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Friday after the First Sunday of Advent

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The Collect of the Day

First Sunday of Advent

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your 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 living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Nicholas of Myra

Grant, Almighty God, that your church may be so inspired by the example of your servant Nicholas of Myra, that it may never cease to work for the welfare of children, the safety of sailors, the relief of the poor, and the help of those tossed by tempests of doubt or grief; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Psalms

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1Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *I have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”

2All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *upon those who are noble among the people.

3But those who run after other gods *shall have their troubles multiplied.

4Their libations of blood I will not offer, *nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.

5O Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *it is you who uphold my lot.

6My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

7I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; *my heart teaches me, night after night.

8I have set the Lord always before me; *because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

9My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *my body also shall rest in hope.

10For you will not abandon me to the grave, *nor let your holy one see the Pit.

11You will show me the path of life; *in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

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1Hear my plea of innocence, O Lord; give heed to my cry; *listen to my prayer, which does not come from lying lips.

2Let my vindication come forth from your presence; *let your eyes be fixed on justice.

3Weigh my heart, summon me by night, *melt me down; you will find no impurity in me.

4I give no offense with my mouth as others do; *I have heeded the words of your lips.

5My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law; *in your paths my feet shall not stumble.

6I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me; *incline your ear to me and hear my words.

7Show me your marvelous loving-kindness, *O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them.

8Keep me as the apple of your eye; *hide me under the shadow of your wings,

9From the wicked who assault me, *from my deadly enemies who surround me.

10They have closed their heart to pity, *and their mouth speaks proud things.

11They press me hard, now they surround me, *watching how they may cast me to the ground,

12Like a lion, greedy for its prey, *and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

13Arise, O Lord; confront them and bring them down; *deliver me from the wicked by your sword.

14Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand *from those whose portion in life is this world;

15Whose bellies you fill with your treasure, *who are well supplied with children and leave their wealth to their little ones.

16But at my vindication I shall see your face; *when I awake, I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

Daily Office Readings

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1 Thess. 4:1-12

1 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication; 4 that each one of you know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, 5 not with lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. 8 Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you. 9 Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; 10 and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, beloved, to do so more and more, 11 to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you, 12 so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.

Isa. 3:8-15

8 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. 9 The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. 10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors. 11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are, for what their hands have done shall be done to them. 12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you, and confuse the course of your paths. 13 The Lord rises to argue his case; he stands to judge the peoples. 14 The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 15 What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts.

Luke 20:41-21:4

41 Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is David’s son? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 43 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ 44 David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?” 45 In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” 1 He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; 2 he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; 4 for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”