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-<p>THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER</p>
-<p>and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of<br/>the Church</p>
-<p>Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David</p>
-<p>According to the use of</p>
-<p>The Episcopal Church</p>
-<p>THE SEABURY PRESS : NEW YORK</p>
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-<p>[The Certificate of the original. Note that this electronic text is<br/>NOT approved by the Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer.]</p>
-<h1>Certificate</h1>
-<p>I certify that this edition of The Book of Common Prayer<br/>has been compared with a certified copy of the Standard Book,<br/>as the Canon directs, and that it conforms thereto.</p>
-<p>Charles Mortimer Guilbert<br/><i>Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer</i><br/>September, 1979</p>
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-<h1>The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer (1789)</h1>
-<p>By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal<br/>Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this Sixteenth<br/>Day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred<br/>and Eighty-Nine.</p>
-<p>This Convention having, in their present session, set forth <i>A Book of<br/>Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites<br/>and Ceremonies of the Church,</i> do hereby establish the said Book: And<br/>they declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church: And require that it be<br/>received as such by all the members of the same: And this Book shall be<br/>in use from and after the First Day of October, in the Year of Our Lord<br/>one thousand seven hundred and ninety.</p>
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-<h1>Preface</h1>
-<p>It is a most invaluable part of that blessed "liberty wherewith Christ<br/>hath made us free," that in his worship different forms and usages may<br/>without offense be allowed, provided the substance of the Faith be kept<br/>entire; and that, in every Church, what cannot be clearly determined to<br/>belong to Doctrine must be referred to Discipline; and therefore, by<br/>common consent and authority, may be altered, abridged, enlarged,<br/>amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient for the<br/>edification of the people, "according to the various exigency of times<br/>and occasions."</p>
-<p>The Church of England, to which the Protestant Episcopal Church in<br/>these States is indebted, under God, for her first foundation and a long<br/>continuance of nursing care and protection, hath, in the Preface of her<br/>Book of Common Prayer, laid it down as a rule, that "The particular<br/>Forms of Divine Worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to be<br/>used therein, being things in their own nature indifferent, and<br/>alterable, and so acknowledged; it is but reasonable that upon weighty<br/>and important considerations, according to the various exigency of times<br/>and occasions, such changes and alterations should be made therein, as<br/>to those that are in place of Authority should, from time to time, seem<br/>either necessary or expedient."</p>
-<p>The same Church hath not only in her Preface, but likewise in her<br/>Articles and Homilies, declared tho necessity and expediency of<br/>occasional alterations and amendments in her Forms of Public Worship;<br/>and we find accordingly, that, seeking to keep the happy mean between<br/>too much stiffness in refusing, and too much easiness in admitting<br/>variations in</p>
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-<p>things once advisedly established, she hath, in the reign of several<br/>Princes, since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the time of Edward<br/>the Sixth, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moving,<br/>yielded to make such alterations in some particulars, as in their<br/>respective times were thought convenient; yet so as that the main body<br/>and essential parts of the same (as well in the chiefest materials, as<br/>in the frame and order thereof) have still been continued firm and<br/>unshaken</p>
-<p>Her general aim in these different reviews and alterations hath been, as<br/>she further declares in her said Preface, to do that which, according to<br/>her best understanding, might most tend to the preservation of peace and<br/>unity in the Church; the procuring of reverence, and the exciting of<br/>piety and devotion in the worship of God; and, finally, the cutting off<br/>occasion, from them that seek occasion, of cavil or quarrel against her<br/>Liturgy. And although, according to her judgment, there be not any<br/>thing in it contrary to the Word of God, or to sound doctrine, or which<br/>a godly man may not with a good conscience use and submit unto, or which<br/>is not fairly defensible, if allowed such just and favourable<br/>construction as in common equity ought to be allowed to all human<br/>writings; yet upon the principles already laid down, it cannot but be<br/>supposed that further alterations would be found expedient.<br/>Accordingly, a Commission for a review was issued in the year 1689: but<br/>this great and good work miscarried at that time; and the Civil<br/>Authority has not since thought proper to revive it by any new<br/>Commission.</p>
-<p>But when in the course of Divine Providence, these American States<br/>became independent with respect to civil government, their<br/>ecclesiastical independence was necessarily included; and the different<br/>religious denominations of Christians in these States were left at full<br/>and equal liberty to model and organize their respective Churches, and<br/>forms of worship, and discipline, in such manner as they might judge<br/>most convenient for their future prosperity; consistently with the<br/>constitution and laws of their country.</p>
-<p>The attention of this Church was in the first place drawn to those<br/>alterations in the Liturgy which became necessary in the prayers for our<br/>Civil Rulers, in consequence of the Revolution. And the principal care<br/>herein was to make them conformable to what ought to be the proper<br/>end of all such prayers, namely, that "Rulers may have grace, wisdom,</p>
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-<p>and understanding to execute justice, and to maintain truth;" and that<br/>the people "may lead quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and<br/>honesty."</p>
-<p>But while these alterations were in review before the Convention, they<br/>could not but, with gratitude to God, embrace the happy occasion which<br/>was offered to them (uninfluenced and unrestrained by any worldly<br/>authority whatsoever) to take a further review of the Public Service,<br/>and to establish such other alterations and amendments therein as might<br/>be deemed expedient.</p>
-<p>It seems unnecessary to enumerate all the different alterations and<br/>amendments. They will appear, and it is to be hoped, the reasons of<br/>them also, upon a comparison of this with the Book of Common Prayer of<br/>the Church of England. In which it will also appear that this Church is<br/>far from intending to depart from the Church of England in any essential<br/>point of doctrine, discipline, or worship; or further than local<br/>circumstances require.</p>
-<p>And now, this important work being brought to a conclusion, it is hoped<br/>the whole will be received and examined by every true member of our<br/>Church, and every sincere Christian, with a meek, candid, and charitable<br/>frame of mind; without prejudice or prepossessions; seriously<br/>considering what Christianity is, and what the truths of the Gospel are;<br/>and earnestly beseeching Almighty God to accompany with his blessing<br/>every endeavour for promulgating them to mankind in the clearest,<br/>plainest, most affecting and majestic manner, for the sake of Jesus<br/>Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour.</p>
-<p><i>Philadelphia, October, 1789</i></p>
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-<h1>Concerning the Service<br/>of the Church</h1>
-<p>The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's<br/>Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as<br/>set forth in this Book, are the regular services appointed for public<br/>worship in the Church.</p>
-<p>In addition to these services and the other rites contained in this<br/>Book, other forms set forth by authority within this Church may be used.<br/>Also, subject to the direction of the bishop, special devotions taken<br/>from this Book, or from Holy Scripture, may be used when the needs of<br/>the congregation so require.</p>
-<p>For special days of thanksgiving, appointed by civil or Church<br/>authority, and for other special occasions for which no service or<br/>prayer has been provided in this Book, the bishop may set forth such<br/>forms as are fitting to the occasion.</p>
-<p>In all services, the entire Christian assembly participates in such a<br/>way that the members of each order within the Church, lay persons,<br/>bishops, priests, and deacons, fulfull the functions proper to their<br/>respective orders, as set forth in the rubrical directions for each<br/>service.</p>
-<p>The leader of worship in a Christian assembly is normally a bishop or<br/>priest. Deacons by virtue of their order do not exercise a presiding<br/>function; but, like lay persons, may officiate in the Liturgy of the<br/>Word, whether in the form provided in the Daily Office, or (when a<br/>bishop or priest is not present) in the form appointed at the Eucharist.<br/>Under exceptional circumstances, when the services of a priest cannot be<br/>obtained, the bishop may, at discretion, authorize a deacon to preside</p>
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-<p>at other rites also, subject to the limitations described in the<br/>directions for each service.</p>
-<p>In any of the Proper Liturgies for Special Days, and in other services<br/>contained within this Book celebrated in the context of a Rite One<br/>service, the contemporary idiom may be conformed to traditional<br/>language.</p>
-<p>Hymns referred to in the rubrics of this Book are understood as those<br/>authorized by this Church. The words of anthems are to be from<br/>Holy Scripture, or from this Book, or from texts congruent with them.</p>
-<p>On occasion, and as appropriate, instrumental music may be substituted<br/>for a hymn or anthem.</p>
-<p>Where rubrics indicate that a part of a service is to be "said," it must<br/>be understood to include "or sung," and <i>vice versa.</i></p>
-<p>When it is desired to use music composed for them, previously authorized<br/>liturgical texts may be used in place of the corresponding texts in this<br/>Book.</p>
-<p>Scriptural citations in this Book, except for the Psalms, follow the<br/>numeration of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible.</p>
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-<h1>The Calendar<br/>of the Church Year</h1>
-<p>The Church Year consists of two cycles of feasts and holy days: one is<br/>dependent upon the movable date of the Sunday of the Resurrection or<br/>Easter Day; the other, upon the fixed date of December 25, the Feast of<br/>our Lord's Nativity or Christmas Day.</p>
-<p>Easter Day is always the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on<br/>or after March 21. It cannot occur before March 22 or after April 25.</p>
-<p>The sequence of all Sundays of the Church Year depends upon the date of<br/>Easter Day. But the Sundays of Advent are always the four Sundays<br/>before Christmas Day, whether it occurs on a Sunday or a weekday. The<br/>date of Easter also determines the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday,<br/>and the feast of the Ascension on a Thursday forty days after Easter<br/>Day.</p>
-<h1>1. Principal Feasts</h1>
-<p>The Principal Feasts observed in this Church are the following:</p>
-<p>Easter Day</p>
-<p>Ascension Day</p>
-<p>The Day of Pentecost</p>
-<p>Trinity Sunday</p>
-<p>All Saint's Day : November 1</p>
-<p>Christmas Day : December 25</p>
-<p>The Epiphany : January 6</p>
-<p>These feasts take precedence of any other day or observance. All<br/>Saints' Day may always be observed on the Sunday following November 1,<br/>in addition to its observance on the fixed date.</p>
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-<h1>2. Sundays</h1>
-<p>All Sundays of the year are feasts of our Lord Jesus Christ. In<br/>addition to the dated days listed above, only the following feasts,<br/>appointed on fixed days, take precedence of a Sunday:</p>
-<p>The Holy Name</p>
-<p>The Presentation</p>
-<p>The Transfiguration</p>
