St. Simon and St.
Jude
Saturday
Morning Prayer
Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:4
Versicle and Response
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.
Jubilate
Be joyful in the
Lord, all you lands; *
serve the Lord with
gladness
and come before his presence with a
song.
Know this: The
Lord himself is God; *
he himself has made us,
and we are his;
we are his people and the
sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates
with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise; *
give thanks to him and call upon his Name.
For the Lord is
good;
his mercy is everlasting; *
and his
faithfulness endures from age to age.
66 Jubilate Deo
1 Be joyful in
God, all you lands; *
sing the glory of his Name;
sing the
glory of his praise.
2 Say to God, "How awesome are your
deeds! *
because of your great strength your enemies
cringe
before you.
3 All the earth bows down before you, *
sings
to you, sings out your Name."
4 Come now and see the works of God, *
how
wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.
5 He turned
the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on
foot, *
and there we rejoiced in him.
6 In his might he
rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; *
let no
rebel rise up against him.
7 Bless our God, you peoples;
*
make the voice of his praise to be heard;
8 Who holds our
souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.
9 For
you, O God, have proved us; *
you have tried us just as silver is
tried.
10 You brought us into the snare; *
you laid heavy
burdens upon our backs.
11 You let enemies ride over our
heads;
we went through fire and water; *
but you brought us out
into a place of refreshment.
12 I will enter your house with
burnt-offerings
and will pay you my vows, *
which I promised
with my lips
and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.
13
I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts
with the smoke of rams;
*
I will give you oxen and goats.
14 Come and listen, all
you who fear God, *
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
15 I called out to him with my mouth,
*
and his praise was on my tongue.
16 If I had found evil
in my heart, *
the Lord would not have heard me;
17 But in
truth God has heard me; *
he has attended to the voice of my
prayer.
18 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,
*
nor withheld his love from me.
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.
9 ‘Whom will he teach knowledge,
and
to whom will he explain the message?
Those who are weaned
from milk,
those taken from the breast?
10
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line
upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there
a little.’*
11 Truly, with stammering lip
and with
alien tongue
he will speak to this people,
12 to
whom he has said,
‘This is rest;
give
rest to the weary;
and this is repose’;
yet
they would not hear.
13 Therefore the word of the Lord will be to
them,
‘Precept upon precept, precept upon
precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here
a little, there a little’;*
in
order that they may go, and fall backwards,
and
be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers
who
rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 Because you have said, ‘We
have made a covenant with death,
and with Sheol
we have an agreement;
when the overwhelming scourge passes
through
it will not come to us;
for we have
made lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have
taken shelter’;
16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
See,
I am laying in Zion a foundation stone,
a tested
stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation:
‘One
who trusts will not panic.’
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 12 A Song of Creation
Invocation
Glorify the Lord,
all you works of the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for
ever.
In the firmament
of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him
for ever.
I The Cosmic Order
Glorify the Lord,
you angels and all powers of the Lord, *
O heavens and all waters
above the heavens.
Sun and moon and
stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt
him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
every shower of rain and fall of dew, *
all winds and fire and
heat.
Winter and
Summer, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for
ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O chill and cold, *
drops of dew and flakes of snow.
Frost and cold,
ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him
for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O nights and days, *
O shining light and enfolding dark.
Storm clouds and
thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him
for ever.
II The Earth and its Creatures
Let the earth
glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O mountains and hills,
and all that grows upon the earth, *
praise
him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O springs of water, seas, and streams, *
O whales and all that
move in the waters.
All birds of the
air, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O beasts of the wild, *
and all you flocks and herds.
O men and women
everywhere, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him
for ever.
III The People of God
Let the people of
God glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O priests and servants of the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt
him for ever.
Glorify the Lord,
O spirits and souls of the righteous, *
praise him and highly
exalt him for ever.
You that are holy
and humble of heart, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly
exalt him for ever.
Doxology
Let us glorify
the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
praise him and highly
exalt him for ever.
In the firmament
of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise
him and highly exalt him for ever.
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
But each of us was given grace according to the measure of
Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said,
‘When he ascended
on high he made captivity itself a captive;
he
gave gifts to his people.’
(When it says, ‘He
ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also descended*
into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one
who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all
things.) The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some
prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the
saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of
Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown
about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their
craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we
must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from
whom the whole body, joined and knitted together by every ligament
with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes
the body’s growth in building itself up in love.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
O ruler of the
universe, Lord God,
great deeds are they that you have done,
*
surpassing human understanding.
Your ways are ways of
righteousness and truth, *
O King of all the
ages
Who can fail to do you homage, Lord
and sing the praises
of your Name
for you only are the Holy One.
All nations will
draw near and fall down before you
because your just and holy
works have been revealed.
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.
Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
Govern and uphold them, now and always.
Day by day we bless you;
We praise your name for ever.
Lord, keep us from all sin today;
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
Lord, show us your love and mercy;
For we put our trust in you.
In you, Lord, is our hope;
And we shall never hope in vain.
Collect of the Day: St. Simon and St. Jude
O God, we thank you for the glorious company of the apostles, and especially on this day for Simon and Jude; and we pray that, as they were faithful and zealous in their mission, so we may with ardent devotion make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Saturdays
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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