Thursday 5 December 2019
Thursday of the 1st week of Advent
Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce)
Introduction (without Invitatory)
If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead.
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
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Hymn
Come, Holy Spirit, live in us
With God the Father and the Son,
And grant us your abundant grace
To sanctify and make us one.
May mind and tongue made strong in love
Your praise throughout the world proclaim,
And may that love within our hearts
Set fire to others with its flame.
Most blessèd Trinity of love,
For whom the heart of man was made,
To you be praise in timeless song,
And everlasting homage paid.
Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal
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PSALMS OF THE DAY
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Psalm 118(119): 17-24
Meditating the word of the Lord in the Law
“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me” (John 4:34)
The prophets foretold that the Saviour would be born of the Virgin Mary.
Bless your sérvant and Í shall líve *
and obéy your wórd.
Ópen my éyes that I may sée *
the wónders of your láw.
Í am a pílgrim on the éarth; *
shów me your commánds.
My sóul is éver consúmed *
as I lóng for your decrées.
You thréaten the próud, the accúrsed, *
who túrn from your commánds.
Relíeve me from scórn and contémpt *
for I dó your wíll.
Though prínces sit plótting agáinst me *
I pónder on your státutes.
Your wíll is mý delíght; *
your státutes are my cóunsellors.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
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Psalm 24 (25)
A plea for pardon and salvation
“Our hope will not deceive us” (Rom 5:5).
To you, O Lórd, I líft up my sóul. †
I trúst you, let me nót be disappóinted; *
do not lét my énemies tríumph.
Those who hópe in you shall nót be disappóinted, *
but only thóse who wántonly break fáith.
Lórd, make me knów your wáys. *
Lórd, téach me your páths.
Make me wálk in your trúth, and téach me: *
for yóu are Gód my sáviour.
In yóu I hópe all day lóng *
becáuse of your góodness, O Lórd.
Remémber your mércy, Lórd, *
and the lóve you have shówn from of óld.
Do not remémber the síns of my yóuth. *
In your lóve remémber mé.
The Lórd is góod and úpright. *
He shows the páth to thóse who stráy.
He guides the húmble in the ríght páth, *
He téaches his wáy to the póor.
His wáys are fáithfulness and lóve *
for those who kéep his cóvenant and láw.
Lórd, for the sáke of your náme *
forgíve my gúilt; for it is gréat.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
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Psalm 24 (25)
If ányone féars the Lórd *
he will shów him the páth he should chóose.
His sóul shall líve in háppiness *
and his chíldren shall posséss the lánd.
The Lord’s fríendship is for thóse who revére him; *
to thém he revéals his cóvenant.
My éyes are álways on the Lórd; *
for he réscues my féet from the snáre.
Túrn to mé and have mércy *
for Í am lónely and póor.
Relíeve the ánguish of my héart *
and sét me frée from my distréss.
Sée my afflíction and my tóil *
and táke all my síns awáy.
Sée how mány are my fóes; *
how víolent their hátred for mé.
Presérve my lífe and réscue me. *
Do not disappóint me, yóu are my réfuge.
May ínnocence and úprightness protéct me: *
for my hópe is in yóu, O Lórd.
Redeem Ísrael, O Gód, from áll its distréss.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
The prophets foretold that the Saviour would be born of the Virgin Mary.
Psalm-prayer
To you, Lord, we lift up our souls; rescue us, do not let us be put to shame for calling out to you. Do not remember the sins of our youth and stupidity, but remember us with your love.
Or:
Through your Son, Lord, you spared sinners to show us your mercy and love. Do not remember our sins, but show us your ways; relieve our distress, and satisfy the longing of your people, so that all our hopes for eternal peace may reach fulfilment.
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Short Reading
Micah 5:3-4
He will stand and feed his flock with the power of the Lord, with the majesty of the name of his God. They will live secure, for from then on he will extend his power to the ends of the land. He himself will be peace.
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℣. The nations shall fear your name, O Lord.
℟. And all the kings of the earth your glory.
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Let us pray.
Show forth your power, O Lord, and come.
Come in your great strength and help us.
Be merciful and forgiving,
and hasten the salvation which only our sins delay.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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