-<p>The feast of the Dedication of a Church, and the feast of its patron or<br/>title, may be observed on, or be transferred to, a Sunday, except in the<br/>seasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter.</p>
-<p>All other Feasts of our Lord, and all other Major Feasts appointed on<br/>fixed days in the Calendar, when they occur on a Sunday, are normally<br/>transferred to the first convenient open day within the week. When<br/>desired, however, the Collect, Preface, and one or more of the Lessons<br/>appointed for the Feast may be substituted for those of the Sunday, but<br/>not from the Last Sunday after Pentecost through the First Sunday after<br/>the Epiphany, or from the Last Sunday after the Epiphany through<br/>Trinity Sunday.</p>
-<p>With the express permission of the bishop, and for urgent and sufficient<br/>reason, some other special occasion may be observed on a Sunday.</p>
-<h1>3. Holy Days</h1>
-<p>The following Holy Days are regularly observed throughout the year.<br/>Unless otherwise ordered in the preceding rules concerning Sundays, they<br/>have precedence over all other days of commemoration or of special<br/>observance:</p>
-<p><i>Other Feasts of Our Lord</i></p>
-<p>The Holy Name</p>
-<p>The Presentation</p>
-<p>The Annunciation</p>
-<p>The Visitation</p>
-<p>Saint John the Baptist</p>
-<p>The Transfiguration</p>
-<p>Holy Cross Day</p>
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-<p><i>Other Major Feasts</i></p>
-<p>All feasts of Apostles</p>
-<p>All feasts of Evangelists</p>
-<p>Saint Stephen</p>
-<p>The Holy Innocents</p>
-<p>Saint Joseph</p>
-<p>Saint Mary Magdalene</p>
-<p>Saint Mary the Virgin</p>
-<p>Saint Michael and All Angels</p>
-<p>Saint James of Jerusalem</p>
-<p>Independence Day</p>
-<p>Thanksgiving Day</p>
-<p><i>Fasts</i></p>
-<p>Ash Wednesday</p>
-<p>Good Friday</p>
-<p>Feasts appointed of fixed days in the Calendar are not observed on the<br/>days of Holy Week or of Easter Week. Major Feasts falling in these<br/>weeks are transferred to the week following the Second Sunday of Easter,<br/>in the order of their occurrence.</p>
-<p>Feasts appointed on fixed days in the Calendar do not take precedence of<br/>Ash Wednesday.</p>
-<p>Feasts of our Lord and other Major Feasts appointed on fixed days,<br/>which fall upon or are transferred to a weekday, may be observed on any<br/>open day within the week. This provision does not apply to Christmas<br/>Day, the Epiphany, and All Saints' Day.</p>
-<h1>4. Days of Special Devotion</h1>
-<p>The following days are observed by special acts of discipline and<br/>self-denial:</p>
-<p>Ash Wednesday and the other weekdays of Lent and of Holy Week,<br/>except the feast of the Annunciation.</p>
-<p>Good Friday and all other Fridays of the year, in commemoration of the<br/>Lord's crucifixion, except for Fridays in the Christmas and Easter<br/>seasons, and any Feasts of our Lord which occur on a Friday.</p>
-<h1>5. Days of Optional Observance</h1>
-<p>Subject to the rules of precedence governing Principal Feasts, Sundays,</p>
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-<p>and Holy Days, the following may be observed with the Collects, Psalms,<br/>and Lessons duly authorized by this Church:</p>
-<p>Commemorations listed in the Calendar</p>
-<p>Other Commemorations, using the Common of Saints</p>
-<p>The Ember Days, traditionally observed on the Wednesdays, Fridays, and<br/>Saturdays after the First Sunday in Lent, the Day of Pentecost, Holy<br/>Cross Day, and December 13.</p>
-<p>The Rogation Days, traditionally observed on Monday, Tuesday, and<br/>Wednesday before Ascension Day</p>
-<p>Various Occasions</p>
-<p>Provided, that there is no celebration of the Eucharist for any such<br/>occasion on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy<br/>Saturday; and provided further, that none of the Propers appointed for<br/>Various Occasions is used as a substitute for, or as an addition to, the<br/>Proper appointed for the Principal Feasts.</p>
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-<p><i>January</i></p>
-<p>1 A : <i>The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ</i></p>
-<p>2 b</p>
-<p>3 c</p>
-<p>4 d</p>
-<p>5 e</p>
-<p>6 f : <i>The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ</i></p>
-<p>7 g</p>
-<p>8 A</p>
-<p>9 b</p>
-<p>10 c : William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645</p>
-<p>11 d</p>
-<p>12 e</p>
-<p>13 f : Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 367</p>
-<p>14 g</p>
-<p>15 A</p>
-<p>16 b</p>
-<p>17 c : Antony, Abbot in Egypt, 356</p>
-<p>18 d : <i>The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>19 e : Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095</p>
-<p>20 f : Fabian, Bishop and Martyr of Rome, 250</p>
-<p>21 g : Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304</p>
-<p>22 A : Vincent, Deacon of Saragossa, and Martyr, 304</p>
-<p>23 b : Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1893</p>
-<p>24 c</p>
-<p>25 d : <i>The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>26 e : Timothy and Titus, Companions of Saint Paul</p>
-<p>27 f : John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407</p>
-<p>28 g : Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Friar, 1274</p>
-<p>29 A</p>
-<p>30 b</p>
-<p>31 c</p>
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-<p><i>February</i></p>
-<p>1 d</p>
-<p>2 e : <i>The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple</i></p>
-<p>3 f : Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and<br/>Sweden, 865</p>
-<p>4 g : Cornelius the Centurion</p>
-<p>5 A : The Martyrs of Japan, 1597</p>
-<p>6 b</p>
-<p>7 c</p>
-<p>8 d</p>
-<p>9 e</p>
-<p>10 f</p>
-<p>11 g</p>
-<p>12 A</p>
-<p>13 b : Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818</p>
-<p>14 c : Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop, Missionaries to the Slavs,<br/>869, 885</p>
-<p>15 d : Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary, 1730</p>
-<p>16 e</p>
-<p>17 f</p>
-<p>18 g</p>
-<p>19 A</p>
-<p>20 b</p>
-<p>21 c</p>
-<p>22 d</p>
-<p>23 e : Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr of Smyrna, 156</p>
-<p>24 f : <i>Saint Matthias the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>25 g</p>
-<p>26 A</p>
-<p>27 b : George Herbert, Priest, 1633</p>
-<p>28 c</p>
-<p>29</p>
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-<p><i>March</i></p>
-<p>1 d : David, Bishop of Menevia, Wales, c. 544</p>
-<p>2 e : Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, 672</p>
-<p>3 f : John and Charles Wesley, Priests, 1791, 1788</p>
-<p>4 g</p>
-<p>5 A</p>
-<p>6 b</p>
-<p>7 c : Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 202</p>
-<p>8 d</p>
-<p>9 e : Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 394</p>
-<p>10 f</p>
-<p>11 g</p>
-<p>12 A : Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604</p>
-<p>13 b</p>
-<p>14 c</p>
-<p>15 d</p>
-<p>16 e</p>
-<p>17 f : Patrick, Bishop and Missionary of Ireland, 461</p>
-<p>18 g : Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386</p>
-<p>19 A : <i>Saint Joseph</i></p>
-<p>20 b : Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687</p>
-<p>21 c : Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1711</p>
-<p>14 22 d : James De Koven, Priest, 1879</p>
-<p>3 23 e : Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop and Missionary of Armenia, 332</p>
-<p>24 f</p>
-<p>11 25 g : <i>The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed<br/>Virgin Mary</i></p>
-<p>26 A</p>
-<p>19 27 b : Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of the Philippines, and of Western<br/>New York, 1929</p>
-<p>8 28 c</p>
-<p>29 d : John Keble, Priest, 1866</p>
-<p>16 30 e</p>
-<p>5 31 f : John Donne, Priest, 1631</p>
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-<p><i>April</i></p>
-<p>1 g : Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, 1872</p>
-<p>13 2 A : James Lloyd Breck, Priest, 1876</p>
-<p>2 3 b : Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253</p>
-<p>4 c</p>
-<p>10 5 d</p>
-<p>6 e</p>
-<p>18 7 f</p>
-<p>7 8 g : William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877</p>
-<p>9 A : William Law, Priest, 1761</p>
-<p>15 10 b</p>
-<p>4 11 c : George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, and of<br/>Lichfield, 1878</p>
-<p>12 d</p>
-<p>12 13 e</p>
-<p>1 14 f</p>
-<p>15 g</p>
-<p>9 16 A</p>
-<p>17 17 b</p>
-<p>6 18 c</p>
-<p>19 d : Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Martyr, 1012</p>
-<p>20 e</p>
-<p>21 f : Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109</p>
-<p>22 g</p>
-<p>23 A</p>
-<p>24 b</p>
-<p>25 c : <i>Saint Mark the Evangelist</i></p>
-<p>26 d</p>
-<p>27 e</p>
-<p>28 f</p>
-<p>29 g : Catherine of Siena, 1380</p>
-<p>30 A</p>
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-<p><i>May</i></p>
-<p>1 b : <i>Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles</i></p>
-<p>2 c : Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373</p>
-<p>3 d</p>
-<p>4 e : Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387</p>
-<p>5 f</p>
-<p>6 g</p>
-<p>7 A</p>
-<p>8 b : Dame Julian of Norwich, c. 1417</p>
-<p>9 c : Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, 389</p>
-<p>10 d</p>
-<p>11 e</p>
-<p>12 f</p>
-<p>13 g</p>
-<p>14 A</p>
-<p>15 b</p>
-<p>16 c</p>
-<p>17 d</p>
-<p>18 e</p>
-<p>19 f : Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988</p>
-<p>20 g : Alcuin, Deacon, and Abbot of Tours, 804</p>
-<p>21 A</p>
-<p>22 b</p>
-<p>23 c</p>
-<p>24 d : Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States,<br/>1870</p>
-<p>25 e : Bede, the Venerable, Priest, and Monk of Jarrow, 735</p>
-<p>26 f : Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605</p>
-<p>27 g</p>
-<p>28 A</p>
-<p>29 b</p>
-<p>30 c</p>
-<p>31 d : <i>The Visitation of the Virgin Mary</i></p>
-<p><i>The First Book of Common Prayer, 1549, is appropriately observed on a<br/>weekday following the Day of Pentecost.</i></p>
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-<p><i>June</i></p>
-<p>1 e : Justin, Martyr at Rome, c. 167</p>
-<p>2 f : The Martyrs of Lyons, 177</p>
-<p>3 g : The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886</p>
-<p>4 A</p>
-<p>5 b : Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary to Germany, and<br/>Martyr, 754</p>
-<p>6 c</p>
-<p>7 d</p>
-<p>8 e</p>
-<p>9 f : Columba, Abbot of Iona, 597</p>
-<p>10 g : Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, Deacon, 373</p>
-<p>11 A : *Saint Barnabas the Apostle</p>
-<p>12 b</p>
-<p>13 c</p>
-<p>14 d : Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379</p>
-<p>15 e</p>
-<p>16 f : Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, 1752</p>
-<p>17 g</p>
-<p>18 A : Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 1896</p>
-<p>19 b</p>
-<p>20 c</p>
-<p>21 d</p>
-<p>22 e : Alban, First Martyr of Britain, c. 304</p>
-<p>23 f</p>
-<p>24 g : <i>The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist</i></p>
-<p>25 A</p>
-<p>26 b</p>
-<p>27 c</p>
-<p>28 d : Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202</p>
-<p>29 e : <i>Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles</i></p>
-<p>30 f</p>
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-<p><i>July</i></p>
-<p>1 g</p>
-<p>2 A</p>
-<p>3 b</p>
-<p>4 c : <i>Independence Day</i></p>
-<p>5 d</p>
-<p>6 e</p>
-<p>7 f</p>
-<p>8 g</p>
-<p>9 A</p>
-<p>10 b</p>
-<p>11 c : Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Casino, c. 540</p>
-<p>12 d</p>
-<p>13 e</p>
-<p>14 f</p>
-<p>15 g</p>
-<p>16 A</p>
-<p>17 b : William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania, 1836</p>
-<p>18 c</p>
-<p>19 d</p>
-<p>20 e</p>
-<p>21 f</p>
-<p>22 g : <i>Saint Mary Magdalene</i></p>
-<p>23 A</p>
-<p>24 b : Thomas a Kempis, Priest, 1471</p>
-<p>25 c : <i>Saint James the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>26 d : The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary</p>
-<p>27 e : William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909</p>
-<p>28 f</p>
-<p>29 g : Mary and Martha of Bethany</p>
-<p>30 A : William Wilberforce, 1833</p>
-<p>31 b : Joseph of Arimathaea</p>
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-<p><i>August</i></p>
-<p>1 c</p>
-<p>2 d</p>
-<p>3 e</p>
-<p>4 f</p>
-<p>5 g</p>
-<p>6 A : <i>The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ</i></p>
-<p>7 b : John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866</p>
-<p>8 c : Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221</p>
-<p>9 d</p>
-<p>10 e : Lawrence, Deacon, and Martyr at Rome, 258</p>
-<p>11 f : Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 1253</p>
-<p>12 g</p>
-<p>13 A : Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 1667</p>
-<p>14 b</p>
-<p>15 c : <i>Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ</i></p>
-<p>16 d</p>
-<p>17 e</p>
-<p>18 f : William Porcher DuBose, Priest, 1918</p>
-<p>19 g</p>
-<p>20 A : Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153</p>
-<p>21 b</p>
-<p>22 c</p>
