Morning Prayer

Ordinary Time
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

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.

The earth is the Lord's for he made it: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 16

⁽¹⁾ Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. ⁽²⁾ O my soul, you have said to the LORD, 'You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.' ⁽³⁾ As for the saints who are on the earth, 'They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.' ⁽⁴⁾ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take up their names on my lips.

⁽⁵⁾ O LORD,You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. ⁽⁶⁾ The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance. ⁽⁷⁾ I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. ⁽⁸⁾ I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

⁽⁹⁾ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. ⁽¹⁰⁾ For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. ⁽¹¹⁾ You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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.

Psalm 17

⁽¹⁾ Hear a just cause, O LORD, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. ⁽²⁾ Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. ⁽³⁾ You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. ⁽⁴⁾ Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

⁽⁵⁾ Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip. ⁽⁶⁾ I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. ⁽⁷⁾ Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them. ⁽⁸⁾ Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

⁽⁹⁾ From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me. ⁽¹⁰⁾ They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly. ⁽¹¹⁾ They have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth, ⁽¹²⁾ As a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

⁽¹³⁾ Arise, O LORD, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, ⁽¹⁴⁾ With Your hand from men, O LORD, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes. ⁽¹⁵⁾ As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

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.

Job Chapter 9

⁽¹⁾ Then Job answered and said: ⁽²⁾ Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? ⁽³⁾ If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. ⁽⁴⁾ God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

⁽⁵⁾ He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger; ⁽⁶⁾ He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; ⁽⁷⁾ He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; ⁽⁸⁾ He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;

⁽⁹⁾ He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; ⁽¹⁰⁾ He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. ⁽¹¹⁾ If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; ⁽¹²⁾ If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?'

⁽¹³⁾ God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him. ⁽¹⁴⁾ How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him? ⁽¹⁵⁾ For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge. ⁽³²⁾ For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. ⁽³³⁾ Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. ⁽³⁴⁾ Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. ⁽³⁵⁾ Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Acts Chapter 10

⁽³⁴⁾ Then Peter opened his mouth and said: 'In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. ⁽³⁵⁾ But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. ⁽³⁶⁾ The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ, He is Lord of all. ⁽³⁷⁾ that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:

⁽³⁸⁾ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. ⁽³⁹⁾ And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, ⁽⁴¹⁾ not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

⁽⁴²⁾ And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. ⁽⁴³⁾ To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.' ⁽⁴⁴⁾ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. ⁽⁴⁵⁾ And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

⁽⁴⁶⁾ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, ⁽⁴⁷⁾ Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?' ⁽⁴⁸⁾ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 7

⁽³⁷⁾ On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. ⁽³⁸⁾ He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' ⁽³⁹⁾ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, 'Truly this is the Prophet.'

⁽⁴¹⁾ Others said, 'This is the Christ.' But some said, 'Will the Christ come out of Galilee? ⁽⁴²⁾ Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?' ⁽⁴³⁾ So there was a division among the people because of Him. ⁽⁴⁴⁾ Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

⁽⁴⁵⁾ Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, 'Why have you not brought Him?' ⁽⁴⁶⁾ The officers answered, 'No man ever spoke like this Man!' ⁽⁴⁷⁾ Then the Pharisees answered them, 'Are you also deceived? ⁽⁴⁸⁾ Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

⁽⁴⁹⁾ But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.' ⁽⁵⁰⁾ Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, ⁽⁵¹⁾ Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?' ⁽⁵²⁾ They answered and said to him, 'Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Second Song of Isaiah      Isaiah 55:6 to 11

Seek the Lord while he wills to be found;
call upon him when he draws near.
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the evil ones their thoughts;
And let them turn to the Lord, and he will have compassion,
and to our God, for he 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.
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 16 The Sunday closest to August 24
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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

May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13