Today is the Feast of The Transfiguration -- Click for Readings
Ordinary Time
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

Saint and Major Saints' Days
Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:4

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 mercy of the Lord is everlasting: 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 136

⁽¹⁾ Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. ⁽²⁾ Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. ⁽³⁾ Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever: ⁽⁴⁾ To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever;

⁽⁵⁾ To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽⁶⁾ To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽⁷⁾ To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever -- ⁽⁸⁾ The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever;

⁽⁹⁾ The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever. ⁽¹⁰⁾ To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹¹⁾ And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹²⁾ With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endures forever;

⁽¹³⁾ To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹⁴⁾ And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹⁵⁾ But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹⁶⁾ To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endures forever;

⁽¹⁷⁾ To Him who struck down great kings, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽¹⁸⁾ And slew famous kings, For His mercy endures forever -- ⁽¹⁹⁾ Sihon king of the Amorites, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽²⁰⁾ And Og king of Bashan, For His mercy endures forever --

⁽²¹⁾ And gave their land as a heritage, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽²²⁾ A heritage to Israel His servant, For His mercy endures forever. ⁽²³⁾ Who remembered us in our lowly state, For His mercy endures forever; ⁽²⁴⁾ And rescued us from our enemies, For His mercy endures forever;

⁽²⁵⁾ Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy endures forever. ⁽²⁶⁾ Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures 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.

Judges Chapter 9

⁽²²⁾ After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years, ⁽²³⁾ God sent a spirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, ⁽²⁴⁾ that the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers. ⁽²⁵⁾ And the men of Shechem set men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abimelech.

⁽⁵⁰⁾ Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it. ⁽⁵¹⁾ But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women -- all the people of the city -- fled there and shut themselves in; then they went up to the top of the tower. ⁽⁵²⁾ So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. ⁽⁵³⁾ But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.

⁽⁵⁴⁾ Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, 'Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.' ' So his young man thrust him through, and he died. ⁽⁵⁵⁾ And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place. ⁽⁵⁶⁾ Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers. ⁽⁵⁷⁾ And all the evil of the men of Shechem God returned on their own heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Acts Chapter 4

⁽³²⁾ Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. ⁽³³⁾ And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. ⁽³⁴⁾ Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, ⁽³⁵⁾ and laid them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

⁽³⁶⁾ And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, ⁽³⁷⁾ having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. ⁽¹⁾ But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. ⁽²⁾ And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet. ⁽³⁾ But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? ⁽⁴⁾ While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.'

⁽⁵⁾ Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. ⁽⁶⁾ And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. ⁽⁷⁾ Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁽⁸⁾ And Peter answered her, 'Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?' She said, 'Yes, for so much.'

⁽⁹⁾ Then Peter said to her, 'How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. ⁽¹¹⁾ So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 2

⁽¹³⁾ Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ⁽¹⁴⁾ And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers doing business. ⁽¹⁵⁾ When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. ⁽¹⁶⁾ And He said to those who sold doves, 'Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!'

⁽¹⁷⁾ Then His disciples remembered that it was written, 'Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.' ⁽¹⁸⁾ So the Jews answered and said to Him, 'What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?' ⁽¹⁹⁾ Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.' ⁽²⁰⁾ Then the Jews said, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?'

⁽²¹⁾ But He was speaking of the temple of His body. ⁽²²⁾ Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. ⁽²³⁾ Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. ⁽²⁴⁾ But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men,

⁽²⁵⁾ and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.

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 First Song of Isaiah       Kyrie Pantokrator Isaiah 12:2 to 6
 
Surely, it is God who saves me;
  I will trust in him and not be afraid.
For the Lord is my stronghold
and my sure defense,
  and he will be my Savior.
Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing
  from the springs of salvation.
And on that day you shall say,
  Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;
Make his deeds known among the peoples;
  see that they remember that his Name is exalted.
Sing the praises of the Lord,
for he has done great things,
  and this is known in all the world.
Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy,
  for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of 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 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 13 The Sunday closest to August 3
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; 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: 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: O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; 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
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 forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21



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