Find Inner Peace: Start Your Day with Powerful Traditional Morning Prayers

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

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

Venite

ⓘ Venite is the first word In Psalm 95 , Venite exultemus Domino. O COME, let us sing unto the LORD

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

The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 137

⁽¹⁾ By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.⁽²⁾ We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.⁽³⁾ For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion!'⁽⁴⁾ How shall we sing the LORD's song In a foreign land?

⁽⁵⁾ If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill!⁽⁶⁾ If I do not remember you, Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth -- If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

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 144

⁽¹⁾ Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle --⁽²⁾ My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.⁽³⁾ LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?⁽⁴⁾ Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.

⁽⁵⁾ Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.⁽⁶⁾ Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.⁽⁷⁾ Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,⁽⁸⁾ Whose mouth speaks vain words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁽⁹⁾ I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,⁽¹⁰⁾ The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.⁽¹¹⁾ Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood --⁽¹²⁾ That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;

⁽¹³⁾ That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;⁽¹⁴⁾ That our oxen may be well-laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets.⁽¹⁵⁾ Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is 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

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: 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: 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.

Today's Readings

The Lessons

The Lessons

Psalm 137

Psalm 144

Zechariah Chapter 14

Philippians Chapter 2

Luke Chapter 19

The Canticles

The Canticles

The Prayers

The Prayers

Personal Prayers and Reflection

DAILY PRAYER

DAILY PRAYER