-<p>23 d</p>
-<p>24 e : <i>Saint Bartholomew the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>25 f : Louis, King of France, 1270</p>
-<p>26 g</p>
-<p>27 A</p>
-<p>28 b : Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430</p>
-<p>29 c</p>
-<p>30 d</p>
-<p>31 e : Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651</p>
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-<p><i>September</i></p>
-<p>1 f</p>
-<p>2 g : The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942</p>
-<p>3 A</p>
-<p>4 b</p>
-<p>5 c</p>
-<p>6 d</p>
-<p>7 e</p>
-<p>8 f</p>
-<p>9 g</p>
-<p>10 A</p>
-<p>11 b</p>
-<p>12 c : John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York, 1830</p>
-<p>13 d : Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr of Carthage, 258</p>
-<p>14 e : <i>Holy Cross Day</i></p>
-<p>15 f</p>
-<p>16 g : Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, c. 430</p>
-<p>17 A</p>
-<p>18 b : Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882</p>
-<p>19 c : Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690</p>
-<p>20 d : John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and his<br/>Companions, Martyrs, 1971</p>
-<p>21 e : <i>Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist</i></p>
-<p>22 f</p>
-<p>23 g</p>
-<p>24 A</p>
-<p>25 b : Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow, 1392</p>
-<p>26 c : Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, 1626</p>
-<p>27 d</p>
-<p>28 e</p>
-<p>29 f : <i>Saint Michael and All Angels</i></p>
-<p>30 g : Jerome, Priest, and Monk of Bethlehem, 420</p>
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-<p><i>October</i></p>
-<p>1 A : Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 530</p>
-<p>2 b</p>
-<p>3 c</p>
-<p>4 d : Francis of Assisi, Friar, 1226</p>
-<p>5 e</p>
-<p>6 f : William Tyndale, Priest, 1536</p>
-<p>7 g</p>
-<p>8 A</p>
-<p>9 b : Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln</p>
-<p>10 c</p>
-<p>11 d</p>
-<p>12 e</p>
-<p>13 f</p>
-<p>14 g</p>
-<p>15 A : Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1906</p>
-<p>16 b : Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, 1555, and Thomas<br/>Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556</p>
-<p>17 c : Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, and Martyr, c. 115</p>
-<p>18 d : <i>Saint Luke the Evangelist</i></p>
-<p>19 e : Henry Martyn, Priest and Missionary to India and Persia, 1812</p>
-<p>20 f</p>
-<p>21 g</p>
-<p>22 A</p>
-<p>23 b : <i>Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ,<br/>and Martyr, c. 62</i></p>
-<p>24 c</p>
-<p>25 d</p>
-<p>26 e : Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899</p>
-<p>27 f</p>
-<p>28 g : <i>Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles</i></p>
-<p>29 A : James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, and his<br/>Companions, Martyrs, 1885</p>
-<p>30 b</p>
-<p>31 c</p>
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-<p><i>November</i></p>
-<p>1 d : <i>All Saints</i></p>
-<p>2 e : Commemoration of All Faithful Departed</p>
-<p>3 f : Richard Hooker, Priest, 1600</p>
-<p>4 g</p>
-<p>5 A</p>
-<p>6 b</p>
-<p>7 c : Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to Frisia, 739</p>
-<p>8 d</p>
-<p>9 e</p>
-<p>10 f : Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461</p>
-<p>11 g : Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397</p>
-<p>12 A : Charles Simeon, Priest, 1836</p>
-<p>13 b</p>
-<p>14 c : Consecration of Samuel Seabury, First American Bishop, 1784</p>
-<p>15 d</p>
-<p>16 e : Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093</p>
-<p>17 f : Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200</p>
-<p>18 g : Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680</p>
-<p>19 A : Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, 1231</p>
-<p>20 b</p>
-<p>21 c</p>
-<p>22 d</p>
-<p>23 e : Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100</p>
-<p>24 f</p>
-<p>25 g</p>
-<p>26 A</p>
-<p>27 b</p>
-<p>28 c<br/> 29 d</p>
-<p>30 e : <i>Saint Andrew the Apostle</i></p>
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-<p><i>December</i></p>
-<p>1 f : Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, 1637</p>
-<p>2 g : Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan,<br/>1910</p>
-<p>3 A</p>
-<p>4 b : John of Damascus, Priest, c. 760</p>
-<p>5 c : Clement of Alexandria, Priest, c. 210</p>
-<p>6 d : Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342</p>
-<p>7 e : Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 397</p>
-<p>8 f</p>
-<p>9 g</p>
-<p>10 A</p>
-<p>11 b</p>
-<p>12 c</p>
-<p>13 d</p>
-<p>14 e</p>
-<p>15 f</p>
-<p>16 g</p>
-<p>17 A</p>
-<p>18 b</p>
-<p>19 c</p>
-<p>20 d</p>
-<p>21 e : <i>Saint Thomas the Apostle</i></p>
-<p>22 f</p>
-<p>23 g</p>
-<p>24 A</p>
-<p>25 b : <i>The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ</i></p>
-<p>26 c : <i>Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr</i></p>
-<p>27 d : <i>Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist</i></p>
-<p>28 e : <i>The Holy Innocents</i></p>
-<p>29 f</p>
-<p>30 g</p>
-<p>31 A</p>
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-<h1>The Titles of the Seasons<br/>Sundays and Major Holy Days<br/>observed in this Church throughout the Year</h1>
-<p><i>Advent Season</i></p>
-<p>The First Sunday of Advent</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday of Advent</p>
-<p>The Third Sunday of Advent</p>
-<p>The Fourth Sunday of Advent</p>
-<p><i>Christmas Season</i></p>
-<p>The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day, December 25</p>
-<p>The First Sunday after Christmas Day</p>
-<p>The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, January 1</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday after Christmas Day</p>
-<p><i>Epiphany Season</i></p>
-<p>The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, January 6</p>
-<p>The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord<br/> Jesus Christ</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday through the Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany</p>
-<p>The Last Sunday after the Epiphany</p>
-<p><i>Lenten Season</i></p>
-<p>The First Day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday</p>
-<p>The First Sunday in Lent</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday in Lent</p>
-<p>The Third Sunday in Lent</p>
-<p>The Fourth Sunday in Lent</p>
-<p>The Fifth Sunday in Lent</p>
-<p><i>Holy Week</i></p>
-<p>The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday</p>
-<p>Monday in Holy Week</p>
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-<p>Tuesday in Holy Week</p>
-<p>Wednesday in Holy Week</p>
-<p>Maundy Thursday</p>
-<p>Good Friday</p>
-<p>Holy Saturday</p>
-<p><i>Easter Season</i></p>
-<p>Easter Eve</p>
-<p>The Sunday of the Resurrection, or Easter Day</p>
-<p>Monday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>Tuesday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>Wednesday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>Thursday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>Friday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>Saturday in Easter Week</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday of Easter</p>
-<p>The Third Sunday of Easter</p>
-<p>The Fourth Sunday of Easter</p>
-<p>The Fifth Sunday of Easter</p>
-<p>The Sixth Sunday of Easter</p>
-<p>Ascension Day</p>
-<p>The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day</p>
-<p>The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday</p>
-<p><i>The Season After Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday</p>
-<p>The Second Sunday through the Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost</p>
-<p>The Last Sunday after Pentecost</p>
-<p><i>Holy Days</i></p>
-<p>Saint Andrew the Apostle, November 30</p>
-<p>Saint Thomas the Apostle, December 21</p>
-<p>Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, December 26</p>
-<p>Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist, December 27</p>
-<p>The Holy Innocents, December 28</p>
-<p>The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle, January 18</p>
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-<p>The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, January 25</p>
-<p>The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple, also called<br/> the Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin, February 2</p>
-<p>Saint Matthias the Apostle, February 24</p>
-<p>Saint Joseph, March 19</p>
-<p>The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary,<br/> March 25</p>
-<p>Saint Mark the Evangelist, April 25</p>
-<p>Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles, May 1</p>
-<p>The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31</p>
-<p>Saint Barnabas the Apostle, June 11</p>
-<p>The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, June 24</p>
-<p>Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles, June 29</p>
-<p>Saint Mary Magdalene, July 22</p>
-<p>Saint James the Apostle, July 25</p>
-<p>The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, August 6</p>
-<p>Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, August 15</p>
-<p>Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, August 24</p>
-<p>Holy Cross Day, September 14</p>
-<p>Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, September 21</p>
-<p>Saint Michael and All Angels, September 29</p>
-<p>Saint Luke the Evangelist, October 18</p>
-<p>Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and<br/> Martyr, October 23</p>
-<p>Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles, October 28</p>
-<p>All Saints' Day, November 1</p>
-<p><i>National Days</i></p>
-<p>Independence Day, July 4</p>
-<p>Thanksgiving Day</p>
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-<h1>Concerning the Service</h1>
-<p><i>In the Daily Office, the term "Officiant" is used to denote the person,<br/>clerical or lay, who leads the Office.</i></p>
-<p><i>It is appropriate taht others persons be assigned to read the Lessons,<br/>and to lead other parts of the service not assigned to the officiant.<br/>The bishop, when present, apporpriately concludes the Office with a<br/>blessing.</i></p>
-<p><i>At celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, the Order for Morning or Evening<br/>Prayer may be used in place of all that precedes the Offertory.</i></p>
-<p><i>Additional Directions are on page <a href="141.html">141</a>.</i></p>
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-<h1>Daily Morning Prayer:<br/>Rite One</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant begins the service with one or more of these sentences of<br/>Scripture, or with the versicle "O Lord, open thou our lips" on page<br/>42.</i></p>
-<p><i>Advent</i></p>
-<p>Watch ye , for ye know not when the master of the house<br/>cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in<br/>the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.<br/><i><a href="bible:Mark+13%3A35%2C36">Mark 13:35, 36</a></i></p>
-<p>Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a<br/>highway for our God. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+40%3A3">Isaiah 40:3</a></i></p>
-<p>The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see<br/>it together. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+40%3A5">Isaiah 40:5</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Christmas</i></p>
-<p>Behold, I bring you good tidings of a great joy, which shall be<br/>to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of<br/>David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. <i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A10%2C11">Luke 2:10, 11</a></i></p>
-<p>Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell<br/>with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself<br/>shall be with them, and be their God. <i><a href="bible:Revelation+21%3A3">Revelation 21:3</a></i></p>
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-<p><i>Epiphany</i></p>
-<p>The Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the bright-<br/>ness of thy rising. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+60%3A3">Isaiah 60:3</a></i></p>
-<p>I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be<br/>my salvation unto the end of the earth. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+49%3A6">Isaiah 49:6</a>b</i></p>
-<p>From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the<br/>same my Name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in<br/>every place incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a<br/>pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen,<br/>saith the Lord of hosts. <i><a href="bible:Malachi+1%3A11">Malachi 1:11</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Lent</i></p>
