O Emmanuel, God With Us, Come! Christmas Eve

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Holy Family, Father John Battista Giuliani - Source

Listen: Advent Song, The Porter’s Gate [feat. Jonathan Ogden] - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics & Score

Read: Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:31-33; Isaiah 43:1-2,8-9a,10-13; 1 Timothy 3:16

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing all seven verses of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Make space for rest and listen to the live radio broadcast of King’s College Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols today.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 23, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

O King of Nations, Come! Advent Daybook 25

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Journey of the Magi, James Tissot -Source

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 6. O Rex gentium, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Jeremiah 10:6-7; Haggai 2:6-9; Isaiah 2:2-4; Ephesians 2:19-22

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the sixth verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Selah pause

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 22, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

O Dayspring, Come! Advent Daybook 25

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland at sunrise a few days before the winter solstice, Dawn Louise Farrell - Source

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 5. O Oriens, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Hebrews 1:1-3; Malachi 4:1-3; Isaiah 58:8-10; Isaiah 60:1-3,19;Luke 1:78-79

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the fifth verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Make space for healing prayer.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 21, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

O Key of David, Come! Advent Daybook 24

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Annunciation to the Shepherds, Adam Pynacker - Source

Read: Isaiah 22:22-23; Numbers 24:17; Isaiah 9:2-7

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the fourth verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 4. O Clavis David, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 20, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

O Root of Jesse, Come! Advent Daybook 22

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Branch, Isaiah, Chapter 11. Letters cut from the Kabbalah, Meg Hitchcock- Source

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 3. O Radix Jesse, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Isaiah 10:33 -11 :2a,11:5 -10; Isaiah 52:13-15; Habakkuk 2:3

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the third verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Create more space for God throughout your day today (and maybe the remaining days of Advent!) by eliminating an unnecessary daily habit.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 19, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

Reign of Mercy: Advent Daybook 22

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Joyful Mystery #2: Visitation, James B. Janknegt - Source

Listen: Reign of Mercy, The Porter’s Gate [feat.Paul Zach & Lauren Plank Goans] - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics & Score

Read: Micah 5:2-5a; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fourth Sunday in Advent

Do: Pray silently in a public place.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 18, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

O Adonai, Lord of Israel, Come! Advent Daybook 21

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: Burn, Justin Christenbery - Source

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 2. O Adonai, Queens' College, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Isaiah 11: 4; Isaiah 33:21 -22; Exodus 19:9,16 -19, 20:1 - 6 ; Micah 5:2

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the second verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Pray & make confession using the Ten Commandments.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 17, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

O Wisdom, Come! Advent Daybook 20

This week we are adoring Jesus by praying the prophetic names of the O Antiphons.

Look: 2150 Sherman Ave, Ryan Kapp - Source

Listen: Advent Antiphons: No. 1: O Sapientia, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Isaiah 11: 2, Baruch 3: 9, 3:13 -15, 3:32 - 4: 4

Pray: Read Malcolm Guite's sonnet and then sing the first verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel as today's prayer.

Do: Today, spend 15-20 minutes in complete silence, listening for God.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 16, 2021Advent Daybook 2020, O Antiphons 2020

The world is about to turn: Advent Daybook 19

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Annunciation (2019), Ivanka Demchuk - Source | H\T

Listen: Canticle of the Turning, Emmaus Way - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Zechariah 4:1–14, Psalm 50, Revelation 4:9–5:5, Matthew 25:1–13

Pray: From Psalm 50:14-15

Do: Prepare to worship God through the O Antiphons of Advent .

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 15, 2021Advent Daybook 2021, O Antiphons

Things to Come: Advent Daybook 18

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Innocence Project Client Rosa Jimenez Released After 17 Years in Prison for a Crime She Did Not Commit | Rosa Jimenez and her attorney Vanessa Potkin following her release on Jan. 27, 2021, Robin Jerstad for the AP/Innocence Project - Source

Listen: Isaiah (O Come), The Porter’s Gate [feat. Paul Zach, Liz Vice & Page CXVI] - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics & Score

Read: Zechariah 3:1–10; Psalm 119:49-72; Revelation 4:1–8; Matthew 24:45–51

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)

