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The Benefice of Littleborough

Daily Offices Prayer Book

Advent - Epiphany

The Benefice of Littleborough St Barnabas, Shore Holy Trinity, Littleborough St James, Calderbrook

Sharing Christ with Littleborough

Pray for me as I pray for you.

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Introduction

Welcome to this third edition of the Daily Office Prayer book.

Inside this book we have put together a range of worship which can be done

at home either with your family, or on your own. In this edition we have

included worship for the Advent, Christmas and Epiphany seasons. You need

to continue to use the Ordinary time version of the daily prayer book until

29th November where you begin to use the options for Advent, this will

change on Christmas Day to the Christmas Season, and then 6th January to

Epiphany Season.

Again we haven't added all the options into each service to keep it as easy to

use as possible, however you have daily elements. Please take note of the

rubrics that look like this, as they are your guide for each section of the service.

You will sometimes find some other things in the service, e.g. :

...all you who pass by? ♦

Where you find a diamond, this is an indication to give brief pause before

continuing

…Son laid down his life: R

Where you see an : R, this is an indication that you should repeat the Refrain

that was at the beginning of that section.

In the morning prayer services the text refers to the ‘Lectionary’ where you

can get your psalms and readings, this can be found at the back of this book.

In the Prayer during the day and compline the services give you a selection of

readings that you can use.

Please note that there are no lectionary readings for Sundays, but you can

tune into our Holy Communion service on our Website, Facebook page,

YouTube and if you don’t have the internet and need a DVD copy, please let

us know.

We hope that this will encourage you in your daily prayers. Please do

continue to use our daily cycle of prayer, pray for everyone in The Benefice of

Littleborough, Manchester Diocese, as well as the world. As we as one

community of pray for the end of this situation, and the time when we can be

reunited with those who we for a season are parted from.

With my Prayers for you all

God Bless, Fr Ian.

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Contents

Morning Prayer - Advent 4

Christmas 12

Epiphany 19

Daily Prayer - Advent 25

Christmas 29

Epiphany 32

Night Prayer (Compline) - Advent 36

Christmas 41

Epiphany 46

Copyright acknowledgement (where not already indicated above):

Some material included in this service is copyright: © The Archbishops' Council 2000 - 2010

Nunc dimittis (Save us, O Lord, while waking) © The Crown/Cambridge University Press: The Book of

Common Prayer (1662)

Our Benefice Prayer

Heavenly Father,

send your Holy Spirit

to give vision in our planning,

wisdom to our actions,

and grace through our witness,

as we seek to serve you as a Benefice

in Sharing Christ with Littleborough

Amen

Manchester Diocesan Prayer

in a Time of Crisis

O Living God, beloved Father of all,

your love and faithfulness was shown

when you led your pilgrim people

through the waters of the Red Sea,

and in your Son you brought us home

as beloved children in your family.

In this time of trial, crisis and fear,

help us, your pilgrim people

in the Diocese of Manchester,

to trust in your abundant love and grace.

Teach us to pray for and to serve

our communities in this different world

in which we are now set.

Through your Guiding Spirit,

unite us in hope, faith and truth;

equip us to serve and pray,

to reach out to those in greatest need,

and be assured that in all times -

in times of little and of much,

in times of fear and of hope -

your Son always goes ahead,

revealing to us the Way of Love.

Amen.

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Morning Prayer (Advent)

Preparation O Lord, open our lips

and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Reveal among us the light of your presence

that we may behold your power and glory.

Blessed are you, Sovereign God of all,

to you be praise and glory for ever.

In your tender compassion

the dawn from on high is breaking upon us

to dispel the lingering shadows of night.

As we look for your coming among us this day,

open our eyes to behold your presence

and strengthen our hands to do your will,

that the world may rejoice and give you praise.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Blessed be God for ever.

A Song of the King’s Glory 1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that fills it, ♦

the compass of the world and all who dwell therein.

2 For he has founded it upon the seas ♦

and set it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

3 ‘Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord, ♦

or who can rise up in his holy place?’

4 ‘Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, ♦

who have not lifted up their soul to an idol,

nor sworn an oath to a lie;

5 ‘They shall receive a blessing from the Lord, ♦

a just reward from the God of their salvation.’

