Morning Prayer

Ordinary Time
I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord.' Psalm 122:1

Confession of Sin
Most merciful God,
I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me; that I may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen

The Invitatory and Psalter

Lord, open our lips. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen   Alleluia

Venite
The Antiphon:

ⓘ   A short, reflective sentence recited alongside a psalm to deepen our understanding of the readings.

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 25

⁽¹⁾ To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. ⁽²⁾ O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. ⁽³⁾ Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. ⁽⁴⁾ Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths.

⁽⁵⁾ Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. ⁽⁶⁾ Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. ⁽⁷⁾ Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD. ⁽⁸⁾ Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.

⁽⁹⁾ The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way. ⁽¹⁰⁾ All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. ⁽¹¹⁾ For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great. ⁽¹²⁾ Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.

⁽¹³⁾ He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth. ⁽¹⁴⁾ The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant. ⁽¹⁵⁾ My eyes are ever toward the LORD, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.

⁽¹⁷⁾ The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses! ⁽¹⁸⁾ Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. ⁽²⁰⁾ Keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

⁽²¹⁾ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You. ⁽²²⁾ Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their troubles!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Joshua Chapter 2

⁽¹⁾ Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, 'Go, view the land, especially Jericho.' So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. ⁽²⁾ And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, 'Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.' ⁽³⁾ So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, 'Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.' ⁽⁴⁾ Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, 'Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

⁽⁵⁾ And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.' ⁽⁶⁾ (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.) ⁽⁷⁾ Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. ⁽⁸⁾ Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

⁽⁹⁾ and said to the men: 'I know that the LORD has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. ⁽¹⁰⁾ For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. ⁽¹¹⁾ And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. ⁽¹²⁾ Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token,

⁽¹³⁾ and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.' ⁽¹⁴⁾ So the men answered her, 'Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Romans Chapter 11

⁽¹⁾ I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ⁽²⁾ God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, ⁽³⁾ LORD, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life'? ⁽⁴⁾ But what does the divine response say to him? 'I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.'

⁽⁵⁾ Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁽⁶⁾ And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. ⁽⁷⁾ What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. ⁽⁸⁾ Just as it is written: 'God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.'

⁽⁹⁾ And David says: 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always.' ⁽¹¹⁾ I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. ⁽¹²⁾ Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Matthew Chapter 25

⁽¹⁾ Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. ⁽²⁾ Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. ⁽³⁾ Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, ⁽⁴⁾ but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁽⁵⁾ But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. ⁽⁶⁾ And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' ⁽⁷⁾ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁽⁸⁾ And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

⁽⁹⁾ But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. ⁽¹¹⁾ Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' ⁽¹²⁾ But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.'

⁽¹³⁾ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Song of the Redeemed       Revelation 15:3 to 4  
O ruler of the universe, Lord God,
great deeds are they that you have done,
  surpassing human understanding.
Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth,
 O King of all the ages.

Who can fail to do you homage, Lord,
and sing the praises of your Name?
  for you only are the Holy One.
All nations will draw near
and fall down before you,
  because your just and holy works have been revealed.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
  as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

The First Song of Isaiah       Isaiah 12:2 to 6
 
Surely, it is God who saves me;
  I will trust in him and not be afraid.
For the Lord is my stronghold
and my sure defense,
  and he will be my Savior.
Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing
  from the springs of salvation.
And on that day you shall say,
  Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;
Make his deeds known among the peoples;
  see that they remember that his Name is exalted.
Sing the praises of the Lord,
for he has done great things,
  and this is known in all the world.
Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy,
  for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  He 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, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
  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 Lord's Prayer   Traditional
Suffrages A

Seasonal Collect:  Proper 10 The Sunday closest to July 13
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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

Personal Prayers and Reflection

This is a time to pause, consider and listen. Pray for yourself and others. When you lack the words


Closing Prayers   Thanksgiving

Conclude with the following
Let Us Bless the Lord, Thanks be to God

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14