Do: Support Innocence Project.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 14, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

You'll Knew He's at the Door: Advent Daybook 17

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: The Day Before Christmas, Carl Larsson - Source

Listen: Every Valley (It’s Hard to Wait), Rain for Roots [feat. Flo Oakes] - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 45 - 48; Zechariah 2:1-13; Revelation 3:14-22; Matthew 24:32-44

Pray: From Revelation 3:20

Do: Fill a grocery bag with good food or beverages and leave it at a neighbor’s door today.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 13, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

The Sun Will Be Darkened: Advent Daybook 16

Look: Chart-Like Composite Photographs Show the Progression of the 2019 Solar Eclipse, Dan Marker-Moore - Source

Listen: Night, pt. 2: Midnight , George Winston- Spotify| YouTube

Read: Psalm 41, 52; Zechariah 1:7-17; Revelation 3:7-13; Matthew 24:15-31

Pray: From Revelation 3:8

Do: Fill your doors & windows with light today.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 12, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

With Thanksgiving: Advent Daybook 15

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the Young John the Baptist and Two Angels (also known as 'The Large Holy Family'), Raphael - Source

Listen: Benedictus, The Porter’s Gate [feat. Nicholas Chambers & Page CXVI] - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics & Score

Read: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Isaiah 12:2-6, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Third Sunday in Advent

Do: Fill your house with fragrance today!

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 11, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Silence: Advent Daybook 14

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: And All the Air a Solemn Silence Holds, Joseph Farquharson - Source

Listen: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Caitelen - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 30, 32; Haggai 2:1-9; Revelation 3:1-6; Matthew 24:1-14

Pray & Do: Selah pause & Prayer of Examen

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 10, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Jerusalem! Jerusalem: Advent Daybook 13

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Jerusalem! Jerusalem!, Arcabas - Source

Listen: Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Fernando Ortega - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 31; Haggai 1:1-15; Revelation 2:18-29; Matthew 23:27-39

Pray: From Psalm 31:1-2

Do: Spend time sitting in the darkness today. Try going without electric lights and other technology this evening.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 9, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

The cursed shall be cut off: Advent Daybook 12

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pietro Annigoni - Source

Listen: Mvmt. 1: “Rejoice! Rejoice!”, The Oh Hellos. - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 37, Amos 9:1-10; Revelation 2:8-17; Matthew 23:13-26

Pray: The Lord’s Prayer

Do: Spend time and energy secretly blessing someone else today.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 8, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Heavy Burdens: Advent Daybook 11

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City on May 13, 2021, Hatem Moussa / AP - Source

Listen: In A Land by Death O’ershadowed, The Porter’s Gate [feat. Paul Zach & Page CXVI] - Lyrics & Score | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 38; Amos 8:1-14; Revelation 1:17-2:7; Matthew 23:1-12

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)

Do: Purchase Hand-Stitched Peace Dolls made by a community of Israeli and Palestinian women working together for unity and peace.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 7, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Write What You See: Advent Daybook 10

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Annunciation and Resurrection, Matthias Grünewald - Source

Listen: Messiah: Part the Third: No. 46 Chorus: Since by man came death, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Shaw - Text | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 26, 28; Amos 7:10-17; Revelation 1:9-16; Matthew 22:34-46

Pray: Prayer of thanks for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra

Do: Celebrate Saint Nicholas!

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 6, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Shalom: Advent Daybook 9

Look: The Last Night of Chanukah, Tamelyn Feinstein - Source

Listen: Shalom Chaverim (“peace, my friends, until we meet again”), Portland Cello Project - Text | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 25; Amos 7:1-9; Revelation 1:1-8; Matthew 22:23-33

Pray: From Psalm 25

Do: Wish a Happy Hannukah to all of your Jewish neighbors and friends.

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 5, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

Messenger: Advent Daybook 8

An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Geertgen - Source

Listen: Make A Way, The Porter’s Gate [feat. Paul Zach & Liz Vice] - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics & Score

Read: Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 1:67-79, Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 3:1-6

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Second Sunday in Advent

Do: Attend a live performance or listen to a quality recording of Handel's Messiah (especially Part 1).

AdventTamara Hill MurphyDecember 4, 2021Advent Daybook 2021

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