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.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: 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 134

⁽¹⁾ Behold, bless the LORD, All you servants of the LORD, Who by night stand in the house of the LORD! ⁽²⁾ Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD. ⁽³⁾ The LORD who made heaven and earth Bless you from Zion!

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 135

⁽¹⁾ Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O you servants of the LORD! ⁽²⁾ You who stand in the house of the LORD, In the courts of the house of our God, ⁽³⁾ Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. ⁽⁴⁾ For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure.

⁽⁵⁾ For I know that the LORD is great, And our Lord is above all gods. ⁽⁶⁾ Whatever the LORD pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places. ⁽⁷⁾ He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries. ⁽⁸⁾ He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

⁽⁹⁾ He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants. ⁽¹⁰⁾ He defeated many nations And slew mighty kings -- ⁽¹¹⁾ Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan -- ⁽¹²⁾ And gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

⁽¹³⁾ Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations. ⁽¹⁴⁾ For the LORD will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants. ⁽¹⁵⁾ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. ⁽¹⁶⁾ They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;

⁽¹⁷⁾ They have ears, but they do not hear; Nor is there any breath in their mouths. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Bless the LORD, O house of Israel! Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron! ⁽²⁰⁾ Bless the LORD, O house of Levi! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

⁽²¹⁾ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! 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.

Micah Chapter 3

⁽¹⁾ And I said: 'Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice? ⁽²⁾ You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones; ⁽³⁾ Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop them in pieces Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the caldron.' ⁽⁴⁾ Then they will cry to the LORD, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, Because they have been evil in their deeds.

⁽⁵⁾ Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant 'Peace' While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths: ⁽⁶⁾ Therefore you shall have night without vision, And you shall have darkness without divination; The sun shall go down on the prophets, And the day shall be dark for them. ⁽⁷⁾ So the seers shall be ashamed, And the diviners abashed; Indeed they shall all cover their lips; For there is no answer from God.' ⁽⁸⁾ But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Acts Chapter 24

⁽¹⁾ Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. ⁽²⁾ And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: 'Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, ⁽³⁾ we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. ⁽⁴⁾ Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us.

⁽⁵⁾ For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. ⁽⁶⁾ He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law. ⁽⁷⁾ But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, ⁽⁸⁾ commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.'

⁽⁹⁾ And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: 'Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself, ⁽¹¹⁾ because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ⁽¹²⁾ And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

⁽¹³⁾ Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. ⁽¹⁴⁾ But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. ⁽¹⁵⁾ I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. ⁽¹⁶⁾ This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

⁽¹⁷⁾ Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, ⁽¹⁸⁾ in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. ⁽¹⁹⁾ They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me. ⁽²⁰⁾ Or else let those who are here themselves say if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council,

⁽²¹⁾ unless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.' ' ⁽²²⁾ But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, 'When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.' ⁽²³⁾ So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 7

⁽³⁶⁾ Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. ⁽³⁷⁾ And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, ⁽³⁸⁾ and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. ⁽³⁹⁾ Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, 'This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.'

⁽⁴⁰⁾ And Jesus answered and said to him, 'Simon, I have something to say to you.' So he said, 'Teacher, say it.' ⁽⁴¹⁾ There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. ⁽⁴²⁾ And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?' ⁽⁴³⁾ Simon answered and said, 'I suppose the one whom he forgave more.' And He said to him, 'You have rightly judged.'

⁽⁴⁴⁾ Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, 'Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. ⁽⁴⁵⁾ You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. ⁽⁴⁶⁾ You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. ⁽⁴⁷⁾ Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.'

⁽⁴⁸⁾ Then He said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.' ⁽⁴⁹⁾ And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?' ⁽⁵⁰⁾ Then He said to the woman, 'Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.'

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 Third Song of Isaiah       Surge, illuminare Isaiah 60:1 to 3, 11a, 14c, 18 to 19

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.
For behold, darkness covers the land;
deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.
But over you the Lord will rise,
and his glory will appear upon you.
Nations will stream to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawning.
Your gates will always be open;
by day or night they will never be shut.
They will call you, The City of the Lord,
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Violence will no more be heard in your land,
ruin or destruction within your borders.
You will call your walls, Salvation,
and all your portals, Praise.
The sun will no more be your light by day;
by night you will not need the brightness of the moon.
The Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your 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.


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 22 The Sunday closest to October 5
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; 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   Chrysostom

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