NOT BY BREAD ALONE

Daily Prayers and Lectionary Fall 2017 - Summer 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction Introduction to Daily Prayer ...... p. 2 Introduction to the Christian Calendar ...... p. 3 Advent ...... p. 3 Christmastide ...... p. 4 Lent ...... p. 4 Holy Week ...... p. 5 Eastertide ...... p. 6 Ordinary Time ...... p. 7 Part 2: Tips and Resources Tips and Resources: General ...... p. 10 Advent & Christmastide ...... p. 11 Lent ...... p. 12 Eastertide ...... p. 16 Apostles’ Creed, Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments ...... p. 17

Part 3: The Daily Office Morning Prayer ...... p. 20 Prayer During the Day ...... p. 37 Evening Prayer ...... p. 43 Compline (Night Prayer) ...... p. 58 Supplemental Canticles For Morning Prayer ...... p. 66 For Evening Prayer ...... p. 73

Part 4: The Lectionary Daily Scripture Reading Schedule ...... p. 82 Appendix Church of the Cross Membership Covenant ...... p. 96 The Jerusalem Declaration ...... p. 97 Part 1: Introduction DAILY PRAYER As children of God, our aim is to grow to maturity in Christ. While God uses every facet of our lives to accomplish this, there is no substitute for regular engagement with God through the Scriptures and through prayer. This prayer book is intended to help us engage with God in these ways, with the broader goal of helping us grow to maturity.

This book provides editions of morning prayer, prayer during the day, evening prayer, and compline (night prayer). Together, these are known as the Daily Office. Each form includes variety for the days of the week and the seasons of the Christian year. The forms follow a basic pattern: enter God’s presence, listen to God, speak to God.

The practice of common prayer has always marked God’s people, and its aim has always been, as the preface to the first Book of Common Prayer (1549) states, “a great advancement of godliness” through engagement with God and his Word.

We take up the practice of daily Scripture reading because, as Jesus taught us, we live “not by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4.4, quoting Deuteronomy 8.3). The lectionary at the back of this book provides daily Scripture readings in the Old and New Testaments, taking us through the New Testament in one year, the Old Testament in three years, and the Psalms five times a year. A daily chapter of Proverbs (matching the day of the month) is recommended as well.

We encourage you to use the Daily Office and the lectionary in triads, in Neighborhood Groups, at ministry team meetings, and at other gatherings of our community. We post regular reflections on the daily readings on our website under the “Resources” section.

This prayer, written by Thomas Cranmer (Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 1556), encourages us as we take up God’s Word:

Blessed Lord, who caused the holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that through patience and the comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and forever hold fast the joyful hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. 2 THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR By ordering time around the redemptive acts of God, the Christian calendar is a powerful tool for spiritual formation. Through it, we retell the story of God’s rescue, year after year, reminding ourselves that we are, first and foremost, the adopted children of God. This is our story. We are the people of this God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who in fulfillment of his promises (Advent) entered our world as a human being (Christmastide), manifested his glory to the nations (Epiphany), suffered and died (Lent), rose from the dead (Eastertide), ascended into heaven (Ascension), sent the Spirit to comfort and empower us (Pentecost), and is coming back to make all things new (Advent). The Christian calendar keeps all of this front and center in our lives in a helpful way.

ADVENT Introduction: The English word Advent is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning ‘arrival’ or ‘coming.’ During these four weeks, we highlight the fact that we are a people awaiting the return—the coming, the arrival, the Advent—of our King, Jesus, to his world and his people. We also look back upon his first advent, Christ’s coming in humility as a helpless baby, and we remember the anticipation and expectation of God's people awaiting the coming of the Messiah. Hopeful Waiting: Advent is a season of preparation, waiting, longing, and expectation. We renew our posture of hopeful waiting and expectation, and we focus on the hope of renewal, restoration, and resurrection life. We all know that we live in a broken world. Our central hope is that Jesus, the world's true King, is going to return and fix all this brokenness, remove all sin and evil, and redeem his world and his people. In other words, the present state of affairs is not the end. We proclaim our hope during the Great Thanksgiving each week when we affirm, “Christ will come again!” but this hope is too easily obscured by present sorrows and worldly distractions. Advent is a season during which we are to stoke the fire of faith again—to be revived in love, worship, and holiness. A Time for Repentance: The four weeks leading up to Christmas are primarily for the renewal of hope and the requisite self-examination that comes along with that. While we long for the return of Jesus (see 1 Corinthians 16.22 and Revelation 22.20), we quickly realize that we’re not ready to meet the Holy One face-to-face. We're not simply

Introduction - 3 innocent bystanders in a broken world. When we’re honest, we know that we are also perpetrators of evil and sin against God and against our neighbor. So as we rekindle our hope, we also renew our repentance, knowing that God, by his grace, is faithful to cleanse us and to make us ready to meet him when he comes.

CHRISTMASTIDE (December 25-January 5) The obvious, but overwhelming, fact of this joyful season is that it’s about the Incarnation, the greatest condescension ever known. Full deity became true humanity to rescue rebels: the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1.14). What’s lesser known, or at least less experienced, about Christmastide is that the party is to last for twelve days! Far too often, the tree and gifts get packed up a day or two after Christmas Day, the house returns to normal, and we move on to (more) football and New Year’s Day. But it’s STILL Christmas until January 5, and we’re meant to celebrate the amazing gift of the Incarnation for the entire twelve days. One of the ways we recover that as a community is by reflecting on Christmas themes for twelve days in our daily prayers.

THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY (January 6) This feast, which immediately follows Christmastide, celebrates the revelation of Jesus to the whole world. Epiphany comes from the Greek word epiphaino, meaning ‘to appear’ or ‘to make known.’ Jesus is made known to the nations in his early life (Matthew 2.1-12) when the magi come from the East and pay homage to the newborn king with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. We long for Jesus to be revealed to all people and for his light to shine in the darkness of our world; we ask for him to do that through us, his redeemed people.

LENT Lent is the period of forty days (Sundays are excluded) leading up to Easter. Historically, this was a period of preparation for those planning to be baptized at Easter. It later became a time of penitence and self-examination for all Christians. The word ‘Lent’ actually means ‘springtime’ and much like the new life that comes after a cold winter, Lent is rooted in repentance and conversion, the putting off of the old self and the putting on of the new. This is not simply a one-time event, but a continuous action, a constant turning away from sin and a reorientation to God. All of this is aimed at the renewal of our spiritual lives. 4 The forty days of Lent symbolize the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness being tempted by Satan. By observing Lent, we follow Jesus into the wilderness, resist temptation, pray, and proceed “on the way” to Jerusalem and to the cross of Good Friday. Throughout Lent, we focus on our present wilderness while keeping an eye toward the resurrection. Throughout the history of the church, faithful Christians have used the forty days of Lent to restore vibrancy, life, passion, and vision in their walks with God, primarily through a renewed focus on various spiritual disciplines, including prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Our recommended practices (see page 14) can help you make the most of Lent.

ASH WEDNESDAY We begin Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of our mortality and penitence. As we receive the ashes, we hear the words, “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3.19). But we are simultaneously marked by the cross, pointing to our hope in the grace of God through the cross of Christ.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER VIGIL During Holy Week, we arrive at Jerusalem with Jesus’ triumphal entry on Palm Sunday, a day that is also referred to as the Sunday of the Passion. On this day, we reflect together on the passion story, a reflection that continues throughout the week as we read the passion narrative from each of the four Gospels.

On Maundy Thursday, we remember the meal Jesus instituted with his disciples the night before he was crucified and the new commandment (Maundy is derived from the Latin mandatum, meaning ‘commandment’) Jesus gave us at that meal: to love one another as he has loved us (John 13.34).

We then proceed to the cross of Good Friday. This is the most somber service of the Christian year as we remember the death of Jesus. We enter into a deeper reflection upon the crucifixion of our Lord by self-examination, repentance, prayer, and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word. On this day, we see our complicity in the death of Christ—he died for our sin—but we also see his love shining forth triumphantly, appropriately calling this day “good.” Our Introduction - 5 great enemies, sin and death, are defeated, and our freedom is assured by the death of the Son of God.

After a meditation on the Stations of the Cross, we depart our Good Friday service in silence; our lenten journey culminates the following evening when we return in silence for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection at our Easter Vigil. This service moves us from the darkness of the Good Friday tomb to the light of the resurrection dawn, which we will continue to celebrate on Sunday morning. Through a collection of artistic offerings—original music, poetry, dance, visual art, drama, and congregational song—we give glory to God for the incomparable work of raising Christ from the dead and raising us with Christ. Our union with Christ by faith, signified through the sacrament of baptism, is at the heart of this service, so this service often includes baptisms and always includes a renewal of our baptismal vows.

EASTERTIDE As we begin the fifty-day season of Easter, our penitence transitions into joyful celebration and feasting as we glory in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. This is marked liturgically by the reintroduction of ‘alleluias’ in our corporate worship and the daily office. Alleluia means simply, ‘Praise the LORD,’ and the Christian family around the globe resounds in praise to God in response to the Easter event. Easter is a season that focuses on new life (symbolized popularly by Easter eggs). In the resurrection, new life springs forth from the grave by the power of God. We celebrate the historical, bodily resurrection of our Lord as evidence of the fact that life has indeed conquered death. The resurrection signifies unambiguously that God is the final victor in the battle between light and darkness. Our greatest enemies are vanquished, and the new life we see in Jesus on Easter morning has come (in part) and is coming (in full) to all those who trust in him. There is a reason to shout, “Alleluia! Jesus is alive!” We serve a risen, living King who has conquered death.

EASTER FEASTS Too often, Eastertide gets neglected. The church marks the season of Lent for the entire forty days, but Easter is often celebrated for only a couple of days (or just one day!), and then we return to ‘normal.’ To counteract that tendency, we have developed an Eastertide tradition 6 of communal Easter feasts. From Easter to Pentecost, we gather together repeatedly with our favorite dishes and drinks to feast before our risen King. This is a purposeful, extravagant, extended celebration—as a community—in response to the resurrection of Jesus. Join us at as many of these Easter feasts as possible, and invite friends to come along. The schedule of feasts will be posted on the calendar page of our website.

ASCENSION Ascension is always on the Thursday ten days before Pentecost Sunday. Remembering Jesus’ ascension into heaven highlights his present position as the victorious King who rules the world. Having ascended, he has taken his place above every ruler and power and authority (Ephesians 1.20-22). From there, he provides for, protects, and comforts us as we live for and bear witness to him.

THE FEAST OF PENTECOST Pentecost, meaning ‘fifty,’ comes fifty days after Easter and is the celebration of the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on God’s people, an event recorded in Acts 2. The person of the Holy Spirit brings the presence and power of God into our lives in the deepest way imaginable. God is no longer simply among us, but in us, empowering us to live the new creation life as witnesses to the world’s true and resurrected king: Jesus.

ORDINARY TIME Between the Feast of Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, and between Pentecost and the first Sunday of Advent, we have ordinary time. This non-seasonal time gives us a chance to glory in the God who manifests himself in the ordinary, and who longs to work in and through us in the mundane. Our God is found in the everyday trenches of life and is there to meet and guide us as we behold, worship, and serve him.

Introduction - 7 Part 2: Tips and Resources TIPS AND RESOURCES: General • Don’t be overwhelmed! It takes time to get used to these forms for prayer. Start simple and, if possible, do this with others. • It is possible to pray these forms alone. Just change the pronouns to “me” and “my” as you pray and say both parts yourself. • If you only have limited time, do a shortened version of any of the four forms. That’s better than nothing at all! • If you find these forms challenging to use, consider simply engaging with God using the following basic pattern: 1. enter God’s presence (confess your sins and praise God) 2. listen to God (read Scripture) 3. speak to God (pray) • Use the daily biddings for prayer in morning/evening prayer to pray for this community, our leaders, and our mission partners.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FAMILIES… • We encourage you to use these forms of prayer with your children. One of the powers of regular, habitual, common prayer for all of us, but especially for children, is that these prayers get written on our hearts. Even children who can’t read will soon be saying the prayers with your family. • Feel free to modify these forms in whatever way works best for your family. Compline is the shortest form and is great for use before bedtime. • Don’t try to do too much with your children. Longer readings can be difficult, so cut readings down as needed, and experiment with ways to keep your children engaged. One way to increase engagement is to ask your children to lead a section of the liturgy. • During times of open intercession and thanksgiving, consider giving your children specific topics or people for which they can petition or give thanks. • Take time to ask your children for their observations on Scripture readings. What did they notice? What questions do they have?

10 • We encourage parents to help their children memorize Scripture and to teach them the three standards of the Christian faith: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer.

