Evening Prayer (Advent Week 4)
Morning Prayer (Advent Week 4) Evening Prayer (Advent Week 4)
Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3
Prayer for Purity Phos Hilaron, O Gladsome Light Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no O gladsome light, pure brightness of the ever-living Father in heaven, O Jesus secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Christ, holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy behold the vesper light, we sing praises to God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen . 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 the worlds. A Reading from Holy Scripture: A Reading from Holy Scripture Monday: Psalm 45, 46; Isa. 35:1-10; Rev. 22:12-17,21; Luke 1:67-80 Tuesday: Psalm 2, 85; Zech. 2:10-13; 1 John 4:7-16 Monday: Psalm 89:1-29; Isa. 59:15b-21; Phil. 2:5-11 Wednesday: Psalm 28, 30; 2 Chronicles 24:17-22; Acts 6:1-7 Tuesday: Psalm 110:1-5(6-7), 132; John 3:31-36 Thursday: Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35 Wednesday: Psalm 118; Wisdom 4:7-15; Acts 7:59-8:8 Friday: Psalm 2, 26; Isaiah 49:13-23; Matthew 18:1-14 Thursday: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12 Saturday: Psalm 18:1-20; Isa. 12:1-6; Rev. 1:1-8 Friday: Psalm 19, 126; Isaiah 54:1-13; Mark 10:13-16 Saturday: Psalm 18:21-50; John 7:37-52 Give thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:12-14 A period of silence may follow or the Apostles’ Creed may be said. Prayers may be offered for ourselves and others. The Lord’s Prayer The Lord’s Prayer Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. forever. Amen. Amen. *Daily Office Readings available online for Advent and the rest of the year at www.springsIAC.org/devotion.