Ordinary Time
Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3

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 earth is the Lord's for he made it: 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 64

⁽¹⁾ Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. ⁽²⁾ Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, ⁽³⁾ Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows -- bitter words, ⁽⁴⁾ That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

⁽⁵⁾ They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, 'Who will see them?' ⁽⁶⁾ They devise iniquities: 'We have perfected a shrewd scheme.' Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep. ⁽⁷⁾ But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded. ⁽⁸⁾ So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

⁽⁹⁾ All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing. ⁽¹⁰⁾ The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.

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 65

⁽¹⁾ Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. ⁽²⁾ O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. ⁽³⁾ Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. ⁽⁴⁾ Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.

⁽⁵⁾ By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas; ⁽⁶⁾ Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power; ⁽⁷⁾ You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. ⁽⁸⁾ They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.

⁽⁹⁾ You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it. ⁽¹⁰⁾ You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. ⁽¹¹⁾ You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. ⁽¹²⁾ They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.

⁽¹³⁾ The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.

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 Kings Chapter 21

⁽¹⁾ And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. ⁽²⁾ So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, 'Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.' ⁽³⁾ But Naboth said to Ahab, 'The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!' ⁽⁴⁾ So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, 'I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.' And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.

⁽⁵⁾ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, 'Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?' ⁽⁶⁾ He said to her, 'Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' And he answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.' ' ⁽⁷⁾ Then Jezebel his wife said to him, 'You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.' ⁽⁸⁾ And she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.

⁽⁹⁾ She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people; ⁽¹⁰⁾ and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, 'You have blasphemed God and the king.' Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die. ⁽¹¹⁾ So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. ⁽¹²⁾ They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.

⁽¹³⁾ And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, 'Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!' Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.' ⁽¹⁵⁾ And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, 'Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.' ⁽¹⁶⁾ So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

1 Corinthians Chapter 1

⁽¹⁾ Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, ⁽²⁾ To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: ⁽³⁾ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁽⁴⁾ I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

⁽⁵⁾ that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, ⁽⁶⁾ even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, ⁽⁷⁾ so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁽⁸⁾ who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁽⁹⁾ God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. ⁽¹¹⁾ For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you. ⁽¹²⁾ Now I say this, that each of you says, 'I am of Paul,' or 'I am of Apollos,' or 'I am of Cephas,' or 'I am of Christ.'

⁽¹³⁾ Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ⁽¹⁴⁾ I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, ⁽¹⁵⁾ lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other.

⁽¹⁷⁾ For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. ⁽¹⁸⁾ For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ⁽¹⁹⁾ For it is written: 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Matthew Chapter 4

⁽¹⁾ Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ⁽²⁾ And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. ⁽³⁾ Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, 'If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.' ⁽⁴⁾ But He answered and said, 'It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' '

⁽⁵⁾ Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, ⁽⁶⁾ and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' ' ⁽⁷⁾ Jesus said to him, 'It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.' ' ⁽⁸⁾ Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

⁽⁹⁾ And he said to Him, 'All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ Then Jesus said to him, 'Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.' ' ⁽¹¹⁾ Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

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 Moses       Kyrie Pantokrator Exodus 15:1 to 6, 11 to 13, 17 to 18

I will sing to the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted;
the horse and its rider has he hurled into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my refuge;
the Lord has become my Savior.
This is my God and I will praise him,
the God of my people and I will exalt him.
The Lord is a mighty warrior;
Yahweh is his Name.
The chariots of Pharoah and his army has he hurled into the sea;
the finest of those who bear armor have been drowned in the Red Sea.
The fathomless deep has overwhelmed them;
they sank into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might;
your right hand, O Lord, has overthrown the enemy.
Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among the gods?
who is like you, glorious in holiness,
awesome in renown, and worker of wonders?
You stretched forth your right hand;
the earth swallowed them up.
With your constant love you led the people you redeemed;
with your might you brought them in safety to
your holy dwelling.
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mount of your possession,
The resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hand has established.
The Lord shall reign
forever and forever.

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 19 The Sunday closest to September 14
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; 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: 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: O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; 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
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



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