TIPS AND RESOURCES: Advent & Christmastide • Get an Advent wreath for your home and light the appropriate Advent candle each day during morning/evening prayer or compline. Continue lighting the Christ candle daily (the white candle in the middle) during Christmastide. • With your triad or Neighborhood Group, do some kind of regular fasting during Advent (e.g. skip lunch every Wednesday to pray). • Give generously to those in need during Advent. One way to do this is to participate in our special Advent offering that will go to support our missionary partners.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FAMILIES… • If you don’t have time for the full evening prayer or compline, use an abbreviated liturgy like this to light the Advent candle(s): - begin with the Lord’s Prayer - ask the children to name the candle(s) you are lighting that day (hope, peace, joy, love) and to explain briefly how those words are connected to the coming of Jesus - say John 8.12 together while lighting the candle(s)—consider letting older children light the candle(s) - read a short passage of Scripture - have an open time of prayer: start with the Advent collect and have the children/adults pray as they are led - let one of the younger children blow the candle(s) out • Consider giving a modest amount to a ministry or need each day, and incorporate this giving into your daily Advent devotion as a family. One idea is to hide a piece of paper on which you have written the name of the person/organization to whom you are giving and have a child look for the paper as part of your Advent devotion time. Teach your children a little bit about the ministry or need to which you are giving (show pictures or videos). Incorporate

Tips and Resources - 11 prayer for that ministry into your prayer time. Save all the slips of paper and review them all on Christmas Eve at your last Advent devotion. • Consider using a Jesse Tree, which tells the story of Jesus’ ancestors. See Ann Voskamp’s guide: Unwrapping the Greatest Gift. • Use an Advent calendar that helps you count down to Christmas. Instead of using chocolates, consider wrapping a picture of a family member or friend for each day. When your children ‘unwrap’ the picture, pray for that person and/or write that person a card. • Music! For example: Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb or Rain for Roots’ Waiting Songs. • Don’t decorate for Christmas too early. Consider starting sparse and slowly building up to full decorations by Christmas Eve.

TIPS AND RESOURCES: Lent • Choose one issue in your life and pray for that everyday in Lent. This could be an area in which you’d like to grow, a specific situation you’re facing, an area in which you need healing, etc. • Choose several non-Christians in your life and pray for them daily, that they might come to know life in Jesus. • Consider joining us in our community’s weekly fasts (see page 15). • Give generously to those in need during Lent. One way to do this is by contributing to our special lenten offering that will go to support those in need. • Increase the amount of solitude/silence in your life: e.g. don’t put your headphones in on the morning commute, turn off the radio in the car, devote a period of time each day to quiet, don’t check email first thing when you wake up, etc.

12 SUGGESTIONS FOR FAMILIES… • Make an extra effort in Lent to establish a regular devotional rhythm as a family. • In the liturgies, take time at the confession of sin to talk further about sin and how it impacts your family, why we confess and forsake it, and how God responds (children are encouraged to memorize 1 John 1.8-9). Ask your children to think about specific sins they have committed that day. The more concrete the better — for them and for us! • Modify the lenten weekly fasts in ways that your children can participate. For example, during the no coffee/alcohol week, stop drinking juice at breakfast. • If your children ask for the thing you’re fasting from (juice, dessert, a show, music, etc.) use that as an opportunity to teach them that what we all really want is Jesus. Encourage them to think about our ultimate desire for God every time they think about the thing from which they are fasting. • Include your children in the special lenten offering. The week before that Sunday, share with them about and pray for those who we are supporting together. Encourage your children to bring some of their own money to put into the offering. • During Holy Week, try to read all four passion narratives with the entire family. Consider reading half of that day’s narrative in the morning at breakfast and the other half in the evening at dinner or during evening prayer or compline. • Consider not decorating for Easter early. Stay up late after the Easter Vigil and decorate your house for Easter. Make waking up on Easter morning a time to remember (and to anticipate year after year). The abrupt transition from sparseness and fasting to celebration and feasting will communicate the joy of the resurrection to your children in a tangible way.

Tips and Resources - 13 OUR LENTEN PRACTICES These ancient practices help us reorient our lives to God. They are not just for Lent, but this season gives us a great opportunity to renew these practices in our lives. By taking up these practices together, we seek to encounter God’s grace with the hope that, as we pray to open morning prayer, God might “set our hearts on fire with love” for him. This isn’t about earning our way to God. On the contrary, these spiritual disciplines embody the way of wisdom under the grace of God. We know our need, our poverty of spirit, and our dependence, so we seek him. As Psalm 105.4 states, “Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!” Read Scripture daily. See daily readings at back of this book, A and follow the daily reflections on our website.

Pray daily for the same issue in your life, for non-Christians, B and for Church of the Cross using the daily biddings.

C Observe weekly fasts and fast/pray during a meal each week.

Practice almsgiving by contributing to our special lenten D offering to support those in need.

Get into a triad—3 people meeting weekly to grow in Christ. E Talk to your Neighborhood Group leader to learn more.

FASTING Fasting is linked with repentance in the Scriptures. When we fast, we are reminded of our weakness and, therefore, our dependence on God, and we redirect our desires from the world to God himself. Each week, we’ll fast from something different. Sundays in Lent are ‘feast’ days when, in celebration of the resurrection, we break our fasts, if desired. Do each fast for the week and only for that week; or, you can also let them build on each other, so that by the end of Lent, you are doing all six weekly fasts at the same time.

14 OUR LENTEN FASTS

Traditionally, the church has fasted from all food on Ash WEEK Wednesday. As we enter this service in silence, our Fast on Ash Wednesday physical hunger reminds us of our weakness and points to our greater hunger for and dependence upon God 0 for life. If you are unable to fast the entire day, then consider fasting from lunch.

This week resolve to deny yourself any type of sweets WEEK or dessert. This could range from lattes in the morning Fast: Sweets & Treats to chocolate in the evening. As you do so, note what happens inside when you deny yourself something you 1 you really want or crave.

This week, forgo the usual shows. In fact, turn off the WEEK TV, Netflix, and Hulu altogether. Drive without the Fast: TV/Music/Media radio and leave your headphones at home. What is it like to increase the silence/decrease the media inputs in your 2 life? Spend the time listening for the voice of God (1 Kings 19.12-13).

WEEK Turn off Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and your internet Fast: Social Media news. Try to limit your use of email. What is it like to unplug, to not obsessively check email/Facebook? Do 3 you feel disconnected...or free?

This week, resolve to spend nothing on yourself but WEEK what is absolutely necessary. Buy as little as possible. Fast: Spending Don’t rent a movie or buy coffee. Eat cheaply and save. Consider this: in what ways have the things you own 4 ended up owning you? We will give what we save toward the needs of others in a special lenten offering.

Choose to refrain from coffee, alcohol, and/or all drinks WEEK but water this week. Pay attention to what happens Fast: Coffee/Drinks when you deny yourself something you routinely enjoy. Seek to pray when you have the desire for the thing 5 from which you are refraining.

HOLY Pick something significant in your life, a comfort or WEEK something you depend on and fast from it for the week Fast: Your Choice/Meals and/or pick a meal (like breakfast or lunch) to skip on a daily basis. If you skip meals, spend that extra time in 6 prayer, reading Scripture, or serving others.

Tips and Resources - 15 TIPS AND RESOURCES: Eastertide • Rejoice and be glad! Include as much singing and/or music as possible in your practice of the daily office. • As you enjoy feasts and good food and drink, give thanks to God for his victory over sin, evil, and death. Be explicit about this! • Think about making your Neighborhood Group meals more elaborate during these seven weeks. • Consider identifying a recurring sin in your life and seek to walk in the newness of life in this area. Let the reality of resurrection encourage you to put off the old and put on the new (Colossians 3.5-17).

SUGGESTIONS FOR FAMILIES… • Talk with your children about the reality of Jesus’ resurrection. Make sure they know why we are celebrating so much as a community. • Read the different accounts of the resurrection in the four Gospels together during the first week of Easter (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21). • Find age-appropriate ways of marking this joyful season. For example, eat things that you don’t normally eat or have dessert every day or have a dance party every night—at least for the first week of Eastertide. When you do these things, make sure your kids know why you’re doing them: because Jesus rose from the dead! • Decorate for Easter! Let your home reflect the joy and celebration of this season, especially during the first couple weeks. Try to develop traditions that your children anticipate each year (a bit like we naturally do at Christmas): hanging up certain pieces of art, playing a certain kind of music, etc. • Make it to as many of the community feasts as possible. Some feasts begin earlier and are especially suited for children, but the other feasts are intentionally welcoming to families as well. Your children will learn something by seeing the community feasting and celebrating together!

16 • Talk to your children about the reintroduction of ‘alleluia’ into our liturgies. Make sure they know that ‘alleluia’ means “Praise the LORD.” Let them know that this is our way of exalting God, of lifting him up above all others, of saying he is God and he rules, reigns, and wins! • On Ascension Day, consider doing a craft that emphasizes the kingship of Jesus. Ask your kids, “Where is Jesus right now?” Answer: physically, he’s on the throne in heaven ruling over the world; spiritually, he is everywhere by his Spirit. Talk about what an encouragement it is to remember that Jesus is ruling over our lives and our world.

THE APOSTLES’ CREED 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 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’S PRAYER 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, forever and ever. Amen.

Tips and Resources - 17 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 1. You shall have no other gods before me. 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol. 3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. 4. Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. Do not murder. 7. Do not commit adultery. 8. Do not steal. 9. Do not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10. Do not covet.

18 Part 3: The Daily Office MORNING PRAYER

ENTER GOD’S PRESENCE Begin by reading one of the following passages: Ordinary Time Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way! Psalm 139.23-24 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19.14 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43.3 The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. John 4.23 Advent Therefore, stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. Mark 13.35-36 In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40.3 Christmastide Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2.10-11 Lent If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1.8-9 20 Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Joel 2.13 Good Friday All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53.6 Eastertide: Begin with the Easter acclamation and then read one of the following passages. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Mark 16.6 and Luke 24.34 Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15.57 Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16.6 Ascension to Pentecost But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1.8 The leader says to the people: Dearly beloved, the Scriptures teach us to acknowledge our many sins and offenses, not concealing them from our heavenly Father, but confessing them with humble and obedient hearts that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy. We ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before almighty God, but especially when we come together in his presence to give thanks for the great benefits we have received at his hands, to declare his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and others, those things necessary for our life and our salvation. Therefore, come with me to the throne of heavenly grace. Or this: Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

Morning Prayer - 21 After a time of silent confession, say the following: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the deceits and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord; And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.

The leader follows confession by saying one of the following prayers: Grant your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May the Father of all mercies cleanse us from our sins, and restore us in his image to the praise and glory of his name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Or a priest, if present, may say: The almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.

Conclude confession with an acclamation of praise to God.

O Lord, open our lips; and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory 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. Praise the Lord. The Lord’s name be praised.

22 Then, respond to God in praise using the suggested song and/or your own song(s) of praise. If desired, the leader can say the line before the • and the others can respond with the line after the •. The seasonal antiphons may be sung or said before and after the Venite or Jubilate. Additional recommended songs from Scripture may be found beginning on page 66. Ordinary Time 1: The earth is the Lord's for he made it: O come, let us adore him. Ordinary Time 2: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: O come, let us adore him. Ordinary Time 3: The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: O come, let us adore him. Advent: Our King and Savior now draws near: O come, let us adore him. Christmastide: Alleluia, to us a child is born: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia. Lent: The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: O come, let us adore him. Eastertide: Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia. Ascension to Pentecost: Alleluia. Christ the Lord has ascended into heaven: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia. Venite Psalm 95 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; • let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, • let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, • and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; • the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, • and his hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; • let us 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. In Lent, and on other penitential occasions, the following verses are added. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, • as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, Morning Prayer - 23 When your fathers put me to the test • and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work. For forty years I loathed that generation and said, • “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.” Therefore I swore in my wrath, • “They shall not enter my rest.”

Jubilate Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! • Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD, he is God! • It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! • Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the LORD is good; • his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

During Eastertide, the Pascha Nostrum is used: Pascha Nostrum For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. • Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, • but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia. 1 Corinthians 5.7b-8 Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; • death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, • but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin • and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Alleluia. Romans 6.9-11

24 Christ has been raised from the dead, • the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, • by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, • so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia. 1 Corinthians 15.20-22 This opening prayer is 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 forever. Amen.

LISTEN TO GOD Psalmody Read the selected Psalm or Psalms for the day. Following the Psalm, say the Gloria Patri: Glory 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. The Readings Read the selected passages from our lectionary. Readings are introduced with, “A Reading from ______.” Chapter and verse may be cited as well. After each reading say: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

One of the following canticles may be sung or said after each of the appointed lessons. The Benedictus may begin and end with the daily or seasonal antiphon. Additional canticles may be found beginning on page 66.

The Benedictus | The Song of Zechariah Luke 1.68-79 Sunday: You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of your servant David. Monday: You have set us free to serve you without fear, holy and righteous in your sight.

Morning Prayer - 25 Tuesday: In your tender mercy, O God, the sunrise shall visit us from on high. Wednesday: You show mercy to our fathers and remember your holy covenant. Thursday: You promised, O God, to save us from our enemies, from the hand of all who hate us. Friday: Give your people knowledge of salvation, O God, in the forgiveness of their sins. Saturday: Shine on us, O God, who dwell in darkness, and guide us into the way of peace. Advent: Look towards the east, O Jerusalem, and see the glory that is coming from God. Christmastide: To us is born a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, and all the heavenly hosts now sing, “Glory to God in the highest.” Lent: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Holy Week: The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved it is the power of God. Eastertide: The Lord is risen from the tomb who for our sakes hung upon the tree. Alleluia. Ascension to Pentecost: Christ has gone up on high and has led captivity captive. Alleluia. Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, • for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us • in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, • that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers • and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us • that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, • in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

26 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; • for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people • in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, • whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, • to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory 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.

