Versicles

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare Your praise.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Psalmody

Give glory to God, our light and our life.
O come, let us worship Him.

Venite

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise.
For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.
In His hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are His also.
The sea is His, for He made it; and His hand formed the dry land.
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our maker.
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Give glory to God, our light and our life.
O come, let us worship Him.

Psalm of the Day (varies)

Office Hymn (varies)

Readings

Catechism

In many and various ways, God spoke to His people of old by the prophets.
But now in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son.

Canticle (Benedictus)

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
He has come to His people and redeemed them.
He has raised up for us a mighty Savior,
born of the house of His servant David.
Through His holy prophets He promised of old
that He would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember His holy covenant.
This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship Him without fear,
holy and righteous in His sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare His way,
to give His people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God,
the dawn from on high shall break upon us
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Prayers and Collects

Lord’s Prayer

Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold to 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
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.

Benedicamus

Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Benediction

The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the ☩ Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you.
Amen.

Departing Hymn