6 Such is the company of those who seek him, ♦

of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

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7 Lift up your heads, O gates;

be lifted up, you everlasting doors; ♦

and the King of glory shall come in.

8 ‘Who is the King of glory?’ ♦

‘The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord who is mighty in battle.’

9 Lift up your heads, O gates;

be lifted up, you everlasting doors; ♦

and the King of glory shall come in.

10 ‘Who is this King of glory?’ ♦

‘The Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory.’

Psalm 24 Glory to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning is now

and shall be for ever. Amen.

This opening prayer may be said The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;

let us pray with one heart and mind.

Silence is kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,

so may the light of your presence, O God,

set our hearts on fire with love for you;

now and for ever.

Amen.

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The Word of God

Psalmody

The appointed psalms in the lectionary may be said.

Each appointed psalm may end with: Glory to the Father and to the Son


as it was in the beginning is now:


If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here,

or both may be read after the canticle.

Canticle

Refrain:

Lift up your voice with strength,

O herald of good tidings.

1 The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice, ♦

the desert shall blossom and burst into song.

2 They shall see the glory of the Lord, ♦

the majesty of our God.

3 Strengthen the weary hands, ♦

and make firm the feeble knees.

4 Say to the anxious, ‘Be strong, fear not,

your God is coming with judgement, ♦

coming with judgement to save you.’

5 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, ♦

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

6 Then shall the lame leap like a hart, ♦

and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.

7 For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, ♦

and streams in the desert;

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8 The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing, ♦

with everlasting joy upon their heads.

9 Joy and gladness shall be theirs, ♦

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35.1, 2b-4a, 4c-6, 10 Glory to the Father and to the Son




Refrain:

Lift up your voice with strength,

O herald of good tidings.

If there are two Scripture readings, the second may be read here,

or both may be read together.

The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence and reflection. Now it is time to awake out of sleep,

for the night is far spent and the day is at hand.

Now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed,

for the night is far spent.

Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness

and put on the armour of light,

for the day is at hand.

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ

and make no provision for the flesh,

for the night is far spent and the day is at hand.

from Romans 13

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Gospel Canticle

From Advent Sunday until 16 December: Refrain:

Look towards the east, O Jerusalem,

and see the glory that is coming from God.

From 17 December until Christmas Eve: Refrain:

Like the sun in the morning sky,

the Saviour of the world will dawn;

like rain upon the meadows,

the Christ will come down upon us.

1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, ♦

who has come to his people and set them free.

2 He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour, ♦

born of the house of his servant David.

3 Through his holy prophets God promised of old ♦

to save us from our enemies,

from the hands of all that hate us,

4 To show mercy to our ancestors, ♦

and to remember his holy covenant.

5 This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham: ♦

to set us free from the hands of our enemies,

6 Free to worship him without fear, ♦

holy and righteous in his sight

all the days of our life.

7 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, ♦

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,

8 To give his people knowledge of salvation ♦

by the forgiveness of all their sins.

9 In the tender compassion of our God ♦

the dawn from on high shall break upon us,

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10 To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, ♦

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 1.68-79 Glory to the Father and to the Son




From Advent Sunday until 16 December: Refrain:

Look towards the east, O Jerusalem,

and see the glory that is coming from God.

From 17 December until Christmas Eve: Refrain:

Like the sun in the morning sky,

the Saviour of the world will dawn;

like rain upon the meadows,

the Christ will come down upon us.

Prayers

Every day

In the morning: the day and its tasks; the world and its needs;

the Church and her life

In the evening: peace; individuals and their needs

Advent

The Church, that she may be ready for the coming of Christ

The leaders of the Church

The nations, that they may be subject to the rule of God

Those who are working for justice in the world

The broken, that they may find God’s healing

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Refrain:

Watchful at all times,

let us pray for strength to stand with confidence

before our Maker and Redeemer.

That God may bring in his kingdom with justice and mercy,

let us pray to the Lord: R

That God may establish among the nations

his sceptre of righteousness,


That we may seek Christ in the Scriptures

and recognize him in the breaking of the bread,


That God may bind up the brokenhearted,

restore the sick

and raise up all who have fallen,


That the light of God’s coming may dawn

on all who live in darkness and the shadow of death,


That, with all the saints in light,

we may shine forth as lights for the world,


Let us commend the world, which Christ will judge,

to the mercy and protection of God.

