Morning Prayer

Easter Week
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, whom the Lord hath afflicted. Lamentations 1:12

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

Venite
The Antiphon:

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

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, whom the Lord has afflicted.

The Lessons

Psalm 102

⁽¹⁾ Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. ⁽²⁾ Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily. ⁽³⁾ For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. ⁽⁴⁾ My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.

⁽⁵⁾ Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin. ⁽⁶⁾ I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. ⁽⁷⁾ I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. ⁽⁸⁾ My enemies reproach me all day long, Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

⁽⁹⁾ For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, ⁽¹⁰⁾ Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away. ⁽¹¹⁾ My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass. ⁽¹²⁾ But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.

⁽¹³⁾ You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. ⁽¹⁴⁾ For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. ⁽¹⁵⁾ So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. ⁽¹⁶⁾ For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.

⁽¹⁷⁾ He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. ⁽¹⁸⁾ This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. ⁽¹⁹⁾ For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth, ⁽²⁰⁾ To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,

⁽²¹⁾ To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, ⁽²²⁾ When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. ⁽²³⁾ He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. ⁽²⁴⁾ I said, 'O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.

⁽²⁵⁾ Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. ⁽²⁶⁾ They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. ⁽²⁷⁾ But You are the same, And Your years will have no end. ⁽²⁸⁾ The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.'

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.

Lamentations Chapter 2

⁽¹⁰⁾ The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground and keep silence; They throw dust on their heads And gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Bow their heads to the ground. ⁽¹¹⁾ My eyes fail with tears, My heart is troubled; My bile is poured on the ground Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the children and the infants Faint in the streets of the city. ⁽¹²⁾ They say to their mothers, 'Where is grain and wine?' As they swoon like the wounded In the streets of the city, As their life is poured out In their mothers' bosom. ⁽¹³⁾ How shall I console you? To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is spread wide as the sea; Who can heal you?

⁽¹⁴⁾ Your prophets have seen for you False and deceptive visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, To bring back your captives, But have envisioned for you false prophecies and delusions. ⁽¹⁵⁾ All who pass by clap their hands at you; They hiss and shake their heads At the daughter of Jerusalem: 'Is this the city that is called 'The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth'?' ⁽¹⁶⁾ All your enemies have opened their mouth against you; They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, 'We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day we have waited for; We have found it, we have seen it!' ⁽¹⁷⁾ The LORD has done what He purposed; He has fulfilled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has thrown down and has not pitied, And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.

⁽¹⁸⁾ Their heart cried out to the Lord, 'O wall of the daughter of Zion, Let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no relief; Give your eyes no rest.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

1 Corinthians Chapter 10

⁽¹⁴⁾ Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. ⁽¹⁵⁾ I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? ⁽¹⁷⁾ For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

⁽²⁷⁾ Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. ⁽²⁸⁾ But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ⁽²⁹⁾ For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. ⁽³⁰⁾ For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

⁽³¹⁾ For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. ⁽³²⁾ But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Mark Chapter 14

⁽¹²⁾ Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, 'Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?' ⁽¹³⁾ And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, 'Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Wherever he goes in, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, 'Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?' ' ⁽¹⁵⁾ Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.'

⁽¹⁶⁾ So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover. ⁽¹⁷⁾ In the evening He came with the twelve. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me.' ⁽¹⁹⁾ And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, 'Is it I?' And another said, 'Is it I?'

⁽²⁰⁾ He answered and said to them, 'It is one of the twelve, who dips with Me in the dish. ⁽²¹⁾ The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.' ⁽²²⁾ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body.' ⁽²³⁾ Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

⁽²⁴⁾ And He said to them, 'This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. ⁽²⁵⁾ Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.


The Song of Moses    Exodus 15:1 to 6, 11 to 13, 17 to 18

I will sing to the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted;
the horse and its rider has he hurled into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my refuge;
the Lord has become my Savior.
This is my God and I will praise him,
the God of my people and I will exalt him.
The Lord is a mighty warrior;
Yahweh is his Name.
The chariots of Pharoah and his army has he hurled into the sea;
the finest of those who bear armor have been drowned in the Red Sea.
The fathomless deep has overwhelmed them;
they sank into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might;
your right hand, O Lord, has overthrown the enemy.
Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among the gods?
who is like you, glorious in holiness,
awesome in renown, and worker of wonders?
You stretched forth your right hand;
the earth swallowed them up.
With your constant love you led the people you redeemed;
with your might you brought them in safety to
your holy dwelling.
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mount of your possession,
The resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hand has established.
The Lord shall reign forever and 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.


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:  Maundy Thursday
Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; 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