Morning Prayer

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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

Saint and Major Saints' Days
Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:4

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 106

⁽¹⁾ Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. ⁽²⁾ Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? ⁽³⁾ Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! ⁽⁴⁾ Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people; Oh, visit me with Your salvation,

⁽⁵⁾ That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance. ⁽⁶⁾ We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. ⁽⁷⁾ Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea -- the Red Sea. ⁽⁸⁾ Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His mighty power known.

⁽⁹⁾ He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. ⁽¹⁰⁾ He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ⁽¹¹⁾ The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. ⁽¹²⁾ Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

⁽¹³⁾ They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, ⁽¹⁴⁾ But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. ⁽¹⁵⁾ And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. ⁽¹⁶⁾ When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD,

⁽¹⁷⁾ The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. ⁽¹⁸⁾ A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.

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.

Judges Chapter 17

⁽¹⁾ Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. ⁽²⁾ And he said to his mother, 'The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears -- here is the silver with me; I took it.' And his mother said, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, my son!' ⁽³⁾ So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, 'I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.' ⁽⁴⁾ Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah.

⁽⁵⁾ The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. ⁽⁶⁾ In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. ⁽⁷⁾ Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. ⁽⁸⁾ The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

⁽⁹⁾ And Micah said to him, 'Where do you come from?' So he said to him, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ Micah said to him, 'Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.' So the Levite went in. ⁽¹¹⁾ Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. ⁽¹²⁾ So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.

⁽¹³⁾ Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Acts Chapter 7

⁽⁴⁴⁾ Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, ⁽⁴⁵⁾ which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David, ⁽⁴⁶⁾ who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob. ⁽⁴⁷⁾ But Solomon built Him a house.

⁽⁴⁸⁾ However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: ⁽⁴⁹⁾ Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest? ⁽⁵⁰⁾ Has My hand not made all these things?' ⁽⁵¹⁾ You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

⁽⁵²⁾ Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, ⁽⁵³⁾ who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.' ⁽⁵⁴⁾ When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. ⁽⁵⁵⁾ But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

⁽⁵⁶⁾ and said, 'Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!' ⁽⁵⁷⁾ Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; ⁽⁵⁸⁾ and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. ⁽⁵⁹⁾ And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'

⁽⁶⁰⁾ Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, 'Lord, do not charge them with this sin.' And when he had said this, he fell asleep. ⁽¹⁾ Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 5

⁽¹⁹⁾ Then Jesus answered and said to them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ⁽²⁰⁾ For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ⁽²¹⁾ For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ⁽²²⁾ For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

⁽²³⁾ that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. ⁽²⁴⁾ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. ⁽²⁵⁾ Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. ⁽²⁶⁾ For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

⁽²⁷⁾ and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. ⁽²⁸⁾ Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice ⁽²⁹⁾ and come forth -- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

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 15 The Sunday closest to August 17
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son 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