Friday, April 24

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

The Call to Prayer

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God,* and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 95:2–3

The Request for Presence

Let the peoples praise you, O God;* let all the peoples praise you.

Psalm 67:3

The Greeting

LORD, how great are your works!* your thoughts are very deep.

Psalm 92:5

The Refrain for the Midday Lessons

Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours;* you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.

Psalm 89:11

A Reading

Then YAHWEH answered me and said, ‘Write this vision down, inscribe it on tablets to be easily read. For the vision is for its appointed time, it hastens towards its end and it will not lie; although it may take some time, wait for it, for come it certainly will before too long. You see, anyone whose heart is not upright will succumb, but the upright will live through faithfulness.’

Habakkuk 2:2–4

The Refrain

Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours; * you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.

The Midday Psalm

His Mercy Endures For Ever

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,* for his mercy endures for ever. Give thanks to the God of gods,* for his mercy endures for ever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords,* for his mercy endures for ever. Who only does great wonders,* for his mercy endures for ever; Who by wisdom made the heavens,* for his mercy endures for ever; Who spread out the earth upon the waters,* for his mercy endures for ever; Who created great lights,* for his mercy endures for ever; The sun to rule the day,* for his mercy endures for ever; The moon and the stars to govern the night,* for his mercy endures for ever.

Psalm 136: 1–9

The Refrain

Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours;* you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.

The Cry of the Church

Be, Lord, my helper and forsake me not. Do not despise me, O God, my savior.

THE SHORT BREVIARY

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, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that I, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence and rejoice in the hope of eternal glory; through Jesus Christ my Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be dominion and praise for ever and ever. Amen. †

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

Let us bless the Lord God living and true! Let us always render him praise, glory, honor, blessing, and all good things! Amen. Amen. So be it! So be it!

St. Francis of Assisi