ALMIGHTY and everlasting God: mercifully look upon our
infirmities; and in all our dangers and necessities, stretch forth
thy right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ thy Son
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
GOD of all holiness, who didst call thy Bishop Francis de Sales to
bring many to Christ through his devout life, and to renew thy
Church with patience and understanding: grant that through his
intercession, we may, by word and example, reflect thy gentleness
and love to all those whom we meet; through Jesus Christ thy Son
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The First Lesson: Hb 1
The oracle of God which Habakkuk the prophet saw. 2 O LORD, how long
shall I cry for help, and thou wilt not hear? Or cry to thee
"Violence!" and thou wilt not save? 3 Why dost thou make me see wrongs
and look upon trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife
and contention arise. 4 So the law is slacked and justice never goes
forth. For the wicked surround the righteous, so justice goes forth
perverted. 5 Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded.
For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.
6 For lo, I am rousing the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation,
who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize habitations not
their own. 7 Dread and terrible are they; their justice and dignity
proceed from themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on.
Yea, their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle swift to
devour. 9 They all come for violence; terror of them goes before them.
They gather captives like sand. 10 At kings they scoff, and of rulers
they make sport. They laugh at every fortress, for they heap up earth
and take it. 11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on, guilty
men, whose own might is their god! 12 Art thou not from everlasting, O
LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained
them as a judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established them for
chastisement. 13 Thou who art of purer eyes than to behold evil and
canst not look on wrong, why dost thou look on faithless men, and art
silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he? 14
For thou makest men like the fish of the sea, like crawling things
that have no ruler. 15 He brings all of them up with a hook, he drags
them out with his net, he gathers them in his seine; so he rejoices
and exults. 16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to
his seine; for by them he lives in luxury, and his food is rich. 17 Is
he then to keep on emptying his net, and mercilessly slaying nations
for ever?
The Second Lesson: 1 Cor 7
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man
not to touch a woman. 2 But because of the temptation to immorality,
each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise
the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not rule over her own
body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not rule over
his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not refuse one another except
perhaps by agreement for a season, that you may devote yourselves to
prayer; but then come together again, lest Satan tempt you through
lack of self-control. 6 I say this by way of concession, not of
command. 7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own
special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. 8 To the
unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain
single as I do. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they
should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with
passion. 10 To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the
wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, let her
remain single or else be reconciled to her husband)--and that the
husband should not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say, not the
Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she
consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman
has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her,
she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is
consecrated through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated
through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as
it is they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner desires to
separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not
bound. For God has called us to peace. 16 Wife, how do you know
whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether
you will save your wife? 17 Only, let every one lead the life which
the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is
my rule in all the churches. 18 Was any one at the time of his call
already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of
circumcision. Was any one at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let
him not seek circumcision. 19 For neither circumcision counts for
anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. 20
Every one should remain in the state in which he was called. 21 Were
you a slave when called? Never mind. But if you can gain your freedom,
avail yourself of the opportunity. 22 For he who was called in the
Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free
when called is a slave of Christ. 23 You were bought with a price; do
not become slaves of men. 24 So, brethren, in whatever state each was
called, there let him remain with God. 25 Now concerning the
unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one
who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. 26 I think that in view of the
present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is. 27 Are
you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife?
Do not seek marriage. 28 But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a
girl marries she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly
troubles, and I would spare you that. 29 I mean, brethren, the
appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have
wives live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though
they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not
rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those
who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For
the form of this world is passing away. 32 I want you to be free from
anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord,
how to please the Lord; 33 but the married man is anxious about
worldly affairs, how to please his wife, 34 and his interests are
divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs
of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman
is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband. 35 I say
this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to
promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his
betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as
he wishes: let them marry--it is no sin. 37 But whoever is firmly
established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his
desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep
her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38 So that he who marries his
betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the husband
dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
40 But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I
think that I have the Spirit of God.