-<p>If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the<br/>truth is not in us, but if we confess our sins, God is faithful<br/>and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all<br/>unrighteousness. <i><a href="bible:1+John+1%3A8%2C9">1 John 1:8, 9</a></i></p>
-<p>Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the<br/>Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to<br/>anger and of great kindness, and repenteth him of evil.<br/><i><a href="bible:Joel+2%3A13">Joel 2:13</a></i></p>
-<p>I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,<br/>"Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee; and<br/>am no more worthy to be called thy son." <i><a href="bible:Luke+15%3A18%2C19">Luke 15:18, 19</a></i></p>
-<p>To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses,<br/>though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed<br/>the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he<br/>set before us. <i><a href="bible:Daniel+9%3A9%2C10">Daniel 9:9, 10</a></i></p>
-<p>Jesus said, "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny<br/>himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." <i><a href="bible:Mark+8%3A34">Mark 8:34</a></i></p>
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-<p><i>Holy Week</i></p>
-<p>All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one<br/>to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of<br/>us all. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+53%3A6">Isaiah 53:6</a></i></p>
-<p>Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold and see if<br/>there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto<br/>me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me. <i><a href="bible:Lamentations+1%3A12">Lamentations 1:12</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Easter Season, including Ascension Day and the Day of<br/>Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia! Christ is risen.<br/><i>The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!</i></p>
-<p>This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and<br/>be glad in it. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+118%3A24">Psalm 118:24</a></i></p>
-<p>Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our<br/>Lord Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:1+Corinthians+15%3A57">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></i></p>
-<p>If ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are<br/>above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.<br/><i><a href="bible:Colossians+3%3A1">Colossians 3:1</a></i></p>
-<p>Christ is not entered into a the holy places made with hands,<br/>which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now<br/>to appear in the presence of God for us. <i><a href="bible:Hebrews+9%3A24">Hebrews 9:24</a></i></p>
-<p>Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come<br/>upon you; and ye shall be witness unto me both in<br/>Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the<br/>uttermost part of the earth. <i><a href="bible:Acts+1%3A8">Acts 1:8</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Trinity Sunday</i></p>
-<p>Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and<br/>is to come. <i><a href="bible:Revelation+4%3A8">Revelation 4:8</a></i></p>
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-<p><i>All Saints and other Major Saints' Days</i></p>
-<p>We give thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to<br/>be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.<br/><i><a href="bible:Colossians+1%3A12">Colossians 1:12</a></i></p>
-<p>Ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens<br/>with the saints and of the household of God. <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+2%3A19">Ephesians 2:19</a></i></p>
-<p>Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words into<br/>the ends of the world. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+19%3A4">Psalm 19:4</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Occasions of Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p>O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his Name; tell the<br/>people what things he hath done. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+105%3A1">Psalm 105:1</a></i></p>
-<p><i>At any Time</i></p>
-<p>Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and<br/>from the Lord Jesus Christ. <i>Phillipians 1:2</i></p>
-<p>I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go into the<br/>house of the Lord." <i><a href="bible:Psalm+122%3A1">Psalm 122:1</a></i></p>
-<p>Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,<br/>be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and<br/>my redeemer. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+19%3A14">Psalm 19:14</a></i></p>
-<p>O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me,<br/>and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.<br/><i><a href="bible:Psalm+43%3A3">Psalm 43:3</a></i></p>
-<p>The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence<br/>before him. <i><a href="bible:Habakkuk+2%3A20">Habakkuk 2:20</a></i></p>
-<p>The hour is cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers<br/>shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father<br/>seeketh such to worship him. <i><a href="bible:John+4%3A23">John 4:23</a></i></p>
-<p>Thus saith the high and lofty One who inhabiteth eternity,</p>
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-<p>whose name is Holy, "I dwell in the high and holy place, with<br/>him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the<br/>spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite<br/>ones." <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+57%3A15">Isaiah 57:15</a></i></p>
-<p>*The following Confession of Sin may then be said; or the Office may<br/>continue at once with "O Lord, open thou our lips."</p>
-<h1>Confession of Sin</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant says to the people</i></p>
-<p>Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of<br/>Almighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the<br/>great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth<br/>his most worthy praise, to hear this holy Word, and to ask, for<br/>ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are<br/>necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may<br/>prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us<br/>kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts<br/>confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his<br/>infinite goodness and mercy.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept.</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all kneeling</i></p>
-<p>Almighty and most merciful Father,<br/>we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,<br/>we have followed too much the devices and desires of our<br/> own hearts,<br/>we have offended against thy holy laws,<br/>we have left undone those things which we ought to<br/> have done,</p>
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-<p><i>The Priest alone stands and says</i></p>
-<p>The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and<br/>remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of<br/>life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and<br/>substitutes "us" for "you" and "our" for "your."</p>
-<h1>The Invitatory and Psalter</h1>
-<p><i>All stand</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> O Lord, open thou our lips.<br/><i>People</i> And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent,</i> Alleluia. <i>may be added.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then follows one of the Invitatory Psalms, Venite or Jubilate.</i></p>
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-<p><i>One of the following Antiphons may be sung or said with the Invitatory<br/>Psalm</i></p>
-<p><i>In Advent</i></p>
-<p>Our King and Savior now draweth nigh: O come, let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>On the Twelve Days of Christmas</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. Unto us a child is born: O come, let us adore him.<br/>Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>From the Epiphany through the Baptism of Christ, and on the Feasts of<br/>the Transfiguration and Holy Cross</i></p>
-<p>The Lord hath manifested forth his glory: O come, let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>In Lent</i></p>
-<p>The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: O come, let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day until the Ascension</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: O come, let us adore him.<br/>Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>From Ascension Day until the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. Christ the Lord ascendedeth into heaven: O come,<br/> let us adore him. Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>On the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: O come,<br/>let us adore him. Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>On Trinity Sunday</i></p>
-<p>Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God: O come, let us<br/>adore him.</p>
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-<p><i>On other Sundays and weekdays</i></p>
-<p>The earth is the Lord's for he made it: O come, let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Worship the Lord in the beauty of his holiness: O come, let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: O come, let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>The Alleluias in the following Antiphons are used only in Easter<br/>Season.</i></p>
-<p><i>On Feasts of the Incarnation</i></p>
-<p>[Alleluia.] The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us: O come, let us<br/>adore him. [Alleluia.]</p>
-<p><i>On all Saints and other Major Saints' Days</i></p>
-<p>[Alleluia.] The Lord is glorious in his saints: O come, let us<br/>adore him. [Alleluia.]</p>
-<h1>Venite</h1> <i><a href="bible:Psalm+95%3A1-7">Psalm 95:1-7</a></i>
-<p>O come, let us sing unto the Lord; *<br/> let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.</p>
-<p>Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *<br/> and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.</p>
-<p>For the Lord is a great God, *<br/> and a great King above all gods.</p>
-<p>In his hand are the corners of the earth, *<br/> and the strength of the hills is his also.</p>
-<p>The sea is his, and he made it, *<br/> and his hands prepared the dry land.</p>
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-<p>O come, let us worship and fall down, *<br/> and kneel before the Lord our Maker.</p>
-<p>For he is the Lord our God, *<br/> and we are the people of his pasture<br/> and the sheep of his hand.</p>
-<p>O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *<br/> let the whole earth stand in awe of him.</p>
-<p>For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the world<br/> and with righteousness to judge the world<br/> and the peoples with his truth.</p>
-<p><i>or <a href="bible:Psalm+95">Psalm 95</a>, page <a href="146.html">146</a>.</i></p>
-<h1>Jubilate</h1> <i><a href="bible:Psalm+100">Psalm 100</a></i>
-<p>Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; *<br/> serve the Lord with gladness<br/> and come before his presence with a song.</p>
-<p>Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; *<br/> it is he that hath made us and we ourselves;<br/> we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.</p>
-<p>O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving<br/>and into his courts with praise; *<br/> be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name.</p>
-<p>For the Lord is gracious;<br/>his mercy is everlasting; *<br/> and his truth endureth from generation to generation.</p>
-<p><i>In Easter Week, in place of an Invitatory Psalm, the following is sung<br/>or said. It may also be used daily until the Day of Pentecost.</i></p>
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-<h1>Christ our Passover</h1> <i>Pascha nostrum</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a>; <a href="bible:Romans+6%3A9-11">Romans 6:9-11</a>; <a href="bible:1+Corinthians+15%3A20-22">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a></i></p>
-<p>Alleluia.<br/>Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; *<br/> therefore let us keep the feast,</p>
-<p>Not with old leaven,<br/>neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, *<br/> but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.</p>
-<p>Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; *<br/> death hath no more dominion over him.</p>
-<p>For in that he died, he died unto sin once; *<br/> but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.</p>
-<p>Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, *<br/> but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.</p>
