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Morning Prayer on Saturday | ||||
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Preparation
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| O Lord, open our lips | |||||
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and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. | ||||
| Glory to the Father and to the Son | |||||
| and to the Holy Spirit; | |||||
| as it was in the beginning is now | |||||
| and shall be for ever. Amen. | |||||
| Alleluia. | |||||
| A Song of God's Praise, or a suitable hymn, may be said or sung | |||||
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O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; • | ||||
| my soul is athirst for you. | |||||
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My flesh also faints for you, • | ||||
| as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. | |||||
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So would I gaze upon you in your holy place, • | ||||
| that I might behold your power and your glory. | |||||
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Your loving-kindness is better than life itself • | ||||
| and so my lips shall praise you. | |||||
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I will bless you as long as I live • | ||||
| and lift up my hands in your name. | |||||
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My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness, • | ||||
| and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips, | |||||
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When I remember you upon my bed • | ||||
| and meditate on you in the watches of the night. | |||||
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For you have been my helper • | ||||
| and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice. | |||||
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My soul clings to you; • | ||||
| your right hand shall hold me fast. | |||||
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Psalm 63.1-9
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| This opening prayer may be said | |||||
| The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; | |||||
| Let us pray with one heart and mind. | |||||
| Silence is kept. | |||||
| As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, | |||||
| so may the light of your presence, O God, | |||||
| set our hearts on fire with love for you; | |||||
| now and for ever. | |||||
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Amen. | ||||
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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| The appointed psalmody is said or sung. | |||||
| Each psalm or group of psalms may end with | |||||
| Glory to the Father and to the Son | |||||
| and to the Holy Spirit; | |||||
| as it was in the beginning is now | |||||
| and shall be for ever. Amen. | |||||
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Old Testament Canticle
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| If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here, | |||||
| or both may be read after the Old Testament canticle. | |||||
| A Song of Jerusalem our Mother, or another suitable canticle, for example, number 45 (page 537), may be said or sung | |||||
| Refrain: | |||||
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Thus says our God, I will comfort you, | ||||
| you shall see and your heart shall rejoice. | |||||
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'Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, • | ||||
| all you who love her,' says the Lord. | |||||
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'Rejoice with her in joy, • | ||||
| all you who mourn over her, | |||||
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'That you may drink deeply with delight • | ||||
| from her consoling breast.' | |||||
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For thus says our God, • | ||||
| 'You shall be nursed and carried on her arm. | |||||
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'As a mother comforts her children, • | ||||
| so I will comfort you; | |||||
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'You shall see and your heart shall rejoice; • | ||||
| you shall flourish like the grass of the fields.' | |||||
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Isaiah 66.10,11a,12a,12c,13a,14a,b
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| Glory to the Father and to the Son | |||||
| and to the Holy Spirit; | |||||
| as it was in the beginning is now | |||||
| and shall be for ever. Amen. | |||||
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Thus says our God, I will comfort you, | ||||
| you shall see and your heart shall rejoice. | |||||
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Scripture Reading
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| One or more readings appointed for the day are read. | |||||
| The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence. | |||||
| A suitable song or chant, or a responsory in this or another form, may follow | |||||
| Your salvation is near to those who fear you; | |||||
| that glory may dwell in our land. | |||||
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Your salvation is near to those who fear you; | ||||
| that glory may dwell in our land. | |||||
| Mercy and truth have met together; | |||||
| righteousness and peace have kissed each other. | |||||
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That glory may dwell in our land. | ||||
| Glory to the Father, and to the Son | |||||
| and to the Holy Spirit. | |||||
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Your salvation is near to those who fear you; | ||||
| that glory may dwell in our land. | |||||
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Gospel Canticle
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| The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah) is said or sung | |||||
| Refrain: | |||||
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Shine on us, O God, who dwell in darkness | ||||
| and guide us into the way of peace. | |||||
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Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, • | ||||
| who has come to his people and set them free. | |||||
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He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour, • | ||||
| born of the house of his servant David. | |||||
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Through his holy prophets God promised of old • | ||||
| to save us from our enemies, | |||||
| from the hands of all that hate us. | |||||
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To show mercy to our ancestors, • | ||||
| and to remember his holy covenant. | |||||
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This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham: • | ||||
| to set us free from the hands of our enemies, | |||||
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Free to worship him without fear, • | ||||
| holy and righteous in his sight | |||||
| all the days of our life. | |||||
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And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, • | ||||
| for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, | |||||
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To give his people knowledge of salvation • | ||||
| by the forgiveness of all their sins. | |||||
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In the tender compassion of our God • | ||||
| the dawn from on high shall break upon us, | |||||
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To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, • | ||||
| and to guide our feet into the way of peace. | |||||
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Luke 1.68-79
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| Glory to the Father and to the Son | |||||
| and to the Holy Spirit; | |||||
| as it was in the beginning is now | |||||
| and shall be for ever. Amen. | |||||
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Shine on us, O God, who dwell in darkness | ||||
| and guide us into the way of peace. | |||||
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Prayers
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| Intercessions are offered | |||||
| ¶ | for the day and its tasks | ||||
| ¶ | for the world and its needs | ||||
| ¶ | for the Church and her life | ||||
| These responses may be used | |||||
| Lord, in your mercy (or) Lord, hear us. | |||||
| hear our prayer. Lord, graciously hear us. | |||||
| The cycle on page 328 and the prayers on pages 330-331 may be used. | |||||
| Silence may be kept. | |||||
| The Collect of the day or the following Collect is said | |||||
| Grant, Lord, that we who are baptized into the death of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ may continually put to death our evil desires and be buried with him; that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection; through his merits, who died and was buried and rose again for us, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | ||||
| The Lord's Prayer is said | |||||
| As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray | |||||
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Our Father in heaven … | ||||
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| Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us | |||||
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Our Father, who art in heaven … | ||||
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The Conclusion
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| The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, | |||||
| and keep us in eternal life. | |||||
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Amen. | ||||
| Let us bless the Lord. | |||||
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Thanks be to God. | ||||