The First Lesson: Hb 2
I will take my stand to watch, and station myself on the tower, and
look forth to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer
concerning my complaint. 2 And the LORD answered me: "Write the
vision; make it plain upon tablets, so he may run who reads it. 3 For
still the vision awaits its time; it hastens to the end--it will not
lie. If it seem slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not
delay. 4 Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him shall fail, but
the righteous shall live by his faith. 5 Moreover, wine is
treacherous; the arrogant man shall not abide. His greed is as wide as
Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all
nations, and collects as his own all peoples." 6 Shall not all these
take up their taunt against him, in scoffing derision of him, and say,
"Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own--for how long?--and loads
himself with pledges!" 7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise, and
those awake who will make you tremble? Then you will be booty for
them. 8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of
the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of men and violence to
the earth, to cities and all who dwell therein. 9 Woe to him who gets
evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the
reach of harm! 10 You have devised shame to your house by cutting off
many peoples; you have forfeited your life. 11 For the stone will cry
out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond. 12 Woe to
him who builds a town with blood, and founds a city on iniquity! 13
Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor only for
fire, and nations weary themselves for nought? 14 For the earth will
be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters
cover the sea. 15 Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink of the cup
of his wrath, and makes them drunk, to gaze on their shame! 16 You
will be sated with contempt instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and
stagger! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and
shame will come upon your glory! 17 The violence done to Lebanon will
overwhelm you; the destruction of the beasts will terrify you, for the
blood of men and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell
therein. 18 What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a
metal image, a teacher of lies? For the workman trusts in his own
creation when he makes dumb idols! 19 Woe to him who says to a wooden
thing, Awake; to a dumb stone, Arise! Can this give revelation?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at
all in it. 20 But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth
keep silence before him.
The Second Lesson: 1 Cor 8
Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess
knowledge." "Knowledge" puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If any one
imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to
know. 3 But if one loves God, one is known by him. 4 Hence, as to the
eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real
existence," and that "there is no God but one." 5 For although there
may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as indeed there are many
"gods" and many "lords"-- 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father,
from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus
Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. 7
However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through being
hitherto accustomed to idols, eat food as really offered to an idol;
and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Food will not commend
us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if
we do. 9 Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a
stumbling block to the weak. 10 For if any one sees you, a man of
knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, might he not be encouraged,
if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by
your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ
died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their
conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if
food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I
cause my brother to fall.
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DEARLY beloved, we have come together in the presence of
Almighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the
great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most
worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on
behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our
salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to
worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient
hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite
goodness and mercy.
¶ Then the officiant will continue with the Penitential Rite,
saying:
LET us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
¶ (Or this exhortation, especially
duringLent.)
¶ To be said by the whole Congregation, together with the
Officiant, all kneeling.
ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways
like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our
own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone
those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things
which we ought not to have done; But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Spare thou those who confess their faults.
Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared
unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father,
for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober
life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
¶ If a Priest or Deacon officiates, he
says.
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us absolution and
remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the
grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.
Venite, exultemus Domino. (Psalm xcv.)
O COME, let us sing unto the Lord; *
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves
glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God; * and a great King
above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the
hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the
Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and
the sheep of his hand.
To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts * as in the provocation,
and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
When your fathers tempted me, * proved me, and saw my works.
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, * It is
a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways:
Unto whom I sware in my wrath, * that they should not enter into my rest.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
(Psalm xcvi, vv 9 & 13)
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the
whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and
with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth.
¶ In the 1662 BCP, and in Canada, the Venite
is Psalm 95, as above. In 1789, the American BCP replaced the "strong
words" of Psalm 95 vv 8-11 with Psalm 96 vv 9 & 13, while also
permitting the older tradition of using Psalm 95 without alteration. The Office of
Morning Prayer in the Ordinariate will normally follow the older tradition.
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Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.
(On Feasts, Solemnities, and Sundays in Eastertide)
O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: *
serve the Lord
with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people,
and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with
praise; * be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; *
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Good Friday Invitatory.
Behold the Lamb of God: * which taketh away the sin of the world.
He was wounded for our transgressions: * He was bruised for our iniquities.
The chastisement of our peace was upon him: * And with his stripes we are healed.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us: * and sent his Son to be the propitiation
for our sins.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and
wisdom and strength: * and honor and glory and blessing.
Whitsuntide Invitatory.
Ps 98:1, Ac 2:33, Gal 4:6, 2 Cor 3:18
SING unto the Lord a new song: * for he hath done marvellous things.
Christ, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the
Father the promise of the Holy Ghost: * hath shed forth this, which ye now
see and hear.
And because ye are sons: * God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
We all, with open face: * beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
Are changed into the same image from glory to glory: * even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
Christmas Invitatory.
BEHOLD a virgin shall conceive and bear a son: * and shall call his Name Immanuel.
