The Daily Office
Lent
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Daily Morning Prayer ...... 1
Daily Evening Prayer ...... 24
Daily Morning Prayer
The Officiant may begin with one or more of these sentences from Scripture
On Sundays and ordinary weekdays in Lent
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8, 9
Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, who is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. Joel 2:13
I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your child.” Luke 15:18, 19
To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, because we have rebelled and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord by following the laws which our God set before us. Daniel 9:9, 10
Jesus said: “If any of you would come after me, deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me.” Mark 8:34
On Major Saints’ Days
(St. Matthias, Feb. 24; St. Joseph, Mar. 19; Annunciation, Mar. 25)
We give thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. Colossians 1:12
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19
Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:4
The Invitatory and Psalter
All stand
Officiant Lord, open our lips.
People And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Officiant and People
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Then follows the Invitatory Psalm, Venite or all of Psalm 95 (pp. 3-4Error! Bookmark not defined.).
Venite Psalm 95:1-7
Antiphon on Sundays and ordinary weekdays in Lent
Our God is full of compassion and mercy: O come let us worship.
Antiphon on St. Matthias (Feb. 24) and St. Joseph (Mar. 19):
Our God is glorious in all the saints: O come let us worship.
Antiphon on the Annunciation (Mar. 25)
The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us: O come let us worship.
Come, let us sing to the Lord; *
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving *
and raise to the Lord a shout with psalms.
For you are a great God; *
you are great above all gods.
In your hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and the heights of the hills are yours also.
The sea is yours, for you made it, *
and your hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For you are our God,
and we are the people of your pasture and the sheep of your hand. *
Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!
On Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent, the remainder of Psalm 95 is added:
“Harden not your hearts,
as your forebears did in the wilderness, *
at Meribah, and on that day at Massah,
when they tempted me.
They put me to the test, *
though they had seen my works.
“Forty years long I detested that generation and said, *
‘This people are wayward in their hearts;
they do not know my ways.’
So I swore in my wrath, *
‘They shall not enter into my rest.’”
The Psalm or Psalms Appointed
At the end of the Psalms is sung or said
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Readings
One or two Readings, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying
A Reading from .
After each Reading the Reader may say
Here ends the Reading.
Silence may be kept after each Reading.
After each Reading, the Canticle appointed is sung or said.
On ordinary Sundays and weekdays the first Canticle is appointed by day of the week (pp. 6-9).
On Major Feasts (St. Matthias, St. Joseph, Annunciation) it is the Te Deum (p.10).
The second Canticle is the Benedictus (pp. 11-12).
The Second Song of Isaiah Quaerite Dominum (First Canticle: Sunday)
Isaiah 55:6-11
Seek while the Lord wills to be found; *
call out when the Lord draws near.
Let the wicked forsake their ways *
and the evil ones their thoughts;
And let them turn to the Lord, who will have compassion, *
and to our God, who will richly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, *
nor your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, *
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as rain and snow fall from the heavens *
and return not again, but water the earth,
Bringing forth life and giving growth, *
seed for sowing and bread for eating,
So is my word that goes forth from my mouth; *
it will not return to me empty;
But it will accomplish that which I have purposed, *
and prosper in that for which I sent it.
A Song of Our True Nature (First Canticle: Monday, Thursday)
Julian of Norwich
Christ revealed our frailty and our falling, *
our trespasses and our humiliations.
Christ also revealed his blessed power, *
his blessed wisdom and love.
He protects us as tenderly and as sweetly when we are in greatest need; *
he raises us in spirit
and turns everything to glory and joy without ending.
God is the ground and the substance, the very essence of nature; *
God is the true father and mother of natures.
We are all bound to God by nature, *
and we are all bound to God by grace.
And this grace is for all the world, *
because it is our precious mother, Christ.
For this fair nature was prepared by Christ
for the honor and nobility of all, *
and for the joy and bliss of salvation.
A Song of Christ’s Goodness (First Canticle: Tuesday, Saturday)
Anselm of Canterbury
Jesus, as a mother you gather your people to you; *
you are gentle with us as a mother with her children.
Often you weep over our sins and our pride, *
tenderly you draw us from hatred and judgment.
You comfort us in sorrow and bind up our wounds, *
in sickness you nurse us and with pure milk you feed us.
Jesus, by your dying, we are born to new life; *
by your anguish and labor we come forth in joy.
Despair turns to hope through your sweet goodness; *
through your gentleness, we find comfort in fear.
Your warmth gives life to the dead, *
your touch makes sinners righteous.
Lord Jesus, in your mercy, heal us; *
in your love and tenderness, remake us.
In your compassion, bring grace and forgiveness, *
for the beauty of heaven, may your love prepare us.
A Song of Penitence Kyrie Pantokrator (First Canticle: Wednesday, Friday)
Prayer of Manasseh 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11-15
O Lord and Ruler of the hosts of heaven, *
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and of all their righteous offspring:
You made the heavens and the earth, *
with all their vast array.
All things quake with fear at your presence; *
they tremble because of your power.
But your merciful promise is beyond all measure; *
it surpasses all that our minds can fathom.
O Lord, you are full of compassion, *
long-suffering, and abounding in mercy.
You hold back your hand; *
you do not punish as we deserve.
In your great goodness, Lord,
you have promised forgiveness to sinners, *
that they may repent of their sin and be saved.
And now, O Lord, I bend the knee of my heart, *
and make my appeal, sure of your gracious goodness.
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, *
and I know my wickedness only too well.
Therefore I make this prayer to you: *
Forgive me, Lord, forgive me.
Do not let me perish in my sin, *
nor condemn me to the depths of the earth.
For you, O Lord, are the God of those who repent, *
and in me you will show forth your goodness.
Unworthy as I am, you will save me,
in accordance with your great mercy, *
and I will praise you without ceasing all the days of my life.
For all the powers of heaven sing your praises, *
and yours is the glory to ages of ages. Amen.
You are God Te Deum laudamus (First Canticle: Major Feasts)
We praise you, O God,
we acclaim you as Lord;
all creation worships you,
the Father everlasting.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you took our flesh to set us free
you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come to be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
Antiphons on the Benedictus
Antiphon on Ash Wednesday and on Sundays and ordinary weekdays
You have given your people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
Antiphon on St. Matthias’ Day (Feb. 24)
On the foundation stones of the heavenly Jerusalem are written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and the Lamb himself is the lamp of the city.
Antiphon on St. Joseph’s Day (Mar. 19)
You have raised up for us a mighty savior, born of the house of your servant David.
Antiphon on the Annunciation (Mar. 25)
In your great love for us, O God, you sent your Son, in the likeness of our sinful flesh.
The Song of Zechariah Benedictus Dominus Deus (Second Canticle)
Luke 1:68-79
+ Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, *
you have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, *
born of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets you promised of old
to save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us,
To show mercy to our forebears, *
and to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham, *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship you without fear, *
holy and righteous before you all the days of our life.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,
To give God’s people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
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.
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. / Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Suffrages