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Thursday Evening // December 18, 2025

Evening Prayer for Thursday, December 18, 2025 (The Third Sunday in Advent).

Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):

Psalm 119:73-88

Isaiah 61

Luke 18:31-19:10

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