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Friday, January 23 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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The Call to Prayer |
| “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. |
| Isaiah 1:18 (KJV) |
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The Request for Presence |
| O LORD, I call to you; come to me quickly;* hear my voice when I cry to you. |
| Psalm 141:1 |
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The Greeting |
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| In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge;* let me never be ashamed. |
| Psalm 71:1 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
| Psalm 128:1 |
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A Reading |
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| YAHWEH spoke to Moses and said: ‘Speak to the whole community of Israelites and say: “Be holy, for I, YAHWEH your God, am holy. You will not steal, nor deal deceitfully or fraudulently with your fellow citizen. You will not swear by my name with intent to deceive and thus profane the name of your God. I am YAHWEH. You will not exploit or rob your fellow. You will not keep back the laborer’s wage until the next morning. You will not curse the dumb or put an obstacle in the way of the blind, but will fear your God. I am YAHWEH.” ’ |
| Leviticus 19:1–2, 11–18 |
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The Refrain |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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The Midday Psalm |
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I Will Lift Up My Hands to Your Commandments |
| Let your loving-kindness come to me, O LORD,* and your salvation, according to your promise. Then shall I have a word for those who taunt me,* because I trust in your words. Do not take the word of truth out of my mouth,* for my hope is in your judgments. I shall continue to keep your law;* I shall keep it for ever and ever. I will walk at liberty,* because I study your commandments. I will tell of your decrees before kings* and will not be ashamed. I delight in your commandments,* which I have always loved. I will lift up my hands to your commandments,* and I will meditate on your statutes. |
| Psalm 119:41–48 |
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The Refrain |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Be, Lord, my helper and forsake me not. Do not despise me, O God, my savior. |
| THE SHORT BREVIARY |
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The Lord’s 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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| Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Direct me, O Lord, in all my doings with your most gracious favor, and further me with your continual help; that in all my work begun, continued, and ended in you, I may glorify your holy name, and finally, by your mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.† |
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