Daily Morning Prayer:
Rite One
The Officiant begins the service with one or more of these sentences of Scripture, or with the versicle “O Lord, open thou our lips” on page 42.
Advent
Watch ye, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock‑crowing, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. Mark 13:35, 36
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Isaiah 40:5
Christmas
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10, 11
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Revelation 21:3