Te Deum Laudamus | We Praise You, O God We praise you, O God, • we acclaim you as Lord; All creation worships you, • the Father everlasting. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, • the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of power and might, • heaven and earth are full of your glory. The glorious company of apostles praise you. The noble fellowship of prophets praise you. • The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you: • Father, of majesty unbounded; Your true and only Son, worthy of all praise; • the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide. You, Christ, are the king of glory, • the eternal Son of the Father. When you took our flesh to set us free • you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb. You overcame the sting of death • and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Morning Prayer - 27 You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. • We believe that you will come to be our judge. Come then, Lord, and help your people, • bought with the price of your own blood, and bring us with your saints to glory everlasting. 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 forever. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin; • have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. Lord, show us your love and mercy, • for we have put our trust in you. In you, Lord, is our hope, • let us never be put to shame.

If with a group or family, take a moment to discuss the readings, if desired. Following the readings, you may recite the Apostles’ Creed or move straight into prayer.

The Apostles’ Creed 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 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. 28 SPEAK TO GOD The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us pray. Silence may be kept. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. 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, forever and ever. Amen. Or this Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be your Name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Continue with the following responsive prayers. O Lord, show us your mercy; and grant us your salvation. O Lord, save our nations; and guide us in the way of justice and truth. Clothe your ministers with righteousness; and make your chosen people joyful. O Lord, save your people; and bless your inheritance. Give peace in our time, O Lord; for only in you can we live in safety. 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 take not your Holy Spirit from us.

Morning Prayer - 29 Continue with the collect of the day and/or season. This may be said by the leader or by all. If said by the leader, all join in saying “Amen.”

Sunday Gladden our hearts, O God, with the remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ; give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in the awareness of your grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Tuesday O God, the author and lover of peace, whom to know is eternal life and to serve is perfect freedom: Defend us your humble servants against all assaults of our enemies, that trusting in your defense, we may not fear the power of any adversary; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Wednesday O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day: Defend us by your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor run into any danger; and that guided by your Spirit, we may do what is righteous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Thursday Grant, Lord, that we may pass this day in gladness and in peace without stumbling and without sin; that reaching the evening victorious over all temptation, we may praise you, eternal and blessed God, who governs all things, now and forever. Amen. Friday Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy, but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.

30 Saturday Grant, Lord, that we who are baptized into the death of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ may continually put to death our evil desires and be buried with him; and 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. Amen. Advent Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; so that on the last day, when he will come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Christmastide Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image and yet more wonderfully restored us through your Son Jesus Christ: Grant that as he came to share our humanity, so we may share the life of his divinity; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Lent Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing that you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Make in us new and contrite hearts so that, lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Holy Week Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards the human race sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross: Grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Morning Prayer - 31 Eastertide O God, who for our redemption gave your only begotten Son to die upon the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of death and the devil: Grant us the grace to die daily to sin, that we may live with him in the joy of his resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

One of the following prayers for mission may be added. Almighty and everlasting God, who alone works great marvels: send down upon our clergy and the congregations committed to their charge the life-giving Spirit of your grace, shower them with the continual dew of your blessing, and ignite in them a zealous love of your Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

Then, transition to an open time of prayer. Give thanks to God for his blessings and grace and pray 1) for the day and its tasks, 2) for the world and its needs, and 3) for the Church and her life or choose to follow the biddings below to direct the prayers. The biddings in Evening Prayer (see page 53) could be used as well. If with a group or family, read the bidding, allow a few people to pray, and then move to another one.

32 On Sunday: • Let’s pray for a peaceful Sabbath as we rest and rejoice in Jesus Christ. • Let’s pray for those in our city without life’s basic necessities, asking God to provide their needs. • Let’s pray for an end to racism in our hearts, nation, and world, and for the church to seek justice and to proclaim and embody the gospel of reconciliation. • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partners Mike and Julie Ganey as they serve and teach at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya. • Let’s pray for the children of our church to love and serve Christ all their days. • Let’s pray for the day and week ahead and any needs we have.

On Monday: • Let’s ask God to grow our community to maturity in Jesus by the power of the Spirit. • Let’s pray for faithfulness on our frontlines, that God would enable us to glorify him through service, love, and excellence in our workplaces, homes, and schools. • Let’s pray for opportunities, for ourselves and others at CotC, to share the gospel with others throughout the week ahead. • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partners Mohsen and Sarah as they minister to and provide theological training for Iranian refugees. • Let’s pray for the sick and suffering in our church community, asking God to give comfort, healing, and peace. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have.

On Tuesday: • Let’s pray for all in authority, especially for our President Donald Trump, all members of Congress, and the justices of the Supreme Court. Pray that they govern well, pursuing justice and righteousness above all else. • Let’s ask God to make us a people of prayer, that we might grow in our desire to seek him and enjoy time in his presence. • Let’s pray for unity and strength of relationships at CotC between our morning and evening services.

Morning Prayer - 33 • Let’s ask God to give us joy in the work that he has called us to on our frontlines. • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partners Jonathan and Tess Hicks and their children as they serve the church in the Solomon Islands. • Let’s pray for those who serve and teach the children of our church, that God would give them all wisdom and joy in their efforts. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have. On Wednesday: • Let’s pray for those around the world persecuted for the sake of their faith in Jesus Christ, asking God to strengthen them in their trials. Pray also for those who persecute them. • Let’s pray for our community to grow in courage and boldness in proclaiming the Gospel in word and deed. • Let’s pray for our church family to grow in love for one another and in bearing one another’s burdens. Ask God to strengthen our triads and Neighborhood Groups. • Let’s pray for the Diocese of Christ Our Hope. Ask God to strengthen all the churches in this diocese as they make disciples. • Let’s ask God to bless our partnership with the International Institute of New England as they seek to help refugees establish a new home in our city. Ask God to deepen our commitment to being people of justice. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have. On Thursday: • Let’s pray for Bishop Steve Breedlove, our clergy, and our staff as they seek to shepherd and serve our community. • Let’s ask God to make our hearts good soil so that the seed of his word would take root and bear fruit in our lives. • Let’s pray for the advance of the gospel on the college campuses in Boston, asking God to bless and strengthen those in our community who work with students. • Let’s pray for our partnership with the Curley School in Jamaica Plain, asking God to bless the students, teachers, and administration. • Let’s pray for the parents in our community to have grace, wisdom, patience, and strength as they disciple their children. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have. 34 On Friday: • Let’s pray for unity in the church in Boston. • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partners Andrew and Anne May as they minister to prisoners in South Africa. • Let’s pray for wisdom on our frontlines, that we would know who to talk to, encourage, challenge, and how to spend our time. • Let’s pray for neighbors, coworkers, and family members who do not know Jesus Christ. Ask God to be at work in their hearts and to open doors to share the gospel with them. • Let’s pray for the children of our church to delight in Christ as they grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have.

On Saturday: • Let’s pray for our congregation’s gatherings tomorrow in both the morning and the evening. Ask God to bless and unify our community as we joyfully commune with him. • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partner Ahmadullah and those involved with him in the ministry to Afghan refugees in New Delhi. • Let’s pray for those struggling with depression and mental health in our community. Ask God to heal and encourage them. • Let’s pray for our church family to grow in the knowledge and love of God, bearing fruit in every good work. • Let’s pray for the advance of God’s kingdom in our city, asking God to bless our relationships with our neighbors at the Pine Street Inn. • Let’s pray for the day ahead and any particular needs we have.

You may close the prayer time by saying one or both of the following prayers.

The 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 Morning Prayer - 35 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. A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications to you; and you have promised through your well beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen. The Conclusion The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. In Eastertide, “Alleluia, alleluia” may be added to the preceding versicle and response.

The leader may invite the people to join in praying one of the graces given below. 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 May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15.13 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3.20-21

36 PRAYER DURING THE DAY

ENTER GOD’S PRESENCE O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory 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. In Eastertide, add Alleluia. If desired, say or sing one or more of the following hymns of praise or another suitable hymn or song. Dignus es | A Song to the Lamb Revelation 4.11; 5.9-10, 13 Worthy are you, our Lord and God, • to receive glory and honor and power, For you created all things, • and by your will they existed and were created. Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, • for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God From every tribe and language and people and nation, • and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God. To him who sits on the throne • and to the Lamb, Be blessing and honor and glory and might• forever and ever!

Te Deum Laudamus | We Praise You, O God We praise you, O God, • we acclaim you as Lord; All creation worships you, • the Father everlasting. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, • the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of power and might, • heaven and earth are full of your glory. Prayer During the Day - 37 LISTEN TO GOD Psalmody Read one of the Psalms from the lectionary or read one of these suggested Psalms: Psalm 16, 19, 63, 119 (any section), 121, 124, or 126. Seasonal Psalm suggestions are as follows: Advent: Psalm 80; Christmastide: Psalm 8; Lent: Psalm 51.1-12; Holy Week: Psalm 22.1-11; Eastertide: Psalm 118.14-24. Following the Psalm, say the Gloria Patri: Glory 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. Scripture Reading Read the short lesson for the day or another suitable passage, without introduction. You could read a small portion of the lectionary readings for the day. You may read more than one lesson. Each reading is followed by the response, “The Word of the Lord,” “Thanks be to God.” Ordinary Time Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. John 12.31-32 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5.17-18 For 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 Advent Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Isaiah 40.1 Christmastide In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1.4-5

38 Lent There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Luke 15.7 Holy Week I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2.20 Eastertide And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. John 6.39 Ascension to Pentecost For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Hebrews 9.24

Next, say one of the beatitudes as a response to the Scripture reading(s). Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Matthew 5.8 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5.6 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5.5 SPEAK TO GOD I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Prayer During the Day - 39 Silence may be kept, followed by the Lord’s Prayer. 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, forever and ever. Amen. Or this Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be your Name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Now have a time of open intercessions and thanksgivings. Complete this time with a collect said by the leader or by all. If said by the leader, all join in saying “Amen.” Ordinary Time Eternal God, the light of the minds that know you, the joy of the hearts that love you, and the strength of the wills that serve you: Grant us so to know you that we may truly love you, so to love you that we may truly serve you, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. Amen. O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart; that so desiring, we may seek and find you; and so finding, may love you; and so loving, may hate those sins from which you have delivered us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for all the benefits you have won for us, for all the pains and insults you have borne for us. Most merciful redeemer, friend, and brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.

40 Advent Keep us, O Lord, while we tarry on this earth, in a serious seeking after you, and in an affectionate walking with you, every day of our lives; that when you come, we may be found not hiding our talent, nor serving the flesh, nor yet asleep with our lamp unfurnished, but waiting and longing for our Lord, our glorious God forever. Amen. Christmastide Almighty and everlasting God, who stooped to raise fallen humanity through the child-bearing of blessed Mary: Grant that we, who have seen your glory revealed in our human nature and your love made perfect in our weakness, may daily be renewed in your image and conformed to the pattern of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lent Father of all mercies, 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. Holy Week 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. Eastertide Christ yesterday and today, the beginning and the end, Alpha and Omega, all time belongs to you, and all ages; to you be glory and power through every age and forever. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost O King enthroned on high, Comforter and Spirit of truth, you that are in all places and fill all things, the treasury of blessings and the giver of life: Come and dwell with us, cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious one. Amen.

The Conclusion Ordinary Time May God kindle in us the fire of love. Amen. Advent May the Lord make us ready for his coming in glory. Amen.

Prayer During the Day - 41 Christmastide May the grace of Christ our Savior be with us all. Amen. Lent May God bless us and show us compassion and mercy. Amen. Holy Week May Christ our Savior give us peace. Amen. Eastertide May the risen Christ give us his peace. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten our hearts and minds. Amen.

42 EVENING PRAYER

ENTER GOD’S PRESENCE

Begin by reading one of the following passages: Ordinary Time Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Psalm 141.2 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57.15 Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! Psalm 96.9 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19.14 Advent Therefore, stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. Mark 13.35-36 In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40.3 Christmastide Behold, the dwelling place of God is with mankind. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. Revelation 21.3 Lent For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psalm 51.3

Evening Prayer - 43 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him. Daniel 9.9 Good Friday All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53.6 Eastertide: Begin with the Easter acclamation and then read one of the following passages. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Mark 16.6 and Luke 24.34 Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15.57 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3.4 Ascension to Pentecost But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1.8

The leader says to the people: Dearly beloved, the Scriptures teach us to acknowledge our many sins and offenses, not concealing them from our heavenly Father, but confessing them with humble and obedient hearts that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy. We ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before almighty God, but especially when we come together in his presence to give thanks for the great benefits we have received at his hands, to declare his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and others, those things necessary for our life and our salvation. Therefore, come with me to the throne of heavenly grace. Or this: Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

44 After a time of silent confession, say the following: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the deceits and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord; And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.

