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Daily Prayer | December 2012

Saturday  ~  1st Feria 
Intention · for the Cardinal Hume Centre 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 84 Reading: St Matthew 11. 20-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 150 Reading: Revelation 18

Sunday 2nd  ~  Advent 1

Monday 3rd  ~  St Francis Xavier, Pr 
Intention · for the Society of Jesus
Morning Prayer · Psalm:1, 2 Reading: Isaiah 42. 18-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 3, 4 Reading: St Matthew 12. 1-21

Tuesday 4th  ~  Feria of Advent 
Intention · for Church House
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 5 Reading: Isaiah 43. 1-13
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 6 Reading: St Matthew 12. 22-37

Wednesday 5th  ~  Feria of Advent 
Intention · for the NHS
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 7 Reading: Isaiah 43. 14-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 8 Reading: St Matthew 12. 38-end

Thursday 6th  ~  St Nicolas of Myra, Bp, Dr 
Intention · for St Matthew’s School 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 9 Reading: Isaiah 44. 1-8
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 10 Reading: St Matthew 13. 1-23

Friday 7th  ~  St Ambrose of Milan, Bp, Dr 
Intention · for Theologians 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 11 Reading: Isaiah 44. 9-23
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 12 Reading: St Matthew 13. 24-43

Saturday  ~  8th Immaculate Conception 
Intention · for the Mothers’ Union
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 13, 14 Reading: Isaiah 44.24 – 45.13
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 15, 16 Reading: St Matthew 13. 44-end

Sunday 9th  ~  Advent 2

Monday 10th  ~  Feria of Advent 
Intention · for those living with mental illness
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 17 Reading: Isaiah 45. 14-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 18. 1-20 Reading: St Matthew 14. 1-12

Tuesday 11th  ~  Feria of Advent 
Intention · for peace in the Holy Land
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 18. 21-end Reading: Isaiah 46
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 19 Reading: St Matthew 14. 13-end

Wednesday 12th  ~  Feria of Advent | Ember Day 
Intention · for all who are exploring vocation
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 20 Reading: Isaiah 47
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 21 Reading: St Matthew 15. 1-20

Thursday 13th  ~  St Lucy, M 
Intention · for all who are persecuted for their faith
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 22 Reading: Isaiah 48. 1-11
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 23, 24 Reading: St Matthew 15. 21-28

Friday 14th  ~  St John of the Cross Pr, Dr 
Intention · for poets 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 25 Reading: Isaiah 48. 12-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 26 Reading: St Matthew 29-end

Saturday 15th  ~  Feria of Advent | Ember Day 
Intention · for vocations to the religious life
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 27 Reading: Isaiah 49. 1-3
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 28 Reading: St Matthew 16. 1-12

Sunday 16th  ~  Advent 3

Monday 17th  ~  Feria of Advent (O Sapientia) 
Intention · for church unity
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 29 Reading: Isaiah 49. 14-25
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 30 Reading: St Matthew 16. 13-end

Tuesday 18th  ~  Feria of Advent  (O Adonai) 
Intention · for the housebound
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 31 Reading: Isaiah 50
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 32 Reading: St Matthew 17. 1-13

Wednesday 19th  ~  Feria of Advent  (O Radix) 
Intention · for the Department for Education 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 146 Reading: Isaiah 51. 1-8
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 57 Reading: St Matthew 17. 14-21

Thursday 20th  ~  Feria of Advent  (O Clavis) 
Intention · for the work of the Street Pastors 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 46 Reading: Isaiah 51. 9-16
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 4, 9 Reading: St Matthew 17. 22-end

Friday 21st Feria of Advent  (O Oriens) 
Intention · for Norton House
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 121, 122 Reading: Isaiah 51. 17-ende
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 84 Reading: St Matthew 18. 1-20

Saturday 22nd  ~  Feria of Advent  (O Rex) 
Intention · for a renewal of catholic vision
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 124, 125 Reading: Isaiah 52. 1-12
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 48 Reading: St Matthew 18. 21-end

Sunday 23rd  ~ Advent 4

Monday 24th  ~  Christmas Eve 
Intention · for pilgrims 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 45 Reading: Isaiah 52.13 – end of 53
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 85 Reading: Revelation 1. 1-8

Tuesday 25th  ~  Christmas Day 
Intention · for a renewal of the gift of faith 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 110, 117 Reading: St Matthew 1. 18-end
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 8 Reading: St Luke 2. 1-20

Wednesday 26th  ~  St Stephen, Protomartyr 
Intention · thanksgiving for the bravery of the martyrs of the faith
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 13, 150 Reading: Acts 6
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 86 Reading: St Matthew 23. 34-end

Thursday 27th St John the Evangelist 
Intention · for Theological Colleges 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 21 Reading: 1 John 2. 1-11
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 97 Reading: 1 John 5. 1-12

Friday 28th  ~  Holy Innocents
Intention · for the work of UNICEF 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 36 Reading: St Matthew 18. 1-10
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 128, 129 Reading: St Mark 10. 13-16

Saturday 29th  ~  St Thomas Becket, Bp, M
Intention · for Canterbury Cathedral
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 19 Reading: St John 1. 1-18
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 132 Reading: Colossians 1. 1-14

Sunday 30th  ~  Holy Family

Monday 31st  ~  Octave of Christmas 
Intention · thanksgiving for our families 
Morning Prayer · Psalm: 102 Reading: St John 1. 29-34
Evening Prayer · Psalm: 90 Reading: Colossians 2. 8-15