O ALMIGHTY God, who alone makest the minds of the faithful to be
of one will: grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing
which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise;
that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our
hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found;
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: Jos 21:43-22:8
Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to
their fathers; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to
their fathers; not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for
the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands. 45 Not one of
all the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel
had failed; all came to pass.
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-
tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, "You have kept all that Moses
the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all
that I have commanded you; 3 you have not forsaken your brethren these
many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge
of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to
your brethren, as he promised them; therefore turn and go to your home
in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the
LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 Take good care to
observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the
LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his
ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave to him, and to serve
him with all your heart and with all your soul." 6 So Joshua blessed
them, and sent them away; and they went to their homes. 7 Now to the
one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in
Bashan; but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside
their brethren in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent
them away to their homes and blessed them, 8 he said to them, "Go back
to your homes with much wealth, and with very many cattle, with
silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing; divide the
spoil of your enemies with your brethren."
The Second Lesson: Acts 26
Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself."
Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2 "I think
myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my
defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, 3 because you
are especially familiar with all customs and controversies of the
Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently. 4 "My manner of
life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and
at Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. 5 They have known for a long
time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest
party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand
here on trial for hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, 7 to
which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship
night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king! 8 Why
is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? 9 "I
myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the
name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And I did so in Jerusalem; I not only
shut up many of the saints in prison, by authority from the chief
priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.
11 And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make
them blaspheme; and in raging fury against them, I persecuted them
even to foreign cities. 12 "Thus I journeyed to Damascus with the
authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 At midday, O king, I
saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining
round me and those who journeyed with me. 14 And when we had all
fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew
language, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick
against the goads.' 15 And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord
said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and stand upon
your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you
to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have seen me and
to those in which I will appear to you, 17 delivering you from the
people and from the Gentiles--to whom I send you 18 to open their
eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of
Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place
among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' 19 "Wherefore, O King
Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but declared
first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the
country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent
and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance. 21 For
this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. 22
To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand
here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the
prophets and Moses said would come to pass: 23 that the Christ must
suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would
proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles." 24 And as he
thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are
mad; your great learning is turning you mad." 25 But Paul said, "I am
not mad, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth. 26
For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak freely; for
I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for
this was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the
prophets? I know that you believe." 28 And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a
short time you think to make me a Christian!" 29 And Paul said,
"Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all
who hear me this day might become such as I am--except for these
chains." 30 Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those
who were sitting with them; 31 and when they had withdrawn, they said
to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or
imprisonment." 32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have
been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
The First Lesson: Jos 22:9-end
So the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh
returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is
in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of
which they had possessed themselves by command of the LORD through
Moses. 10 And when they came to the region about the Jordan, that lies
in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-
tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of
great size. 11 And the people of Israel heard say, "Behold, the
Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built
an altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about
the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel." 12 And
when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the
people of Israel gathered at Shiloh, to make war against them. 13 Then
the people of Israel sent to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the
half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest, 14 and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the
tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family
among the clans of Israel. 15 And they came to the Reubenites, the
Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and
they said to them, 16 "Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD,
'What is this treachery which you have committed against the God of
Israel in turning away this day from following the LORD, by building
yourselves an altar this day in rebellion against the LORD? 17 Have we
not had enough of the sin at Peor from which even yet we have not
cleansed ourselves, and for which there came a plague upon the
congregation of the LORD, 18 that you must turn away this day from
following the LORD? And if you rebel against the LORD today he will be
angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow. 19 But now, if
your land is unclean, pass over into the LORD's land where the LORD's
tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us; only
do not rebel against the LORD, or make us as rebels by building
yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God. 20 Did
not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted
things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did
not perish alone for his iniquity.'" 21 Then the Reubenites, the
Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of
the families of Israel, 22 "The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty
One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in
rebellion or in breach of faith toward the LORD, spare us not today 23
for building an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if we
did so to offer burnt offerings or cereal offerings or peace offerings
on it, may the LORD himself take vengeance. 24 Nay, but we did it from
fear that in time to come your children might say to our children,
'What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel? 25 For the LORD
has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you Reubenites and
Gadites; you have no portion in the LORD.' So your children might make
our children cease to worship the LORD. 26 Therefore we said, 'Let us
now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice, 27 but
to be a witness between us and you, and between the generations after
us, that we do perform the service of the LORD in his presence with
our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings; lest your
children say to our children in time to come, "You have no portion in
the LORD."' 28 And we thought, If this should be said to us or to our
descendants in time to come, we should say, 'Behold the copy of the
altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings,
nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you.' 29 Far be
it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this
day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering,
cereal offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our
God that stands before his tabernacle!" 30 When Phinehas the priest
and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of
Israel who were with him, heard the words that the Reubenites and the
Gadites and the Manassites spoke, it pleased them well. 31 And
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the Reubenites and the
Gadites and the Manassites, "Today we know that the LORD is in the
midst of us, because you have not committed this treachery against the
LORD; now you have saved the people of Israel from the hand of the
LORD." 32 Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs,
returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to
the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to
them. 33 And the report pleased the people of Israel; and the people
of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to
destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled. 34
The Reubenites and the Gadites called the altar Witness; "For," said
they, "it is a witness between us that the LORD is God."
