First Sunday after Christmas - December 31
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Daily Office Readings
Sunday - 31: Ps 148, Wisdom 11, Rev 22:6-end | Ps 149 & 150, Song of Songs 8, Luke 24:13-end
Monday - 1: Ps. 1 & 2, Gen 1, John 1:1-28 • Ps. 3 & 4, Gal 1, Luke 2:8-21
Tuesday - 2: Ps. 5 & 6, Gen 2, John 1:29-end • Ps. 7, Jer 1, Gal 2
Wednesday - 3: Ps. 9, Gen 3, John 2 • Ps. 10, Jer 2, Gal 3
Thursday - 4: Ps. 8 & 11, Gen 4, John 3:1-21 • Ps. 15 & 16, Jer 3, Gal 4
Friday - 5: Ps. 12-14, Gen 5, John 3:22-end • Ps. 17, Jer 4, Gal 5
Saturday - Epiphany - 6: Ps. 96 & 97, Gen 6, Matt 2:1-12 • Ps. 67 & 72, Jer 5, John 2:1-12
Sunday - 7: Ps. 18:1-20, Gen 7, John 4:1-26 • Ps. 18:21-52, Jer 6, Gal 6
The Daily Office Readings come to us from the BCP, 2019 edition. Anglican tradition affirms that the apocryphal texts are useful for encouragement and devotion but not the setting of doctrine.