DECEMBER 9

Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.

Psalm 65

To you our praise is due
in Zion, O God.
To you we pay our vows,
you who hear our prayer.

To you all flesh will come
with its burden of sin.
Too heavy for us, our offenses,
but you wipe them away.

Blessed is he whom you choose and call
to dwell in your courts.
We are filled with the blessings of your house,
of your holy temple.

You keep your pledge with wonders,
O God our savior,
the hope of all the earth
and of far distant isles.

You uphold the mountains with your strength,
you are girded with power.
You still the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves
and the tumult of the peoples.

The ends of the earth stand in awe
at the sight of your wonders.
The lands of sunrise and sunset
you fill with your joy.

You care for the earth, give it water,
you fill it with riches.
Your river in heaven brims over
to provide its grain.
And thus you provide for the earth;

you drench its furrows,
you level it, soften it with showers,
you bless its growth.

You crown the year with your goodness.
Abundance flows in your steps,
in the pastures of the wilderness it flows.

The hills are girded with joy,
the meadows covered with flocks,
the valleys are decked with wheat.
They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:7b-9

We wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus. God is faithful, and it was he who called you to fellowship with his Son.

Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah:   Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Zion; I will come and make my dwelling in you, says the Lord.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary:      A voice is heard crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight the path of our God.

Intercessions

Complete the works you have begun in us.
Lord, hear our prayer!
Give us what we need to serve you.
Lord, hear our prayer!
Fill our hearts with joy.
Lord, hear our prayer!

Dear Jesus,
Send your peace to our hearts that we may await your coming with joy. We ask the Father for this in your name in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.