The Office is recited from Tuesday to Friday in the church (in-person only).
Please note that the start time for Evening Prayer on Tuesday is half an hour later.
Tuesday, 13 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Tuesday, 13 December, 2022 at 6.00 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Wednesday, 14 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Wednesday, 14 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Thursday, 15 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Thursday, 15 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Friday, 16 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Friday, 16 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Sunday, 18 December, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.: Morning Prayer
To learn more about the Daily Offices please watch this video by Bishop Anthony Burton.
Divine Office Details
Tuesday, 13 December: S. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr (com. the Octave of the Immaculate Conception; com. Feria)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (Mattins of S. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr; com the Octave of the Immaculate Conception; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Saints Days’, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 68, p. 410
1st Lesson: Isaiah 43.14—44.5
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Mark 7.24—8.10
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: Of a Virgin, BCP, p. 316
Commemoration: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309; The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater - 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
(II Evensong of S. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr; com the Octave of the Immaculate Conception; com. Feria)
Psalmody: Pss. 69-70, p. 413
1st Lesson: Isaiah 44.6-23
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 19
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Of a Virgin, BCP, p. 316
Commemoration: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309; The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Wednesday, 14 December: In the Octave of the Immaculate Conception (com. Ember Wednesday in Advent; com. Feria)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication)
(Mattins in the Octave of the Immaculate Conception; com. Ember Wednesday in Advent; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 71-72, p. 416
1st Lesson: Isaiah 44.24—45.13
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Mark 8.11—9.1
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309
Commemoration: The Advent Ember Days, BCP, p. 100 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”); The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
(Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater) - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(Evensong in the Octave of the Immaculate Conception; com. Feria)
Psalmody: Pss. 73-74, p. 419
1st Lesson: Isaiah 45.14—end
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 20
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
(Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater)
Thursday, 15 December: The Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception (com. Feria)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
(Mattins of The Octave Day Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 75-77, p 423
1st Lesson: Isaiah 46
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Mark 9.2-32
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(Evensong of The Octave Day Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.; com. Feria)
Psalmody: Ps. 78, p. 426
1st Lesson: Isaiah 47
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 21.1-14
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 131 or else Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BCP, p. 309
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Friday, 16 December: Ember Friday in Advent (O Sapientia) (com. Feria)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication)
(Mattins of Ember Friday in Advent; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 119 pts. 14-15, p. 492
1st Lesson: Isaiah 48
1st Canticle: Benedicite, Omnia Opera, p. 26 (recite “praise him and magnify him for ever” only at the end of each stanza)
2nd Lesson: Mark 9.33—end
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Advent Ember Days, BCP, p. 100 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(Evensong of Feria VI in Advent)
Psalmody: Ps. 119 pts. 16-18, p. 493
1st Lesson: Isaiah 49.1-13
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 21.15—22.5
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: The Third Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 99
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Sunday, 18 December: THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT (com. Feria)
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
(Mattins of the Fourth Sunday of Advent; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 33, p.367
1st Lesson: Isaiah 35
1st Canticle: Surge, Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Matthew 25.31—end
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Fourth Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 102
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Additional Prayers
Prayer before the Office
The following prayers may be said silently before the Office:
Aperi Domini
Open my mouth, O Lord, to bless thy holy Name: cleanse my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding and kindle my affections, that I may fittingly recite this Office with attention and devotion, and so may be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of S. Gertrude
O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou thyself didst offer thy praises to God while upon the earth, I now recite this Office to thee.
“O Lord, hear our prayer.”
If the Officiant says “O Lord, hear our prayer.” instead of “The Lord be with you.”, please respond “And let our cry come unto thee.”
Closing Versicles and Final Pater
Officiant: The Lord be with you. (O Lord, hear our prayer.)
People: And with thy spirit. (And let our cry come unto thee.)
Officiant: Let us bless the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Officiant: May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
People: Amen.
Then all pray “Our Father,” etc., silently.
Officiant: The Lord give us his peace.
People: And life everlasting. Amen.
Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Officiant: Gracious Mother of our Redeemer, for ever abiding
All: Heaven’s Gateway, and star of ocean, O succour the people,
Who, though falling, strive to rise again,
Thou maiden who barest thy holy Creator,
To the wonder of all nature;
Ever Virgin, after, as before thou receivedst that Ave
From the mouth of Gabriel; have compassion on us sinners
Officiant: The Angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary
People: And she conceived by the Holy Ghost
Officiant: Let us pray.
We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel, so by his cross and passion may we be brought unto the glory of his resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
People: Amen.
Officiant: May the divine assistance remain with us always.
People: And with our absent brothers and sisters. Amen.
Prayer after the Office
The following prayers may be said silently after the Office:
Sacrosanctae
To the holy and undivided Trinity, to the crucified Humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the fruitful Virginity of the blessed and glorious ever Virgin Mary, and to the whole company of the saints, be everlasting praise, honour, power, and glory from every creature, and unto us the remission of all our sins for ever, world without end. Amen.
V: Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Father eternal.
R: And blessed are the paps which gave suck to Christ the Lord.
“Our Father,” etc., and “Hail Mary,” etc.
Week of 11 December 2022