Ordinary Time
I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord.' Psalm 122:1

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 Chapter 141

⁽¹⁾ LORD, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You. ⁽²⁾ Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ⁽³⁾ Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. ⁽⁴⁾ Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

⁽⁵⁾ Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked. ⁽⁶⁾ Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet. ⁽⁷⁾ Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth. ⁽⁸⁾ But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute.

⁽⁹⁾ Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.

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 Chapter 143

⁽¹⁾ Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. ⁽²⁾ Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. ⁽³⁾ For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. ⁽⁴⁾ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.

⁽⁵⁾ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. ⁽⁶⁾ I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah ⁽⁷⁾ Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. ⁽⁸⁾ Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.

⁽⁹⁾ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. ⁽¹¹⁾ Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. ⁽¹²⁾ In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.

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.

Numbers Chapter 24

⁽¹⁾ Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. ⁽²⁾ And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. ⁽³⁾ Then he took up his oracle and said: 'The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened, ⁽⁴⁾ The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open:

⁽⁵⁾ How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel! ⁽⁶⁾ Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters. ⁽⁷⁾ He shall pour water from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters. 'His king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted. ⁽⁸⁾ God brings him out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox; He shall consume the nations, his enemies; He shall break their bones And pierce them with his arrows.

⁽⁹⁾ He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' 'Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ Then Balak's anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, 'I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! ⁽¹¹⁾ Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the LORD has kept you back from honor.' ⁽¹²⁾ So Balaam said to Balak, 'Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

⁽¹³⁾ If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak'?

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Romans Chapter 8

⁽¹²⁾ Therefore, brethren, we are debtors -- not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ⁽¹³⁾ For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ⁽¹⁴⁾ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. ⁽¹⁵⁾ For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 'Abba, Father.'

⁽¹⁶⁾ The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ⁽¹⁷⁾ and if children, then heirs -- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Matthew Chapter 22

⁽¹⁵⁾ Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. ⁽¹⁶⁾ And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. ⁽¹⁷⁾ Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?' ⁽¹⁸⁾ But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, 'Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?

⁽¹⁹⁾ Show Me the tax money.' So they brought Him a denarius. ⁽²⁰⁾ And He said to them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' ⁽²¹⁾ They said to Him, 'Caesar's.' And He said to them, 'Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.' ⁽²²⁾ When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.

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

Song of the Three Young Men      Benedictus es, Domine

Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers;
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of your temple;
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim;
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths;
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
we will praise you and highly exalt you 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 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 8 The Sunday closest to June 29
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day:  A Collect for Fridays Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies' sake. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. 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
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13



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