Unto us a child is born: * unto us a son is given.
In this was manifested the love of God towards us: * because that God sent his Only Begotten
Son into the world that we might live through him.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: * who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Benedictus es Domine.
Song of the Three Children
29-34.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty; * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness; * Praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubim: * praised and
exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy Kingdom: * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Pascha nostrum.
1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Romans 6:9-11, 1 Corinthians 15:20-22.
(On Easter Sunday and throughout the Octave)
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us,* therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness,* but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Alleluia.
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;* death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that he died, he died unto sin once;* but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin,* but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Alleluia.
Christ is risen from the dead,* and become the first fruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death,* by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,* even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Kyrie Pantokrator.
Prayer of Manasseh 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11-15.
Antiphon: Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentence and forgiveness * to them that have sinned against thee.
O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, * Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed;
Who hast made heaven and earth, * with all the ornament thereof;
Whom all men fear, * and tremble before thy power.
But thy merciful promise * is unmeasurable and unsearchable;
For thou art the most high Lord, of great compassion, long-suffering, very merciful, * and repentest of the evils of men.
Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentence and forgiveness * to them that have sinned against thee.
And of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentence unto sinners, * that they may be saved.
Now therefore I bow the knee of my heart, * beseeching thee of grace.
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, * and I acknowledge mine iniquities:
Wherefore I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me * and destroy me not with mine iniquities.
Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me: * neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth.
For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent: * and in me thou wilt show all thy goodness.
For thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, * according to thy great mercy.
Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: * for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee,
And thine is the glory * for ever and ever. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Antiphon: Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentence and forgiveness * to them that have sinned against thee.
Cantemus Domino. The Song of Moses
Exodus 15:1-6, 11-13, 17-18
I WILL sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; *
the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and song; *
and he is become my salvation:
He is my God and I will prepare him an habitation; *
my father's God and I will exalt him.
The Lord is a man of war; *
the Lord is his Name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; *
his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
The depths have covered them; *
they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: *
thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? *
who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Thou stretchedst out thy right hand; *
the earth swallowed them.
Thou in thy mercy led forth the people
which thou hast redeemed; *
thou hast guided them in thy strength
unto thy holy habitation.
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them *
in the mountain of thine inheritance,
In the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; *
in the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
The Lord shall reign *
for ever and for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ecce, Deus. The First Song of Isaiah
Isaiah 12:2-6
BEHOLD, God is my salvation; *
I will trust and not be afraid:
For the Lord God is my strength and my song; *
he also is become my salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water *
out of the wells of salvation.
And in that day shall ye say, *
Praise the Lord, call upon his Name;
Declare his doings among the people; *
make mention that his Name is exalted.
Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things, *
this is known in all the earth.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; *
for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Surge, Illuminare. The Third Song of Isaiah
Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19
ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, *
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth; *
and gross darkness the people:
But the Lord shall arise upon thee, *
and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, *
and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; *
they shall not be shut day nor night.
They shall call thee, The City of the Lord, *
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, *
wasting nor destruction within thy borders.
But thou shalt call thy walls, Salvation, *
and thy gates Praise.
The sun shall no more be thy light by day; *
neither for brightness shall the moon
give light unto thee:
But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, *
and thy God thy glory.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Salvator Mundi.
O SAVIOUR of the world, the Son, Lord Jesus, * stir up thy strength, and help us, we humbly beseech thee.
By thy Cross and precious Blood thou hast redeemed us; * save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee.
Thou didst save thy disciples when they were ready to perish: * hear us and save us, we humbly beseech thee.
Let the pitifulness of thy great mercy * loose us from our sins, we humbly beseech thee.
Make thyself known as our Saviour and mighty Deliverer: * O save us that we may praise thee, we humbly beseech thee.
Draw near from the throne of thy glory, according to thy promise: * look down and hear our crying, we humbly beseech thee.
Come now and dwell with us, O Lord Christ Jesus: * Abide with us for ever, we humbly beseech thee.
And when thou shalt appear with power and great glory: * may we be made like unto thee, in thy glorious Kingdom.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Te Deum laudamus.
(On Sundays except in Pre-Lent and Lent, and on Feasts,
Solemnities, and all days during the Octaves of Christmas, Easter, and
Pentecost)
WE praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee,
the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine adorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.
THOU art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
O LORD, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
(No Gloria Patri after the Te Deum.)
