OPENING
O God, make speed to save us;
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Except in Lent, add Alleluia.
A suitable hymn may be sung.
PSALMS APPOINTED
One or more of the following, or some other suitable Psalm, is sung or said.
PSALM 124
Nisi quia Dominus
1 If the LORD himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say: * if the LORD himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us, 2 Then would they have swallowed us up alive, * when they were so wrathfully displeased with us; 3 Then the waters would have drowned us, and the torrent gone over us; * then the raging waters would have gone clean over us. 4 But praised be the LORD, * who has not given us over to be prey for their teeth. 5 We escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler; * the snare is broken, and we have been delivered. 6 Our help is in the Name of the LORD, * the maker of heaven and earth.
At the end of the Psalms the Gloria Patri (Glory be...) is sung or said
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
READING
One of the following, or some other suitable passage of Scripture, is read
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
MALACHI 1:11
At the end of the reading is said
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
A meditation, silent or spoken, may follow.
THE PRAYERS
The Officiant then begins the Prayers
I will bless the Lord at all times.
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Officiant and People
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, hear our prayer;
And let our cry come to you.
Let us pray.
THE COLLECTS
The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects. Other appropriate Collects may also be used.
Blessed Savior, at this hour you hung upon the Cross, stretching out your loving arms: Grant that all the peoples of the earth may look to you and be saved; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen.
Almighty Savior, who at mid-day called your servant Saint Paul to be an apostle to the Gentiles: We pray you to illumine the world with the radiance of your glory, that all nations may come and worship you; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Father of all mercies, you revealed your boundless compassion to your apostle Saint Peter in a three-fold vision: Forgive our unbelief, we pray, and so strengthen our hearts and enkindle our zeal, that we may fervently desire the salvation of all people, and diligently labor in the extension of your kingdom; through him who gave himself for the life of the world, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Pour your grace into our hearts, O Lord, that we who have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ, announced by an angel to the Virgin Mary, may by his Cross and passion be brought to the glory of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Silence may be kept, and other intercessions and thanksgivings may be offered.
THE CONCLUSION
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost, “Alleluia, alleluia” may be added to the preceding versicle and response.
The Officiant may conclude with this, or one of the other concluding sentences from Morning and Evening Prayer.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
2 CORINTHIANS 13:14