ADVENT AT SAINT MARTIN’S CHAPEL OF BAKERSFIELD

THE LIGHTING OF A CANDLE / LAMP / INCENSE & SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE
(CCT, 2005, p. 8; BCP, 1979, p. 75-78)

In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
– Isaiah 40:3

INVITATORY & PSALTER (BCP, 1979, pp. 80-84; pp. 585-808)

Officiant: Lord, open our lips.
People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen. Amen.

Officiant: Let the people shout, Hallelujah!
People: Hallelujah!

Officiant: Our King and Savior now draws near:
People: Come let us adore him.

The Psalm(s) Appointed (and sung whenever possible)

THE READINGS & MEDITATION

The First Reading [e.g., Old Testament]

Silent Meditation on the First Reading [e.g., two minutes]

The Subsequent Reading(s) [e.g., Gospel on Wednesdays & Saturdays]

GENERAL CONFESSION OF SIN (BCP, 1979, p. 79)

Officiant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Extended Silence (e.g., twenty minutes)

Officiant: Most merciful God,
All: we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.

THE PRAYERS (BCP, 1979, pp. 97-101)

Officiant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Officiant: Let us pray.

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,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

ADVENT BLESSING (BOS, 2003, pp. 22-23)

Celebrant: May the Sun of Righteousness shine upon you and scatter
the darkness from before your path; and the blessing of God
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among
you, and remain with you always.
People: Amen.