The Second Lesson: Acts 27
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered
Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort,
named Julius. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was
about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea,
accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3 The next
day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him
leave to go to his friends and be cared for. 4 And putting to sea from
there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were
against us. 5 And when we had sailed across the sea which is off
Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion
found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board. 7
We sailed slowly for a number of days, and arrived with difficulty off
Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the
lee of Crete off Salmone. 8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came
to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. 9 As
much time had been lost, and the voyage was already dangerous because
the fast had already gone by, Paul advised them, 10 saying, "Sirs, I
perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only
of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." 11 But the
centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the
ship than to what Paul said. 12 And because the harbor was not
suitable to winter in, the majority advised to put to sea from there,
on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of
Crete, looking northeast and southeast, and winter there. 13 And when
the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their
purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore. 14
But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from
the land; 15 and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind,
we gave way to it and were driven. 16 And running under the lee of a
small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the
boat; 17 after hoisting it up, they took measures to undergird the
ship; then, fearing that they should run on the Syrtis, they lowered
the gear, and so were driven. 18 As we were violently storm-tossed,
they began next day to throw the cargo overboard; 19 and the third day
they cast out with their own hands the tackle of the ship. 20 And when
neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day, and no small tempest
lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. 21 As
they had been long without food, Paul then came forward among them and
said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have set
sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. 22 I now bid you
take heart; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of
the ship. 23 For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God
to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, 'Do not be
afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and lo, God has granted
you all those who sail with you.' 25 So take heart, men, for I have
faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26 But we
shall have to run on some island." 27 When the fourteenth night had
come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, about midnight the
sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they sounded and
found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they sounded again and found
fifteen fathoms. 29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they
let out four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come. 30
And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had
lowered the boat into the sea, under pretense of laying out anchors
from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless
these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." 32 Then the soldiers
cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it go. 33 As day was about to
dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the
fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food,
having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food; it
will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of
any of you." 35 And when he had said this, he took bread, and giving
thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. 36
Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 (We
were in all two hundred and seventy-six persons in the ship.) 38 And
when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the
wheat into the sea. 39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the
land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if
possible to bring the ship ashore. 40 So they cast off the anchors and
left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied
the rudders; then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the
beach. 41 But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground; the bow
stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was broken up by the surf.
42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim
away and escape; 43 but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them
from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to
throw themselves overboard first and make for the land, 44 and the
rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all
escaped to land.
Repent ye, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii.
2.
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God. Isaiah xl. 3.
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
it together. Isaiah xl. 5.
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. St. Luke ii. 10, 11.
From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my
Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense
shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name
shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal.
i. 11.
The Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness
of thy rising. Isaiah lx. 3.
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful
garments, O Jerusalem. Isaiah lii. 1.
I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be
my salvation unto the end of the earth. Isaiah xlix. 6b.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though
we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice
of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us.
Daniel ix. 9,10.
Jesus said, "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me." Mark vii. 34.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. i John i. 8, 9.
Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord
your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of
great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite
heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy
to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to
his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah liii. 6.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if
there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me,
wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me. Lam. i. 12.
He is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. St. Mark xvi. 6; St.
Luke xxiv. 34.
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be
glad in it. Psalm cxviii. 24.
Seeing that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us come boldly unto the throne
of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time
of need. Heb. iv. 14, 16.
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth. Acts i. 8.
Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son
into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to
come. Rev. iv. 8.
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of
all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and
thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath
he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are
broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20.
THE Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence
before him. Hab. ii. 20.
I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of
the Lord. Psalm cxxii. 1.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my
redeemer. Psalm xix. 14.
O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, and
bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. Psalm xliii.
3.
Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose
name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also
that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of
the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isaiah
lvii. 15.
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh
such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. i. 2.
Watch ye, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at
even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning:
lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. St. Mark xiii, 35,
36.
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with
them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with
them, and be their God. Rev. xxi. 3.
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising. Isaiah lx. 3.
Seek him that made the Pleiades and Orion, that turneth deep
darkness into the morning, and darkeneth the day into night;
that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his Name. Amos v. 8.
If I say, "Peradventure the darkness shall cover me, then shall my
night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with
thee, but the night is as clear as the day; the darkness and
light to thee are both alike. Psalm cxxxix. 10,11.
I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psalm li. 3.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we
have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the
Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan.
ix. 9, 10.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to
his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah liii. 6.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to
his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah liii. 6.
Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. xv. 57.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Col. iii.
1.
Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which
are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear
in the presence of God for us. Heb. ix. 24.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of
God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. Psalm
xlvi. 4.
The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let
him take the water of life freely. Rev. xxii. 17.
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of
his glory. Isaiah vi. 3.
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of
all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and
thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath
he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are
broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20.
THE Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence
before him. Hab. ii. 20.
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place
where thine honour dwelleth. Psalm xxvi. 8.
Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense; and let
the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. Psalm cxli.
2.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth
stand in awe of him. Psalm xcvi. 9.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my
redeemer. Psalm xix. 14, 15.
DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry
places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and
wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before
the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them
with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end
that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite
goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly
to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do,
when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great
benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most
worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things
which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the
soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here
present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice,
unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying—
¶ The Priest says, still kneeling,
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn
from his wickedness and live, hath promised pardon and absolution
to all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy
Gospel.
Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us
absolution and remission of all our sins, true repentance,
amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy
Spirit, so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ 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,
miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, 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.
¶ Unless the officiant is a Priest, the
petition for Absolution
is omitted.
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 xcvii, 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.
When using musical settings based on the American BCP, it is
permissible to use the American version.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Antiphon: O SAVIOUR of the world who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us : * save us and help us we humbly beseech thee O Lord.
Thou didst save thy disciples when 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 it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer : * O save us that we may praise thee we humbly beseech thee.
Draw near according to thy promise from the throne of thy glory : * look down and hear our crying we humbly beseech thee.
Come again and dwell with us, O Lord Christ Jesus : * abide with us for ever we humbly beseech thee.
And when thou shalt appear with pow'r 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.
Antiphon: O SAVIOUR of the world who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us : * save us and help us we humbly beseech thee O Lord.
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)
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 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.
| 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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| V. |
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 all our doings, being ordered by thy
governance, may be 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.
O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the
universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon
earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold
and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and all
others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy
Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in
thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them
in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this
life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
¶ Or this.
O LORD our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend
this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy
Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
and to all in Authority, wisdom
and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love
of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their
calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer for The Queen, and all in Civil Authority.
O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the
universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon
earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold
and bless thy servant our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen
ELIZABETH
¶ 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.
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.
O LORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords,
the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers
upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our
most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH; and so replenish
her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that she may alway incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way: Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant
her in health and wealth long to live; strengthen her that she may
vanquish and overcome all her enemies, and finally after this life she
may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Prayer for all 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 it 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 Collect for the Departed
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.
¶ The Officiant may add:
The Commemoration of the Departed.
May ✠ the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, rest in peace. Amen.
¶ In Advent.
V: The Angel of the Lord announced unto Mary.
R: And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
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.
¶ After Christmas.
V: After Childbearing, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate.
R: Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
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 always to Jesus. |
V: Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy
Virgin.
R: Give me strength against thine enemies.
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.
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.
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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Please join us by phone in the Morning and Evening to pray the Divine
Office. The conference dial-in number is 914-226-2403.† (more
numbers below)
We pray using a new Order for the Divine Office in traditional
English language and with prayers treasured for centuries in the life of
English-speaking nations around the world. Currently in use within the
Personal Ordinariate of
the Chair of Saint Peter, it is awaiting formal approval from the
Vatican CDW and CDF. Pope Benedict described it as "a precious gift nourishing the faith
of the members of the Ordinariate and as a treasure to be shared." This
webpage includes everything necessary to read the Office according to our
best understanding of the office as proposed.
We are using the official Ordinariate Lectionary from the Ordo published by the
Ordinariate's Office of Worship. For a printed version of the Office, see
"Morning and Evening Prayer and The 1928 Prayer Book
Psalter". You may also print single days from this webpage. Before
printing be sure to select the Psalm option, and, if you wish, the musical
settings available for some of the canticles.
If you join us by phone, press 1 to interrupt the welcome message and join
the conference unmuted. If you wish to just listen, press any other key to
join the conference muted. Once in the conference, you may mute and unmute
by pressing "1" on the phone keypad. The assigned reader will need to
unmute when he "stands" to read.
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sound, please take on the role of officiant. Those arriving later will
join in with you. Please don't get discouraged if occasionally you are the
only participant. We are building critical mass.
Midday Prayer
Compline
The officiants and readers are John & Pam Covert, Justin Hertwig, Susan
Peterson, Sister Mary Margaret, and anyone else willing to lead when none of these
are present. Additional officiants and readers are always welcome.
The Order for Morning Prayer
¶ Then shall follow a portion of the Psalms, as appointed.
¶ Our local practice for the Psalms (a common one) is to recite
them 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 alternation continues in
unbroken sequence through the entire selection and through the Gloria Patri,
which is recited only at the end of 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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Phos hilaron.
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.
(No Gloria Patri after the Phos hilaron.)
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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.
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.