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Saturday, March 28 |
| The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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Friday, Fifth Week of Lent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Fear the LORD, you that are his saints,* for those who fear him lack nothing. |
| Psalm 34:9 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe;* you are my crag and my stronghold. |
| Psalm 71:3 |
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The Greeting |
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| O LORD, I cry to you for help;* in the morning my prayer comes before you. |
| Psalm 88:14 |
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons |
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| God is a righteous judge;* God sits in judgment every day. |
| Psalm 7:12 |
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A Reading |
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| Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross everyday and follow me.’ |
| Luke 9:23 |
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The Refrain |
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| God is a righteous judge;* God sits in judgment every day. |
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The Morning Psalm |
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Teach Us to Number Our Days |
| The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty;* yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone. Who regards the power of your wrath?* who rightly fears your indignation? So teach us to number our days* that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. |
| Psalm 90:10–12 |
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The Refrain |
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| God is a righteous judge;* God sits in judgment every day. |
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The Small Verse |
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| Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your heart. |
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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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| Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. † |
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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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