Silence may be kept.

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The Collect of the day or the following is said Almighty God,

give us grace to cast away the works of darkness

and to put on the armour of light,

now in the time of this mortal life,

in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;

that on the last day,

when he shall come again in his glorious majesty

to judge the living and the dead,

we may rise to the life immortal;

through him who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer Awaiting his coming in glory, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion May the Lord, when he comes,

find us watching and waiting.

Amen.

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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Morning Prayer (Christmas)



You laid the foundation of the earth

and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Blessed are you, sovereign God,

creator of heaven and earth,


As your living Word, eternal in heaven,

assumed the frailty of our mortal flesh,

may the light of your love be born in us

to fill our hearts with joy as we sing:



A Song of the Bride 1 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, ♦

my soul shall exult in my God;

2 Who has clothed me with the garments of salvation, ♦

and has covered me with the cloak of integrity,

3 As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, ♦

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

4 For as the earth puts forth her blossom, ♦

and as seeds in the garden spring up,

5 So shall God make righteousness and praise ♦

blossom before all the nations.

6 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, ♦

and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest

7 Until her deliverance shines out like the dawn, ♦

and her salvation as a burning torch.

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8 The nations shall see your deliverance, ♦

and all rulers shall see your glory;

9 Then you shall be called by a new name ♦

which the mouth of God will give.

10 You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, ♦

a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

Isaiah 61.10,11; 62.1-3 Glory to the Father and to the Son




This opening prayer is said The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;


Silence is kept.

As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,



now and for ever.

Amen.

The Word of God

Psalmody








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Refrain:

To us a child is born,

to us a son is given.

1 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; ♦

those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,

upon them the light has dawned.

2 You have increased their joy and given them great gladness; ♦

they rejoiced before you as with joy at the harvest.

3 For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them; ♦

the collar that lay heavy on their shoulders.

4 For to us a child is born and to us a son is given, ♦

and the government will be upon his shoulder.

5 And his name will be called: Wonderful Counsellor;

the Mighty God; ♦

the Everlasting Father; the Prince of Peace.

6 Of the increase of his government and of peace ♦

there will be no end,

7 Upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, ♦

to establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness.

8 From this time forth and for evermore; ♦

the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isaiah 9.2, 3b, 4a, 6, 7 Glory to the Father and to the Son




Refrain:

To us a child is born,

to us a son is given.



The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence and reflection.

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The Word of life which was from the beginning

we proclaim to you.

The darkness is passing away

and the true light is already shining;

the Word of life which was from the beginning.

That which we heard, which we saw with our eyes,

and touched with our hands,

we proclaim to you.

For our fellowship is with the Father,

and with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Word of life which was from the beginning

we proclaim to you.

from 1 John 1

Gospel Canticle

Refrain:

To us is born a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,

and all the heavenly hosts now sing,

Glory to God in the highest.















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Refrain:

To us is born a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,

and all the heavenly hosts now sing,

Glory to God in the highest.

Prayers Every day




Christmas

The Church, especially in places of conflict

The Holy Land, for peace with justice, and reconciliation

Refugees and asylum seekers

Homeless people

Families with young children

We offer our prayers here, you can say your own, or if it helps use the set below.

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Refrain:

To us a child is born, to us a son is given;

let us pray for the people he came to save.

Wonderful Counsellor,

you order all things with your wisdom:

help the Church to reveal the mystery of your love

and fill her with the Spirit of truth: R

Mighty God,

the government is on your shoulders:

guide the leaders of the nations

and bring in your kingdom of justice and righteousness: R

Everlasting Father,

you call us to live together in unity:

protect by your mercy all your children,

bless our families and renew our communities: R

Prince of Peace,

you bring reconciliation through the cross:

by your healing power give to all who suffer

your gift of wholeness and peace: R

Let us commend the world, to which Christ came,




who wonderfully created us in your own image

and yet more wonderfully restored us

through your Son Jesus Christ:

grant that, as he came to share our humanity,

so we may share the life of his divinity;

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

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The Lord’s Prayer Rejoicing in the presence of God here among us,

as our Saviour taught us, so we pray



thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;









for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion May God, who has called us out of darkness

into his marvellous light,

bless us and fill us with peace.

Amen.


Thanks be to God.

