Daily Morning Prayer:
Rite One 


*The Officiant begins the service with one or more of these sentences of
Scripture, or with the versicle "O Lord, open thou our lips" on page 
42.* 


Advent 

Watch ye , for ye know not when the master of the house
cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in
the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Mark 13:35, 36 

Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God.  Isaiah 40:3 

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
it together.  Isaiah 40:5 


Christmas 

Behold, I bring you good tidings of a great joy, which shall be
to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.  Luke 2:10, 11 

Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell
with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God.  Revelation 21:3