Monday after First Sunday in Advent
MORNING
Lord's Prayer and Preces
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
Ps. 95.
| O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. |
| Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. |
| For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. |
| In his hand are all the corners of the earth, and the strength of the hills is his also. |
| The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land. |
| O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
| For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. |
| Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; |
| When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works. |
| Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; |
| Unto whom I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Ps. 1.
| Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful. |
| But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. |
| And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. |
| His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. |
| As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. |
| Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgement, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. |
| But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous; and the way of the ungodly shall perish. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Ps. 2.
| Why do the heathen so furiously rage together? and why do the people imagine a vain thing? |
| The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed. |
| Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us. |
| He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision. |
| Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. |
| Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion. |
| I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. |
| Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. |
| Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. |
| Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be learned, ye that are judges of the earth. |
| Serve the Lord in fear, and rejoice unto him with reverence. |
| Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way: if his wrath be kindled, (yea, but a little,) blessed are all they that put their trust in him. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Ps. 3.
| Lord, how are they increased that trouble me; many are they that rise against me. |
| Many one there be that say of my soul, There is no help for him in his God. |
| But thou, O Lord, art my defender; thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head. |
| I did call upon the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. |
| I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the Lord sustained me. |
| I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people, that have set themselves against me round about. |
| Up, Lord, and help me, O my God, for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. |
| Salvation belongeth unto the Lord; and thy blessing is upon thy people. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Ps. 4.
| Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. |
| O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing? |
| Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that is godly; when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me. |
| Stand in awe, and sin not; commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. |
| Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. |
| There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? |
| Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. |
| Thou hast put gladness in my heart; since the time that their corn and wine and oil increased. |
| I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Ps. 5.
| Ponder my words, O Lord; consider my meditation. |
| O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I make my prayer. |
| My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. |
| For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee. |
| Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity. |
| Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. |
| But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. |
| Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face. |
| For there is no faithfulness in his mouth; their inward parts are very wickedness. |
| Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. |
| Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee. |
| And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice: they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they that love thy Name shall be joyful in thee; |
| For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a shield. |
| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
First Lesson✤
| For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. |
| And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. |
| And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, |
| That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! |
| The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. |
| He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. |
| The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. |
| Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. |
| Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. |
| All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? |
| Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. |
| How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! |
| For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: |
| I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. |
| Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. |
| They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; |
| That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? |
| All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. |
| But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. |
| Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. |
| Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. |
| For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. |
| I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: |
| That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. |
| This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. |
| For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? |
| In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. |
| Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. |
| And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. |
| Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. |
| What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. |
BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA DOMINIFirst Canticle
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let the Earth bless the Lord:
yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of men, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let Israel bless the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Holy and Humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Second Lesson✤
| And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. |
| And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. |
| And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. |
| And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. |
| And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. |
| Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. |
| And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? |
| And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? |
| Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, |
| Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, |
| Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. |
| And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? |
| Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. |
| But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: |
| For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. |
| But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; |
| And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: |
| And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: |
| And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: |
| The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: |
| And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
| Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: |
| Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: |
| Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. |
| For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: |
| Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: |
| Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. |
| Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. |
| Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. |
| Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; |
| He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. |
| This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. |
| Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. |
| For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, |
| Until I make thy foes thy footstool. |
| Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. |
| Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? |
| Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. |
| For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. |
| And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. |
| Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. |
| And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. |
| And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. |
| And all that believed were together, and had all things common; |
| And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. |
| And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, |
| Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. |
BENEDICTUSSecond Canticle
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us,
in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets,
which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all that hate us:
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest:
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God;
whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy 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 quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.
Collect for Peace
O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect for Grace
O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that isdoings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
