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DAILY MORNING PRAYER

 

THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. 2: 20.

I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1.

 

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.  Joel 2:13.

 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.  Psalm 51:17.

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalm 118:24

 


Call to Confession

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moves 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 a 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,

 

Please join me now in a time of silent confession
  

Let us pray

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; And there is no health in us. 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.

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 given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardons and absolves all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.
    Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Let us Pray

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: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Minister: O Lord, open thou our lips

Answer: And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

 

Please Stand

 

Minister: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;


Answer: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

 

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lord’s Name be praised.

 

Let us say the Venite together responsively

 

Venite, exultemus Domino.

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.


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 people with his truth.

 

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.

 

Let us read psalm 71 responsively

Psalm 71:1 In Thee, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.

² In Thy righteousness deliver me, and rescue me; Incline Thine ear to me, and save me.

³ Be Thou to me a rock of habitation, to which I may continually come;

Thou hast given commandment to save me, For Thou art my rock and my fortress.

⁴ Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

⁵ For Thou art my hope; O Lord God, Thou art my confidence from my youth.

⁶ By Thee I have been sustained from my birth; Thou art He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually 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.

 

Please be seated

 

The Epistle is written in the 9^th Chapter of the general epistle to the Hebrews, beginning at the 11^th verse.

But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Here ends the Epistle.

Thanks be to God

 

Let us stand and say the Te Deum together responsively

Te Deum laudamus.

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.

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.

 

Please be seated

 

The Gospel is written in the 16^th Chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, beginning at the 23^rd verse.

Glory be to thee O Lord

 

Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask the Father for anything, He will give it to you in My name. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in My name,

I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father."

His disciples said, "Ah, now You are speaking plainly, and are not using figurative speech. Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God."

Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."

The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise be to thee O Christ

 

Please Stand and let us say the Jubilate Deo together Responsively

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

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.

 

Christian, what is it that you believe?

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.

 

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The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Please Kneel

 

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.

And grant us thy salvation

O God, make clean our hearts within us.

And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

 

The Collect for the Day.

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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 our Lord. Amen.

 

A Collect for Peace.

Let us silently pray for God’s protection and peace from all that threatens us or seek our harm

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

Let us silently pray for God’s grace amid any temptation or struggle that we are facing.

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 Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority

Let us silently pray for the President of the United States and for all our civil leaders

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 our Nation in this time of Sickness.

Let us silently pray for our nation and all those impacted by the Corona virus

O MOST mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee unto thee for succor. Deliver us, our nation, and all those around the world threatened by this Virus; give strength, skill, and thy divine protection to all those who minister to the sick; deliver and protect our elderly and all who are at high risk; give wisdom, courage, and direction to our leaders and healthcare experts and let thy hand guide their every response to this illness; prosper the means made use of for the cure and reduced spread of this virus; and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom which leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

A Prayer for the Clergy and People.

Let us silently pray for the clergy and the congregations of our communion

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, 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 honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.

Let us silently pray for the various needs and conditions of all mankind (especially for the conversion of unbelievers and for the health of the Universal Church)

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 …we pray for these and all others;]  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 General Thanksgiving

Let us silently thank God for all His many blessings and His goodness to us 

Please join with me in offering our prayer of thanksgiving 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;

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 honor 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.

 

Let us now kneel to receive the blessing of the Lord God

 

2 Corinthians 13:4

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.

 

 

Here ends the Order of Morning Prayer