Ordinary Time
The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. John 4:23

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.

The Absolution
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

O God make speed to save us, O Lord make haste to help us

O Gracious Light,
pure brightness of everliving Father in heaven
O Jesus Christ holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun
and our eyes behold the vesper light
we sing your praises O God: Father Son and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices
O Son of God, O Giver of Life
and to be glorified through all worlds.
The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.

ⓘThe Psalms are unique for the evening, the other lessions can be read in total or those you have not included in Morning Prayer

The Lessons

Psalm 119

⁽¹²¹⁾ I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. ⁽¹²²⁾ Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me. ⁽¹²³⁾ My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word. ⁽¹²⁴⁾ Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.

⁽¹²⁵⁾ I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. ⁽¹²⁶⁾ It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void. ⁽¹²⁷⁾ Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold! ⁽¹²⁸⁾ Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.

⁽¹²⁹⁾ Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. ⁽¹³⁰⁾ The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. ⁽¹³¹⁾ I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. ⁽¹³²⁾ Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.

⁽¹³³⁾ Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. ⁽¹³⁴⁾ Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. ⁽¹³⁵⁾ Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes. ⁽¹³⁶⁾ Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.

⁽¹³⁷⁾ Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments. ⁽¹³⁸⁾ Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful. ⁽¹³⁹⁾ My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾ Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.

⁽¹⁴¹⁾ I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts. ⁽¹⁴²⁾ Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. ⁽¹⁴³⁾ Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights. ⁽¹⁴⁴⁾ The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live.

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.

1 Maccabees Chapter 3

⁽⁴²⁾ Judas and his brothers saw that their situation was getting more and more difficult, with foreign armies camped within their own borders. They also learned that the king had commanded the complete destruction of the people. ⁽⁴³⁾ So they determined to rebuild their ruined nation and fight for their country and the Temple. ⁽⁴⁴⁾ Then the whole community came together to prepare for war and to pray for God's mercy. ⁽⁴⁵⁾ Jerusalem was as empty as a wilderness; no citizens left or entered the city. The holy Temple was profaned by foreigners, and Gentiles camped in the city's fort; so joy departed from the people of Israel, and the sound of music was heard no more.

⁽⁴⁶⁾ Then Judas and his men assembled and marched to Mizpah, opposite Jerusalem, because the people of Israel had previously had a place of worship there. ⁽⁴⁷⁾ In deep mourning, they fasted all that day, put on sackcloth, threw ashes on their heads, and tore their clothes. ⁽⁴⁸⁾ The Gentiles would have consulted their idols in such a situation, but the Israelites unrolled the book of the Law to search for God's guidance. ⁽⁴⁹⁾ They brought the priests' robes, the offerings of the first grain, and the tithes, and then they brought in some Nazirites who had completed their vows.

⁽⁵⁰⁾ The whole community prayed, 'Lord, what shall we do with these things' Where shall we take them, ⁽⁵¹⁾ now that your holy Temple has been trampled and profaned by Gentiles, and your priests mourn in disgrace' ⁽⁵²⁾ The Gentiles have come to attack and destroy us. You know what they plan to do! ⁽⁵³⁾ If you don't help us, how can we stand up against them?

⁽⁵⁴⁾ Then they blew trumpets and shouted loudly. ⁽⁵⁵⁾ After that, Judas divided his men into groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand, placing officers in charge of each group. ⁽⁵⁶⁾ Then, in obedience to the Law, he sent home everyone who had recently been married, built a house, or planted a vineyard, as well as anyone who was afraid. ⁽⁵⁷⁾ Finally, the army marched out and took up positions south of Emmaus,

⁽⁵⁸⁾ where Judas said to them: 'Prepare yourselves for battle and be courageous! Be ready early tomorrow morning to fight these Gentiles who have joined forces to attack us and destroy us and our Temple. ⁽⁵⁹⁾ It is better for us to die fighting than to stand idly by and watch the destruction of our nation and our Temple. ⁽⁶⁰⁾ But the Lord will do what he pleases.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Revelation Chapter 21

⁽⁹⁾ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, ⁽¹¹⁾ having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. ⁽¹²⁾ Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

⁽¹³⁾ three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ⁽¹⁵⁾ And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

⁽¹⁷⁾ Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. ⁽¹⁸⁾ The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. ⁽¹⁹⁾ The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ⁽²⁰⁾ the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

⁽²¹⁾ The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Matthew Chapter 17

⁽²²⁾ Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, 'The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, ⁽²³⁾ and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.' And they were exceedingly sorrowful. ⁽²⁴⁾ When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, 'Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?' ⁽²⁵⁾ He said, 'Yes.' And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?'

⁽²⁶⁾ Peter said to Him, 'From strangers.' Jesus said to him, 'Then the sons are free. ⁽²⁷⁾ Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Canticles

ⓘA canticle is a hymn, or other Christian song of praise with lyrics taken from biblical texts

  
The Song of Simeon       Nunc Dimittis Luke 2:29-32  
Lord, you now have set your servant free
to go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior,
whom you have prepared for all the world to see:
A Light to enlighten the nations,
and the glory of your people 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 28 The Sunday closest to November 16
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Reflection

This is a time to pause, consider and listen. Pray for yourself and others.


Closing Prayers   Thanksgiving

Conclude with following
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 forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21



This concludes the Daily Morning Prayer
Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord