ALMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness; that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of 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. SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER: THE OCTAVE DAY OF EASTER BEING DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY ALMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness; that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of 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 First Lesson: Is 51:1-16

"Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the LORD; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged. 2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him and made him many. 3 For the LORD will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. 4 "Listen to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go forth from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples. 5 My deliverance draws near speedily, my salvation has gone forth, and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they hope. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die like gnats; but my salvation will be for ever, and my deliverance will never be ended. 7 "Hearken to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not dismayed at their revilings. 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my deliverance will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations." 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the dragon? 10 Was it not thou that didst dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that didst make the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? 11 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 12 "I, I am he that comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, 13 and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor? 14 He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the Pit, neither shall his bread fail. 15 For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- the LORD of hosts is his name. 16 And I have put my words in your mouth, and hid you in the shadow of my hand, stretching out the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, 'You are my people.'"

The Second Lesson: Lk 24:13-35

That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" 19 And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning 23 and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but him they did not see." 25 And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" 27 And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, 29 but they constrained him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight. 32 They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?" 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, 34 who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

The First Lesson: Ex 15:1-18

Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is his name. 4 "Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea; and his picked officers are sunk in the Red Sea. 5 The floods cover them; they went down into the depths like a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, thy right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy. 7 In the greatness of thy majesty thou overthrowest thy adversaries; thou sendest forth thy fury, it consumes them like stubble. 8 At the blast of thy nostrils the waters piled up, the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 "Who is like thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, majestic in holiness, terrible in glorious deeds, doing wonders? 12 Thou didst stretch out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 "Thou hast led in thy steadfast love the people whom thou hast redeemed, thou hast guided them by thy strength to thy holy abode. 14 The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have seized on the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; the leaders of Moab, trembling seizes them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. 16 Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of thy arm, they are as still as a stone, till thy people, O LORD, pass by, till the people pass by whom thou hast purchased. 17 Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them on thy own mountain, the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thy abode, the sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established. 18 The LORD will reign for ever and ever."

The Second Lesson: Lk 24:36-49

As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you." 37 But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate before them. 44 Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

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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 during Lent.)

¶ 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.

The Morning Responsory.
Officiant:	✠ O LORD, open thou our lips.
People:	And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Officiant:	✠ O GOD, make speed to save us.
People:	O LORD, make haste to help us.
Officiant and people:
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.
Officiant:	Praise ye the Lord.		¶ Or, especially in Eastertide, but not in Pre-Lent and Lent:     Officiant and People: Alleluia.
People:	The Lord's Name be praised.

¶ The Invitatory Psalm and Canticles are recited by everyone in unison, concluding with the Gloria Patri, all continuing in unison.

The Morning Responsory.
Officiant:
People:
Officiant:
People:
Officiant and people:
Officiant:			¶ Or, especially in Eastertide, but not in Pre-Lent and Lent:     Officiant and People:
People:

¶ The Invitatory Psalm and Canticles are recited by everyone in unison, concluding with the Gloria Patri, all continuing in unison.

Venite, exultemus Domino. (Psalm xcv.)

¶ 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. Click this paragraph to swap the text.

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

O 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.

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.

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.

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 firstfruits 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, 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.

Pascha nostrum.
1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Romans 6:9-11, 1 Corinthians 15:20-22.
(On Easter Sunday and throughout the Octave)
Tone I A 4 (Hymnal 1940)

(Intonation is only for the initial Alleluia.)

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 wick·edness, * but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, · Alleluia.
 

CHRIST being raised from the dead dieth · no more; * death hath no more do·minion 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 un·to 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 resur·rection of the dead.

For as in Adam · all die, * even so in Christ shall all be made alive, · 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.

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

Ecce, Deus. The First Song of Isaiah
Isaiah 12:2-6

Surge, Illuminare. The Third Song of Isaiah
Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19

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.

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 ev-er.

O ye Angels of the Lord, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.
 

O all ye Powers of the Lord, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Sun and Moon, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Winds of God, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Fire and Heat, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

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 ev-er.

O ye Lightnings and Clouds, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.
 

O LET the Earth ｜ bless the ｜ Lord: * yea, let it praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Wells, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Seas and Floods, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O all ye Beasts and Cattle, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Children of Men, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.
 

O ye Servants of the Lord, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, ｜ bless · ye the ｜ Lord: * praise him, and magnify ｜ him for ev-er.

Benedictus.
St. Luke i. 68.

   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 Collect for Ash Wednesday may be said after the Collect of the Day:

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; 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.

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.		Priest or Deacon:	The Lord be with you.
People:	And let our cry come unto thee.		People:	And with thy spirit.
Officiant:	Let us pray.		Officiant:	Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.             Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Lesser Litany.
¶ Whenever the officiant is a layperson:		¶ Only if the officiant is a priest or deacon:

	The Suffrages.
V.	O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
R.	And grant us thy salvation.
V.	O Lord, save the State.
R.	And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
V.	Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
R.	And make thy chosen people joyful.
V.	O Lord, save thy people.
R.	And bless thine inheritance.
V.	Give peace in our time, O Lord.
R.	Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
V.	O God, make clean our hearts within us.
R.	And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

¶ The officiant may close here or choose from the following or other approved collects.

Note: By clicking on this section, you may alternate between the Prayer for the President and Governors of the United States, the Prayers for the King and the Prime Minister and Premiers of Canada, or all these prayers. 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.

V: Let us bless the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God.

¶ 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.