The leader follows confession by saying one of the following prayers: Grant your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May the Father of all mercies cleanse us from our sins, and restore us in his image to the praise and glory of his name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Or a priest, if present, may say: The almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.

Conclude confession with an acclamation of praise to God.

O Lord, open our lips; and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory 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. Praise the Lord. The Lord’s name be praised.

Evening Prayer - 45 Then, respond to God in praise using the suggested song and/or your own song(s) or psalm(s) of praise. If desired, the leader can say the line before the • and the others can respond with the line after the •. Additional recommended songs from Scripture may be found beginning on page 73. Phos hilaron | O Gladsome Light O gladsome light, • pure brightness of the ever-living Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ, • holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, • and our eyes behold the vesper light, We sing praises to God: • the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You are worthy at all times • to be praised by happy voices, O Son of God, O Giver of Life, • and to be glorified through all the worlds.

This opening prayer may be said: That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind. Silence is kept. As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise forever and ever. Amen.

LISTEN TO GOD Psalmody

Read the selected Psalm or Psalms for the day. Following the Psalm, say the Gloria Patri: Glory 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.

46 The Readings

Read the selected passages from our lectionary. Readings are introduced with, “A Reading from ______.” Chapter and verse may be cited as well. After each reading say:

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

One of the following canticles may be sung or said after each of the appointed lessons. The Magnificat may begin and end with the daily or seasonal antiphon. Additional canticles from Scripture may be found beginning on page 73. The Magnificat | The Song of Mary Luke 1.46b-55 Sunday: You have done great things, O God, and holy is your name. Monday: My spirit rejoices in you, O God, my soul proclaims your greatness. Tuesday: You have mercy on those who fear you, from generation to generation. Wednesday: Remember your promise of mercy, to Abraham and his children forever. Thursday: You have filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. Friday: You have scattered the proud in their conceit, and lifted up the lowly. Saturday: You have looked with favor on your lowly servant; from this day, all generations will call her blessed. Advent: Lord Jesus, you are the one who is to come, the one whom we await with longing hearts. Christmastide: When peaceful silence lay over all, and night was in the midst of her swift course: from your royal throne, O God, down from the heavens, leapt your almighty Word. Lent: Come, let us return to the Lord, for our God will richly pardon. Holy Week: God's love for us is revealed in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Eastertide: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. Alleluia. Ascension to Pentecost: How excellent is your name in all the world, you have set your glory above the heavens. Alleluia. Evening Prayer - 47 My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior • for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; • for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him • from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; • he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones • and exalted those of humble estate; He has filled the hungry with good things, • and the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, • in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, • to Abraham and to his offspring forever. Glory 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.

Nunc dimittis | The Song of Simeon Luke 2.29-32 Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, • according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation • that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, • and for glory to your people Israel. Glory 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. If with a group or family, take a moment to discuss the readings, if desired. Following the readings, you may recite the Apostles’ Creed or move straight into prayer.

48 The Apostles’ Creed 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 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.

SPEAK TO GOD

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us pray.

Silence may be kept.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

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, forever and ever. Amen.

Evening Prayer - 49 Or this Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be your Name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Continue with the following responsive prayers. O Lord, show us your mercy; and grant us your salvation. O Lord, save our nations; and guide us in the way of justice and truth. Clothe your ministers with righteousness; and make your chosen people joyful. O Lord, save your people; and bless your inheritance. Give peace in our time, O Lord; for only in you can we live in safety. 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 take not your Holy Spirit from us.

Continue with a collect. Use the seasonal collect, the daily collect, or both. The collect(s) may be said by the leader or by all. If said by the leader, all join in saying “Amen.”

Sunday Lord God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ triumphed over the powers of death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem: Grant that we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, may praise you in that City of which he is the light, and where he lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. Monday O God, the author of all holy desires, all good purposes, and all just works: Give to us your servants that peace which the world cannot give, so that we, obeying your commands, and being delivered from the fear of our enemies, may live in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

50 Tuesday Lighten our darkness, O Lord; and by your great mercy, defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Wednesday O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and humbly ask for your protection through the coming night. Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Thursday Loving God, from birth to death you hold us in your hand: Make us strong to bear each other’s burdens and humble to share our own; that, as one family, we may rest in your strength and trust in your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Friday Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen. Saturday O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth your unending day upon us who watch for you, that our lips may praise you, our lives may bless you, and our worship on the morrow give you glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Advent Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; so that on the last day, when he will come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Evening Prayer - 51 Christmastide Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image and yet more wonderfully restored us through your Son Jesus Christ: Grant that, as he came to share our humanity, so we may share the life of his divinity; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Lent Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing that you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Make in us new and contrite hearts so that, lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Holy Week Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards the human race sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross: Grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Eastertide O God, who for our redemption gave your only begotten Son to die upon the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of death and the devil: Grant us the grace to die daily to sin, that we may live with him in the joy of his resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. One of the following prayers for mission may be added. 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, women, and children everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 52 Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen. O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the Spirit of love, that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then, transition to an open time of prayer. Give thanks to God for his blessings and grace and pray 1) for the day and its tasks, 2) for the world and its needs, and 3) for the Church and her life or choose to follow the biddings below to direct the prayers. The biddings in Morning Prayer (see page 33) could be used as well. If with a group or family, read the bidding, allow a few people to pray, and then move to another one.

On Sunday: • Let’s give thanks to God for meeting us through Word and Sacrament in our gatherings today. • Let’s pray for those in our fellowship and our city who are lonely, especially that God may meet them through us. • Let’s pray for CotC’s extended family, i.e. former members of CotC who have moved away from Boston. Pray for God to strengthen their connection to his church and to increase their faith, hope, and love. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

On Monday: • Let’s pray for our Parish Council, asking God to give them wisdom and encouragement as they steward our community. • Let’s pray for the children of our church to grow up in the knowledge and love of God, never knowing a day apart from Christ. • Let’s pray that the Lord would heal the divisions in our country. May we be a people who are quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, seeking to understand the positions of others.

Evening Prayer - 53 • Let’s ask God to train the Boston Fellows this year, by his Word and Spirit, in the wisdom, the spiritual habits, and the personal relationships necessary to serve God and neighbor in the working world, that they may stand before God approved in the work of their hands. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

On Tuesday: • Let’s pray for neighbors, coworkers, and family members that we interacted with today who do not know Jesus Christ. Ask God to be at work in their hearts and to open doors to share the gospel with them. • Let’s ask God to strengthen our community in unity of vision and depth of love. • Let’s pray for the homeless in our city. Ask God to encourage them and those who serve them. • Let's pray for those in our community who serve the marginalized on their frontlines, that they would have strength, stamina, and wisdom in their efforts, and would be able to maintain healthy rhythms that promote their own overall well-being. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

On Wednesday: • Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel around the world, asking God to bless our mission partner Jeff Thompson as he seeks to serve children in Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe with Mercy Projects. • Let’s pray for the Anglican Church in North America, including Archbishop Foley Beach. Ask God to bless, unify, and strengthen the churches and bishops in the ACNA. • Let’s ask God to enable all of us to know our gifts and to use those gifts, in the power of the Spirit, to strengthen Christ’s body. • Let’s pray for the youth of our church to know that in Christ they are more than their grades, appearance, and popularity. Pray that they would be drawn to the abundant life in Jesus over the counterfeit life offered by the world. 54 • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

On Thursday: • Let’s pray for the sick and suffering in our community. Ask God to draw near to them in their pain and give comfort. • Let’s pray for growth in generosity as a community. • Let's pray for those who are looking for work, that the Lord would open doors for employment and for opportunities to serve using their gifts, training, and passions. Pray that we can encourage them in their search and be generous in helping with unmet needs. • Let’s ask God to give us opportunities to better know our neighbors and to enable us to grow in the practice of hospitality. • Let’s pray for the advance of God’s kingdom in our city, asking God for growth in courage and love for all Christians in Boston. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

On Friday: • Let’s pray for all in authority in Massachusetts, especially for our Governor Charlie Baker, the members of our state congress, and our judges. Let’s also pray for Mayor Marty Walsh and members of our city councils. Pray that they govern well, pursuing justice and righteousness above all else. • Let’s pray that our Neighborhood Groups would be a place where we experience the reality of being family in Christ. • Let’s pray for all students in Boston, asking God to make his truth known to them. • Let's pray for our partnership with Amirah, as they seek healing and wholeness for women who have been victims of human trafficking in New England. Ask God to grow their capacity as an organization, that they may minister God's grace to more and more women. • Let's pray for those non-Christians with whom we interacted today, for the Lord to soften their hearts and bring them to faith in him. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day. Evening Prayer - 55 On Saturday: • Let’s pray for our congregation’s gatherings tomorrow in both the morning and the evening. Ask God to bless and unify our community as we joyfully commune with him. • Let’s pray for our family to know and experience the breadth and length and height and depth of God’s love revealed in Jesus Christ. • Let’s pray for CotC, that God would increase our boldness and courage to bear witness to Jesus in word and deed. • Let’s give thanks for our frontlines and for the opportunities that we have had to serve Jesus over the past week in our workplaces, homes, and schools. • Let’s pray for those around the world persecuted for the sake of their faith in Jesus Christ, asking God to strengthen them in their trials. Pray also for those who persecute them. • Let’s give thanks for the blessings of the day and the week that has passed. • Let’s surrender to God any unfinished tasks, unsolved problems, or unfulfilled hopes from this day.

You may close the prayer time by saying one or both of the following prayers.

The 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.

56 A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom

Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications to you; and you have promised through your well beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

The Conclusion

Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The leader may invite the people to join in praying one of the graces given below.

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 May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15.13 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3.20-21

Evening Prayer - 57 COMPLINE (NIGHT PRAYER)

ENTER GOD’S PRESENCE

The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen. Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

The leader continues: Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

A period of silence for reflection on the past day may follow. Then, we confess our sins saying: Most merciful God, we confess to you, before the whole company of heaven and one another, that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed and in what we have failed to do. Forgive us our sins, heal us by your Spirit, and raise us to new life in Christ. Amen.

The leader alone says: May almighty God grant us forgiveness of our sins, and the grace and comfort of his Holy Spirit. Amen.

O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory 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. In Eastertide, add Alleluia.

The following or other suitable hymn may be sung. Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world, we pray That you, with steadfast love, would keep Your watch around us while we sleep.

From evil dreams defend our sight, From fears and terrors of the night; Tread underfoot our deadly foe That we no sinful thought may know. 58 O Father, that we ask be done Through Jesus Christ, your only Son; And Holy Spirit, by whose breath Our souls are raised to life from death.

LISTEN TO GOD Psalmody

Read one or more of Psalm 4, Psalm 91, Psalm 134, or one of the Psalms for the day. Suggested seasonal Psalms: Advent: Psalm 143; Christmastide: Psalm 31; Lent: Psalm 51.1-12; Holy Week: Psalm 22.1-11; Eastertide: Psalm 104.1, 22-33. Following the Psalm, say the Gloria Patri: Glory 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.

Scripture Reading

Read the short lesson below or another suitable passage, without introduction. You may read more than one lesson. Ordinary Time You, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not leave us. Jeremiah 14.9 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11.28-30 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13.20-21 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith. 1 Peter 5.8-9

Compline - 59 Advent Therefore, stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake. Mark 13.35-36 Christmastide In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1.4-5 Lent Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Isaiah 58.6-7 Holy Week I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. Zechariah 12.10 Eastertide They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. Revelation 22.4-5 Ascension to Pentecost And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Joel 2.28 After the reading(s) say: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

60 The following responsory may be said.

Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. I commend my spirit. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings. Or, in Eastertide: Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Alleluia, alleluia. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Alleluia, alleluia. For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. Alleluia, alleluia. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Alleluia, alleluia. Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings.

The Nunc dimittis is said or sung, beginning and ending with the appropriate antiphon.

Nunc dimittis | The Song of Simeon Luke 2.29-32 Ordinary Time: Save us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep may rest in peace. Advent: Come, O Lord, and visit us in peace; that we may rejoice before you with a perfect heart. Christmastide: Alleluia.The Word was made flesh, alleluia, and dwelt among us. Alleluia, alleluia. Lent: Christ died for us, so that, whether we wake or sleep, we might live with him. Holy Week: Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. Eastertide: Alleluia. The Lord is risen, alleluia, as he promised to you. Alleluia, alleluia.

