St Mark Lutheran Church Matins: Morning Prayer
St Mark Lutheran Church Matins: Morning Prayer
Welcome to this devotion in public life. Plain font indicates portions of the liturgy shared by worship leaders. Bold font indicates portions of the liturgy shared by the congregation.
Sunday Mornings, Easter 2020 10:00am
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Notes for our worship:
• Throughout this compline service, we will ask members to serve as our worship leaders: o invitations to lead will be indicated in red italic notes at the top of the page. o simply unmute your microphone and read all text, Plain and Bold. o after your page, please return to muting your personal microphone.
• Please mute your personal microphone unless you are serving as a worship leader.
• Although muted, please read bold portions at home as worship leaders do so aloud.
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Preparation for Worship
God of grace, you have given us minds to know you, hearts to love you, and voices to sing your praise. Fill us with your Spirit, that we may celebrate your glory and worship you in spirit and truth, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead Luther’s prayer, Dear Lord God, Awaken Us.
Prayer (Luther’s Works/Vol. 53 Liturgy & Hymns/ed. U. Leupold. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1965. Page 136. Adapted.)
Dear Lord God, awaken us so that, when your Son comes, we may be prepared to receive him with joy and to serve you with clean hearts; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the Dialogue and Doxology, plain and bold text.
Dialogue and Doxology
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Psalmody and Prayer: Psalm 100
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! O come, let us worship and praise:
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come into God’s presence with singing.
Know that the LORD is God. It is God that made us, to whom we belong; we are God’s people, and the sheep of God’s pasture.
Enter gates of the LORD with thanksgiving, and God’s courts with praise. Give thanks to God, bless the name of the LORD.
For the LORD is good; whose steadfast love endures for ever, and whose faithfulness to all generations.
Our Lord and our God, we come before you with thanksgiving and praise, for you have created us as your people and you sustain us with your hand. Nourish us in your rich pasture and keep us in your steadfast love, that we may bless your name and serve you with gladness day after day; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead Jesus Loves Me.
Hymn: Jesus Loves Me Text: Anna B Warner, 1820-1915, alt Tune: JESUS LOVES ME, William B Bradbury, 1816-1868
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Readings
A reading from Lamentations (3:21-25, 31-33):
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 that seeks him. For the LORD will not reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
And a reading from the Third Epistle of John (1:2-6a, 11, 13-15):
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.
I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you; they have testified to your love before the church.
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face. Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
And in a reading from the gospel of Matthew (28:20b), our Lord Jesus bids us:
“Remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Gospel Canticle
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, you have come to your people and set them free. You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets, you promised of old to save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us, to show mercy to our forebears, and to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands of our enemies, free to worship you without fear, holy and righteous before you, all the days of our life.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way, to give God’s people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and 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 will be forever. Amen
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Prayer and the Great Litany
Almighty God, you give us the joy of celebrating our Lord’s resurrection. Give us also the joys of life in your service, and bring us at last to the full joy of eternal life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
O Christ, hear us. In mercy hear us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Be gracious to us. Spare us, good Lord.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Great Litany, continued
From all sin, from all error, from all evil; from the cunning assaults of the devil; from an unprepared and evil death: Good Lord, deliver us.
From war, bloodshed, and violence; from corrupt and unjust government; from sedition and treason: Good Lord, deliver us.
From epidemic, drought, and famine; from fire and flood, earthquake, lightning, and storm, and from everlasting death: Good Lord, deliver us.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Great Litany, continued
By the mystery of your incarnation; by your holy birth: Help us, good Lord.
By your baptism, fasting, and temptation; by your agony and bloody sweat; by your cross and suffering; by your death and burial: Help us, good Lord.
By your resurrection and ascension; by the gift of the Holy Spirit: Help us, good Lord.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment: Save us, good Lord.
Though unworthy, we implore you to hear us, Lord our God.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Great Litany, continued
To rule and govern your holy catholic church; to guide all servants of your church in the love of your word and in holiness of life; to put an end to all schisms and causes of offense to those who would believe; and to bring into the way of truth all who have gone astray: We implore you to hear us, good Lord.
To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful workers into your harvest; to accompany your word with your Spirit and power; to raise up those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the fainthearted and the distressed: We implore you to hear us, good Lord.
To give to all nations justice and peace; to preserve our country from discord and strife; to direct and guard those who have civil authority; and to bless and guide all our people: We implore you to hear us, good Lord.
To behold and help all who are in danger, need, or tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel; to preserve and provide for all women in childbirth; to watch over children and to guide the young; to heal the sick and to strengthen their families and friends; to bring reconciliation to families in discord; to provide for the unemployed and for all in need; to be merciful to all who are imprisoned; to support, comfort, and guide all orphans, widowers, and widows; and to have mercy on all your people: We implore you to hear us, good Lord.
To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to reconcile us to them; to help us use wisely the fruits and treasures of the earth, the sea, and the air; and graciously to hear our prayers: We implore you to hear us, good Lord.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Great Litany, continued
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, we implore you to hear us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
O Christ, hear us. In mercy hear us.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Morning Blessing
God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – watch over us. Amen.
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask you to preserve and keep us, this day also, from all sin and evil, that in all our thoughts, words, and deeds we may serve and please you. Into your hands we commend our bodies and souls and all that is ours. Let your holy angels have charge of us, that the wicked one have no power over us. Amen.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the Lord’s Prayer, plain and bold text.
Lord’s Prayer
Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the four readings, plain and bold text.
Paschal Blessing: Thanksgiving for Baptism
Ever-living God, author of creation, we give you thanks for your gift of water that brings life and refreshes the earth. We bless and praise you, for by water and the Word we are cleansed from sin and receive everlasting life. Join us again this day to the saving death of Christ; renew in us the living fountain of your grace; and raise us with Christ Jesus to live in newness of life; for you are merciful, and you love your whole creation, and with all your creatures we give you glory, through your Son Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
As many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.
On the first day of the week at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: “Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful humanity, and be crucified, and on the third day rise.”
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the blessing, plain and bold text.
Paschal Blessing: Te Deum
You are God; we praise you.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you. You are the eternal Father; all creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, 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 worship; and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you became man to set us free, you did not spurn the virgin’s womb. You overcame the sting of death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and 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.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the blessing, plain and bold text.
Paschal Blessing: Prayer & Blessing
O God, for our redemption you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin so that we may rise to live with Christ forever; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Almighty Lord, bless us, and direct our days and our deeds in peace. Amen.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead the blessing, plain and bold text.
Dismissal into the Day: Colossians 3:15-17
A reading from Colossians:
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Go in peace: this is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
A member of our gathering will please unmute and lead God Be with You Till We Meet Again.
Hymn: God Be with You Till We Meet Again Text: Jeremiah E Rankin, 1828-1904 Tune: GOD BE WITH YOU, William G Tomer, 1833-1896
We all share God’s peace as we return to our separate daily routines.
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