-<p>Christ is risen from the dead, *<br/> and become the first fruits of them that slept.</p>
-<p>For since by man came death, *<br/> by man came also the resurrection of the dead.</p>
-<p>For as in Adam all die, *<br/> even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>Then follows</i></p>
-<h1>The Psalm or Psalms Appointed</h1>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>The Lessons</h1>
-<p><i>One or two lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying</i></p>
-<p>A Reading (Lesson) from __________.</p>
-<p><i>A citation giving chapter and verse may be added.</i></p>
-<p><i>After each Lesson the Reader may say</i></p>
-<p>The Word of the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>Answer</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>Or the Reader may say</i> Here endeth the Lesson (Reading).</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept after each Reading. One of the following<br/>Canticles, or one of those on pages <a href="85.html">85</a>-<a href="95.html">95</a> (Canticles 8-21), is sung or<br/>said after each Reading. If three Lessons are used, the Lesson from the<br/>Gospel is read after the second Canticle.</i></p>
-<h1>Canticle 1</h1> A Song of Creation <i>Benedicite, omnia opera Domini</i>
-<p><i>Song of the Three Young Men, 35-65</i></p>
-<p><i>I Invocation</i></p>
-<p>O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p><i>II The Cosmic Order</i></p>
-<p>O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
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-<p>O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p><i>III The Earth and its Creatures</i></p>
-<p>O let the earth bless the Lord; *<br/> O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
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-<p><i>IV The People of God</i></p>
-<p>O ye people of God, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord;</p>
-<p>O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<p>O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord; *<br/> O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord.</p>
-<p>Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; *<br/> praise him and magnify him for ever.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 2</h1> A Song of Praise <i>Benedictus es, Domine</i>
-<p><i>Song of the Three Young Men, 29-34</i></p>
-<p>Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed are thou for the name of thy Majesty; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed are thou in the temple of thy holiness; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed are thou that beholdest the depths,<br/>and dwellest between the Cherubim; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed are thou in the firmament of heaven; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
-<p>Blessed are thou, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *<br/> praised and exalted above all for ever.</p>
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-<h1>Canticle 3</h1> The Song of Mary <i>Magnificat</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+1%3A46-55">Luke 1:46-55</a></i></p>
-<p>My soul doth magnify the Lord, *<br/> and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.</p>
-<p>For he hath regarded *<br/> the lowliness of his handmaiden.</p>
-<p>For behold from henceforth *<br/> all generations shall call me blessed.</p>
-<p>For he that is mighty hath magnified me, *<br/> and holy is his Name.</p>
-<p>And his mercy is on them that fear him *<br/> throughout all generations.</p>
-<p>He hath showed strength with his arm; *<br/> he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.</p>
-<p>He hath put down the mighty from their seat, *<br/> and hath exalted the humble and meek.</p>
-<p>He hath filled the hungry with good things, *<br/> and the rich he hath sent empty away.</p>
-<p>He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, *<br/> as he promised to our forefathers,<br/> Abraham and his seed for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 4</h1> The Song of Zechariah <i>Benedictus Dominus Deus</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+1%3A68-79">Luke 1:68-79</a></i></p>
-<p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, *<br/> for he hath visited and redeemed his people;</p>
-<p>And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us *<br/> in the house of his servant David,</p>
-<p>As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, *<br/> which have been since the world began:</p>
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-<p>That we should be saved from our enemies, *<br/> and from the hand of all that hate us;</p>
-<p>To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, *<br/> and to remember his holy covenant;</p>
-<p>To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, *<br/> that he would give us,</p>
-<p>That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies *<br/> might serve him without fear,</p>
-<p>In holiness and righteousness before him, *<br/> all the days of our life.</p>
-<p>And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, *<br/> for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord<br/> to prepare his ways;</p>
-<p>To give knowledge of salvation unto his people *<br/> for the remission of their sins,</p>
-<p>Through the tender mercy of our God, *<br/> whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us;</p>
-<p>To give light to them that sit in darkness<br/>and in the shadow of death, *<br/> and to guide our feet into the way of peace.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 5</h1> The Song of Simeon <i>Nunc dimittis</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A29-32">Luke 2:29-32</a></i></p>
-<p>Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, *<br/> according to thy word;</p>
-<p>For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, *<br/> which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,</p>
-<p>To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, *<br/> and to be the glory of thy people Israel.</p>
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-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 6</h1> Glory be to God <i>Gloria in Excelsis</i>
-<p>Glory be to God on high,<br/> and on earth peace, good will towards mean.</p>
-<p>We praise thee, we bless thee,<br/> we worship thee,<br/> we glorify thee,<br/> we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,</p>
-<p>O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.</p>
-<p>O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;<br/>O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,<br/> that takest away the sins of the world,<br/> have mercy upon us.</p>
-<p>Thou that takest away the sins of the world,<br/> receive our prayer.</p>
-<p>Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,<br/> have mercy upon us.</p>
-<p>For thou only art holy,<br/>thou only art the Lord,<br/>thou only, O Christ,<br/> with the Holy Ghost,<br/> art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 7</h1> We Praise Thee <i>Te Deum laudamus</i>
-<p>We praise thee, O God; we acknoledge thee to be the Lord.<br/>All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.<br/>To thee all Angels cry aloud,<br/>the Heavens and all the Powers therein.<br/>To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry:</p>
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-<p>Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;<br/> Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.</p>
-<p>The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.<br/>The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.<br/>The noble army of martyrs praise thee.<br/>The holy Church throughout all the world<br/> doth acknowledge thee,<br/> the Father, of an infinite majesty,<br/> thine adorable, true, and only Son,<br/> also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.</p>
-<p>Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.<br/>Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.<br/>When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,<br/>thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.<br/>When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,<br/>thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.<br/>Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.<br/>We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.<br/> We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,<br/> whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.<br/> Make them to be numbered with thy saints,<br/> in glory everlasting.</p>
-<h1>The Apostles' Creed</h1>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all standing</i></p>
-<p>I believe in God, the Father almighty,<br/> maker of heaven and earth;</p>
-<p>And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;<br/> who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,<br/> born of the Virgin Mary,<br/> suffered under Pontius Pilate,<br/> was crucified, dead, and buried.<br/> He descended into hell.</p>
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-<p>The third day he rose again from the dead.<br/> He ascended into heaven,<br/> and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.<br/> From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.</p>
-<p>I believe in the Holy Ghost,<br/> the holy catholic Church,<br/> the communion of saints,<br/> the forgiveness of sins,<br/> the resurrection of the body,<br/> and the life everlasting. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>The text of the Creed on page <a href="96.html">96</a> may be used instead.</i></p>
-<h1>The Prayers</h1>
-<p><i>The People stand or kneel</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> The Lord be with you.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And also with you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</p>
-<p>Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our tresspasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</p>
-<p>And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</p>
-<p>For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</p>
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-<p><i>Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages</i></p>
-<h1>Suffrages A</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And grant us thy salvation.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Endue thy ministers with righteousness;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And make thy chosen people joyful.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For only in thee can we live in safety.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, keep this nation under thy care;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And guide us in the way of justice and truth.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let thy way be known upon earth;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Thy saving health among all nations.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Create in us clean hearts, O God;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.</p>
-<h1>Suffrages B</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Govern them and lift them up for ever.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Day by day we magnify thee;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And we worship thy name for ever, world without end.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> O Lord, have mercy upon us, hve mercy upon us.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> As our trust is in thee.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> O Lord, in thee have I trusted;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Let me never be confounded.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects</i></p>
-<p><i>The Collect of the Day</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Sundays</i></p>
-<p>O God, who makest us glad with the weekly remembrance of<br/>the glorious resurrection of thy Son our Lord: Grant us this<br/>day such blessing through our worship of thee, that the days<br/>to come may be spent in thy favor; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Fridays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but<br/>first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he<br/>was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way<br/>of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and<br/>peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Saturdays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, who after the creation of the world didst rest<br/>from all thy works and sanctify a day of rest for all thy<br/>creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties,<br/>may be duly prepared for the service of thy sanctuary, and<br/>that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the<br/>eternal rest promised to thy people in heaven; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for the Renewal of Life</i></p>