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.
Song of the Three Children
35-65.
(Suitable for Tuesdays and Saturdays)
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O ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O YE Heavens, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O LET the Earth bless the Lord; *
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord; *
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye People of God, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord;
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord;
LET us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
(No Gloria Patri after the Benedicite.)
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.
Song of the Three Children
35-65.
(Suitable for Tuesdays and Saturdays)
Click for the Shorter Version of the Benedicite.
O ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O YE Heavens, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O LET the Earth bless the Lord: * yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O LET Israel bless the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
LET us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
(No Gloria Patri after the Benedicite.)
Benedictus.
St. Luke i. 68.
BLESSED ✠ be the Lord God of Israel; * for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The Apostle's Creed.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth: And in
Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified,
dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from
the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the
Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to Judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of
Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: ✠ And the
Life everlasting. Amen.
The Collect for the First Sunday in Advent may be said after the Collect of the Day:
ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works
of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in
the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came
to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall
come again in his glorious majesty, to judge both the quick
and the dead; we may rise to the life immortal; through the
same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.
The Athanasian Creed.
(Quicunque Vult)
WHOSOEVER will be saved : before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith.
Which Faith except everyone do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
And the Catholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
Neither confounding the Persons : nor dividing the Substance.
For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son : and another of the Holy Ghost.
But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one : the Glory equal, the Majesty co-eternal.
Such as the Father is, such is the Son : and such is the Holy Ghost.
The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate : and the Holy Ghost uncreate.
The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible : and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible.
The Father eternal, the Son eternal : and the Holy Ghost eternal.
And yet they are not three eternals : but one eternal.
As also there are not three incomprehensibles, nor three uncreated : but one uncreated, and one incomprehensible.
So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty : and the Holy Ghost Almighty.
And yet they are not three Almighties : but one Almighty.
So the Father is God, the Son is God : and the Holy Ghost is God.
And yet they are not three Gods : but one God.
So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord : and the Holy Ghost Lord.
And yet not three Lords : but one Lord.
For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity : to acknowledge every Person by himself to be both God and Lord;
So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion : to say there be three Gods, or three Lords.
The Father is made of none : neither created nor begotten.
The Son is of the Father alone : not made, nor created, but begotten.
The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons : one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts.
And in this Trinity none is afore, or after other : none is greater, or less than another;
But the whole three Persons are co-eternal together : and co-equal.
So that in all things, as is aforesaid : the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.
He therefore that will be saved : must thus think of the Trinity.
Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation : that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the right Faith is : that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;
God, of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds : and Man, of the substance of his Mother, born in the world;
Perfect God, and perfect Man : of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting;
Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead : and inferior to the Father, as touching his Manhood.
Who although he be God and Man : yet he is not two, but one Christ;
One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh : but by taking of the Manhood into God;
One altogether, not by confusion of Substance : but by unity of Person.
For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man : So God and Man is one Christ;
Who suffered for our salvation : descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead.
He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty : from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies : and shall give account for their own works.
And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting : and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.
This is the Catholic Faith : which except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
| The Lesser Litany. |
| ¶ Whenever the officiant is a
layperson: | | ¶ Only if the officiant is a priest or
deacon: |
| Lay Officiant: | O Lord hear our prayer. |
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Priest or Deacon: | The Lord be with you. |
| People: | And let our cry come unto thee. |
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People: | And with thy spirit. |
| Officiant: | Let us pray. |
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Officiant: | Let us pray. |
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Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. |
The Lord's Prayer.
(No
Doxology)
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done. On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As
we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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The Suffrages. |
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| V. |
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. |
| R. |
And grant us thy salvation. |
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| V. |
O Lord, save the State. |
| R. |
And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. |
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| V. |
Endue thy ministers with righteousness. |
| R. |
And make thy chosen people joyful. |
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O Lord, save thy people. |
| R. |
And bless thine inheritance. |
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| V. |
Give peace in our time, O Lord. |
| R. |
Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God. |
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| V. |
O God, make clean our hearts within us. |
| R. |
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. |
A Collect for the Renewal of Life.
(Suitable on Monday and
Wednesday)
O GOD, the King eternal, who dividest the day from the night and
turnest the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong
desires, incline our hearts to keep thy law, and guide our feet into the
way of peace; that, having done thy will with cheerfulness while it was
day, we may, when the night cometh, rejoice to give thee thanks; through
Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Guidance.
