A.D. 1999 December 2
The First Thursday of Advent
Collects
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your 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 living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 18:21–50
- Isaiah 2:12–22 (optional)
- II Peter 3:11–18
Liturgical Colors
Purple
Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold