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, 20 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Tuesday, 20 December, 2022 at 6.00 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Wednesday, 21 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Wednesday, 21 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Thursday, 22 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Thursday, 22 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Friday, 23 December, 2022 at 8.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer
Friday, 23 December, 2022 at 5.30 p.m.: Evening Prayer
Sunday, 25 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, 20 December: Feria III in Advent (Vigil of S. Thomas)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (Mattins of Feria III in Advent)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 102-103, p. 458
1st Lesson: Isaiah 52.13—53end
1st Canticle: Surge Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Mark 11.1-26 (Ferial)
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 - 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer (I Evensong of S. Thomas the Apostle; com. Feria)
Psalmody: Pss. 62-63, p. 404
1st Lesson: 2 Samuel 15.17-21
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: John 11.1-16
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Saint Thomas the Apostle, BCP, p. 362
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Wednesday, 21 December: S. THOMAS THE APOSTLE (com. Feria)
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication) (Mattins of S. Thomas the Apostle; com. Feria)
Invitatory: Saints’ Days, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 15-16, p. 344
1st Lesson: Job 42.1-6
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: John 14.1-7
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: Saint Thomas the Apostle, BCP, p. 362
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 (II Evensong of S. Thomas the Apostle; com. Feria)
Psalmody: Ps. 17, p. 346
1st Lesson: Ezekiel 47.1-12
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: John 12.20-32
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Saint Thomas the Apostle, BCP, p. 362
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, BCP, p. 95
(Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris Mater)
Thursday, 22 December: Feria V in Advent
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (Mattins of Feria V in Advent)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 107, p 471
1st Lesson: Isaiah 59
1st Canticle: Surge Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Mark 12.13-34
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 - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Evensong Feria V in Advent)
Psalmody: Pss. 108-109 p. 474
1st Lesson: Isaiah 60.1-7
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: 2 Peter 2 (Ferial)
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
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
Friday, 23 December: Feria VI in Advent
- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (and Litany without Supplication) (Mattins of Feria VI in Advent)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 110-113
1st Lesson: Isaiah 60.8—end
1st Canticle: Surge Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Mark 12.35—13.13
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 - 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Evensong of Feria VI in Advent)
Psalmody: Pss. 114-115, p. 479
1st Lesson: Isaiah 61
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: 2 Peter 3
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
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
Sunday, 25 December: CHRISTMAS DAY: THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Mattins of The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
Invitatory: Christmastide, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 45, p. 386
1st Lesson: Isaiah 9.2-7
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Matthew 1.18-25
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, BCP, p. 104
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 FIRST 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 pray.
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.
Week of 18 December 2022