Prayer During the Day
from All Saints’ Day until
the day before the First Sunday of Advent
    Sunday, 9 November 2025
The Third Sunday before Advent
     
     
      Preparation  
     
    O God, make speed to save us.
All
   O Lord, make haste to help us.
     
    You have been my helper
All
   and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
   
Psalm 63.8
     
   
Praise
  
     
    A hymn, song, canticle or extempore praise or
     
    For the gift of his Spirit:
blessed be Christ.
     
    For the catholic Church:
blessed be Christ.
     
    For the means of grace:
blessed be Christ.
     
    For the hope of glory:
blessed be Christ.
     
    For the triumphs of his gospel:
blessed be Christ.
     
    For the lives of his saints:
blessed be Christ.
     
    In joy and in sorrow:
blessed be Christ.
     
    In life and in death:
blessed be Christ.
     
    Now and to the end of the ages:
blessed be Christ.
   
from A Litany of the Resurrection
     
   
The Word of God
  
     
   
Psalmody
     
    Either, Sunday Psalm 2
     
    (or)
     
    Or, on any day Psalm 24.1-6
     
    Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed.
     
   

Psalm 2

Refrain: The Lord is the strength of his people, a safe refuge for his anointed.

1  Why are the nations in tumult, ♦
   and why do the peoples devise a vain plot?

2  The kings of the earth rise up,
      and the rulers take counsel together, ♦
   against the Lord and against his anointed:

3  ‘Let us break their bonds asunder ♦
   and cast away their cords from us.’

4  He who dwells in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; ♦
   the Lord shall have them in derision.

5  Then shall he speak to them in his wrath ♦
   and terrify them in his fury:

6  ‘Yet have I set my king ♦
   upon my holy hill of Zion.’

7  I will proclaim the decree of the Lord; ♦
   he said to me: ‘You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.

8  ‘Ask of me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance ♦
   and the ends of the earth for your possession.

9  ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron ♦
   and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’

10  Now therefore be wise, O kings; ♦
   be prudent, you judges of the earth.

11  Serve the Lord with fear, and with trembling kiss his feet, ♦
   lest he be angry and you perish from the way,
      for his wrath is quickly kindled.

12  Happy are all they ♦
   who take refuge in him.

Refrain: The Lord is the strength of his people, a safe refuge for his anointed.

Most high and holy God,
lift our eyes to your Son
enthroned on Calvary;
and as we behold his meekness,
shatter our earthly pride;
for he is Lord for ever and ever.
     
    (or)
     
   

Psalm 24.1-6

Refrain: The Lord of hosts: he is the King of glory.

1  The earth is the Lord’s and all that fills it, ♦
   the compass of the world and all who dwell therein.

2  For he has founded it upon the seas ♦
   and set it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

3  ‘Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord, ♦
   or who can rise up in his holy place?’

4  ‘Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, ♦
   who have not lifted up their soul to an idol,
      nor sworn an oath to a lie;

5  ‘They shall receive a blessing from the Lord, ♦
   a just reward from the God of their salvation.’

6  Such is the company of those who seek him, ♦
   of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

Refrain: The Lord of hosts: he is the King of glory.

O Lord of hosts,
purify our hearts
that the King of glory may come in,
your Son, Jesus our redeemer.
    Each psalm or group of psalms may end with
     
All
   Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
     
   
Short readings
  
     
    Either, Sunday
    Whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives for ever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.’
   
Revelation 4.9-end
     
    Or, on any day from All Saints to Advent
    Our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
   
Philippians 3.20
     
   
Response
  
     
    Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as
     
    Blessed are the poor in spirit,
All
   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
   
Matthew 5.3
     
   
Prayers
  
     
    Prayers may include these concerns:
     
    The saints on earth, that they may live as citizens of heaven
    All people, that they may hear and believe the word of God
    All who fear the winter months
    All sovereigns and political leaders, that they may imitate the righteous rule of Christ
    All who grieve or wait with the dying
     
    A form of intercession found here may be used.
     
    Either, the following prayer is said
     
    Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening
into the house and gate of heaven,
to enter that gate and dwell in that house,
where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling,
      but one equal light;
no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends or beginnings, but one equal eternity;
in the habitations of your glory and dominion,
world without end.
All
   Amen.
   
Eric Milner-White (1963)
after John Donne (1631)
     
     
    Or, the Collect of the day is said
     
    Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
AllAmen.
     
    The Lord’s Prayer is said.
     
    (Either)
     
    As our Saviour taught us, so we pray
     
All
  Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
     
    (or)
     
    Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
     
All
  Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
     
   
The Conclusion
  
     
    May God give us grace to follow the saints in glory.
All
   Amen.
     
   

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