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Morning Prayer (Epiphany)



Your light springs up for the righteous

and all the peoples have seen your glory.

Blessed are you, Sovereign God,

king of the nations,


From the rising of the sun to its setting

your name is proclaimed in all the world.

As the Sun of Righteousness dawns in our hearts

anoint our lips with the seal of your Spirit

that we may witness to your gospel

and sing your praise in all the earth.



A Song of Joy

1 O be joyful in the Lord, all the earth; ♦

serve the Lord with gladness

and come before his presence with a song.

2 Know that the Lord is God; ♦

it is he that has made us and we are his;

we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

3 Enter his gates with thanksgiving

and his courts with praise; ♦

give thanks to him and bless his name.

4 For the Lord is gracious; his steadfast love is everlasting, ♦

and his faithfulness endures from generation to generation.

Psalm 100

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Glory to the Father and to the Son




This opening prayer may be said The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;


Silence is kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,



now and for ever.

Amen.

The Word of God

Psalmody








Refrain:

Above you the Holy One arises,

and above you God’s glory appears.

1 Arise, shine out, for your light has come, ♦

the glory of the Lord is rising upon you.

2 Though night still covers the earth, ♦

and darkness the peoples;

3 Above you the Holy One arises, ♦


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4 The nations will come to your light, ♦

and kings to your dawning brightness.

5 Your gates will lie open continually, ♦

shut neither by day nor by night.

6 The sound of violence shall be heard no longer in your land, ♦

or ruin and devastation within your borders.

7 You will call your walls, Salvation, ♦

and your gates, Praise.

8 No more will the sun give you daylight, ♦

nor moonlight shine upon you;

9 But the Lord will be your everlasting light, ♦

your God will be your splendour.

10 For you shall be called the city of God, ♦

the dwelling of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60.1-3, 11a, 18, 19, 14b Glory to the Father and to the Son




Refrain:

Above you the Holy One arises,




The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence and reflection.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;

let the whole earth tremble before him.

Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Tell out his salvation from day to day.

Let the whole earth tremble before him.

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Declare his glory among the nations

and his wonders among all peoples.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;

let the whole earth tremble before him.

from Psalm 96

Gospel Canticle

Refrain:

This is the Christ, the Chosen of God,

the one who will bring healing to the nations.























Luke 1.68-79

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Refrain:

This is the Christ, the Chosen of God,

the one who will bring healing to the nations.

Prayers Every day




Epiphany

The unity of the Church

The peace of the world

The healing of the sick

The revelation of Christ to those from whom his glory is hidden

All who travel

Refrain:

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let us pray to the Lord.

That the people of God in all the world

may worship in spirit and in truth,


That the Church may discover again that unity which

is the Father’s will,


That the nations of the earth

may seek after the ways that make for peace,


That the whole creation, groaning in travail,

may be set free to enjoy the glorious liberty of the children of God,


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That all who with Christ have entered the shadow of death

may rest in peace and rise in glory,


Let us commend the world, to which Christ showed the way,




in Christ you make all things new:

transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,

and in the renewal of our lives

make known your heavenly glory;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer Believing the promises of God, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray



thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;









for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion May Christ, who sends us to the nations,

give us the power of his Spirit.

Amen.


Thanks be to God.

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Prayer During the Day (Advent)

Preparation

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,

my strength and my redeemer.

Psalm 19.14

Praise

Saviour eternal,

life of the world unfailing,

light everlasting

and our true redemption.

Taking our humanity

in your loving freedom,

you rescued our lost earth

and filled the world with joy.

By your first advent justify us,

by your second, set us free:

that when the great light dawns

and you come as judge of all,

we may be robed in immortality

and ready, Lord, to follow

in your footsteps blest, wherever they may lead.

Salus Aeterna

The Word of God

Psalmody

The following Psalms are given as a guide

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On any day Psalm 80.1–8

Sunday Psalm 82 Monday Psalm 13

Tuesday Psalm 14 Wednesday Psalm 54

Thursday Psalm 70 Friday Psalm 75

Saturday Psalm 85





Short Reading

The following short readings are given as a guide

Any day in Advent Isaiah 40.1

Sunday Revelation 22.17,20,21 Monday Isaiah 11.1–4

Tuesday Mark 1.1–5 Wednesday Luke 12.35–37

Thursday Mark 13.34-end Friday Romans 13.11-end

Saturday Luke 1.35,38

Response We spend time in Silence, study, song, or the words of Scripture

Prayers Prayers may include these concerns:

The Church, that she may be ready for the coming of Christ

The leaders of the Church

The nations, that they may be subject to the rule of God

Those who are working for justice in the world

The broken, that they may find God’s healing


Refrain:

Watchful at all times,

let us pray for strength to stand with confidence

before our Maker and Redeemer.