(Suitable on Tuesday and Thursday)
O HEAVENLY Father, in whom we live and move and have our being: We humbly
pray thee so to guide and govern us by thy Holy Spirit, that in all the
cares and occupations of our life we may not forget thee, but may remember
that we are ever walking in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Fridays.
ALMIGHTY God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he
suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the Cross, may
find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the
same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.
A Collect for Saturdays.
ALMIGHTY God, who after the creation of the world didst rest from all thy
works and sanctify a day of rest for all thy creatures: Grant that we,
putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service
of thy sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation
for the eternal rest promised to thy people in heaven; through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Collect for Sundays.
ALMIGHTY God, who makest us glad with the weekly remembrance of the
glorious Resurrection of thy Son our Lord: Grant us this day such blessing
through our worship of thee, that the days to come may be spent in thy
favour; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Protection.
(Suitable on Monday and Wednesday)
O GOD, who art the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the
strength of those who labour, and the repose of the dead: We thank thee
for the timely blessings of the day, and humbly beseech thy merciful
protection all the night. Bring us, we pray thee, in safety to the
morning hours; through him who died for us and rose again, thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Collect for Guidance.
(Suitable on Tuesday and Thursday)
LORD Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be
our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may
know thee as thou art revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread.
Grant this for the sake of thy love. Amen.
A Collect for Fridays.
O LORD Jesus Christ, who by thy death didst take away the sting of death:
Grant unto us thy servants so to follow in faith where thou hast led the
way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in thee, and awake up
after thy likeness; for thy tender mercies' sake. Amen.
A Collect for Saturdays.
O GOD, the source of eternal light: Shed forth thine unending day upon us
who watch for thee, that our lips may praise thee, our lives may bless
thee, and our worship on the morrow may give thee glory; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Sundays.
LORD God, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ triumphed over the powers of
death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem: Grant that we,
who have this day given thanks for his Resurrection, may praise thee in
that City of which he is the light; and where he liveth and reigneth for
ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for the Night.
KEEP watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night,
and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord
Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering,
pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for thy love's sake. Amen.
A Collect for Peace.
O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of
whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us
thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely
trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through
the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace.
O LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely
brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy
mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into
any kind of danger; but that we, being ordered by thy governance, may do
always what is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Collect for Peace.
O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all
just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace
which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy
commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from
the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness;
through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
A Collect for Aid Against Perils.
LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy
defend us from all Perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy
only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for the Pope, Clergy, and People.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift;
Send down upon N. our Pope, N. our
Bishop, all bishops, priests, and deacons, and upon the Congregations
committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that
they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy
blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
¶ The officiant may close here or choose from the following or
other approved collects.
A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in
Civil Authority.
(Click for the
Prayers for the Queen, Prime Minister, and Premiers.)
ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite; Have mercy
upon this whole land; and so rule the hearts of thy servants THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, The Governor of this State, and all others in
authority, that they, knowing whose ministers they are, may above all
things seek thy honour and glory; and that we and all the People, duly
considering whose authority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honour
them, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever, one God,
world without end. Amen.
A Prayer for The Queen's Majesty.
(Click
for the Prayer for the President and Governors.)
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast taught us by thy holy Word
that the hearts of Kings and Queens are in thy rule and governance,
and that thou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to
thy godly wisdom: We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the
heart of ELIZABETH thy servant, our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen and
Governor of Canada and her other realms, that in all her thoughts, words,
and works, she may ever seek thy honour and glory, and study to preserve
thy people committed to her charge, in wealth, peace, and godliness: Grant
this, O merciful Father, for thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Prayer for the Prime Minister of Canada and
the Premiers of the Provinces.
LORD of all power and mercy, we beseech thee to assist with thy
favour the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada and the Premiers
of the Provinces. Cause them, we pray thee, to walk before thee in
truth and righteousness, and to fulfil their office to thy glory and the
public good; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Note: By clicking on this section, you may alternate between the
Prayer for the President and Governors of the United States
versus the Prayers for the Queen and the Prime Minister and Premiers
of Canada. Because this site is intended to be used in an
international context, there is a slight change to the words of
the prayers. The official prayers appear on pp. 632-4 of
Divine Worship: Daily Office. In the telephone conference,
when praying for both the USA and Canada please use all three
prayers.
