Thursday, February 12

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

The Call to Prayer

Hallelujah! Praise the Name of the LORD;* give praise, you servants of the LORD, Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;* sing praises to his Name, for it is lovely. For I know that the LORD is great,* and that our Lord is above all gods.

Psalm 135:1ff

The Request for Presence

Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning;* so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.

Psalm 90:14

The Greeting

Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty,* God reveals himself in glory. Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause;* for God himself is judge.

Psalm 50:2, 6

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp;* I myself will waken the dawn.

Psalm 108:2

A Reading

He said again to the crowds, “When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it’s going to be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?”

Luke 12:54–56

The Refrain

Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp;* I myself will waken the dawn.

The Morning Psalm

Praise Him, All His Host

Praise the LORD from the earth,* you sea-monsters and all deeps; Fire and hail, snow and fog,* tempestuous wind, doing his will; Mountains and all hills,* fruit trees and all cedars; Wild beasts and all cattle,* creeping things and winged birds; Kings of the earth and all peoples,* princes and all rulers of the world; Young men and maidens,* old and young together. Let them praise the Name of the LORD,* for his Name only is exalted, his splendor is over earth and heaven. He has raised up strength for his people and praise for all his loyal servants,* the children of Israel, a people who are near him. Hallelujah!

Psalm 148:6–14

The Refrain

Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp;* I myself will waken the dawn.

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

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. †