We are doing a “soft-launch” wherein the Office will be recited from Wednesday to Friday. Morning Prayer will be recited in the church at 8:30 a.m., and will not be live-streamed. Evening Prayer will be recited over Zoom at 5:30 p.m., and will be live-streamed. (Please subscribe to parish emails in order to receive Zoom details).
To learn more about the Daily Offices please watch this video by Bishop Anthony Burton.
Divine Office Quick Links
If you would like to join us for Evening Prayer on Zoom,
please subscribe to our parish email list or contact Father Hannam.
Youtube links:
- Wednesday, 1 December 2021: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, 2 December 2021: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
- Friday, 3 December 2021: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Divine Office Details
Wednesday, 1 December: Feria IV in Advent
- Morning Prayer & Litany – 8:30 a.m. (Mattins of Feria IV in Advent)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 1–5, p. 331
1st Lesson: Isaiah 9.8–10.4
1st Canticle: Surge, Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Mark 2.1–22
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Litany: p. 30
Collect of the Day: The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95 - Evening Prayer – 5:30 p.m. (Evensong of Feria IV in Advent)
Psalmody: Pss. 6–8, p. 335
1st Lesson: Isaiah 10.5–23
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 8
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris
Thursday, 2 December: Feria V in Advent
- Morning Prayer – 8:30 a.m.
(Mattins of Feria V in Advent)
Invitatory: Advent, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 9–11, p. 338
1st Lesson: Isaiah 10.24–end
1st Canticle: Surge, Illuminare, p. 28
2nd Lesson: Mark 2.23–3.12
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris - Evening Prayer – 5:30 p.m.
(I Evensong of S. Francis Xavier; com. Feria V in Advent)
Psalmody: Pss. 12–14, p. 342
1st Lesson: Isaiah 13.1–14.2
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 9
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Of Any Saint, p. 304
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris
Friday, 3 December: S. Francis Xavier, Confessor (com. Feria VI in Advent)
- Morning Prayer & Litany – 8:30 a.m.
(Mattins of S. Francis Xavier; com. Feria VI in Advent)
Invitatory: Saints’ Days, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 15–17, p. 344
1st Lesson: Isaiah 14.3–27
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Mark 3.13–end
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Litany: p. 30
Collect of the Day: Of Any Saint, p. 304
Commemoration: The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95 - Evening Prayer – 5:30 p.m.
(II Evensong of S. Francis Xavier;
com. S. Clement of Alexandria; com. Feria VI in Advent)
Psalmody: Ps. 18, p. 347
1st Lesson: Isaiah 17
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Revelation 10
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Of Any Saint, p. 304
Commemorations:
1) Saint Clement of Alexandria, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 130, or else Of a Doctor of the Church, Poet, or Scholar, BCP, p. 317;
2) The First Sunday in Advent, p. 95
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Alma Redemptoris
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,
All: for ever abiding
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 announced unto 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 we may 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 28 November 2021