A Prayer for all Sorts and Conditions of Men.
O GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech
thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be
pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto
all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church
universal; that she may be so guided and governed by thy good
Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be
led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit,
in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we
commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways
afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [especially
those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it may please thee
to comfort and relieve them, according to their several
necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a
happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for
Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
A Prayer in Time of Great Sickness and Mortality.
O MOST mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness,
we flee unto thee for succour. Deliver us, we beseech thee, from our
peril; give strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick;
prosper the means made use of for their cure; and grant that, perceiving
how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that
heavenly wisdom which leadeth to eternal life; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for the Departed
(DWM
375)
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we pray for all thy servants
departed this life in thy faith and fear; [especially NN.;] and we
bless thy holy Name for all who in life and death have glorified thee:
chiefly the glorious and ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesus
Christ, our Lord and God, the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles
and Martyrs, and all thy Saints; beseeching thee to give us grace
that, rejoicing in their fellowship and prayers, we may follow
their good examples, and with them be partakers of thy heavenly
kingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving.
(Officiant and
people together.)
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants,
do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness
and loving-kindness to us and to all men; [particularly those who
desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy
late mercies vouchsafed unto them.] We bless thee for our
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but
above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the
world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for
the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense
of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful;
and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in
our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking
before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be
all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make
our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three
are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil
now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most
expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
V: Let us bless the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God.
The Grace (2 Cor. xiii. 14.)
THE ✠ grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
¶ In Advent.
V: The Angel of the Lord announced unto Mary.
R: And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
Let us pray.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as
we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the
message of an Angel; so by his ✠ Cross and Passion we may be brought
unto the glory of his Resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ
thy Son our Lord. Amen.
¶
From First Evensong of Christmas to Candlemas:
V: After Childbearing, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate.
R: Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
Let us pray.
O GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast
bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation:
grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her
intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to
receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.
Amen.
¶ From Advent through Candlemas:
Alma Redemptoris Mater.
Gracious Mother of our Redeemer, for ever abiding.
Heaven's gateway, and star of ocean, O succour the people,
Who, though falling, strive to rise again.
Thou Maiden who barest thy holy Creator, to the wonder of all nature;
Ever Virgin, after, as before thou receivedst that Ave
From the mouth of Gabriel; have compassion on us sinners. |
¶ After Candlemas and through Wednesday in Holy Week:
Ave, Regina Coelorum.
QUEEN of the heavens, we hail thee,
Hail thee, Lady of all the Angels;
Thou the dawn, the door of morning
Whence the world's true light is risen:
Joy to thee, O Virgin glorious,
Beautiful beyond all other;
Hail, and farewell, O most gracious,
Intercede for us alway to Jesus. |
V: Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy
Virgin.
R: Give me strength against thine enemies.
Let us pray.
GRANT us, O merciful God, protection in our weakness: that we who
celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, through the aid of her
intercession, rise again from our sins. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
¶ During Eastertide until First Evensong of Trinity Sunday:
Regina
Coeli.
O Queen of heaven, be joyful, alleluia;
Because he whom so meetly thou barest, alleluia,
Hath arisen, as he promised, alleluia:
Pray for us to the Father, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia.
Let us pray.
O GOD, who, by the resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ
didst vouchsafe to give gladness unto the world: Grant, we beseech thee,
that we, being holpen by the Virgin Mary, his Mother, may attain unto
the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
¶ From First Evensong of Trinity Sunday until the Eve of Advent Sunday:
Salve
Regina.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness,
and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this
vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of
mercy towards us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet
Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the
Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious
Virgin Mother Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son:
Grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may be
delivered by her loving intercession from our present evils and
from eternal death. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O GOD, who didst will that thy Word should take flesh in the womb
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the message of an Angel: grant that
we thy suppliants, who believe her to be in very deed the Mother
of God, may be aided by her intercession with thee; through the
same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.
O GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast
bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation:
grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her
intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to
receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord God, that we thy servants may enjoy
perpetual health of mind and body: and, at the glorious
intercession of the blessed and ever-Virgin Mary, may be delivered
from present sadness, and may rejoice in continual gladness;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.
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Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter and published in Divine
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English language with prayers treasured for centuries in the life of
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The Order for Morning Prayer
¶ Then shall follow a portion of the Psalms, as appointed.
¶ The psalms are recited responsively by whole verse, with a distinct pause at the asterisk.
