The Office is recited from Wednesday to Friday in the church (in-person only).
Please note that there will be no in-person offices on Tuesdays.
Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Thursday, 19 January, 2023 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Thursday, 19 January, 2023 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Friday, 20 January, 2023 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Friday, 20 January, 2023 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Sunday, 22 January, 2023 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
Wednesday, 18 January: S. Peter’s Chair at Rome (com. S. Prisca, Virgin & Martyr)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication)
(Mattins of S. Peter’s Chair at Rome; com. S. Prisca, Virgin & Martyr)
Invitatory: Saints’ Day, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 90-92, p. 446
1st Lesson: Zephaniah 1
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Matthew 13.24-43
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, BCP, p. 283 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Commemoration: Of a Virgin, BCP, p. 316; The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
[Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect)] - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(II Evensong of S. Peter’s Chair at Rome;
com. S. Prisca, Virgin & Martyr;
com. S. Henry of Finland, Bishop & Confessor)
Psalmody: Pss. 93-94, p. 450
1st Lesson: Zephaniah 2
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 3
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, BCP, p. 283 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Commemoration: Of a Virgin, BCP, p. 316; Of a Bishop, BCP, p. 312; The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect)
Thursday, 19 January: S. Henry, Bishop & Confessor
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
(Mattins S. Henry of Finland Bishop & Confessor)
Invitatory: Saints’ Day, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 96-97, p. 453
1st Lesson: Zephaniah 3
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Matthew 13.44-end
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: Of a Bishop, BCP, p. 312
Commemoration: The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect) - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(II Evensong of S. Henry of Finland, Bishop & Confessor;
com. S. Fabian & S. Sebastian, Martyrs)
Psalmody: Pss. 98-101, p. 455
1st Lesson: Nahum 1
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 4.1-17
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Of a Bishop, BCP, p. 312
Commemoration: Of a Martyr, BCP, p. 310; The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect)
Friday, 20 January: S. Fabian & S. Sebastian, Martyrs
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication)
(Mattins of S. Fabian & S. Sebastian, Martyrs)
Invitatory: Saints’ Day, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 102-103, p. 458
1st Lesson: Nahum 2
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Matthew 14
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: Of a Martyr, BCP, p. 310
Commemoration: The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect) - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
(II Evensong of S. Fabian & S. Sebastian, Martyrs;
com. S. Agnes of Rome, Virgin & Martyr)
Psalmody: Ps. 104, p. 462
1st Lesson: Nahum 3
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 4.18—5end
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Of a Martyr, BCP, p. 310
Commemoration: The Second Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 123 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”); Saint Agnes, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 132 or else Of a Virgin, BCP, p. 316
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect)
Sunday, 22 January: THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
(com. S. Vincent of Spain, Doctor of the Church & Martyr)
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
(Mattins of The Third Sunday after Epiphany;
com. S. Vincent of Spain, Doctor of the Church & Martyr)
Invitatory: Epiphany and the Transfiguration, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 96-97, p. 453
1st Lesson: Isaiah 45.9—end
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Ephesians 2
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Third Sunday after Epiphany, BCP, p. 126 (add “who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.”)
Commemoration: Saint Vincent, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 132 or else Of a Doctor of the Church, BCP, p. 317
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2nd Collect)
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.
(2nd Collect- TO BE USED FROM 1ST EVENSONG OF THE NATIVITY ONWARD UNTIL CANDLEMAS)
Officiant: After Childbearing, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate
People: intercede for us, O Mother of God
Officiant: Let us Prayer.
O God, who by the fruitful virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son 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.
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