Morning Prayer

Epiphany
From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 1:11

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 Lord has shown forth his glory: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 26

⁽¹⁾ Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip. ⁽²⁾ Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. ⁽³⁾ For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth. ⁽⁴⁾ I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

⁽⁵⁾ I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked. ⁽⁶⁾ I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O LORD, ⁽⁷⁾ That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works. ⁽⁸⁾ LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells.

⁽⁹⁾ Do not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men, ⁽¹⁰⁾ In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes. ⁽¹¹⁾ But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful to me. ⁽¹²⁾ My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.

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 28

⁽¹⁾ To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. ⁽²⁾ Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. ⁽³⁾ Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts. ⁽⁴⁾ Give them according to their deeds, And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them what they deserve.

⁽⁵⁾ Because they do not regard the works of the LORD, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up. ⁽⁶⁾ Blessed be the LORD, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! ⁽⁷⁾ The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him. ⁽⁸⁾ The LORD is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

⁽⁹⁾ Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.

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.

Proverbs Chapter 30

⁽¹⁾ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel -- to Ithiel and Ucal: ⁽²⁾ Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. ⁽²⁴⁾ There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: ⁽²⁵⁾ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; ⁽²⁶⁾ The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags; ⁽²⁷⁾ The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;

⁽²⁸⁾ The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings' palaces. ⁽²⁹⁾ There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk: ⁽³⁰⁾ A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any; ⁽³¹⁾ A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.

⁽³²⁾ If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth. ⁽³³⁾ For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Philippians Chapter 3

⁽¹⁾ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. ⁽²⁾ Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! ⁽³⁾ For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, ⁽⁴⁾ though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:

⁽⁵⁾ circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; ⁽⁶⁾ concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. ⁽⁷⁾ But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. ⁽⁸⁾ Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ

⁽⁹⁾ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; ⁽¹⁰⁾ that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, ⁽¹¹⁾ if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 18

⁽²⁸⁾ Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. ⁽²⁹⁾ Pilate then went out to them and said, 'What accusation do you bring against this Man?' ⁽³⁰⁾ They answered and said to him, 'If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.' ⁽³¹⁾ Then Pilate said to them, 'You take Him and judge Him according to your law.' Therefore the Jews said to him, 'It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,'

⁽³²⁾ that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die. ⁽³³⁾ Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' ⁽³⁴⁾ Jesus answered him, 'Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?' ⁽³⁵⁾ Pilate answered, 'Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?'

⁽³⁶⁾ Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.' ⁽³⁷⁾ Pilate therefore said to Him, 'Are You a king then?' Jesus answered, 'You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.' ⁽³⁸⁾ Pilate said to Him, 'What is truth?' And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, 'I find no fault in Him at all.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A Song to the Lamb       Revelation 4:11, 5:9 to 10, 13

Splendor and honor and kingly power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is,
and by your will they were created
  and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation,
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor,
forever and forevermore.

The Song of Zechariah Luke 1: 68 to 79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his 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 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:  Last Sunday after the Epiphany
O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; 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: O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of 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