The Daily Office Podcast Monday Morning // November 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
Start your week with a reflective morning prayer that invites silence and confession. Delve into Psalm 45 for a meditation on the beauty of kingship, followed by Judith's provocative tale and Paul’s adventures in Acts. Engage with canticles praising Christ's kingship and affirm foundational beliefs through the Apostles’ Creed. Join in prayers for leaders and clergy, offering personal intercessions in a moment of silence. The episode wraps up with a call to service, gratitude, and a benediction invoking Christ’s grace.
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Simple, Structured Morning Worship
- Andrew Russell frames the Daily Office as a simple, no-frills prayer resource aligned with ACNA's 2019 BCP.
- The opening liturgy and Psalm set a reverent, structured tone for communal worship.
Psalm 45: Royal Praise and Doxology
- Psalm 45 is presented as a royal song celebrating righteousness, anointing, and eternal throne.
- The psalm moves worshippers from praise into Trinitarian doxology and assent.
Judith's Counsel Changes Holofernes' Mind
- The reading from Judith recounts Achior's warning and Judith's influence on Holofernes and his soldiers.
- Judith's wisdom persuades them to spare her and accept her counsel, promising renown under Nebuchadnezzar.
