Book Of Common Prayer - Morning prayerI

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Week of Sunday, February-05-2012
Sunday

Officiant begins with the following:

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.
Malachi 1:11

Confession of Sin

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.

or this

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

Silence may be kept.
Officiant and People together, 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.

The Priest alone stands and says*

The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.

*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and substitutes "us" for "you" and "our" for "your."

The Invitatory and Psalter

All stand

Officiant O Lord, open thou our lips.
People And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Officiant and People
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia

Then follows one of the Invitatory Psalms, Venite or Jubilate.
One of the following Antiphons may be sung or said with the Invitatory Psalm

During Epiphany
The Lord hath manifested forth his glory: O come, let us adore him.

On other Sundays and weekdays
The earth is the Lord's for he made it: O come, let us adore him.

The Alleluias in the following Antiphons are used only in Easter Season.

On Feasts of the Incarnation
[Alleluia.] The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us: O come, let us adore him. [Alleluia.]

On all Saints and other Major Saints' Days
[Alleluia.] The Lord is glorious in his saints: O come, let us adore him. [Alleluia.]

Jubilate
Psalm 100

Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; *
 serve the Lord with gladness
 and come before his presence with a song. 

[Antiphon, if used]

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. 

[Antiphon, if used]

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. 

[Antiphon, if used]

For the Lord is gracious;
his mercy is everlasting; *
 and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

Then follows

The Psalm or Psalms Appointed:

Psalm 93

^{Dominus regnavit}
¹The LORD is King;
     he has put on splendid apparel; *
     the LORD has put on his apparel
     and girded himself with strength.
²He has made the whole world so sure *
     that it cannot be moved;
³Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; *
     you are from everlasting.
⁴The waters have lifted up, O LORD,
     the waters have lifted up their voice; *
     the waters have lifted up their pounding waves.
⁵Mightier than the sound of many waters,
     mightier than the breakers of the sea, *
     mightier is the LORD who dwells on high.
⁶Your testimonies are very sure, *
     and holiness adorns your house, O LORD,
     for ever and for evermore.

Psalm 96

^{Cantate Domino}
¹Sing to the LORD a new song; *
     sing to the LORD, all the whole earth.
²Sing to the LORD and bless his Name; *
     proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
³Declare his glory among the nations *
     and his wonders among all peoples.
⁴For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; *
     he is more to be feared than all gods.
⁵As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
     but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
⁶Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
     Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
⁷Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples; *
     ascribe to the LORD honor and power.
⁸Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name; *
     bring offerings and come into his courts.
⁹Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; *
     let the whole earth tremble before him.
¹⁰Tell it out among the nations: "The LORD is King! *
     he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
     he will judge the peoples with equity."
¹¹Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
     let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
     let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
¹²Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
     before the LORD when he comes, *
     when he comes to judge the earth.
¹³He will judge the world with righteousness *
     and the peoples with his truth.

At the end of the Psalm is sung or said

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: 
  as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
    world without end.  Amen

The Lessons

The Old Testament Reading

Reader: A Reading (Lesson) from Genesis 24:50-67

Genesis 24:50-67
⁵⁰Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you either bad or good. ⁵¹Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken." ⁵²And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. ⁵³Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. ⁵⁴And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master." ⁵⁵But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go." ⁵⁶And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master." ⁵⁷So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." ⁵⁸Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go." ⁵⁹So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. ⁶⁰And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: "Our sister, may you become The mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess The gates of those who hate them." ⁶¹Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. ⁶²Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South. ⁶³And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. ⁶⁴Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel; ⁶⁵for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took a veil and covered herself. ⁶⁶And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. ⁶⁷Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. -- NKJV

Reader:The Word of the Lord.
Answer: Thanks be to God.

4 The Song of Zechariah Benedictus Dominus Deus
Luke 1:68-79

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 dayspring 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 Spirit: *
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
   world without end.  Amen.

The New Testament Reading

Reader: A Reading (Lesson) from 2Timothy 2:14-21

2 Timothy 2:14-21
¹⁴Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. ¹⁵Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ¹⁶But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. ¹⁷And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, ¹⁸who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some. ¹⁹Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." ²⁰But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. ²¹Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. -- NKJV

Reader:The Word of the Lord.
Answer: Thanks be to God.

7 We Praise Thee 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.

The Apostles' Creed
Officiant and People together, all standing

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 Prayers
The People stand or kneel

Officiant
The Lord be with you.
People
And also with you.
Officiant
Let us pray.

Officiant and People

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.

Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages

A
V. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
R. And grant us thy salvation.
V. Endue thy ministers with righteousness;
R. And make thy chosen people joyful.
V. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
R. For only in thee can we live in safety.
V. Lord, keep this nation under thy care;
R. And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
V. Let thy way be known upon earth;
R. Thy saving health among all nations.
V. Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
R. Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
V. Create in us clean hearts, O God;
R. And sustain us with thy Holy Spirit.

B
V. O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage;
R. Govern them and lift them up for ever.
V. Day by day we magnify thee;
R. And we worship thy name ever, world without end.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin;
R. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
V. O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us;
R. As our trust is in thee.
V. O Lord, in thee have I trusted;
R. Let me never be confounded.

The Officiant then says the following Collects

The Collect of the Day:

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us, we beseech thee, the liberty of that abundant life which thou hast manifested to us in thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

A Collect for Sundays
O 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 favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to follow, the following prayer for mission is added.

Prayer for Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of thy faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before thee for all members of thy holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and godly serve thee; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.

Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.

Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be used

The General Thanksgiving
Officiant and People

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 Spirit,
be all honor and glory, world without end.  Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Officiant

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one
accord to make our common supplication unto thee; and
hast promised through thy well-beloved Son that when two
or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the 
midst of them:  Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions
of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this 
world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life 
everlasting.  Amen.

Then may be said
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Officiant concludes with:

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.
2 Corinthians 13:14

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