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That God may bring in his kingdom with justice and mercy,


That God may establish among the nations

his sceptre of righteousness,


That we may seek Christ in the Scriptures

and recognize him in the breaking of the bread,


That God may bind up the brokenhearted,

restore the sick

and raise up all who have fallen,


That the light of God’s coming may dawn

on all who live in darkness and the shadow of death,


That, with all the saints in light,

we may shine forth as lights for the world,


Let us commend the world, which Christ will judge,


The Collect of the day or the following is said

Keep us, O Lord,

while we tarry on this earth,

in a serious seeking after you,

and in an affectionate walking with you,

every day of our lives;

that when you come,

we may be found not hiding our talent,

nor serving the flesh,

nor yet asleep with our lamp unfurnished,

but waiting and longing for our Lord,

our glorious God for ever.

Amen.

Richard Baxter (1691)

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The Lord's Prayer



thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;









for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion May the Lord make us ready for his coming in glory.

Amen.

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Prayer During the Day (Christmas)

Preparation



Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,

my strength and my redeemer.

Psalm 19.14

Praise

Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,

almighty God and Father,

we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

from Gloria in Excelsis

The Word of God

Psalmody


On Christmas Day and any day Psalm 8



Thursday Psalm 127 Friday Psalm 128

Saturday Psalm 150





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Short Reading The following short readings are given as a guide

Any day of Christmas John 1.4,5

Sunday John 1.14,16-18 Monday Isaiah 9.2,6,7

Tuesday Matthew 1.20b-23 Wednesday Luke 2.16-20

Thursday Galatians 4.4-7 Friday Titus 2.11-14

Saturday Hebrews 1.1-3a



The Church, especially in places of conflict

The Holy Land, for peace with justice, and reconciliation

Refugees and asylum seekers

Homeless people

Families with young children


Refrain:

To us a child is born, to us a son is given;

let us pray for the people he came to save.

Wonderful Counsellor,

you order all things with your wisdom:

help the Church to reveal the mystery of your love

and fill her with the Spirit of truth: R

Mighty God,

the government is on your shoulders:

guide the leaders of the nations

and bring in your kingdom of justice and righteousness: R

Everlasting Father,

you call us to live together in unity:

protect by your mercy all your children,

bless our families and renew our communities: R

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Prince of Peace,

you bring reconciliation through the cross:

by your healing power give to all who suffer

your gift of wholeness and peace: R

Let us commend the world, to which Christ came,


The Collect of the day or the following is said

Almighty and everlasting God,

who stooped to raise fallen humanity

through the child-bearing of blessed Mary:

grant that we, who have seen your glory

revealed in our human nature

and your love made perfect in our weakness,

may daily be renewed in your image

and conformed to the pattern of your Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

The Lord's Prayer



thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;









for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion May the grace of Christ our Saviour be with us all.

Amen.

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Prayer During the Day (Epiphany)

Preparation O God, make speed to save us.


With you, O God, is the well of life

and in your light shall we see light.

cf Psalm 36.9

Praise

Christ Jesus was revealed in the flesh

and vindicated in the spirit.

He was seen by angels

and proclaimed among the nations.

Believed in throughout the world,

he was taken up in glory.

This will be made manifest at the proper time

by the blessed and only Sovereign,

Who alone has immortality,

and dwells in unapproachable light.

To the King of kings and Lord of lords

be honour and eternal dominion. Amen.

I Timothy 3.16; 6.15,16

The Word of God

Psalmody


On the Feast of the Epiphany and any day Psalm 72.10-15



Thursday Psalm 132.10-19 Friday Psalm 138

Saturday Psalm 149

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Short Reading

The following short readings are given as a guide

Any day in Epiphany John 8.12

Sunday Malachi 1.11 Monday John 2.10,11

Tuesday Isaiah 60.1-3 Wednesday 2 Corinthians 4.5,6

Thursday Romans 8.15-17 Friday Ephesians 1.8b-10

Saturday Revelation 1.13-16



The unity of the Church

The peace of the world

The healing of the sick

The revelation of Christ to those from whom his glory

All who travel


Refrain:

From the rising of the sun to its setting, let us pray to the Lord.

