A.D. 1994 December 1

The First Thursday of Advent

Collects

Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility, that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty, to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.

Lessons

Table of Lessons

Morning Prayer
  • Psalm 1; 2; 3; 4; 5
  • Isaiah 14
  • Acts 2
Evening Prayer
  • Psalm 6; 7; 8
  • Isaiah 15
  • Hebrews 7

Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year I

Morning Prayer
  • Psalm 1; 2; 3; 4; 5
  • Isaiah 9:8–10:4
  • Mark 2:23–3:12
Evening Prayer
  • Psalm 6; 7; 8
  • Isaiah 10:5–23
  • Revelation 9

Liturgical Colours

Purple