Compline - 61 Ascension to Pentecost: Alleluia. The Holy Spirit, the Advocate, alleluia, shall teach you all things. Alleluia, alleluia. Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, • according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation • that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, • and for glory to your people Israel. Glory 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. SPEAK TO GOD O Lord, hear our prayer; And let our cry come to you. Let us pray. Silence may be kept, followed by open intercessions and thanksgivings. Then, a daily or seasonal collect is said by the leader or by all. If said by the leader, all join in saying “Amen.” The Lord’s Prayer may be said to conclude the time of prayer. Any day Lighten our darkness, O Lord; and by your great mercy, defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Sunday Almighty God, by triumphing over the powers of darkness, Christ has prepared a place for us in the new Jerusalem: May we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, praise him in the eternal City of which he is the light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest upon your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Tuesday Look down, O God, from your heavenly throne, illuminate the darkness of this night with your celestial brightness, and from the children of light banish the deeds of darkness; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. 62 Wednesday Visit this place, O Lord, we pray, and drive far from it the snares of the enemy; may your holy angels dwell with us and guard us in peace, and may your blessing be always upon us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Thursday Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ, give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen. Friday Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who at this evening hour lay in the tomb and so hallowed the grave to be a bed of hope for all who put their trust in you: Give us such sorrow for our sins, which were the cause of your passion, that when our bodies lie in the dust, our souls may live with you forever. Amen. Saturday Stay with us, O God, this night, so that by your strength we may rise with the new day to rejoice in the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. Advent Stir up your power, O God, and come among us. Heal our wounds, calm our fears, and give us peace; through Jesus our Redeemer. Amen. Christmastide We give you thanks, O God, for the gift to the world of our Redeemer; as we sing your glory at the close of this day, so may we know his presence in our hearts, who is our Savior and our Lord, now and forever. Amen. Lent Almighty God, may we, by the prayer and discipline of Lent, enter into the mystery of Christ's sufferings; that by following in the Way, we may come to share in the glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Compline - 63 Holy Week Almighty God, as we stand at the foot of the cross of your Son, help us to see and know your love for us, so that in humility, love, and joy we may place at his feet all that we have and all that we are; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. Eastertide Almighty God, by triumphing over the powers of darkness, Christ has prepared a place for us in the new Jerusalem: May we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, praise him in the eternal City of which he is the light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost Come, O Spirit of God, and make within us your dwelling place and home. May our darkness be dispelled by your light, and our troubles calmed by your peace; may all evil be redeemed by your love, all pain transformed through the suffering of Christ, and all dying glorified in his risen life. Amen.

The Conclusion In peace we will lie down and sleep; for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety. Abide with us, Lord Jesus, for the night is at hand and the day is now past. As the night watch looks for the morning, so do we look for you, O Christ.

[Come with the dawning of the day and make yourself known in the breaking of the bread.]

Ordinary Time The Lord bless us and watch over us; the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us; the Lord look kindly on us and give us peace. Amen. Advent Restore us again, O God of hosts; show us the light of your countenance and we shall be saved. Bless and keep us, this night and always. Amen.

64 Christmastide May the love of the Word made flesh enfold us, his joy fill our lives, his peace be in our hearts; and the blessing of God be with us this night and always. Amen. Lent May God bless us, that in us may be found love and humility, obedience and thanksgiving, discipline, gentleness, and peace. Amen. Eastertide May the risen Lord Jesus bless us. May he watch over us and renew us as he renews the whole of creation. May our hearts and lives echo his love. Amen. Ascension to Pentecost May the Holy Spirit of God bless and sanctify us so that we may be consecrated in the truth. Amen.

Compline - 65 SUPPLEMENTAL CANTICLES

These canticles (hymns, chants, songs) are for use in Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. They can be used as additional songs of praise or as additional responses to the Scripture readings. They are provided here to bring more variety to the Daily Office for those who use it regularly.

FOR MORNING PRAYER

Suitable for use at any time: Benedicite | An ancient song of praise Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, you heavens: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, you angels of the Lord: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, all people on earth: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. O people of God, bless the Lord: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, you priests of the Lord: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, you servants of the Lord: • sing his praise and exalt him forever. Bless the Lord, all you of upright spirit: • bless the Lord, you that are holy and humble in heart.

Psalm 8 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! • You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, • you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.

66 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, • the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, • and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings • and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; • you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, • and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, • whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

O LORD, our Lord, • how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Magna et mirabilia | The Song of the Redeemed Revelation 15.3-4 Great and amazing are your deeds, • O Lord God the almighty! Just and true are your ways, • O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? • For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, • for your righteous acts have been revealed.

Psalm 63.1-8 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; • my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, • as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, • beholding your power and glory.

Supplemental Canticles - 67 Because your steadfast love is better than life, • my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; • in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, • and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, • and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, • and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; • your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 67 May God be gracious to us and bless us • and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, • your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; • let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, • for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God; • let all the peoples praise you! The earth has yielded its increase; • God, our God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; • let all the ends of the earth fear him!

68 Especially suitable for use during Advent: A Song of the King’s Glory Psalm 24 Our King and Savior now draws near: O come, let us adore him. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, • the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas • and established it upon the rivers.

Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? • And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, • who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.

He will receive blessing from the LORD • and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, • who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, O gates! • And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? • The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! • And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? • The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Our King and Savior now draws near: O come, let us adore him.

Supplemental Canticles - 69 Especially suitable for use during Christmastide: Song of the Messiah Isaiah 9.2-7 Alleluia. To us a child is born: Come, let us adore him. Alleluia. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; • those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; • they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, • you have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood • will be burned as fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; • and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, • Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace • there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, • to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. • The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. Alleluia. To us a child is born: Come, let us adore him. Alleluia.

Especially suitable for use during Lent: A Song of Penitence Psalm 51.1-4, 10-15 Have mercy on me, O God, • according to your steadfast love;

70 according to your abundant mercy • blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, • and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, • and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned • and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words • and blameless in your judgment. Create in me a clean heart, O God, • and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, • and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, • and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, • and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, • and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, • and my mouth will declare your praise.

Especially suitable for use during Holy Week: A Song of Lamentation Lamentations 1.12, 16ab; 3.19, 21-26, 31-33 Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? • Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, • which the LORD inflicted on the day of his fierce anger. For these things I weep; • my eyes flow with tears;

Supplemental Canticles - 71 for a comforter is far from me, • one to revive my spirit; Remember my affliction and my wanderings, • the wormwood and the gall! But this I call to mind, • and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; • his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; • great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, • “therefore I will hope in him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for him, • to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly • for the salvation of the LORD. For the Lord will not cast off forever, • but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; • for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.

Especially suitable as an additional opening song of praise during Eastertide: In your resurrection, O Christ, let heaven and earth rejoice. Alleluia. Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation, to you be praise and glory forever. As once you ransomed your people from Egypt and led them to freedom in the promised land, so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son. May we, the first fruits of your new creation, rejoice in this new day you have made, and praise you for your mighty acts. Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God forever. 72 Especially suitable as an additional opening song of praise on Ascension Day: Your throne has been established from of old; you are from everlasting. Alleluia. Blessed are you, Lord of heaven and earth, to you be glory and praise forever. From the darkness of death you have raised your Christ to the right hand of your majesty on high. The pioneer of our faith, his passion accomplished, has opened for us the way to heaven and sends on us the promised Spirit. May we be ready to follow the Way and so be brought to the glory of his presence where songs of triumph forever sound: Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God forever.

Especially suitable as an additional opening song of praise between Ascension and Pentecost: Send your Holy Spirit upon us, and clothe us with power from on high. Alleluia. Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, to you be glory and praise forever. Raised to your right hand on high the ascended Christ shows the prints of love and bestows on us the gifts of grace. As your Spirit renews the face of the earth, may we bring forth the fruit of the Spirit and reveal your glory in all the world. Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God forever.

FOR EVENING PRAYER

Suitable for use at any time: Psalm 134 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, • who stand by night in the house of the LORD! Lift up your hands to the holy place • and bless the LORD!

Supplemental Canticles - 73 May the LORD bless you from Zion, • he who made heaven and earth!

Ecce, Deus | Surely, It Is God Who Saves Me Isaiah 12.2-6 Behold, God is my salvation; • I will trust, and will not be afraid;

for the LORD God is my strength and my song, • and he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water • from the wells of salvation. And you will say on that day: • “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, • proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; • let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, • for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

Psalm 16.7-11 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; • in the night also my heart instructs me.

I have set the LORD always before me; • because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; • my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, • or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of life; • in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

74 Dignus es | A Song to the Lamb Revelation 4.11; 5.9b-10, 13b Worthy are you, our Lord and God, • to receive glory and honor and power, For you created all things, • and by your will they existed and were created. Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, • for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God From every tribe and language and people and nation, • and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God. To him who sits on the throne • and to the Lamb, Be blessing and honor and glory and might• forever and ever!

Cantemus Domino | The Song of Moses Exodus 15.1-6, 11-13, 17-18 I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; • the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

The LORD is my strength and my song, • and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, • my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

The LORD is a man of war; • the LORD is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, • and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. The floods covered them; • they went down into the depths like a stone.

Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power; • your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.

Supplemental Canticles - 75 Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? • Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, and doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; • the earth swallowed them. You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; • you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. You will bring them in and plant them • on your own mountain,

the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode, • the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands established. The LORD will reign forever and forever.

Psalm 27.1-8 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? • The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, • it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; • though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: • that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD • and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; • he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up • above my enemies all around me,

76 and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; • I will sing and make melody to the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; • be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, “Seek my face.” • My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”

Psalm 98 Oh sing to the LORD a new song, • for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm • have worked salvation for him.

The LORD has made known his salvation; • he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. • All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; • break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, • with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn • make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD! Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; • the world and those who dwell in it! Let the rivers clap their hands; • let the hills sing for joy together before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. • He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Supplemental Canticles - 77 Especially suitable for use during Advent: A Song of the Spirit Revelation 22.12-17 Surely, I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, • to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, • the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life • and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, • and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you • about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, • the bright morning star. The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” • And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; • let the one who desires take the water of life without price. Surely, I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Especially suitable for use during Christmastide: Song of Redemption Colossians 1.13-20 Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness • and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, • the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, • the firstborn of all creation.

78 For by him all things were created, • in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— • all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. • And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, • that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him • all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, • whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Especially suitable for use as an additional song of praise in Eastertide: In your resurrection, O Christ, let heaven and earth rejoice. Alleluia. Blessed are you, Sovereign Lord, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to you be glory and praise forever. From the deep waters of death you brought your people to new birth by raising your Son to life in triumph. Through him dark death has been destroyed and radiant life is everywhere restored. As you call us out of darkness into his marvelous light may our lives reflect his glory and our lips repeat the endless song. Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God forever.

Supplemental Canticles - 79 Part 4: The Lectionary DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament ORDINARY TIME (green) Sun, Sep 10, 2017 104, 105 Judges 1.1-26 Matthew 1.1-17 Mon, Sep 11, 2017 106 Judges 1.27-36 Matthew 2.1-23 Tue, Sep 12, 2017 107, 108, 109 Judges 2.1-15 Matthew 3.1-17 Wed, Sep 13, 2017 110, 111, 112 Judges 2.16-23 Matthew 4.1-25 Thu, Sep 14, 2017 113, 114, 115 Judges 3.1-11 Matthew 5.1-20 Fri, Sep 15, 2017 116, 117, 118 Judges 3.12-31 Matthew 5.21-48 Sat, Sep 16, 2017 119.1-40 Judges 4.1-24 Matthew 6.1-18 Sun, Sep 17, 2017 119.41-80 Judges 5.1-18 Matthew 6.19-34 Mon, Sep 18, 2017 119.81-128 Judges 5.19-31 Matthew 7.1-29 Tue, Sep 19, 2017 119.129-176 Judges 6.1-27 Matthew 8.1-34 Wed, Sep 20, 2017 120, 121, 122 Judges 6.28-40 Matthew 9.1-38 Thu, Sep 21, 2017 123, 124, 125 Judges 7.1-25 Matthew 10.1-23 Fri, Sep 22, 2017 126, 127, 128 Judges 8.1-21 Matthew 10.24-42 Sat, Sep 23, 2017 129, 130, 131 Judges 8.22-35 Matthew 11.1-30 Sun, Sep 24, 2017 132, 133, 134 Judges 9.1-29 Matthew 12.1-32 Mon, Sep 25, 2017 135, 136 Judges 9.30-57 Matthew 12.33-50 Tue, Sep 26, 2017 137, 138, 139 Judges 10.1-18 Matthew 13.1-30