-<p>O God, the King eternal, who dividest the day from the<br/>night and turnest the shadow of death into the morning:<br/>Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep<br/>thy law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that,<br/>having done thy will with cheerfulness while it was day, we<br/>may, when night cometh, rejoice to give thee thanks;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Peace</i></p>
-<p>O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord,<br/>in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service<br/>is perfect freedom: Defend us, thy humble servants, in all<br/>assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy<br/>defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through<br/>the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Grace</i></p>
-<p>O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God,<br/>who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day:<br/>Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that<br/>this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of<br/>danger; but that we, being ordered by thy governance, may<br/>do always what is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ<br/>our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Guidance</i></p>
-<p>O heavenly Father, in whom we live and move and have our<br/>being: We humbly pray thee so to guide and govern us by thy<br/>Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life<br/>we may not forget thee, but may remember that we are ever<br/>walking in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to<br/>follow, one of these prayers for mission is added</i></p>
-<p>Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole<br/>body of thy faithful people is governed and sanctified:<br/>Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before<br/>thee for all members of thy holy Church, that in their<br/>vocation and ministry they may truly and godly serve thee;<br/>through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or the following</i></p>
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-<p>O God, who hast made of one blood all the peoples of the<br/>earth, and didst send thy blessed Son to preach peace to those<br/>who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people<br/>everywhere may seek after thee and find thee; bring the<br/>nations into thy fold; pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh; and<br/>hasten the coming of thy kingdom; through the same thy<br/>Son Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Lord Jesus Christ, who didst stretch out thine arms of love<br/>on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come<br/>within the reach of thy saving embrace: So clothe us in thy<br/>Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring<br/>those who do not know thee to the knowledge and love of<br/>you; for the honor of thy Name. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.</i></p>
-<p><i>Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.</i></p>
-<p><i>Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be<br/>used</i></p>
-<p><i>The General Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, Father of all mercies,<br/>we thine unworthy servants<br/>do give thee most humble and hearty thanks<br/>for all thy goodness and loving-kindness<br/>to us and to all men.<br/>We bless thee for our creation, preservation,<br/>and all the blessings of this life;<br/>but above all for thine inestimable love<br/>in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;<br/>for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.</p>
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-<p><i>A Prayer of St. Chrysostom</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one<br/>accord to make our common supplication unto thee; and<br/>hast promised through thy well-beloved Son that when two<br/>or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the<br/>midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions<br/>of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this<br/>world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life<br/>everlasting. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then may be said</i></p>
-<p>Let us bless the Lord.<br/><i>Thanks be to God.</i></p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost "Alleluia, alleluia" may<br/>be added to the preceding versicle and response.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following</i></p>
-<p>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and<br/>the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.<br/><i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+13%3A14">2 Corinthians 13:14</a></i></p>
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-<p>May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in<br/>believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i><br/><i><a href="bible:Romans+15%3A13">Romans 15:13</a></i></p>
-<p>Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely<br/>more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from<br/>generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus<br/>for ever and ever. <i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+3%3A20%2C21">Ephesians 3:20,21</a></i></p>
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-<h1>Daily Evening Prayer:<br/>Rite One</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant begins the service with one or more of the following<br/>sentences of Scripture, or of those on pages <a href="37.html">37</a>-<a href="40.html">40</a>;</i></p>
-<p><i>or with the Service of Light on pages <a href="109.html">109</a>-<a href="112.html">112</a>, and continuing with the<br/>appointed Psalmody;</i></p>
-<p>*or with the versicle "O God, make speed to save us" on page <a href="63.html">63</a>.</p>
-<p>Let my payer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and let<br/>the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.<br/><i><a href="bible:Psalm+141%3A2">Psalm 141:2</a></i></p>
-<p>Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and<br/>from the Lord Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:Philippians+1%3A2">Philippians 1:2</a></i></p>
-<p>O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole<br/>earth stand in awe of him. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+96%3A9">Psalm 96:9</a></i></p>
-<p>Thine is the day, O God, thine also the night; thou hast<br/>established the moon and the sun. Thou hast fixed all the<br/>boundries of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.<br/><i><a href="bible:Psalm+74%3A15%2C16">Psalm 74:15,16</a></i></p>
-<p>I will bless the Lord, who giveth me counsel; my heart<br/>teacheth me, night after night. I have set the Lord always<br/>before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall.<br/><i><a href="bible:Psalm+16%3A7%2C8">Psalm 16:7,8</a></i></p>
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-<p>Seek him that made the Pleides and Orion, that turneth deep<br/>darkness into the morning, and darkeneth the day into night;<br/>that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out<br/>upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his Name. <i><a href="bible:Amos+5%3A8">Amos 5:8</a></i></p>
-<p>If I say, "Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light<br/>around me turn to night," darkness is not dark to thee, O Lord;<br/>the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to thee<br/>are both alike. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+139%3A10%2C11">Psalm 139:10,11</a></i></p>
-<p>Jesus said, "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me<br/>shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."<br/><i><a href="bible:John+8%3A12">John 8:12</a></i></p>
-<p>*The following Confession of Sin may then be said; or the Office may<br/>continue at once with "O God make speed to save us."</p>
-<h1>Confession of Sin</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant says to the people</i></p>
-<p>Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God,<br/>let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts<br/>confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his<br/>infinite goodness and mercy.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept.</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all kneeling</i></p>
-<p>Almighty and most merciful Father,<br/>we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,<br/>we have followed too much the devices and desires of our<br/> own hearts,</p>
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-<p><i>The Priest alone stands and says</i></p>
-<p>The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and<br/>remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of<br/>life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and<br/>substitutes "us" for "you" and "our" for "your."</p>
-<h1>The Invitatory and Psalter</h1>
-<p><i>All stand</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> O God, make speed to save us.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> O Lord, make haste to help us.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent,</i> Alleluia <i>may be added.</i></p>
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-<p><i>The following, or some other suitable hymn, or an Invitatory Psalm, may<br/>be sung or said</i></p>
-<h1>O Gracious Light</h1> <i>Phos hilaron</i>
-<p>O gracious Light,<br/>pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,<br/>O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!</p>
-<p>Now as we come to the setting of the sun,<br/>and our eyes behold the vesper light,<br/>we sing thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.</p>
-<p>Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,<br/>O Son of God, O Giver of life,<br/>and to be glorified though all the worlds.</p>
-<p><i>then follows</i></p>
-<h1>The Psalm or Psalms Appointed</h1>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>The Lessons</h1>
-<p><i>One or two lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying</i></p>
-<p>A Reading (Lesson) from __________.</p>
-<p><i>A citation giving chapter and verse may be added.</i></p>
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-<p><i>After each Lesson the Reader may say</i></p>
-<p>The Word of the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>Answer</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>Or the Reader may say</i> Here endeth the Lesson (Reading).</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept after each Reading. One of the following<br/>Canticles, or one of those on pages <a href="47.html">47</a>-<a href="52.html">52</a>, or 85-95, is sung or said<br/>after each Reading. If three Lessons are used, the Lesson from the<br/>Gospel is read after the second Canticle.</i></p>
-<h1>The Song of Mary</h1> <i>Magnificat<br/><i><a href="bible:Luke+1%3A46-55">Luke 1:46-55</a></i></i>
-<p>My soul doth magnify the Lord, *<br/> and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.</p>
-<p>For he hath regarded *<br/> the lowliness of his handmaiden.</p>
-<p>For behold from henceforth *<br/> all generations shall call me blessed.</p>
-<p>For he that is mighty hath magnified me, *<br/> and holy is his Name.</p>
-<p>And his mercy is on them that fear him *<br/> throughout all generations.</p>
-<p>He hath showed strength with his arm; *<br/> he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.</p>
-<p>He hath put down the mighty from their seat, *<br/> and hath exalted the humble and meek.</p>
-<p>He hath filled the hungry with good things, *<br/> and the rich he hath sent empty away.</p>
-<p>He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, *<br/> as he promised to our forefathers,<br/> Abraham and his seed for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>The Song of Simeon</h1> <i>Nunc dimittis<br/><i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A29-32">Luke 2:29-32</a></i></i>
-<p>Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, *<br/> according to thy word;</p>
-<p>For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, *<br/> which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,</p>
-<p>To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, *<br/> and to be the glory of thy people Israel.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>The Apostle's Creed</h1>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all standing</i></p>
-<p>I believe in God, the Father almighty,<br/> maker of heaven and earth;</p>
