Wednesday, April 15

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

The Call to Prayer

I will lift up my hands to your commandments,* and I will meditate on your statutes.

Psalm 119:48

The Request for Presence

O God, be not far from me;* come quickly to help me, O my God.

Psalm 71:12

The Greeting

O God, you have taught me since I was young,* and to this day I tell of your wonderful works.

Psalm 71:17

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

This is the LORD’s doing,* and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Psalm 118:23

A Reading

Then he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were busy trading, saying to them, ‘According to scripture, my house shall be a house of prayer but you have turned it into a bandits’ den.’

Luke 19:45–46

The Refrain

This is the LORD’s doing,* and it is marvelous in our eyes.

The Morning Psalm

Early in the Morning I Make My Appeal

Give ear to my words, O LORD;* consider my meditation. Hearken to my cry for help, my King and my God,* for I make my prayer to you. In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;* early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you. For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,* and evil cannot dwell with you. Braggarts cannot stand in your sight;* you hate all those who work wickedness. You destroy those who speak lies;* the bloodthirsty and deceitful, O LORD, you abhor. But as for me, through the greatness of your mercy I go into your house;* I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.

Psalm 5:1–7

The Refrain

This is the LORD’s doing,* and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn in this fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our 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. †