The officiant recites the full first verse and the congregation follows
with the second. The Gloria Patri follows each Psalm, except during the
Holy Week Triduum. Our local practice is to contine the alternation in unbroken sequence
throughout the entire selection.
¶ See below at the * for a note on our Psalm selection
practice.
The Collect of the Day (from Divine Worship: The Missal)
Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer.
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¶ The following, or some other suitable hymn, may be sung or said. Click to hide.
Phos hilaron. |
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O GRACIOUS Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
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HAIL, gladdening Light—of his pure glory poured
Who is the immortal Father, heavenly, blest,
Holiest of Holies—Jesus Christ our Lord!
Now we are come to sun's hour of rest,
The lights of evening round us shine,
We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit divine.
Worthiest art thou at all times to be sung
With undefiled tongue,
Son of our God, giver of life, alone:
Therefore in all the world thy glories, Lord, they own.
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Magnificat. St. Luke i. 46.
MY ✠ soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel; * as he promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed, for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Nunc dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29.
LORD, ✠ now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen * thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Christus Jesus cum esset. Philippians 2:6-11
CHRIST Jesus, though he was in the form of God, *
did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, *
being born in the likeness of men.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself *
and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
Wherefore God hath highly exalted him *
and bestowed on him the Name which is above every name,
That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, *
in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth,
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, *
to the glory of God the Father.
Alleluia. Salus et gloria. Revelation 19:1-7
ALLELUIA. Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord
our God: *
For true and righteous are his judgments: Alleluia.
Alleluia. Praise our God, all ye his servants, *
and ye that fear him, both small and great. Alleluia.
Alleluia. For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. *
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him.
Alleluia.
Alleluia. For the marriage of the Lamb is come, *
and his wife hath made herself ready. Alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Christus passus est pro vobis. 1 Peter 2:21-24
CHRIST suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye
should follow his steps: *
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; *
when he suffered, he threatened not;
But committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: *
who his own self bare our sins in his own body
on the tree,
That we, being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness: *
by whose stripes ye were healed.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Magna et mirabilia. Revelation 15:3-4
GREAT and marvellous are thy works, *
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are thy ways, *
Thou King of saints.
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name? *
For thou only art holy:
For all nations shall come and worship before thee; *
for thy judgements are made manifest.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Gratias agamus Deo Patri. Colossians 1:12-20
LET us give thanks unto the Father, *
who hath made us meet to be partakers
of the inheritance of the Saints in light:
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, *
and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, *
even the forgiveness of sins:
Who is the image of the invisible God, *
the first-born of all creation:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, *
visible and invisible:
all things were created by him, and for him:
And he is before all things, *
and by him all things consist.
And he is the head of the body, the Church: *
who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead;
That in all things he might have the preeminence. *
For it pleased the Father that in him should
all fulness dwell;
And, having made peace through the blood of his Cross, *
by him to reconcile all things unto himself;
whether things in earth, or things in heaven.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Dignus es. Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 13
THOU art worthy, O Lord, *
to receive glory and honour and power:
For thou hast created all things, *
and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Thou art worthy, O Lamb that wast slain, *
and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
Out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation: *
and hast made us unto our God kings and priests.
Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power *
be unto him that sitteth upon the throne
And unto the Lamb *
for ever and ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
¶ The Nunc Dimittis is always the last canticle of
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¶ The $$ is sung on %%, but only when
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The Order for Evening Prayer
Here endeth the Order of Evening Prayer.
* The Lectionary is that specified in the
official Ordo for the
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. We generally use the 30-day
traditional Psalm cycle from the Prayer Book, as permitted by the
Ordinariate Lectionary, but we list for reference the alternate Psalm cycle
in the Lectionary. We use the Psalms from the Lectionary on Christmas,
Epiphany, The Purification, Ash Wednesday, The Annunciation, Palm Sunday
and Holy Week, Easter Day, Ascension Day, Whitsunday, Trinity Sunday, The
Transfiguration, All Saints, Thanksgiving Day, and the Solemnity of Title
or of the Patron of the Place. We may also use the Psalm from the
lectionary at other times, especially Saturdays, Sundays, or the 31st day
of the month at the discretion of the Officiant.
The Lessons are taken from The Catholic Edition of the Revised
Standard Version of the Bible, © 1965, 1966 by the
Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by
permission. All rights reserved.