-<p>And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;<br/> who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,<br/> born of the Virgin Mary,<br/> suffered under Pontius Pilate,<br/> was crucified, dead, and buried.<br/> He descended into hell.<br/> The third day he rose again from the dead.<br/> He ascended into heaven,<br/> and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.<br/> From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.</p>
-<p>I believe in the Holy Ghost,<br/> the holy catholic Church,<br/> the communion of saints,<br/> the forgiveness of sins,<br/> the resurrection of the body,<br/> and the life everlasting. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>The text of the Creed on page <a href="96.html">96</a> may be used instead.</i></p>
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-<p><i>The People stand or kneel</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> The Lord be with you.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And also with you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</p>
-<p>Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our tresspasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</p>
-<p>And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</p>
-<p>For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages</i></p>
-<h1>Suffrages A</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And grant us thy salvation.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Endue thy ministers with righteousness;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And make thy chosen people joyful.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For only in thee can we live in safety.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, keep this nation under thy care;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And guide us in the way of justice and truth.</p>
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-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let thy way be known upon earth;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Thy saving health among all nations.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Create in us clean hearts, O God;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.</p>
-<h1>Suffrages B</h1>
-<p>That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That thy holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and<br/>goodwill,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins<br/>and offenses,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That there may be peace to thy Church and to the whole<br/>world,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may depart this life in thy faith and fear, and<br/>not be condemned before the great judgment seat<br/>of Christ,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may be bound together by thy Holy Spirit in<br/>the communion of [__________ and] all thy saints,<br/>entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,<br/><i>We entreat thee, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects</i></p>
-<p><i>The Collect of the Day</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Sundays</i></p>
-<p>Lord God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ triumphed<br/>over the powers of death and prepared for us our place in the<br/>new Jerusalem: Grant that we, who have this day given<br/>thanks for his resurrection, may praise thee in that City of<br/>which he is the light; and where he liveth and reigneth for ever<br/>and ever. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Fridays</i></p>
-<p>O Lord Jesus Christ, who by thy death didst take away the<br/>sting of death: Grant unto us thy servants so to follow in<br/>faith where thou hast led the way, that we may at length fall<br/>asleep peacefully in thee, and awake up after thy likeness; for<br/>thy tender mercies' sake. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Saturdays</i></p>
-<p>O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth thine unending<br/>day upon us who watch for thee, that our lips may praise thee,<br/>our lives may bless thee, and our worship on the morrow may<br/>give thee glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Peace</i></p>
-<p>O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and<br/>all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace<br/>which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to<br/>obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being<br/>defended from the fear of all enemies, may pass our time in<br/>rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our<br/>Savior. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Aid against Perils</i></p>
-<p>Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy<br/>great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this<br/>night; for the love of thy only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Protection</i></p>
-<p>O God, who art the life of all who live, the light of the faithful,<br/>the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead:<br/>We thank thee for the timely blessings of the day, and humbly<br/>beseech thy merciful protection all the night. Bring us, we<br/>pray thee, in safety to the morning hours; through him who<br/>died for us and rose again, thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for the Presence of Christ</i></p>
-<p>Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day<br/>is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and<br/>awaken hope, that we may know thee as thou art revealed in<br/>Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake<br/>of thy love. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to<br/>follow, one of these prayers for mission is added</i></p>
-<p>O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore:<br/>Let the whole earth also worship thee, all nations obey thee,<br/>all tongues confess and bless thee, and men and women everywhere<br/>love thee and serve thee in peace; through Jesus Christ<br/>our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p>Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or<br/>weep this night, and give thine angels charge over those who<br/>sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless<br/>the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the<br/>joyous; and all for they love's sake. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>O God,who dost manifest in thy servants the signs of thy<br/>presence; Send forth upon us the Spirit of love, that in<br/>companionship with one another thine abounding grace may<br/>increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.</i></p>
-<p><i>Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.</i></p>
-<p><i>Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be<br/>used</i></p>
-<p><i>The General Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, Father of all mercies,<br/>we thine unworthy servants<br/>do give thee most humble and hearty thanks<br/>for all thy goodness and loving-kindness<br/>to us and to all men.<br/>We bless thee for our creation, preservation,<br/>and all the blessings of this life;<br/>but above all for thine inestimable love<br/>in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;<br/>for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.<br/>And, we beseech thee,<br/>give us that due sense of all thy mercies,<br/>that our hearts may be unfaignedly thankful;</p>
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-<p>and that we show forth thy praise,<br/>not only with our lips, but in our lives,<br/>by giving up our selves to thy service,<br/>and by walking before thee<br/>in holiness and righteousness all our days;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord,<br/>to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit,<br/>be all honor and glory, world without end. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Prayer of St. Chrysostom</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one<br/>accord to make our common supplication unto thee; and<br/>hast promised through thy well-beloved Son that when two<br/>or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the<br/>midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions<br/>of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this<br/>world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life<br/>everlasting. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then may be said</i></p>
-<p>Let us bless the Lord.<br/><i>Thanks be to God.</i></p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost "Alleluia, alleluia" may<br/>be added to the preceding versicle and response.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following</i></p>
-<p>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and<br/>the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.<br/><i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+13%3A14">2 Corinthians 13:14</a></i></p>
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-<p>May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in<br/>believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i><br/><i><a href="bible:Romans+15%3A13">Romans 15:13</a></i></p>
-<p>Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely<br/>more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from<br/>generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus<br/>for ever and ever. <i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+3%3A20%2C21">Ephesians 3:20,21</a></i></p>
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-<p><i>Concerning the Service</i></p>
-<p><i>In the Daily Office, the term "Officiant" is used to denote the person,<br/>clerical or lay, who leads the Office.</i></p>
-<p><i>It is appropriate that other persons be assigned to read the Lessons,<br/>and to lead other parts of the service not assigned to the officiant.<br/>The bishop, when present, appropriately concludes the Office with a<br/>blessing.</i></p>
-<p><i>At celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, the Order for Morning or Evening<br/>Prayer may be used in place of all that precedes the Offeratory.</i></p>
-<p><i>Additional Directions are on page <a href="141.html">141</a>.</i></p>
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-<h1>Daily Morning Prayer:<br/>Rite Two</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant begins the service with one or more of these sentences of<br/>Scripture, or with the versicle "Lord, open our lips" on page <a href="80.html">80</a>.</i></p>
-<p><i>Advent</i></p>
-<p>Watch, for you do not know when the master of the house<br/>will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or<br/>in the morning, lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.<br/><i><a href="bible:Mark+13%3A35%2C36">Mark 13:35, 36</a></i></p>
-<p>In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight<br/>in the desert a highway for our God. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+40%3A3">Isaiah 40:3</a></i></p>
-<p>The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see<br/>it together. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+40%3A5">Isaiah 40:5</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Christmas</i></p>
-<p>Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come<br/>to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of<br/>David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. <i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A10%2C11">Luke 2:10, 11</a></i></p>
-<p>Behold, the dwelling of God is with mankind. He will dwell<br/>with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will<br/>be with them, and be their God. <i><a href="bible:Revelation+21%3A3">Revelation 21:3</a></i></p>
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-<p><i>Epiphany</i></p>
-<p>Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness<br/>of your rising. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+60%3A3">Isaiah 60:3</a></i></p>
-<p>I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may<br/>reach to the end of the earth. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+49%3A6">Isaiah 49:6</a>b</i></p>
-<p>From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great<br/>among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered<br/>to my Name, and a pure offering; for my Name shall be great<br/>among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. <i><a href="bible:Malachi+1%3A11">Malachi 1:11</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Lent</i></p>
-<p>If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth<br/>is not in us, but if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful<br/>and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all<br/>unrighteousness. <i><a href="bible:1+John+1%3A8%2C9">1 John 1:8, 9</a></i></p>
