Category: Featured Prayers

Scroll through all our Advent prayers at this link: https://acollectionofprayers.com/tag/advent/

Highlighted prayers:

Rites for the Lighting of an Advent Wreath

The “O Antiphons”

• “O Wisdom,” December 17
• “O Adonai,” December 18
• “O Root of Jesse,” December 19
• “O Key of David,” December 20
• “O Morning Star,” December 21
• “O King of Nations,” December 22
• “O Emmanuel,” December 23

“Stir Up” Prayers

Historic Collects for Advent:

• Advent 1
• Advent 2
• Advent 3
• Advent 4

General Prayers for Advent:

• General Prayer 1 for Advent by Wilhelm Loehe
• General Prayer 2 for Advent by Wilhelm Loehe

 

There are two traditions for the theme of the Last Sunday of the Church Year.

The older tradition is the emphasis of End Time and its transition into Advent. In the Historic Lutheran Lectionary, the Gospel for the Last Sunday of the Church Year was the parable of the ten virgins, with the emphasis on readiness for Christ’s return. Sometimes this was called “Sunday of the Fulfillment.” (See Wikipedia article on Totensonntag, and two articles (1, 2) on “Sunday of the Fulfillment” from www.higherthings.org.)

• Prayer Resources for Sunday of the Fulfillment

The newer tradition is the observance of Christ the King, which is also fitting. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and end of all things. Often Christ the King has a passion emphasis, which shows us that Christ as King is not always what we would expect. The passion Gospels are an opportunity to proclaim the Theology of the Cross. Even as King, Christ suffered, and he revealed the glory of his love in his suffering. As his loyal subjects, we can expect suffering in the world, too.

• Prayer Resources for Christ the King