Morning Prayer

Opening Sentence

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! revelation 4:8

Antiphon

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God: * O come, let us adore him.

Psalms

75; 76

First Lesson

Deuteronomy 32 or 32:1–10, 15–22, 39–52

Second Lesson

Luke 1:39–56

Evening Prayer

Opening Sentence

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! isaiah 6:3

Psalms

79; 82

First Lesson

Ezekiel 5

Second Lesson

Acts 7:35–8:3

Collects

Seasonal Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Special Collect

Almighty God, by whose grace Elizabeth rejoiced with the blessed Virgin Mary and greeted her as the mother of the Lord: Look with favor on your lowly servants, that, with Mary, we may magnify your holy Name and rejoice to acclaim her Son as our Savior; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Remembrance

The Visitation