Morning Prayer

Ordinary Time
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Phillipians 1:2

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 20

⁽¹⁾ May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; ⁽²⁾ May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion; ⁽³⁾ May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah ⁽⁴⁾ May He grant you according to your heart's desire, And fulfill all your purpose.

⁽⁵⁾ We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions. ⁽⁶⁾ Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. ⁽⁷⁾ Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. ⁽⁸⁾ They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.

⁽⁹⁾ Save, LORD! May the King answer us when we call.

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 21

⁽¹⁾ The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! ⁽²⁾ You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah ⁽³⁾ For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head. ⁽⁴⁾ He asked life from You, and You gave it to him -- Length of days forever and ever.

⁽⁵⁾ His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him. ⁽⁶⁾ For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence. ⁽⁷⁾ For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

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 8

⁽²²⁾ The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. ⁽²³⁾ I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. ⁽²⁴⁾ When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. ⁽²⁵⁾ Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth;

⁽²⁶⁾ While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primeval dust of the world. ⁽²⁷⁾ When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, ⁽²⁸⁾ When He established the clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep, ⁽²⁹⁾ When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,

⁽³⁰⁾ Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, ⁽³¹⁾ Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men. ⁽³²⁾ Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways. ⁽³³⁾ Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it.

⁽³⁴⁾ Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. ⁽³⁵⁾ For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD; ⁽³⁶⁾ But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

3 John Chapter 1

⁽¹⁾ THE ELDER, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: ⁽²⁾ Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. ⁽³⁾ For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. ⁽⁴⁾ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

⁽⁵⁾ Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, ⁽⁶⁾ who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, ⁽⁷⁾ because they went forth for His name's sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁽⁸⁾ We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

⁽⁹⁾ I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. ⁽¹¹⁾ Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. ⁽¹²⁾ Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

⁽¹³⁾ I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; ⁽¹⁴⁾ but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Matthew Chapter 12

⁽¹⁵⁾ But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Yet He warned them not to make Him known, ⁽¹⁷⁾ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ⁽¹⁸⁾ Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.

⁽¹⁹⁾ He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. ⁽²⁰⁾ A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; ⁽²¹⁾ And in His name Gentiles will trust.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A Song of Creation   Prayer of Manasseh 1 to 2, 4, 6 to 7, 11 to 15
Invocation
Glorify the Lord,
all you works of the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

The Earth and its Creatures .

Let the earth glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills,
and all that grows upon the earth,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord,
O springs of water, seas, and streams,
O whales and all that move in the waters.
All birds of the air, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

Glorify the Lord,
O beasts of the wild,
and all you flocks and herds.
O men and women everywhere, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

Doxology
Let us glorify the Lord:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

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 2 Week of the Sunday closest to May 18
Almighty and merciful God, in your goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that may hurt us, that we, being ready both in mind and body, may accomplish with free hearts those things which belong to your purpose; 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: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. 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

Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21