That the people of God in all the world

may worship in spirit and in truth,


That the Church may discover again that unity which

is the Father’s will,


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That the nations of the earth

may seek after the ways that make for peace,


That the whole creation, groaning in travail,

may be set free to enjoy the glorious liberty of the children of God,


That all who with Christ have entered the shadow of death

may rest in peace and rise in glory,


Let us commend the world, to which Christ showed the way,


O good Jesus,

Word of the Father and

brightness of his glory,

whom angels desire to behold:

teach me to do your will

that, guided by your Spirit,

I may come to that blessed city of

everlasting day,

where all are one in heart and mind,

where there is safety and eternal peace,

happiness and delight,

where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,

world without end.

Amen.

after Gregory the Great (604)

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The Lord's Prayer



thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;









for ever and ever.

Amen.

The Conclusion

May the light of Christ our Lord shine in all our hearts.

Amen.

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An Order for Night Prayer for Advent (Compline)

Note The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning

‘completion’ (completorium). It is above all a service of quietness and

reflection before rest at the end of the day. It is most effective when the

ending is indeed an ending, without additions, conversation or noise. If there

is an address, or business to be done, it should come first. If the service is in

church, those present depart in silence; if at home, they go quietly to bed.

Preparation

The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.

Amen.

Our help is in the name of the Lord

who made heaven and earth.

A period of silence for reflection on the past day may follow.

Most merciful God,

we confess to you,

before the whole company of heaven and one another,

that we have sinned in thought, word and deed

and in what we have failed to do.

Forgive us our sins,

heal us by your Spirit

and raise us to new life in Christ.

Amen.







Alleluia.

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Hymn

Before the ending of the day,

Creator of the world, we pray

That you, with steadfast love, would keep

Your watch around us while we sleep.

From evil dreams defend our sight,

From fears and terrors of the night;

Tread underfoot our deadly foe

That we no sinful thought may know.

O Father, that we ask be done

Through Jesus Christ, your only Son;

And Holy Spirit, by whose breath

Our souls are raised to life from death.

The Word of God

Psalmody

Psalm 91

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High ♦

and abides under the shadow of the Almighty,

2 Shall say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my stronghold, ♦

my God, in whom I put my trust.’

3 For he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler ♦

and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He shall cover you with his wings

and you shall be safe under his feathers; ♦

his faithfulness shall be your shield and buckler.

5 You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, ♦

nor of the arrow that flies by day;

6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, ♦

nor of the sickness that destroys at noonday.

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7 Though a thousand fall at your side

and ten thousand at your right hand, ♦

yet it shall not come near you.

8 Your eyes have only to behold ♦

to see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge ♦

and the Most High your stronghold,

10 There shall no evil happen to you, ♦

neither shall any plague come near your tent.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over you, ♦

to keep you in all your ways.

12 They shall bear you in their hands, ♦

lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; ♦

the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 Because they have set their love upon me,

therefore will I deliver them; ♦

I will lift them up, because they know my name.

15 They will call upon me and I will answer them; ♦

I am with them in trouble,

I will deliver them and bring them to honour.

16 With long life will I satisfy them ♦

and show them my salvation.





Scripture Reading A sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter

God’s rest also cease from their labours as God did from his. Let us

therefore make every effort to enter that rest.

Hebrews 4.9-11a

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Responsory Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.

I commend my spirit.


and to the Holy Spirit.


Keep me as the apple of your eye.

Hide me under the shadow of your wings.

Gospel Canticle The Nunc dimittis (The Song of Simeon) is said or sung

Refrain:

Come, O Lord, and visit us in peace;

that we may rejoice before you with a perfect heart.

Save us, O Lord, while waking,

and guard us while sleeping,

that awake we may watch with Christ

and asleep may rest in peace.

1 Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace:

your word has been fulfilled.

2 My own eyes have seen the salvation

which you have prepared in the sight of every people;

3 A light to reveal you to the nations

and the glory of your people Israel.





