Ordinary Time
Thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, 'I dwell in the high and holy place and also with the one who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite.' Isaiah 57:15

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 141

⁽¹⁾ LORD, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You. ⁽²⁾ Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ⁽³⁾ Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. ⁽⁴⁾ Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

⁽⁵⁾ Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked. ⁽⁶⁾ Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet. ⁽⁷⁾ Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth. ⁽⁸⁾ But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute.

⁽⁹⁾ Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.

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 143

⁽¹⁾ Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. ⁽²⁾ Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. ⁽³⁾ For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. ⁽⁴⁾ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.

⁽⁵⁾ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. ⁽⁶⁾ I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah ⁽⁷⁾ Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. ⁽⁸⁾ Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.

⁽⁹⁾ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. ⁽¹¹⁾ Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. ⁽¹²⁾ In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.

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.

Zechariah Chapter 14

⁽¹⁾ Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. ⁽²⁾ For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. ⁽³⁾ Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. ⁽⁴⁾ And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.

⁽⁵⁾ Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the LORD my God will come, And all the saints with You. ⁽⁶⁾ It shall come to pass in that day That there will be no light; The lights will diminish. ⁽⁷⁾ It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD -- Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light. ⁽⁸⁾ And in that day it shall be That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur.

⁽⁹⁾ And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be -- 'The LORD is one,' And His name one. ⁽¹⁰⁾ All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses. ⁽¹¹⁾ The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Romans Chapter 15

⁽⁷⁾ Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. ⁽⁸⁾ Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, ⁽⁹⁾ and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: 'For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ And again he says: 'Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!'

⁽¹¹⁾ And again: 'Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!' ⁽¹²⁾ And again, Isaiah says: 'There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.' ⁽¹³⁾ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 19

⁽²⁸⁾ When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ⁽²⁹⁾ And it came to pass, when He came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, ⁽³⁰⁾ saying, 'Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. ⁽³¹⁾ And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.' '

⁽³²⁾ So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. ⁽³³⁾ But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, 'Why are you loosing the colt?' ⁽³⁴⁾ And they said, 'The Lord has need of him.' ⁽³⁵⁾ Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.

⁽³⁶⁾ And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. ⁽³⁷⁾ Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, ⁽³⁸⁾ saying: ' 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!' ⁽³⁹⁾ And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, 'Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.'

⁽⁴⁰⁾ But He answered and said to them, 'I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

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

The Canticles

Song of the Three Young Men      Benedictus es, Domine

Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers;
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of your temple;
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths;
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
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 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 29 The Sunday closest to November 23
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. 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
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



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