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Epiphany
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:3

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.
The Lord has shown forth his glory: 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 12

⁽¹⁾ Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. ⁽²⁾ They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. ⁽³⁾ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things, ⁽⁴⁾ Who have said, 'With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?'

⁽⁵⁾ For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,' says the LORD; 'I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.' ⁽⁶⁾ The words of the LORD are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. ⁽⁷⁾ You shall keep them, O LORD, You shall preserve them from this generation forever. ⁽⁸⁾ The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

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 13

⁽¹⁾ How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? ⁽²⁾ How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? ⁽³⁾ Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; ⁽⁴⁾ Lest my enemy say, 'I have prevailed against him'; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

⁽⁵⁾ But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. ⁽⁶⁾ I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

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 14

⁽¹⁾ The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. ⁽²⁾ The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. ⁽³⁾ They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. ⁽⁴⁾ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on the LORD?

⁽⁵⁾ There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous. ⁽⁶⁾ You shame the counsel of the poor, But the LORD is his refuge. ⁽⁷⁾ Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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.

Genesis Chapter 4

⁽¹⁾ Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, 'I have acquired a man from the LORD.' ⁽²⁾ Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. ⁽³⁾ And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD. ⁽⁴⁾ Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering,

⁽⁵⁾ but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. ⁽⁶⁾ So the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? ⁽⁷⁾ If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.' ⁽⁸⁾ Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

⁽⁹⁾ Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is Abel your brother?' He said, 'I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?' ⁽¹⁰⁾ And He said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. ⁽¹¹⁾ So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. ⁽¹²⁾ When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.'

⁽¹³⁾ And Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is greater than I can bear! ⁽¹⁴⁾ Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.' ⁽¹⁵⁾ And the LORD said to him, 'Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Hebrews Chapter 2

⁽¹¹⁾ For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, ⁽¹²⁾ saying: 'I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.' ⁽¹³⁾ And again: 'I will put My trust in Him.' And again: 'Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.' ⁽¹⁴⁾ Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

⁽¹⁵⁾ and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ⁽¹⁶⁾ For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. ⁽¹⁷⁾ Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. ⁽¹⁸⁾ For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 1

⁽²⁹⁾ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ⁽³⁰⁾ This is He of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.' ⁽³¹⁾ I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.' ⁽³²⁾ And John bore witness, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

⁽³³⁾ I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' ⁽³⁴⁾ And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.' ⁽³⁵⁾ Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. ⁽³⁶⁾ And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, 'Behold the Lamb of God!'

⁽³⁷⁾ The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. ⁽³⁸⁾ Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, 'What do you seek?' They said to Him, 'Rabbi' (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), 'where are You staying?' ⁽³⁹⁾ He said to them, 'Come and see.' They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour). ⁽⁴⁰⁾ One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

⁽⁴¹⁾ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which is translated, the Christ). ⁽⁴²⁾ And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, 'You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas' (which is translated, A Stone).

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 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:  First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; 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