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Refrain:

Come, O Lord, and visit us in peace;

that we may rejoice before you with a perfect heart.

Prayers Intercessions and thanksgivings may be offered here.

The Collect Silence may be kept. Stir up your power, O God,

and come among us.

Heal our wounds,

calm our fears

and give us peace;

through Jesus our Redeemer.

Amen.

The Conclusion In peace we will lie down and sleep;

for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.

Abide with us, Lord Jesus,

for the night is at hand and the day is now past.

As the night watch looks for the morning,

so do we look for you, O Christ.

Restore us again, O God of hosts;

show us the light of your countenance

and we shall be saved.

Bless and keep us, this night and always.

Amen.

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An Order for Night Prayer for Christmas

(Compline)







Preparation


Amen.




Most merciful God,

we confess to you,







Amen.







Alleluia.

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Hymn













The Word of God

Psalmody

Psalm 31.1-5, 19-24

1 In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;

let me never be put to shame; ♦

deliver me in your righteousness.

2 Incline your ear to me; ♦

make haste to deliver me.

3 Be my strong rock, a fortress to save me,

for you are my rock and my stronghold; ♦

guide me, and lead me for your name’s sake.

4 Take me out of the net

that they have laid secretly for me, ♦

for you are my strength.

5 Into your hands I commend my spirit, ♦

for you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

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19 How abundant is your goodness, O Lord,

which you have laid up for those who fear you; ♦

which you have prepared in the sight of all

for those who put their trust in you.

20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence

from those who slander them; ♦

you keep them safe in your refuge from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be the Lord! ♦

For he has shown me his steadfast love

when I was as a city besieged.

22 I had said in my alarm,

‘I have been cut off from the sight of your eyes.’ ♦

Nevertheless, you heard the voice of my prayer

when I cried out to you.

23 Love the Lord, all you his servants; ♦

for the Lord protects the faithful,

but repays to the full the proud.

24 Be strong and let your heart take courage, ♦

all you who wait in hope for the Lord.





Scripture Reading In him was life and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the

darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.

John 1.4,5

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Refrain:

Alleluia.The Word was made flesh, alleluia,

and dwelt among us. Alleluia, alleluia.















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Refrain:

Alleluia. The Word was made flesh, alleluia,

and dwelt among us. Alleluia, alleluia.


The Collect Silence may be kept. We give you thanks, O God,

for the gift to the world of our Redeemer;

as we sing your glory at the close of this day,

so may we know his presence in our hearts,

who is our Saviour and our Lord,

now and for ever.

Amen.







May the love of the Word made flesh enfold us,

his joy fill our lives,

his peace be in our hearts;

and the blessing of God be with us

this night and always.

Amen.

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An Order for Night Prayer for Epiphany (Compline)







Preparation


Amen.




Most merciful God,

we confess to you,







Amen.







Alleluia.

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Hymn













The Word of God

Psalmody

Psalm 16

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you have I taken refuge; ♦

I have said to the Lord, ‘You are my lord,

all my good depends on you.’

2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, ♦

upon those who are noble in heart.

3 Though the idols are legion that many run after, ♦

their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,

neither make mention of their names upon my lips.

4 The Lord himself is my portion and my cup; ♦

in your hands alone is my fortune.

5 My share has fallen in a fair land; ♦

indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

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6 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel, ♦

and in the night watches he instructs my heart.

7 I have set the Lord always before me; ♦

he is at my right hand; I shall not fall.

8 Wherefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; ♦

my flesh also shall rest secure.

9 For you will not abandon my soul to Death, ♦

nor suffer your faithful one to see the Pit.

10 You will show me the path of life;

in your presence is the fullness of joy ♦

and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.





Scripture Reading The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all.

Titus 2.11










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Refrain:

Alleluia.Christ the light of the world, alleluia,

has manifested his glory. Alleluia, alleluia.



















Refrain:

Alleluia.Christ the light of the world, alleluia,

has manifested his glory. Alleluia, alleluia.


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The Collect Silence may be kept. King of kings and Lord of lords,

making the true light to shine:

lighten our darkness now and evermore

that with our lips and in our lives

we may praise you;

for you are our God, now and for ever.

Amen.







Restore us again, O God of hosts;

show us the light of your countenance

and we shall be saved.

Bless and keep us, this night and always.

Amen.

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