Wednesday, December 02, 2026
The First Wednesday of Advent
Morning Prayer
Opening Sentence
In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. isaiah 40:3
Antiphon
Our King and Savior now draws near: * O come, let us adore him.
Psalms
81
First Lesson
Sirach 17
Second Lesson
Acts 24:24–25:12
Evening Prayer
Opening Sentence
Therefore stay awake, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning, lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. mark 13:35-36
Psalms
83
First Lesson
Isaiah 45
Second Lesson
Luke 9:51–62
Collects
Seasonal Collect
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Special Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, you called your servant N. to preach the Gospel to the people of _________ [or to the __________ people]: Raise up in this and every land evangelists and heralds of your kingdom, that your Church may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Seasonal Blessing
Christ the Sun of Righteousness shine upon you, scatter the darkness from before your path, and make you ready to meet him when he comes in glory; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
Remembrance
Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910