Wed, Sep 27, 2017 140, 141 Judges 11.1-28 Matthew 13.31-58 Thu, Sep 28, 2017 142, 143 Judges 11.29-40 Matthew 14.1-21 Fri, Sep 29, 2017 144, 145 Judges 12.1-15 Matthew 14.22-36 Sat, Sep 30, 2017 146, 147, 148 Judges 13.1-14 Matthew 15.1-20 Sun, Oct 1, 2017 149, 150 Judges 13.15-25 Matthew 15.21-39 Mon, Oct 2, 2017 1, 2, 3 Judges 14.1-20 Matthew 16.1-28 Tue, Oct 3, 2017 4, 5, 6 Judges 15.1-20 Matthew 17.1-27 Wed, Oct 4, 2017 7, 8 Judges 16.1-22 Matthew 18.1-20 Thu, Oct 5, 2017 9, 10, 11 Judges 16.23-31 Matthew 18.21-35 Fri, Oct 6, 2017 12, 13, 14, 15 Judges 17.1-13 Matthew 19.1-30 Sat, Oct 7, 2017 16, 17 Judges 18.1-10 Matthew 20.1-34 Sun, Oct 8, 2017 18 Judges 18.11-31 Matthew 21.1-22 Mon, Oct 9, 2017 19, 20 Judges 19.1-21 Matthew 21.23-46 Tue, Oct 10, 2017 21, 22 Judges 19.22-30 Matthew 22.1-22 82 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Wed, Oct 11, 2017 23, 24, 25 Judges 20.1-23 Matthew 22.23-46 Thu, Oct 12, 2017 26, 27, 28 Judges 20.24-48 Matthew 23.1-39 Fri, Oct 13, 2017 29, 30, 31 Judges 21.1-12 Matthew 24.1-35 Sat, Oct 14, 2017 32, 33, 34 Judges 21.13-25 Matthew 24.36-51 Sun, Oct 15, 2017 35, 36 Ruth 1.1-22 Matthew 25.1-30 Mon, Oct 16, 2017 37, 38 Ruth 2.1-13 Matthew 25.31-46 Tue, Oct 17, 2017 39, 40, 41 Ruth 2.14-23 Matthew 26.1-35 Wed, Oct 18, 2017 42, 43, 44 Ruth 3.1-18 Matthew 26.36-75 Thu, Oct 19, 2017 45, 46, 47, 48 Ruth 4.1-12 Matthew 27.1-31 Fri, Oct 20, 2017 49, 50 Ruth 4.13-22 Matthew 27.32-66 Sat, Oct 21, 2017 51, 52, 53 Zephaniah 1.1-6 Matthew 28.1-20 Sun, Oct 22, 2017 54, 55, 56 Zephaniah 1.7-18 Philippians 1.1-30 Mon, Oct 23, 2017 57, 58, 59, 60 Zephaniah 2.1-15 Philippians 2.1-11 Tue, Oct 24, 2017 61, 62, 63 Zephaniah 3.1-13 Philippians 2.12-30 Wed, Oct 25, 2017 64, 65, 66 Zephaniah 3.14-20 Philippians 3.1-4.1 Thu, Oct 26, 2017 67, 68 Ecclesiastes 1.1-18 Philippians 4.2-23 Fri, Oct 27, 2017 69, 70 Ecclesiastes 2.1-11 Romans 1.1-32 Sat, Oct 28, 2017 71, 72 Ecclesiastes 2.12-26 Romans 2.1-29

Sun, Oct 29, 2017 73, 74, 75 Ecclesiastes 3.1-8 Romans 3.1-31 Mon, Oct 30, 2017 76, 77 Ecclesiastes 3.9-22 Romans 4.1-25 Tue, Oct 31, 2017 78 Ecclesiastes 4.1-16 Romans 5.1-21 Wed, Nov 1, 2017 79, 80 Ecclesiastes 5.1-7 Romans 6.1-23 Thu, Nov 2, 2017 81, 82 Ecclesiastes 5.8-20 Romans 7.1-25 Fri, Nov 3, 2017 83, 84, 85 Ecclesiastes 6.1-12 Romans 8.1-17 Sat, Nov 4, 2017 86, 87 Ecclesiastes 7.1-13 Romans 8.18-39 Sun, Nov 5, 2017 88, 89 Ecclesiastes 7.14-29 Romans 9.1-33 Mon, Nov 6, 2017 90, 91, 92 Ecclesiastes 8.1-17 Romans 10.1-21 Tue, Nov 7, 2017 93, 94, 95 Ecclesiastes 9.1-10 Romans 11.1-24 Wed, Nov 8, 2017 96, 97 Ecclesiastes 9.11-18 Romans 11.25-36 Thu, Nov 9, 2017 98, 99, 100 Ecclesiastes 10.1-20 Romans 12.1-21 Fri, Nov 10, 2017 101, 102, 103 Ecclesiastes 11.1-10 Romans 13.1-14 Sat, Nov 11, 2017 104, 105 Ecclesiastes 12.1-14 Romans 14.1-23 Lectionary - 83 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Sun, Nov 12, 2017 106 Daniel 1.1-21 Romans 15.1-13 Mon, Nov 13, 2017 107, 108, 109 Daniel 2.1-30 Romans 15.14-33 Tue, Nov 14, 2017 110, 111, 112 Daniel 2.31-49 Romans 16.1-27 Wed, Nov 15, 2017 113, 114, 115 Daniel 3.1-18 Hebrews 1.1-14 Thu, Nov 16, 2017 116, 117, 118 Daniel 3.19-30 Hebrews 2.1-18 Fri, Nov 17, 2017 119.1-40 Daniel 4.1-18 Hebrews 3.1-19 Sat, Nov 18, 2017 119.41-80 Daniel 4.19-37 Hebrews 4.1-16 Sun, Nov 19, 2017 119.81-128 Daniel 5.1-12 Hebrews 5.1-14 Mon, Nov 20, 2017 119.129-176 Daniel 5.13-31 Hebrews 6.1-20 Tue, Nov 21, 2017 120, 121, 122 Daniel 6.1-18 Hebrews 7.1-10 Wed, Nov 22, 2017 123, 124, 125 Daniel 6.19-28 Hebrews 7.11-28 Thu, Nov 23, 2017 126, 127, 128 Daniel 7.1-14 Hebrews 8.1-13 Fri, Nov 24, 2017 129, 130, 131 Daniel 7.15-28 Hebrews 9.1-14 Sat, Nov 25, 2017 132, 133, 134 Daniel 8.1-14 Hebrews 9.15-28 Sun, Nov 26, 2017 135, 136 Daniel 8.15-27 Hebrews 10.1-18 Mon, Nov 27, 2017 137, 138, 139 Daniel 9.1-19 Hebrews 10.19-39 Tue, Nov 28, 2017 140, 141 Daniel 9.20-27 Hebrews 11.1-22 Wed, Nov 29, 2017 142, 143 Daniel 10.1-21 Hebrews 11.23-40

Thu, Nov 30, 2017 144, 145 Daniel 11.1-19 Hebrews 12.1-17 Fri, Dec 1, 2017 146, 147, 148 Daniel 11.20-45 Hebrews 12.18-29 Sat, Dec 2, 2017 149, 150 Daniel 12.1-13 Hebrews 13.1-25 ADVENT (purple) Sun, Dec 3, 2017 1, 2, 3 Jeremiah 1.1-19 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10 Mon, Dec 4, 2017 4, 5, 6 Jeremiah 2.1-19 1 Thessalonians 2.1-20 5, Tue, Dec 5, 2017 7, 9, 10 Jeremiah 2.20-3.5 1 Thessalonians 3.1-13 Wed, Dec 6, 2017 11, 12, 13 Jeremiah 3.6-24 1 Thessalonians 4.1-18 Thu, Dec 7, 2017 14, 15, 16 Jeremiah 4.1-4 1 Thessalonians 5.1-28 Fri, Dec 8, 2017 17, 18 Jeremiah 4.5-31 2 Thessalonians 1.1-12 Sat, Dec 9, 2017 19, 20, 21 Jeremiah 5.1-17 2 Thessalonians 2.1-17 Sun, Dec 10, 2017 22, 23, 24 Jeremiah 5.18-31 2 Thessalonians 3.1-18 Mon, Dec 11, 2017 25, 26, 27 Jeremiah 6.1-15 Ephesians 1.1-23 Tue, Dec 12, 2017 28, 29, 30 Jeremiah 6.16-30 Ephesians 2.1-22 84 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Wed, Dec 13, 2017 32, 33, 34 Jeremiah 7.1-34 Ephesians 3.1-13 Thu, Dec 14, 2017 35, 36 Jeremiah 8.1-17 Ephesians 3.14-21 Fri, Dec 15, 2017 37, 38 Jeremiah 8.18-9.16 Ephesians 4.1-16 Sat, Dec 16, 2017 39, 40, 41 Jeremiah 9.17-26 Ephesians 4.17-32 Sun, Dec 17, 2017 42, 43 Jeremiah 10.1-25 Ephesians 5.1-21 Mon, Dec 18, 2017 44, 45, 46 Jeremiah 11.1-23 Ephesians 5.22-6.9 Tue, Dec 19, 2017 47, 48 Jeremiah 12.1-17 Ephesians 6.10-24 Wed, Dec 20, 2017 80 Jeremiah 13.1-27 Luke 1.26-38 Thu, Dec 21, 2017 89 Jeremiah 14.1-22 Luke 1.39-45 Fri, Dec 22, 2017 113, 114 Isaiah 40.1-11 Luke 1.46-56 Sat, Dec 23, 2017 117, 118 Ezekiel 34.11-24 Luke 1.67-79 Sun, Dec 24, 2017 96, 100, Isaiah 62.6-12 Luke 2.1-20 CHRISTMASTIDE (white) Mon, Dec 25, 2017 Christmas Day: Ps 97-98, Isa 9.1-7, Tit 2.11-14, Jn 1.1-18 Tue, Dec 26, 2017 31 Isaiah 52.7-12 John 1.19-34 Wed, Dec 27, 2017 146, 147 Isaiah 61.10-62.5 John 1.35-51 Thu, Dec 28, 2017 124 Jeremiah 31.1-17 Mt 2.13-18 / Rev 21.1-7 Fri, Dec 29, 2017 148, 149, 150 Genesis 12.1-9 John 2.1-25

Sat, Dec 30, 2017 99, 110 Exodus 40.34-38 John 3.1-21 Sun, Dec 31, 2017 85, 86 Isaiah 61.1-4 John 3.22-36 Mon, Jan 1, 2018 8 Ex 34.1-9 Lk 2.15-21 / Rom 1.1-7 Tue, Jan 2, 2018 77 Jeremiah 15.1-21 John 4.1-26 Wed, Jan 3, 2018 115, 116 Jeremiah 16.1-21 John 4.27-54 Thu, Jan 4, 2018 84 Jeremiah 17.1-13 John 5.1-18 Fri, Jan 5, 2018 49, 50 Jeremiah 17.14-27 John 5.19-47 Sat, Jan 6, 2018 Epiphany: Ps 72, Isa 60.1-9, Eph 3.1-13, Mt 2.1-12 ORDINARY TIME (green) Sun, Jan 7, 2018 51 Jeremiah 18.1-23 John 6.1-21 Mon, Jan 8, 2018 52, 53, 54 Jeremiah 19.1-15 John 6.22-71 Tue, Jan 9, 2018 55, 56, 57 Jeremiah 20.1-18 John 7.1-24 Wed, Jan 10, 2018 58, 59, 60 Jeremiah 21.1-14 John 7.25-52 Thu, Jan 11, 2018 61, 62, 63 Jeremiah 22.1-10 John 7.53-8.30 Lectionary - 85 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Fri, Jan 12, 2018 64, 65 Jeremiah 22.11-30 John 8.31-59 Sat, Jan 13, 2018 66, 67 Jeremiah 23.1-22 John 9.1-41 Sun, Jan 14, 2018 68 Jeremiah 23.23-40 John 10.1-21 Mon, Jan 15, 2018 69, 70, 71 Jeremiah 24.1-10 John 10.22-42 Tue, Jan 16, 2018 73 Jeremiah 25.1-14 John 11.1-27 Wed, Jan 17, 2018 74, 75, 76 Jeremiah 25.15-38 John 11.28-57 Thu, Jan 18, 2018 78 Jeremiah 26.1-24 John 12.1-26 Fri, Jan 19, 2018 79, 81 Jeremiah 27.1-22 John 12.27-50 Sat, Jan 20, 2018 82, 83 Jeremiah 28.1-17 John 13.1-20 Sun, Jan 21, 2018 87, 88 Jeremiah 29.1-32 John 13.21-38 Mon, Jan 22, 2018 90 Jeremiah 30.1-24 John 14.1-31 Tue, Jan 23, 2018 91, 92 Jeremiah 31.1-20 John 15.1-27 Wed, Jan 24, 2018 93, 94, 95 Jeremiah 31.21-40 John 16.1-15 Thu, Jan 25, 2018 101, 102 Jeremiah 32.1-25 John 16.16-33 Fri, Jan 26, 2018 103 Jeremiah 32.26-44 John 17.1-26 Sat, Jan 27, 2018 104, 105 Jeremiah 33.1-13 John 18.1-40 Sun, Jan 28, 2018 106 Jeremiah 33.14-26 John 19.1-42 Mon, Jan 29, 2018 107, 108 Jeremiah 34.1-22 John 20.1-31

