Begin Your Day with Daily Office Morning Prayers for Positive Transformation

--Today is the Feast of Augustine--

Easter
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

Saint and Major Saints' Days
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19

Confession of Sin

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we 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
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

From Easter to Pentecost, Christ the Passover can be used in place of the Venite or Jubilate.

Christ the Passover 1 Corinthians 5:7 to 8; Romans 6:9 to 11; 1 Corinthians 15:20 to 22
Alleluia.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us;
therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil,
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.

Christ being raised from the dead will never die again;
death no longer has dominion over him.
The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all;
but the life he lives, he lives to God.
So also consider yourselves dead to sin,
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.

Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since by a man came death,
by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,
so in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.

Venite Psalm 95:1 to 7
Come, let us sing to the Lord;
   let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving
   and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.

For the Lord is a great God,
   and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth,
   and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
   and his hands have molded the dry land.

Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,
   and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
    Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

The Antiphon:

? a short sentence recited before or after a psalm to help us understand the readings

Thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15:57

The Lessons

Psalm 107

⁽³³⁾ He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;⁽³⁴⁾ A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.⁽³⁵⁾ He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.⁽³⁶⁾ There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

⁽³⁷⁾ And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.⁽³⁸⁾ He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.⁽³⁹⁾ When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction and sorrow,⁽⁴⁰⁾ He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

⁽⁴¹⁾ Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.⁽⁴²⁾ The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.⁽⁴³⁾ Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of 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.

Psalm 108

⁽¹⁾ O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.⁽²⁾ Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn.⁽³⁾ I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations.⁽⁴⁾ For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.

⁽⁵⁾ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth;⁽⁶⁾ That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me.⁽⁷⁾ God has spoken in His holiness: 'I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.⁽⁸⁾ Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.

⁽⁹⁾ Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Over Philistia I will triumph.'⁽¹⁰⁾ Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?⁽¹¹⁾ Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?⁽¹²⁾ Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless.

⁽¹³⁾ Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

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.

Ezekiel Chapter 43

⁽¹⁾ Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east.⁽²⁾ And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory.⁽³⁾ It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw -- like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.⁽⁴⁾ And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east.

⁽⁵⁾ The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.⁽⁶⁾ Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me.⁽⁷⁾ And He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places.⁽⁸⁾ When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger.

⁽⁹⁾ Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.⁽¹⁰⁾ Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.⁽¹¹⁾ And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them.⁽¹²⁾ This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Hebrews Chapter 9

⁽¹⁾ Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.⁽²⁾ For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary;⁽³⁾ and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,⁽⁴⁾ which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

⁽⁵⁾ and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.⁽⁶⁾ Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services.⁽⁷⁾ But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;⁽⁸⁾ the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.

⁽⁹⁾ It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience --⁽¹⁰⁾ concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.⁽¹¹⁾ But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.⁽¹²⁾ Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

⁽¹³⁾ For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,⁽¹⁴⁾ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 11

⁽¹⁴⁾ And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.⁽¹⁵⁾ But some of them said, 'He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.'⁽¹⁶⁾ Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.⁽¹⁷⁾ But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.

⁽¹⁸⁾ If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.⁽¹⁹⁾ And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.⁽²⁰⁾ But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.⁽²¹⁾ When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

⁽²²⁾ But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.⁽²³⁾ He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

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

A Song of Creation Prayer of Manasseh 1 to 2, 4, 6 to 7, 11 to 15
Invocation
Glorify the Lord,
all you works of the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

The Cosmic Order

Glorify the Lord,
you angels and all powers of the Lord,
O heavens and all waters above the heavens.
Sun and moon and stars of the sky,
glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord,
every shower of rain and fall of dew,
all winds and fire and heat.
Winter and Summer, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold,
drops of dew and flakes of snow.
Frost and cold, ice and sleet,
glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

Glorify the Lord,
O nights and days,
O shining light and enfolding dark.
Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

The Doxology

Let us glorify the Lord:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,
praise him and highly exalt him forever.

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

Officiant : The Lord be with you.
People : And with your Spirit.
Officiant : Let us pray.

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.

Suffrages

?a short intercessory prayer

Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us by your Holy Spirit.

Seasonal Collect: Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day
O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. 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: Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Reflection

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

Closing Prayers

The General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

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 for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21

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

Today's Readings

The Lessons

The Lessons

Psalm 107

Psalm 108

Ezekiel Chapter 43

Hebrews Chapter 9

Luke Chapter 11

The Canticles

The Canticles

The Prayers

The Prayers

Personal Prayers and Reflection

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