Tuesday, February 10

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

The Call to Prayer

The LORD is King; let the earth rejoice;* let the multitude of the isles be glad.

Psalm 97:1

The Request for Presence

I long for your salvation, O LORD,* and your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:174

The Greeting

The LORD lives! Blessed is my Rock!* Exalted is the God of my salvation!

Psalm 18:46

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

Psalm 14:1

A Reading

He went back again to the far side of the Jordan to the district where John had been baptizing at first and he stayed there. Many people who came to him said, ‘John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true’; and many of them believed in him.

John 10:40–42

The Refrain

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

The Morning Psalm

This Is My Prayer to You

But as for me, this is my prayer to you,* at the time you have set, O LORD: “In your great mercy, O God,* answer me with your unfailing help. Save me from the mire; do not let me sink;* let me be rescued from those who hate me and out of the deep waters. Let not the torrent of waters wash over me, neither let the deep swallow me up;* do not let the Pit shut its mouth upon me. Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind;* in your great compassion, turn to me.”

Psalm 69:14–18

The Refrain

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

The Cry of the Church

Even so, come Lord Jesus!

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

O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments I may please you in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and 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. †