Monday, February 2

The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.

The Call to Prayer

Come, let us sing to the LORD;* Let us rejoice this day in the strength of our salvation. Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving,* and raise a loud shout to Him with psalms.

Psalm 95:1–2

The Request for Presence

Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock;* shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim. In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,* stir up your strength and come to help us, Restore us, O God of hosts;* show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

Psalm 80:1–3

The Greeting

It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD,* and to sing praises to your Name, O Most High; To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning* and of your faithfulness in the night season.

Psalm 92:1–2

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid,* for what can flesh do to me?

Psalm 56:4

A Reading

Jesus taught us, saying: “Treat others as you would like people to treat you. If you love those who love you, what credit can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit can you expect? For even sinners do that much. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to get money back, what credit can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount. Instead, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend without any hope of return. You will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.”

Luke 6:31–35

The Refrain

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid,* for what can flesh do to me?

The Morning Psalm

I Will Give Attention to Your Ways

How shall a young man cleanse his way?* By keeping to your words. With my whole heart I seek you;* let me not stray from your commandments. I treasure your promise in my heart,* that I may not sin against you. Blessed are you, O LORD;* instruct me in your statutes. With my lips will I recite* all the judgments of your mouth. I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees* than in all manner of riches. I will meditate on your commandments* and give attention to your ways. My delight is in your statutes;* I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119:9–16

The Refrain

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid,* for what can flesh do to me?

The Gloria

Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end. Alleluia. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

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.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

Set me free, O God, from the bondage of my sins, and give me the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to me in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. †

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

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.