Tue, Jan 30, 2018 109 Jeremiah 35.1-19 John 21.1-25 Wed, Jan 31, 2018 111, 112 Jeremiah 36.1-32 1 Peter 1.1-21 Thu, Feb 1, 2018 119.1-56 Jeremiah 37.1-21 1 Peter 1.22-2.10 Fri, Feb 2, 2018 119.57-120 Jeremiah 38.1-13 1 Peter 2.11-3.7 Sat, Feb 3, 2018 119.121-176 Jeremiah 38.14-28 1 Peter 3.8-4.6 Sun, Feb 4, 2018 120, 121, 122, 123 Jeremiah 39.1-18 1 Peter 4.7-19 Mon, Feb 5, 2018 125, 126, 127 Jeremiah 40.1-16 1 Peter 5.1-14 Tue, Feb 6, 2018 128, 129 Jeremiah 41.1-18 2 Peter 1.1-21 Wed, Feb 7, 2018 130, 131 Jeremiah 42.1-22 2 Peter 2.1-22 Thu, Feb 8, 2018 132, 133, 134 Jeremiah 43.1-13 2 Peter 3.1-18 Fri, Feb 9, 2018 135, 136 Jeremiah 44.1-30 Colossians 1.1-14 Sat, Feb 10, 2018 137, 138 Jeremiah 45.1-46.28 Colossians 1.15-29 Sun, Feb 11, 2018 139, 140 Jeremiah 47.1-48.20 Colossians 2.1-23 Mon, Feb 12, 2018 141, 142, 143 Jeremiah 48.21-47 Colossians 3.1-4.1 86 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Tue, Feb 13, 2018 144, 145 Jeremiah 49.1-22 Colossians 4.2-18 LENT (purple) Wed, Feb 14, 2018 Ash Wednesday: Ps 103, Joel 2.1-17, 2 Cor 5.20-6.10, Mt 6.1-21 Thu, Feb 15, 2018 1, 2 Jeremiah 49.23-39 James 1 Fri, Feb 16, 2018 3, 4 Jeremiah 50.1-28 James 2 Sat, Feb 17, 2018 5 Jeremiah 50.29-46 James 3 Sun, Feb 18, 2018 6 Jeremiah 51.1-33 James 4 Mon, Feb 19, 2018 7, 8 Jeremiah 51.34-64 James 5 Tue, Feb 20, 2018 9, 10 Jeremiah 52.1-23 1 John 1 Wed, Feb 21, 2018 11, 12 Jeremiah 52.24-34 1 John 2.1-27 Thu, Feb 22, 2018 13, 14, 15 Lamentations 1.1-22 1 John 2.28-3.24 Fri, Feb 23, 2018 17 Lamentations 2.1-22 1 John 4 Sat, Feb 24, 2018 18 Lamentations 3.1-33 1 John 5 Sun, Feb 25, 2018 32 Lamentations 3.34-66 Galatians 1.1-10 Mon, Feb 26, 2018 19, 20 Lamentations 4.1-22 Galatians 1.11-24 Tue, Feb 27, 2018 21, 23 Lamentations 5.1-22 Galatians 2.1-21 Wed, Feb 28, 2018 24, 25 Hosea 1.1-11 Galatians 3.1-29 Thu, Mar 1, 2018 26, 27 Hosea 2.1-13 Galatians 4.1-31

Fri, Mar 2, 2018 28, 29 Hosea 2.14-23 Galatians 5.1-15 Sat, Mar 3, 2018 30, 31 Hosea 3.1-5 Galatians 5.16-26 Sun, Mar 4, 2018 38 Hosea 4.1-19 Galatians 6.1-18 Mon, Mar 5, 2018 34 Hosea 5.1-15 Mark 1.1-45 Tue, Mar 6, 2018 35 Hosea 6.1-10 Mark 2.1-27 Wed, Mar 7, 2018 37 Hosea 6.11-7.16 Mark 3.1-35 Thu, Mar 8, 2018 39 Hosea 8.1-14 Mark 4.1-34 Fri, Mar 9, 2018 40, 41 Hosea 9.1-17 Mark 4.35-5.20 Sat, Mar 10, 2018 42, 43 Hosea 10.1-15 Mark 5.21-43 Sun, Mar 11, 2018 44, 45 Hosea 11.1-12 Mark 6.1-29 Mon, Mar 12, 2018 51 Hosea 12.1-14 Mark 6.30-56 Tue, Mar 13, 2018 46 Hosea 13.1-16 Mark 7.1-23 Wed, Mar 14, 2018 48, 49 Hosea 14.1-9 Mark 7.24-8.10 Thu, Mar 15, 2018 50, 52 Haggai 1.1-15 Mark 8.11-9.1 Lectionary - 87 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Fri, Mar 16, 2018 53, 54 Haggai 2.1-9 Mark 9.2-29 Sat, Mar 17, 2018 55, 56 Haggai 2.10-23 Mark 9.30-50 Sun, Mar 18, 2018 102, 130 Malachi 1.1-14 Mark 10.1-31 Mon, Mar 19, 2018 57, 58 Malachi 2.1-9 Mark 10.32-52 Tue, Mar 20, 2018 59, 60 Malachi 2.10-16 Mark 11.1-26 Wed, Mar 21, 2018 61, 62 Malachi 2.17-3.5 Mark 11.27-12.12 Thu, Mar 22, 2018 63, 64 Malachi 3.6-15 Mark 12.13-34 Fri, Mar 23, 2018 65, 66 Malachi 3.16-18 Mark 12.35-13.13 Sat, Mar 24, 2018 143 Malachi 4.1-6 Mark 13.14-37 HOLY WEEK (red) Sun, Mar 25, 2018 Palm Sunday: Ps 118, Isa 52.13-53.12, Phil 2.5-11, Mk 11.1-11, Mk 14-15 Mon, Mar 26, 2018 36 Isaiah 42.1-9 Matthew 26 Tue, Mar 27, 2018 71 Isaiah 49.1-6 Matthew 27 Wed, Mar 28, 2018 70 Isaiah 50.4-9 Luke 22 Thu, Mar 29, 2018 Maundy Thursday.: Ps 78, Ex 12.1-14, 1 Cor 11.23-34, Lk 23, Jn 13.1-15 Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Good Friday: Ps 22, Gen 22.1-18, Heb 10.1-25, Jn 18-19 Sat, Mar 31, 2018 Holy Saturday: Ps 130, Job 14.1-17, 1 Pt 4.1-8, Mt 27.57-66 EASTERTIDE (white)

Sun, Apr 1, 2018 Easter: Ps 118, Acts 10.34-43, Col 3.1-4, Mk 16.1-8 Mon, Apr 2, 2018 16, 136 Acts 2.14-32 Matthew 28.9-15 Tue, Apr 3, 2018 33, 114 Acts 2.33-47 John 20.11-18 Wed, Apr 4, 2018 105 Acts 3.1-10 Luke 24.13-35 Thu, Apr 5, 2018 8 Acts 3.11-26 Luke 24.36-49 Fri, Apr 6, 2018 116 1 Peter 1.3-9 John 21.1-14 Sat, Apr 7, 2018 118 Acts 4.1-22 Mark 16.9-20 Sun, Apr 8, 2018 111 Genesis 1.1-2.3 Acts 1.1-11 Mon, Apr 9, 2018 67, 68 Genesis 2.4-25 Acts 1.12-26 Tue, Apr 10, 2018 69 Genesis 3.1-24 Acts 4.23-37 Wed, Apr 11, 2018 72 Genesis 4.1-26 Acts 5.1-42 Thu, Apr 12, 2018 73 Genesis 5.1-32 Acts 6.1-7.16 Fri, Apr 13, 2018 74, 75 Genesis 6.1-22 Acts 7.17-34 Sat, Apr 14, 2018 78 Genesis 7.1-24 Acts 7.35-8.4 88 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Sun, Apr 15, 2018 76, 77 Genesis 8.1-22 Acts 8.5-25 Mon, Apr 16, 2018 79, 80 Genesis 9.1-29 Acts 8.26-40 Tue, Apr 17, 2018 81, 82 Genesis 10.1-32 Acts 9.1-31 Wed, Apr 18, 2018 83, 84 Genesis 11.1-32 Acts 9.32-43 Thu, Apr 19, 2018 85, 86 Genesis 12.1-20 Acts 10.1-23 Fri, Apr 20, 2018 87, 88 Genesis 13.1-18 Acts 10.24-48 Sat, Apr 21, 2018 89 Genesis 14.1-24 Acts 11.1-30 Sun, Apr 22, 2018 90 Genesis 15.1-21 Acts 12.1-24 Mon, Apr 23, 2018 91, 92 Genesis 16.1-16 Acts 12.25-13.12 Tue, Apr 24, 2018 93, 94 Genesis 17.1-27 Acts 13.13-43 Wed, Apr 25, 2018 95, 96, 97 Genesis 18.1-21 Acts 13.44-14.7 Thu, Apr 26, 2018 98, 99, 100 Genesis 18.22-33 Acts 14.8-28 Fri, Apr 27, 2018 101, 103 Genesis 19.1-38 Acts 15.1-21 Sat, Apr 28, 2018 106 Genesis 20.1-18 Acts 15.22-35 Sun, Apr 29, 2018 107, 108 Genesis 21.1-21 Acts 15.36-16.5 Mon, Apr 30, 2018 109, 110, 112 Genesis 21.22-34 Acts 16.6-40 Tue, May 1, 2018 113, 115,, 117 Genesis 22.1-24 Acts 17.1-34 Wed, May 2, 2018 119.1-56 Genesis 23.1-20 Acts 18.1-23

Thu, May 3, 2018 119.57-112 Genesis 24.1-28 Acts 18.24-19.7 Fri, May 4, 2018 119.113-176 Genesis 24.29-67 Acts 19.8-41 Sat, May 5, 2018 120, 121 Genesis 25.1-34 Acts 20.1-16 Sun, May 6, 2018 122, 123, 124 Genesis 26.1-35 Acts 20.17-38 Mon, May 7, 2018 125, 126 Genesis 27.1-29 Acts 21.1-36 Tue, May 8, 2018 127, 128 Genesis 27.30-46 Acts 21.37-22.22 Wed, May 9, 2018 129, 130, 131 Genesis 28.1-22 Acts 22.23-23.11 Thu, May 10, 2018 Ascension Day: Ps 47, Acts 1.1-26, Eph 1.15-23, Lk 24.44-53 Fri, May 11, 2018 132, 133, 134 Genesis 29.1-30 Acts 23.12-35 Sat, May 12, 2018 135, 137, 138 Genesis 29.321-30.24 Acts 24.1-23 Sun, May 13, 2018 139 Genesis 30.25-43 Acts 24.24-25.12 Mon, May 14, 2018 140, 141 Genesis 31.1-21 Acts 25.13-27 Tue, May 15, 2018 142, 144 Genesis 31.22-55 Acts 26 Wed, May 16, 2018 145 Genesis 32.1-21 Acts 27.1-26 Lectionary - 89 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Thu, May 17, 2018 146, 147 Genesis 32.22-32 Acts 27.27-44 Fri, May 18, 2018 148, 149 Genesis 33.1-20 Acts 28.1-15 Sat, May 19, 2018 150 Genesis 34.1-31 Acts 28.16-31 Sun, May 20, 2018 Pentecost (red): Ps 104, Acts 2.1-13, 1 Cor 12.4-13, Jn 20.19-23 ORDINARY TIME (green) Mon, May 21, 2018 1, 2, 3 Genesis 35.1-29 1 Corinthians 1.1-31 Tue, May 22, 2018 4, 5, 6 Genesis 36.1-43 1 Corinthians 2.1-16 Wed, May 23, 2018 7, 8 Genesis 37.1-36 1 Corinthians 3.1-23 Thu, May 24, 2018 9, 10, 11 Genesis 38.1-30 1 Corinthians 4.1-21 Fri, May 25, 2018 12, 13, 14, 15 Genesis 39.1-23 1 Corinthians 5.1-13 Sat, May 26, 2018 16, 17 Genesis 40.1-23 1 Corinthians 6.1-20 Sun, May 27, 2018 18 Genesis 41.1-36 1 Corinthians 7.1-16 Mon, May 28, 2018 19, 20 Genesis 41.37-57 1 Corinthians 7.17-40 Tue, May 29, 2018 21, 22 Genesis 42.1-38 1 Corinthians 8.1-13 Wed, May 30, 2018 23, 24, 25 Genesis 43.1-34 1 Corinthians 9.1-27 Thu, May 31, 2018 26, 27, 28 Genesis 44.1-34 1 Corinthians 10.1-11.1 Fri, Jun 1, 2018 29, 30, 31 Genesis 45.1-28 1 Corinthians 11.2-34 Sat, Jun 2, 2018 32, 33, 34 Genesis 46.1-34 1 Corinthians 12.1-31

