Tuesday
Morning
Prayer
St. Mary the Virgin
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19
Lord, open our lips.
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 will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
Come let us sing
to the Lord;*
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
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.
In his hand are
the caverns of the earth,*
and the heights of the hills are his
also.
The sea is his,
for he made it,*
and his hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow
down, and bend the knee,*
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our
God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his
hand.*
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
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Laudate, pueri
1 Hallelujah!
Give praise, you
servants of the Lord; *
praise the Name of the Lord.
2 Let
the Name of the Lord be blessed, *
from this time forth for
evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going down *
let
the Name of the Lord be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all
nations, *
and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like
the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high, *
but stoops to
behold the heavens and the earth?
6 He takes up the weak out
of the dust *
and lifts up the poor from the ashes.
7 He
sets them with the princes, *
with the princes of his people.
8
He makes the woman of a childless house *
to be a joyful mother of
children.
115 Non nobis, Domine
1
Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your Name give glory;
*
because of your love and because of your faithfulness.
2
Why should the heathen say, *
"Where then is their God?"
3
Our God is in heaven; *
whatever he wills to do he does.
4
Their idols are silver and gold, *
the work of human hands.
5
They have mouths, but they cannot speak; *
eyes have they, but
they cannot see;
6 They have ears but they cannot hear;
*
noses, but they cannot smell;
7 They have
hands, but they cannot feel;
feet, but they cannot walk; *
they
make no sound with their throat.
8 Those who make them are
like them, *
and so are all who put their trust in them.
9
O Israel, trust in the Lord; *
he is their help and their
shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; *
he is
their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust
in the Lord; *
he is their help and their shield.
12 The
Lord has been mindful of us, and he will bless us; *
he will bless
the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
13
He will bless those who fear the Lord, *
both small and great
together.
14 May the Lord increase you more and more, *
you
and your children after you.
15 May you be blessed by the
Lord, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heaven of
heavens is the Lord's, *
but he entrusted the earth to its
peoples.
17 The dead do not praise the Lord, *
nor all
those who go down into silence;
18 But we will bless the Lord,
*
from this time forth for evermore.
Hallelujah!
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Hannah prayed and said,
‘My heart exults in
the Lord;
my strength is exalted in my God.*
My
mouth derides my enemies,
because I rejoice in
my*
victory.
‘There is no Holy One like the Lord,
no
one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly,
let not
arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of
knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.
The
bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble
gird on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out
for bread,
but those who were hungry are fat
with spoil.
The barren has borne seven,
but
she who has many children is forlorn.
The
Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to
Sheol and raises up.
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he
brings low, he also exalts.
He raises up the poor from the
dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to
make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of
honour.*
For
the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and
on them he has set the world.
‘He will guard the feet of his faithful
ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in
darkness;
for not by might does one prevail.
The Lord! His adversaries shall be shattered;
the
Most High*
will thunder in heaven.
The Lord will judge the ends of the
earth;
he will give strength to his king,
and
exalt the power of his anointed.’
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Glory to you,
Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for
the radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise you and highly
exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in
the splendor of your temple; *
on the throne of your majesty,
glory to you.
Glory to you,
seated between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and highly exalt
you for ever.
Glory to you,
beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and highly
exalt you for ever.
Reading
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there for a few days.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Splendor and
honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created
everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have
their being;
And yours by
right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have
redeemed for God,
From every
family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to
serve our God.
And so, to him
who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and
praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for ever more.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was
buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the
dead.
I believe in the
Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of
saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the
body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our Father in
heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
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.
Save us from the
time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Collect of the Day: St. Mary the Virgin
O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
For Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.
General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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