Sunday 8 December 2019
2nd Sunday 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 22 (23)
The good shepherd
“The Lamb is their king, who leads them to the source of the water of life” (Rev 7:17).
The prophets foretold that the Saviour would be born of the Virgin Mary.
The Lórd is my shépherd; *
there is nóthing I shall wánt.
Frésh and gréen are the pástures *
where he gíves me répose.
Near réstful wáters he léads me, *
to revíve my drooping spírit.
He gúides me alóng the right páth; *
he is trúe to his náme.
If I should wálk in the válley of dárkness *
no évil would I féar.
You are thére with your cróok and your stáff; *
with thése you give me cómfort.
You have prepáred a bánquet for mé *
in the síght of my fóes.
My héad you have anóinted with óil; *
my cúp is overflówing.
Surely góodness and kíndness shall fóllow me *
all the dáys of my lífe.
In the Lórd’s own hóuse shall I dwéll *
for éver and éver.
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 75 (76)
Thanksgiving after victory
“They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven” (Mt 24:30).
Gód is made knówn in Júdah; *
in Ísrael his náme is gréat.
He sét up his tént in Jerúsalem *
and his dwélling pláce in Síon.
It was thére he bróke the flashing árrows, *
the shíeld, the swórd, the ármour.
Yóu, O Lórd, are respléndent, *
more majéstic than the éverlasting móuntains.
The wárriors, despóiled, slept in déath; *
the hánds of the sóldiers were pówerless.
At your thréat, O Gód of Jácob, *
hórse and ríder lay stúnned.
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 75 (76)
Yóu, you alóne, strike térror. *
Who shall stánd when your ánger is róused?
You úttered your séntence from the héavens; *
the éarth in térror was stíll
when Gód aróse to júdge, *
to sáve the húmble of the éarth.
Men’s ánger will sérve to práise you; *
its survívors surróund you in jóy.
Make vóws to your Gód and fulfíl them. *
Let all pay tríbute to hím who strikes térror,
who cúts short the bréath of prínces, *
who strikes térror in the kíngs of the éarth.
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
Your power is awesome, Father, and wonderful is your holiness. In your presence the earth both trembles and stands still, for you shattered death’s power by the cross. Rise to help your people: give your light, and grant salvation to the meek of the earth, that they may praise your name in heaven.
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Short Reading
Romans 13:13-14
Let us live decently as people do in the daytime: no drunken orgies, no promiscuity or licentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy. Let your armour be the Lord Jesus Christ.
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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.
Almighty and merciful God,
let neither our daily work nor the cares of this life
prevent us from hastening to meet your Son.
Enlighten us with your wisdom
and lead us into his company.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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