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Thursday, February 19 |
| The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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Ash Wednesday |
The Call to Prayer |
| Give praise, you servants of the LORD;* praise the Name of the LORD. |
| Psalm 113:1 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Test me, O LORD, and try me;* examine my heart and mind. |
| Psalm 26:2 |
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The Greeting |
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| All your works praise you, O LORD,* and your faithful servants bless you. They make known the glory of your kingdom* and speak of your power. |
| Psalm 145:1011 |
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons |
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| Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
| Psalm 126:67 |
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A Reading |
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| Jesus taught us, saying: Be careful not to parade your uprightness in public to attract attention; otherwise you will lose all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, do not have it trumpeted before you; this is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win human admiration. In truth I tell you, they have had their reward. But when you give alms, your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing; your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. |
| Matthew 6:16 |
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The Refrain |
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| Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
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The Morning Psalm |
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Who Is Like You, O God? |
| Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens;* you have done great things; who is like you, O God? You have showed me great troubles and adversities,* but you will restore my life and bring me up again from the deep places of the earth. You strengthen me more and more;* you enfold and comfort me, Therefore I will praise you upon the lyre for your faithfulness, O my God;* I will sing to you with the harp, O Holy One of Israel. My lips will sing with joy when I play to you,* and so will my soul, which you have redeemed. My tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long,* for they are ashamed and disgraced who sought to do me harm. |
| Psalm 71:1924 |
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The Refrain |
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| Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. |
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The Lords Prayer |
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| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week |
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Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in me a new and contrite heart, that I, worthily lamenting my sins and acknowledging my wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen. |
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