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Daily Prayer | December 2013

SUNDAY 1st                          Advent Sunday

Monday 2nd                           Feria of Advent
Intention · for the work of Amnesty International
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 1, 2                   Reading: Isaiah 25. 1-9
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 3, 4                   Reading: Revelation 19

Tuesday 3rd                          St Francis Xavier, Pr (1552)                         
Intention · for the work of missions in India
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 5                       Reading: Isaiah 26. 1-13
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 6                       Reading: Revelation 20

Wednesday 4th                  St John of Damascus, Rel, Dr
Intention · for the emergency services
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 7                       Reading: Isaiah 28. 1-13
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 8                       Reading: Revelation 21. 1-8

Thursday 5th                        Feria of Advent
Intention · for those living with addiction
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 9                      Reading: Isaiah 28. 14-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 10                    Reading: Revelation 9-21

Friday 6th                               St Nicolas of Myra, Bp (c326)
Intention · for children
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 11                    Reading: Isaiah 29. 1-14
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 12                    Reading: Revelation 21.22 - 22.5
 
Saturday 7th                         St Ambrose of Milan, Bp, Dr
Intention · for students
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 13, 14             Reading: Isaiah 29. 15-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 15, 16             Reading: Revelation 22. 6-end

SUNDAY 8th                         Advent 2

Monday 9th                           Feria of Advent
Intention · for the people of The Philippines
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 17                   Reading: Isaiah 30.1-18
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 18. 1 - 20        Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1

Tuesday 10th                        Feria of Advent
Intention · for the Home Office
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 18. 21-end     Reading: Isaiah 30. 19-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 19                  Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2. 1-12

Wednesday 11th                 Feria of Advent
Intention · for our neighbouring parishes
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 20                   Reading: Isaiah 31
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 21                   Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2. 13-end

Thursday 12th                      Feria of Advent
Intention · for the Salvation Army Hostel
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 22                    Reading: Isaiah 32
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 23, 24              Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3

Friday 13th                              St Lucy, M (304)
Intention · For the blind and visually impaired
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 25                      Reading: Isaiah 33. 1-22
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 26                      Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4. 1-12

Saturday 14th                       St John of the Cross Pr & Dr
Intention · for religious communities
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 27                       Reading: Isaiah 35
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 28                       Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4. 13-end

SUNDAY 15th                       Advent 3

Monday 16th                         Feria of Advent 
Intention · for the long term sick
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 29                         Reading: Isaiah 38. 1-8, 21-22
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 30                         Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5. 1-11

Tuesday 17th                        Feria of Advent (O Sapientia)
Intention · for the Save the Children fund
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 31                         Reading: Isaiah 38. 9-20
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 32                         Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5. 12-end

Wednesday 18th                Feria of Advent  (O Adonai)
Intention · for those struggling with debt
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 33                         Reading: Isaiah 39
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 34                         Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1

Thursday 19th                      Feria of Advent  (O Radix) | Ember Day
Intention · for the Council for Christian Unity
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 35                          Reading: Zephaniah 1.1 - 2.3
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 36                          Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2

Friday 20th                             Feria of Advent  (O Clavis)
Intention · for teachers
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 37. 1-18                 Reading: Zephaniah 3. 1-13
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 37. 19-end             Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3

Saturday 21st                       Feria of Advent  (O Oriens) | Ember Day
Intention · for the hungry
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 38                           Reading: Zephaniah 3. 14-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 39                           Reading: Jude

SUNDAY 22nd                      Advent 4

Monday 23rd                         Feria of Advent  (O Emmanuel)
Intention · for those who work with the homeless
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 40                           Reading: Malachi 1. 1, 6-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 41                           Reading: 2 Peter 1. 1-15

Tuesday 24th                        Christmas Eve
Intention · for the lonely and isolated
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 45                           Reading: Malachi 2. 1-16
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 85                           Reading: Zechariah 2

Wednesday 25th               Christmas Day 
Intention · Thanksgiving for the Incarnation
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 110, 117                 Reading: Isaiah 62. 1-5
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 8                             Reading: Philippians 2. 5-11

Thursday 26th                     St Stephen, Deacon & Protomartyr 
Intention · for the ministry of deacons
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 13                           Reading: Jeremiah 26. 12-15
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 86                           Reading: St Matthew 23. 24-end

Friday 27th                             St John, Apostle & Evangelist 
Intention · for all who work at and visit St John’s, Smith Square
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 21                           Reading: Exodus 33. 12-end
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 97                           Reading: 1 John 5. 1-12

Saturday 28th                      The Holy Innocents 
Intention · for the children of Syria
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 36                           Reading: Baruch 4. 21-27
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 128                         Reading: St Mark 10. 13-16

SUNDAY 29th                      The Holy Family

Monday 30th                        Octave of Christmas 
Intention · for our families
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 112, 113                 Reading: Jonah 2
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 84                           Reading: St John 1. 19-28

Tuesday 31st                        Octave of Christmas 
Intention · for those moving in to the parish
Morning Prayer   ·   Psalm: 102                        Reading: Jonah 3, 4
Evening Prayer   ·   Psalm: 90                          Reading: St John 1. 29-34