Saturday, February 7

The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m

The Call to Prayer

Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,* and kneel before the LORD our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

Psalm 95:6–7

The Request for Presence

Hear my prayer, O God;* do not hide yourself from my petition. Listen to me and answer me.

Psalm 55:1–2

The Greeting

O God, you know my foolishness,* and my faults are not hidden from you. Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind;* in your great compassion, turn to me.

Psalm 69:6ff

The Refrain for the Midday Lessons

Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out.

Psalm 65:3

A Reading

The Apostle wrote, saying: “. . . we have never failed to remember you in our prayers and ask that through perfect wisdom and spiritual understanding you should reach the fullest knowledge of his will and so be able to lead a life worthy of the Lord, a life acceptable to him in all its aspects, bearing fruit in every kind of good work and growing in knowledge of God.”

Colossians 1:9–10

The Refrain

Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out.

The Midday Psalm

The LORD Is a Friend to Those Who Fear Him

Who are they who fear the LORD?* he will teach them the way that they should choose. They shall dwell in prosperity,* and their offspring shall inherit the land. The LORD is a friend to those who fear him* and will show them his covenant.

Psalm 25:11–13

The Refrain

Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out.

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

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

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy before he first suffered pain, and did not enter into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that I, walking in the way of the cross, may find it to be none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son my Lord. Amen.