Sun, Jun 3, 2018 35, 36 Genesis 47.1-12 1 Corinthians 13.1-13 Mon, Jun 4, 2018 37, 38 Genesis 47.13-31 1 Corinthians 14.1-40 Tue, Jun 5, 2018 39, 40, 41 Genesis 48.1-22 1 Corinthians 15.1-58 Wed, Jun 6, 2018 42, 43, 44 Genesis 49.1-27 1 Corinthians 16.1-24 Thu, Jun 7, 2018 45, 46, 47, 48 Genesis 49.28-50.14 2 Corinthians 1.1-24 Fri, Jun 8, 2018 49, 50 Genesis 50.15-26 2 Corinthians 2.1-17 Sat, Jun 9, 2018 51, 52, 53 Song of Sol. 1.1-2.1 2 Corinthians 3.1-18 Sun, Jun 10, 2018 54, 55, 56 Song of Sol. 2.2-17 2 Corinthians 4.1-18 Mon, Jun 11, 2018 57, 58, 59, 60 Song of Sol. 3.1-11 2 Corinthians 5.1-21 Tue, Jun 12, 2018 61, 62, 63 Song of Sol. 4.1-15 2 Corinthians 6.1-7.1 Wed, Jun 13, 2018 64, 65, 66 Song of Sol. 4.16-6.1 2 Corinthians 7.2-16 Thu, Jun 14, 2018 67, 68 Song of Sol. 6.2-13 2 Corinthians 8.1-24 Fri, Jun 15, 2018 69, 70 Song of Sol. 7.1-13 2 Corinthians 9.1-15 Sat, Jun 16, 2018 71, 72 Song of Sol. 8.1-14 2 Corinthians 10.1-18 90 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Sun, Jun 17, 2018 73, 74, 75 Exodus 1.1-22 2 Corinthians 11.1-33 Mon, Jun 18, 2018 76, 77 Exodus 2.1-10 2 Corinthians 12.1-21 Tue, Jun 19, 2018 78 Exodus 2.11-25 2 Corinthians 13.1-14 Wed, Jun 20, 2018 79, 80 Exodus 3.1-22 Luke 1.1-38 Thu, Jun 21, 2018 81, 82 Exodus 4.1-17 Luke 1.39-80 Fri, Jun 22, 2018 83, 84, 85 Exodus 4.18-31 Luke 2.1-38 Sat, Jun 23, 2018 86, 87 Exodus 5.1-23 Luke 2.39-52 Sun, Jun 24, 2018 88, 89 Exodus 6.1-13 Luke 3.1-38 Mon, Jun 25, 2018 90, 91, 92 Exodus 6.14-30 Luke 4.1-13 Tue, Jun 26, 2018 93, 94, 95 Exodus 7.1-13 Luke 4.14-44 Wed, Jun 27, 2018 96, 97 Exodus 7.14-25 Luke 5.1-39 Thu, Jun 28, 2018 98, 99, 100 Exodus 8.1-32 Luke 6.1-49 Fri, Jun 29, 2018 101, 102, 103 Exodus 9.1-35 Luke 7.1-35 Sat, Jun 30, 2018 104, 105 Exodus 10.1-29 Luke 7.36-50 Sun, Jul 1, 2018 106 Exodus 11.1-10 Luke 8.1-25 Mon, Jul 2, 2018 107, 108, 109 Exodus 12.1-28 Luke 8.26-56 Tue, Jul 3, 2018 110, 111, 112 Exodus 12.29-51 Luke 9.1-27 Wed, Jul 4, 2018 113, 114, 115 Exodus 13.1-22 Luke 9.28-62

Thu, Jul 5, 2018 116, 117, 118 Exodus 14.1-31 Luke 10.1-42 Fri, Jul 6, 2018 119.1-40 Exodus 15.1-27 Luke 11.1-36 Sat, Jul 7, 2018 119.41-80 Exodus 16.1-36 Luke 11.37-54 Sun, Jul 8, 2018 119.81-128 Exodus 17.1-16 Luke 12.1-34 Mon, Jul 9, 2018 119.129-176 Exodus 18.1-27 Luke 12.35-59 Tue, Jul 10, 2018 120, 121, 122 Exodus 19.1-25 Luke 13.1-35 Wed, Jul 11, 2018 123, 124, 125 Exodus 20.1-21 Luke 14.1-35 Thu, Jul 12, 2018 126, 127, 128 Exodus 20.22-21.32 Luke 15.1-32 Fri, Jul 13, 2018 129, 130, 131 Exodus 21.33-22.15 Luke 16.1-31 Sat, Jul 14, 2018 132, 133, 134 Exodus 22.16-23.9 Luke 17.1-37 Sun, Jul 15, 2018 135, 136 Exodus 23.10-33 Luke 18.1-17 Mon, Jul 16, 2018 137, 138, 139 Exodus 24.1-18 Luke 18.18-43 Tue, Jul 17, 2018 140, 141 Exodus 25.1-22 Luke 19.1-27 Wed, Jul 18, 2018 142, 143 Exodus 25.23-40 Luke 19.28-48 Lectionary - 91 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Thu, Jul 19, 2018 144, 145 Exodus 26.1-37 Luke 20.1-26 Fri, Jul 20, 2018 146, 147, 148 Exodus 27.1-21 Luke 20.27-47 Sat, Jul 21, 2018 149, 150 Exodus 28.1-43 Luke 21.1-38 Sun, Jul 22, 2018 1, 2, 3 Exodus 29.1-46 Luke 22.1-38 Mon, Jul 23, 2018 4, 5, 6 Exodus 30.1-16 Luke 22.39-71 Tue, Jul 24, 2018 7, 8 Exodus 30.17-38 Luke 23.1-25 Wed, Jul 25, 2018 9, 10, 11 Exodus 31.1-18 Luke 23.26-56 Thu, Jul 26, 2018 12, 13, 14, 15 Exodus 32.1-35 Luke 24.1-35 Fri, Jul 27, 2018 16, 17 Exodus 33.1-23 Luke 24.36-53 Sat, Jul 28, 2018 18 Exodus 34.1-9 Philemon 1-25 Sun, Jul 29, 2018 19, 20 Exodus 34.10-35 1 Timothy 1.1-20 Mon, Jul 30, 2018 21, 22 Exodus 35.1-29 1 Timothy 2.1-15 Tue, Jul 31, 2018 23, 24, 25 Exodus 35.30-36.13 1 Timothy 3.1-16 Wed, Aug 1, 2018 26, 27, 28 Exodus 36.14-38 1 Timothy 4.1-16 Thu, Aug 2, 2018 29, 30, 31 Exodus 37.1-29 1 Timothy 5.1-6.2 Fri, Aug 3, 2018 32, 33, 34 Exodus 38.1-31 1 Timothy 6.3-21 Sat, Aug 4, 2018 35, 36 Exodus 39.1-43 2 Timothy 1.1-18 Sun, Aug 5, 2018 37, 38 Exodus 40.1-33 2 Timothy 2.1-26

Mon, Aug 6, 2018 39, 40, 41 Exodus 40.34-38 2 Timothy 3.1-17 Tue, Aug 7, 2018 42, 43, 44 Ezra 1.1-11 2 Timothy 4.1-22 Wed, Aug 8, 2018 45, 46, 47, 48 Ezra 2.1-35 Titus 1.1-16 Thu, Aug 9, 2018 49, 50 Ezra 2.36-70 Titus 2.1-15 Fri, Aug 10, 2018 51, 52, 53 Ezra 3.1-13 Titus 3.1-15 Sat, Aug 11, 2018 54, 55, 56 Ezra 4.1-24 Jude 1-25 Sun, Aug 12, 2018 57, 58, 59, 60 Ezra 5.1-17 Revelation 1.1-20 Mon, Aug 13, 2018 61, 62, 63 Ezra 6.1-22 Revelation 2.1-29 Tue, Aug 14, 2018 64, 65, 66 Ezra 7.1-28 Revelation 3.1-22 Wed, Aug 15, 2018 67, 68 Ezra 8.1-36 Revelation 4.1-11 Thu, Aug 16, 2018 69, 70 Ezra 9.1-15 Revelation 5.1-14 Fri, Aug 17, 2018 71, 72 Ezra 10.1-17 Revelation 6.1-17 Sat, Aug 18, 2018 73, 74, 75 Ezra 10.18-44 Revelation 7.1-17 Sun, Aug 19, 2018 76, 77 Esther 1.1-22 Revelation 8.1-9.21 92 DAILY LECTIONARY *A chapter of Proverbs each day is encouraged. Date Psalm Old Testament New Testament Mon, Aug 20, 2018 78 Esther 2.1-23 Revelation 10.1-11.19 Tue, Aug 21, 2018 79, 80 Esther 3.1-15 Revelation 12.1-17 Wed, Aug 22, 2018 81, 82 Esther 4.1-17 Revelation 13.1-18 Thu, Aug 23, 2018 83, 84, 85 Esther 5.1-14 Revelation 14.1-20 Fri, Aug 24, 2018 86, 87 Esther 6.1-13 Revelation 15.1-16.21 Sat, Aug 25, 2018 88, 89 Esther 6.14-7.10 Revelation 17.1-18 Sun, Aug 26, 2018 90, 91, 92 Esther 8.1-17 Revelation 18.1-24 Mon, Aug 27, 2018 93, 94, 95 Esther 9.1-19 Revelation 19.1-21 Tue, Aug 28, 2018 96, 97 Esther 9.20-10.3 Revelation 20.1-15 Wed, Aug 29, 2018 98, 99, 100 Jonah 1.1-17 Revelation 21.1-27 Thu, Aug 30, 2018 101, 102, 103 Jonah 2.1-3.10 Revelation 22.1-21 Fri, Aug 31, 2018 104, 105 Jonah 4.1-11 2 John & 3 John

Lectionary - 93 Appendix MEMBERSHIP COVENANT 1. I believe Jesus is Lord. A. In response to the Gospel, I have been baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and I seek to live a life of repentance and faith characterized by joy, thanksgiving, and hope. B. I believe the Bible is God’s word written and I affirm the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds. C. I understand that Church of the Cross affirms the 2008 Jerusalem Declaration as a faithful summary of the Christian faith that we endeavor to practice together as an Anglican church.

2. I am a child of God, a disciple of Jesus who seeks to grow to maturity by becoming like him. By the power of the Holy Spirit, I seek to live by the motto “not my will but yours” and to take up my cross daily, in love of God and neighbor, and give my life away.

3. As a result, I am intentionally committed to: Worship (Up) Celebrating, praising, yielding to, and engaging with God (Rom 12.1-2). Through all of life and through the practice of spiritual disciplines, especially Sunday gatherings, Bible reading, prayer, and giving. I will fight against idolatry and pursue purity of heart. Community (In) Living a life of love with others at Church of the Cross (Jn 13.34). Through spiritual companionship, bearing one another’s burdens, supporting leaders, and hospitality. I will fight against isolation.

Mission (Out) Living for the sake of others as Christ’s ambassador (2 Cor 5.20). Through faithfulness on my frontline and in ministries of mercy and justice, proclamation, and hospitality. I will fight against self-absorption.

Catechesis (Deep) Growing in my understanding of the Gospel, the Bible, and their implications for my life (Ps 1.2). Through further study of the Bible, doctrine, spirituality, and ethics. I will fight against shallowness. 96 THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION June 29, 2008

In the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit:

We, the participants in the Global Anglican Future Conference, have met in the land of Jesus’ birth. We express our loyalty as disciples to the King of kings, the Lord Jesus. We joyfully embrace his command to proclaim the reality of his kingdom which he first announced in this land. The gospel of the kingdom is the good news of salvation, liberation and transformation for all. In light of the above, we agree to chart a way forward together that promotes and protects the biblical gospel and mission to the world, solemnly declaring the following tenets of orthodoxy which underpin our Anglican identity. 1. We rejoice in the gospel of God through which we have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Because God first loved us, we love him and as believers bring forth fruits of love, ongoing repentance, lively hope and thanksgiving to God in all things. 2. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God written and to contain all things necessary for salvation. The Bible is to be translated, read, preached, taught and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the church’s historic and consensual reading. 3. We uphold the four Ecumenical Councils and the three historic Creeds as expressing the rule of faith of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church. 4. We uphold the Thirty-nine Articles as containing the true doctrine of the Church agreeing with God’s Word and as authoritative for Anglicans today. 5. We gladly proclaim and submit to the unique and universal Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, humanity’s only Saviour from sin, judgement and hell, who lived the life we could not live and died the death that we deserve. By his atoning death and glorious resurrection, he secured the redemption of all who come to him in repentance and faith. 6. We rejoice in our Anglican sacramental and liturgical heritage as an expression of the gospel, and we uphold the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as a true and authoritative standard of worship and prayer, to be translated and locally adapted for each culture. 7. We recognise that God has called and gifted bishops, priests and deacons in historic succession to equip all the people of God for their ministry in the world. We uphold the classic Anglican Ordinal as an authoritative standard of clerical orders. 8. We acknowledge God’s creation of humankind as male and female and the unchangeable standard of Christian marriage between one man and one woman as the proper place for sexual intimacy and the basis of the family. We

The Jerusalem Declaration - 97 repent of our failures to maintain this standard and call for a renewed commitment to lifelong fidelity in marriage and abstinence for those who are not married. 9. We gladly accept the Great Commission of the risen Lord to make disciples of all nations, to seek those who do not know Christ and to baptise, teach and bring new believers to maturity. 10. We are mindful of our responsibility to be good stewards of God’s creation, to uphold and advocate justice in society, and to seek relief and empowerment of the poor and needy. 11. We are committed to the unity of all those who know and love Christ and to building authentic ecumenical relationships. We recognise the orders and jurisdiction of those Anglicans who uphold orthodox faith and practice, and we encourage them to join us in this declaration. 12. We celebrate the God-given diversity among us which enriches our global fellowship, and we acknowledge freedom in secondary matters. We pledge to work together to seek the mind of Christ on issues that divide us. 13. We reject the authority of those churches and leaders who have denied the orthodox faith in word or deed. We pray for them and call on them to repent and return to the Lord. 14. We rejoice at the prospect of Jesus’ coming again in glory, and while we await this final event of history, we praise him for the way he builds up his church through his Spirit by miraculously changing lives.

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