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 104

⁽¹⁾ Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, ⁽²⁾ Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. ⁽³⁾ He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, ⁽⁴⁾ Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

⁽⁵⁾ You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever, ⁽⁶⁾ You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains. ⁽⁷⁾ At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. ⁽⁸⁾ They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.

⁽⁹⁾ You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth. ⁽¹⁰⁾ He sends the springs into the valleys, They flow among the hills. ⁽¹¹⁾ They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. ⁽¹²⁾ By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.

⁽¹³⁾ He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. ⁽¹⁴⁾ He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth, ⁽¹⁵⁾ And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man's heart. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

⁽¹⁷⁾ Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. ⁽¹⁸⁾ The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. ⁽¹⁹⁾ He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down. ⁽²⁰⁾ You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

⁽²¹⁾ The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. ⁽²²⁾ When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens. ⁽²³⁾ Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening. ⁽²⁴⁾ O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions --

⁽²⁵⁾ This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great. ⁽²⁶⁾ There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there. ⁽²⁷⁾ These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. ⁽²⁸⁾ What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

⁽²⁹⁾ You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. ⁽³⁰⁾ You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth. ⁽³¹⁾ May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works. ⁽³²⁾ He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.

⁽³³⁾ I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. ⁽³⁴⁾ May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD. ⁽³⁵⁾ May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!

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

⁽¹²⁾ And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths. ⁽¹³⁾ It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the LORD will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor's hand; ⁽¹⁴⁾ Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations Shall be gathered together: Gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Such also shall be the plague On the horse and the mule, On the camel and the donkey, And on all the cattle that will be in those camps. So shall this plague be.

⁽¹⁶⁾ And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. ⁽¹⁷⁾ And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. ⁽¹⁸⁾ If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. ⁽¹⁹⁾ This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

⁽²⁰⁾ In that day 'HOLINESS TO THE LORD' shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. ⁽²¹⁾ Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Philippians Chapter 2

⁽¹⁾ Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, ⁽²⁾ fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. ⁽³⁾ Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. ⁽⁴⁾ Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

⁽⁵⁾ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁽⁶⁾ who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, ⁽⁷⁾ but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. ⁽⁸⁾ And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

⁽⁹⁾ Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, ⁽¹⁰⁾ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ⁽¹¹⁾ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 19

⁽⁴¹⁾ Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, ⁽⁴²⁾ saying, 'If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. ⁽⁴³⁾ For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, ⁽⁴⁴⁾ and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.'

⁽⁴⁵⁾ Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, ⁽⁴⁶⁾ saying to them, 'It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.' ' ⁽⁴⁷⁾ And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, ⁽⁴⁸⁾ and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

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

The First Song of Isaiah       Kyrie Pantokrator 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 Song of Mary       Magnificat Luke 1:46-55  
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children 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 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, 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: 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