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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. |
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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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Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and
prepare the way for our salvation: Grant us grace to heed their warnings and
forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our
Redeemer; 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 Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant me to so
follow in faith where you have led the way, that I may at length fall asleep
peacefully in you and wake in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake.
Amen.† |
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