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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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).

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Sojourner: Advent Daybook 4


An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Haitian migrants cross the Rio Grande back into Mexico from Del Rio, Texas, on September 20, 2021.

John Moore / Getty - Source

Listen: See the Traveler, Sara & Ruby Groves - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 119:1-24, Amos 3:12-4:5; 2 Peter 3:1-10; Matthew 21:23-32

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

Do: Stand with Haitian migrants.

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This is My Son: Advent Daybook 3


An Advent Daybook Meditation for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: Masdan Mo Ang Kalikasan (“Look at the surroundings”), Edgar “Egai” Fernandez - Source

Listen: What Child Is This?, Jeff Johnson, Brian Dunning, and John Fitzpatrick - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 5, 6; Amos 3:1-11; 2 Peter 1:12-21; Matthew 21:12-22

Pray: From Psalm 5:1-3 (CEV)

Do: Choose a Psalm from one of the daily readings, or another that is meaningful to memorize during Advent.

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The Words of Amos: Advent Daybook 2


An Advent daybook for these weeks of prayerful expectation.

Look: The Prophet Amos, Barry Moser - Source

Listen: Messiah: Part the First: No. 10 Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, George Frideric Handel, Robert Shaw Orchestra - Text | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 1, 2, 3, Amos 1:1-2, 2:6-16; 2 Peter 1:1-11; Matthew 21:1-11

Pray: From 2 Peter 1:10-11

Do: As you read today's Scripture passages, pay attention to what word or short phrase especially stirs your heart.

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