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

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 19

⁽¹⁾ The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. ⁽²⁾ Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. ⁽³⁾ There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. ⁽⁴⁾ Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,

⁽⁵⁾ Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. ⁽⁶⁾ Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. ⁽⁷⁾ The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; ⁽⁸⁾ The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

⁽⁹⁾ The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. ⁽¹⁰⁾ More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. ⁽¹¹⁾ Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. ⁽¹²⁾ Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.

⁽¹³⁾ Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

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 46

⁽¹⁾ God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. ⁽²⁾ Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; ⁽³⁾ Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah ⁽⁴⁾ There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

⁽⁵⁾ God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. ⁽⁶⁾ The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted. ⁽⁷⁾ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah ⁽⁸⁾ Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has made desolations in the earth.

⁽⁹⁾ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! ⁽¹¹⁾ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

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 11

⁽¹⁾ Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah. ⁽²⁾ Gilead's wife bore sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, 'You shall have no inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.' ⁽³⁾ Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless men banded together with Jephthah and went out raiding with him. ⁽⁴⁾ It came to pass after a time that the people of Ammon made war against Israel.

⁽⁵⁾ And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. ⁽⁶⁾ Then they said to Jephthah, 'Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.' ⁽⁷⁾ So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, 'Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?' ⁽⁸⁾ And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'That is why we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

⁽⁹⁾ So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, 'If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon, and the LORD delivers them to me, shall I be your head?' ⁽¹⁰⁾ And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The LORD will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.' ⁽¹¹⁾ Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah. ⁽²⁹⁾ Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon. ⁽³⁰⁾ And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, 'If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, ⁽³¹⁾ then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.' ⁽³²⁾ So Jephthah advanced toward the people of Ammon to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

⁽³³⁾ And he defeated them from Aroer as far as Minnith -- twenty cities -- and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. Thus the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. ⁽³⁴⁾ When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. ⁽³⁵⁾ And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, 'Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I have given my word to the LORD, and I cannot go back on it.' ⁽³⁶⁾ So she said to him, 'My father, if you have given your word to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, because the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the people of Ammon.'

⁽³⁷⁾ Then she said to her father, 'Let this thing be done for me: let me alone for two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, my friends and I.' ⁽³⁸⁾ So he said, 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. ⁽³⁹⁾ And it was so at the end of two months that she returned to her father, and he carried out his vow with her which he had vowed. She knew no man. And it became a custom in Israel ⁽⁴⁰⁾ that the daughters of Israel went four days each year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

2 Corinthians Chapter 11

⁽²¹⁾ To our shame, I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold -- I speak foolishly -- I am bold also. ⁽²²⁾ Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. ⁽²³⁾ Are they ministers of Christ? -- I speak as a fool -- I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. ⁽²⁴⁾ From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.

⁽²⁵⁾ Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; ⁽²⁶⁾ in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ⁽²⁷⁾ in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness -- ⁽²⁸⁾ besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.

⁽²⁹⁾ Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? ⁽³⁰⁾ If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity. ⁽³¹⁾ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Mark Chapter 4

⁽³⁵⁾ On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, 'Let us cross over to the other side.' ⁽³⁶⁾ Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. ⁽³⁷⁾ And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. ⁽³⁸⁾ But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?'

⁽³⁹⁾ Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ But He said to them, 'Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?' ⁽⁴¹⁾ And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, 'Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey 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

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 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 14 The Sunday closest to August 10
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; 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: O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; 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   Thanksgiving

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