Friday, February 13

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

The Call to Prayer

I will call upon God,* and the LORD will deliver me. In the evening, in the morning, and at the noonday, I will complain and lament,* and he will hear my voice. He will bring me safely back . . . God, who is enthroned of old, will hear me.

Psalm 55:17ff

The Request for Presence

Show us the light of your countenance, O God,* and come to us.

based on Psalm 67:1

The Greeting

In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame;* deliver me in your righteousness.

Psalm 31:1

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

The same stone that the builders rejected* has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalm 118:22

A Reading

The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith like a mustard seed you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you.’

Luke 17:5–6

The Refrain

The same stone that the builders rejected* has become the chief cornerstone.

The Morning Psalm

A Canticle of the Messiah

The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,* until I make your enemies your footstool.” The LORD will send the scepter of your power out of Zion,* saying, “Rule over your enemies round about you. Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth;* in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you, like dew from the womb of the morning.” The LORD has sworn and he will not recant:* “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 110:1–4

The Refrain

The same stone that the builders rejected* has become the chief cornerstone.

The Cry of the Church

O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make haste to help me!

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. †