New Year’s Eve 2009 fireworks over Sydney Harbor, Australia. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen. Our help is in the Name of the Lord; The maker of heaven and earth. O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Compline 12.31.09 (Good Riddance, Year!)
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Evening Prayer 12.31.09, Eve of the Holy Name
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Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 INVITATORY & PSALTER O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. [...]
Noonday Prayer 12.31.09, New Zealand Prayer Book
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Invocation My brothers and sisters, our help is in the name of the eternal God, who is making the heavens and the earth. Eternal Spirit, flow through our being and open our lips, that our mouths may proclaim your praise. (Silence) Let us worship the God of love. Alleluia. Alleluia. Psalm 119:105-112 Your word is [...]
Morning Prayer 12.31.09, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Bishop of Niger Territories, 1891
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Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born into slavery, educated by the Church Missionary Society and became a bishop. He is one of the people most responsible for the Christianization of West Africa. Behold, the dwelling of God is with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be [...]
Late Night Prayer (NZ) 12.30.09
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Approach The angels of God guard us through the night, and quieten the powers of darkness. The Spirit of God be our guide to lead us to peace and to glory. It is but lost labour that we haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of anxiety. For [...]
Evening Prayer 12.30.09, Frances Joseph Gaudet, Prison Reformer, 1934
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Behold, the dwelling of God is with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God. Revelation 21:3 INVITATORY & PSALTER O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory to the Father, and to [...]
