Daily Office 12.2-12.8

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Happy Church New Year, that is. It's the first Sunday of Advent, and we've begun another cycle in the lectionary.

The Daily Office lectionary, on a two-year cycle, goes back to Year B, while the Revised Common Lectionary goes to Year A, the Year of Matthew.

May God's blessing be upon us all as we begin a new year.

Sunday:

AM Psalm 146, 147; PM Psalm 111, 112, 113
Amos 1:1-5,13-2:8; 1 Thess. 5:1-11; Luke 21:5-19

Monday:

AM Psalm 1, 2, 3; PM Psalm 4, 7
Amos 2:6-16; 2 Pet. 1:1-11; Matt. 21:1-11

Tuesday:

AM Psalm 5, 6; PM Psalm 10, 11
Amos 3:1-11; 2 Pet. 1:12-21; Matt. 21:12-22

John of Damascus
Psalm 118:14-21 or 16:5-11
1 Corinthians 15:12-20; John 5:24-27

Wednesday:

AM Psalm 119:1-24; PM Psalm 12, 13, 14
Amos 3:12-4:5; 2 Pet. 3:1-10; Matt. 21:23-32

Clement of Alexandria
Psalm 34:9-14 or 103:1-4,13-18
Colossians 1:11-20; John 6:57-63

Thursday:

AM Psalm 18:1-20; PM Psalm 18:21-50
Amos 4:6-13; 2 Pet. 3:11-18; Matt. 21:33-46

Nicholas of Myra:
Psalm 78:3-7 or 145:8-13
1 John 4:7-14; Mark 10:13-16

Friday:

AM Psalm 16, 17; PM Psalm 22
Amos 5:1-17; Jude 1-16; Matt. 22:1-14

Ambrose of Milan:
Psalm 27:5-11 or 33:1-5,20-21
Ecclesiasticus 2:7-11,16-18; Luke 12:35-37,42-44

Saturday:

AM Psalm 20, 21:1-7(8-14); PM Psalm 110:1-5(6-7), 116, 117
Amos 5:18-27; Jude 17-25; Matt. 22:15-22