-<p>Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord<br/>your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and<br/>abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. <i><a href="bible:Joel+2%3A13">Joel 2:13</a></i></p>
-<p>I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him,<br/>"Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am<br/>no longer worthy to be called your son." <i><a href="bible:Luke+15%3A18%2C19">Luke 15:18, 19</a></i></p>
-<p>To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, because<br/>we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice<br/>of the Lord our God by following his laws which he set<br/>before us. <i><a href="bible:Daniel+9%3A9%2C10">Daniel 9:9, 10</a></i></p>
-<p>Jesus said, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny<br/>himself and take up his cross and follow me." <i><a href="bible:Mark+8%3A34">Mark 8:34</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Holy Week</i></p>
-<p>All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one</p>
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-<p>to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of<br/>us all. <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+53%3A6">Isaiah 53:6</a></i></p>
-<p>Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if<br/>there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon<br/>me, whom the Lord has afflicted. <i><a href="bible:Lamentations+1%3A12">Lamentations 1:12</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Easter Season, including Ascension Day<br/>and the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia! Christ is risen.<br/><i>The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!</i></p>
-<p>On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in<br/>it. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+118%3A24">Psalm 118:24</a></i></p>
-<p>Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord<br/>Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:1+Corinthians+15%3A57">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></i></p>
-<p>If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that<br/>are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.<br/><i><a href="bible:Colossians+3%3A1">Colossians 3:1</a></i></p>
-<p>Christ has entered, not into a sanctuary made with hands, a<br/>copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in<br/>the presence of God on our behalf. <i><a href="bible:Hebrews+9%3A24">Hebrews 9:24</a></i></p>
-<p>You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon<br/>you; and you shall be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all<br/>Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. <i><a href="bible:Acts+1%3A8">Acts 1:8</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Trinity Sunday</i></p>
-<p>Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is,<br/>and is to come! <i><a href="bible:Revelation+4%3A8">Revelation 4:8</a></i></p>
-<p><i>All Saints and other Major Saints' Days</i></p>
-<p>We give thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy to<br/>share in the inheritance of the saints in light. <i><a href="bible:Colossians+1%3A12">Colossians 1:12</a></i></p>
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-<p>You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow<br/>citizens with the saints and members of the household of<br/>God. <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+2%3A19">Ephesians 2:19</a></i></p>
-<p>Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to<br/>the ends of the world. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+19%3A4">Psalm 19:4</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Occasions of Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p>Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his Name; make<br/>known his deeds among the peoples. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+105%3A1">Psalm 105:1</a></i></p>
-<p><i>At any Time</i></p>
-<p>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord<br/>Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:Philippians+1%3A2">Philippians 1:2</a></i></p>
-<p>I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of<br/>the Lord." <i><a href="bible:Psalm+122%3A1">Psalm 122:1</a></i></p>
-<p>Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart<br/>be acceptable in you sight, O Lord, my strength and my<br/>redeemer. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+19%3A14">Psalm 19:14</a></i></p>
-<p>Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me,<br/>and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.<br/><i><a href="bible:Psalm+43%3A3">Psalm 43:3</a></i></p>
-<p>The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence<br/>before him. <i><a href="bible:Habakkuk+2%3A20">Habakkuk 2:20</a></i></p>
-<p>The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers<br/>will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the<br/>Father seeks to worship him. <i><a href="bible:John+4%3A23">John 4:23</a></i></p>
-<p>Thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity,<br/>whose name is Holy, "I dwell in the high and holy place and<br/>also with the one who has a contrite and humble spirit, to<br/>revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the<br/>contrite." <i><a href="bible:Isaiah+57%3A15">Isaiah 57:15</a></i></p>
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-<p>*The following Confession of Sin may then be said; or the Office may<br/>continue at once with "Lord, open our lips."</p>
-<h1>Confession of Sin</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant says to the people</i></p>
-<p>Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of<br/>Almighty God our heavenly Father, to set forth his praise, to<br/>hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf<br/>of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our<br/>salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and<br/>mind to worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with<br/>penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may<br/>obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept.</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all kneeling</i></p>
-<p>Most merciful God,<br/>we confess that we have sinned against you<br/>in thought, word, and deed,<br/>by what we have done,<br/>and by what we have left undone.<br/>We have not loved you with our whole heart;<br/>we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.<br/>We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.<br/>For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,<br/>have mercy on us and forgive us;<br/>that we may delight in your will,<br/>and walk in your ways,<br/>to the glory of your Name. Amen.</p>
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-<p><i>The Priest stands and says</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins<br/>through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all<br/>goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in<br/>eternal life. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and<br/>substitutes "us" for "you" and "our" for "your."</p>
-<h1>The Invitatory and Psalter</h1>
-<p><i>All stand</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Lord, open our lips.<br/><i>People</i> And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent, add</i> Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>Then follows one of the Invitatory Psalms, Venite or Jubilate.</i></p>
-<p><i>One of the following Antiphons may be sung or said with the Invitatory<br/>Psalm</i></p>
-<p><i>In Advent</i></p>
-<p>Our King and Savior now draws near: Come let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>On the Twelve Days of Christmas</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. To us a child is born: Come let us adore him. Alleluia.</p>
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-<p><i>From the Epiphany through the Baptism of Christ, and on the Feasts of<br/>the Transfiguration and Holy Cross</i></p>
-<p>The Lord has shown forth his glory: Come let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>In Lent</i></p>
-<p>The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day until the Ascension</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: Come let us adore him.<br/>Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>From Ascension Day until the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. Christ has ascended into heaven: Come let us adore him.<br/>Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>On the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p>Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord renews the face of the earth:<br/>Come let us adore him. Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>On Trinity Sunday</i></p>
-<p>Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God: Come let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>On other Sundays and weekdays</i></p>
-<p>The earth is the Lord's for he made it: Come let us adore him.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Worship the Lord in the beauty of his holiness: Come let us<br/>adore him.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.</p>
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-<p><i>The Alleluias in the following Antiphons are used only in Easter<br/>Season.</i></p>
-<p><i>On Feasts of the Incarnation</i></p>
-<p>[Alleluia] The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us:<br/>Come let us adore him. [Alleluia]</p>
-<p><i>On all Saints and other Major Saints' Days</i></p>
-<p>[Alleluia.] The Lord is glorious in his saints: Come let us<br/>adore him. [Alleluia.]</p>
-<h1>Venite</h1> <i><a href="bible:Psalm+95%3A1-7">Psalm 95:1-7</a></i>
-<p>Come let us sing to the Lord; *<br/> let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.</p>
-<p>Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *<br/> and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.</p>
-<p>For the Lord is a great God, *<br/> and a great King above all gods.</p>
-<p>In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *<br/> and the heights of the hills are his also.</p>
-<p>The sea is his, for he made it, *<br/> and his hands have molded the dry land.</p>
-<p>Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *<br/> and kneel before the Lord our Maker.</p>
-<p>For he is our God,<br/>and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *<br/> Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!</p>
-<p><i>or <a href="bible:Psalm+95">Psalm 95</a>, page <a href="724.html">724</a>.</i></p>
-<h1>Jubilate</h1> <i><a href="bible:Psalm+100">Psalm 100</a></i>
-<p>Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *<br/> serve the Lord with gladness<br/> and come before his presence with song.</p>
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-<p>Know this: The Lord himself is God; *<br/> he himself has made us, and we are his;<br/> we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.</p>
-<p>Enter his gates with thanksgiving;<br/>go into his courts with praise; *<br/> give thanks to him and call upon his Name.</p>
-<p>For the Lord is good;<br/>his mercy is everlasting; *<br/> and his faithfulness endures from age to age.</p>
-<p><i>In Easter Week, in place of an Invitatory Psalm, the following is sung<br/>or said. It may also be used daily until the Day of Pentecost.</i></p>
-<h1>Christ our Passover</h1> <i>Pascha nostrum</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a>; <a href="bible:Romans+6%3A9-11">Romans 6:9-11</a>; <a href="bible:1+Corinthians+15%3A20-22">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a></i></p>
-<p>Alleluia.<br/>Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; *<br/> therfore let us keep the feast,</p>
-<p>Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, *<br/> but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.</p>
-<p>Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; *<br/> death no longer has dominion over him.</p>
-<p>The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all; *<br/> but the life he lives, he lives to God.</p>
-<p>So also consider yourselves dead to sin, *<br/> and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.</p>
-<p>Christ has been raised from the dead, *<br/> the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.</p>
-<p>For since by a man came death, *<br/> by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.</p>
-<p>For as in Adam all die, *<br/> so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.</p>
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-<p><i>Then follows</i></p>
-<h1>The Psalm or Psalms Appointed</h1>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>The Lessons</h1>
-<p>*One or two lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying</p>
-<p>A Reading (Lesson) from __________.</p>
-<p><i>A citation giving chapter and verse may be added.</i></p>
-<p><i>After each Lesson the Reader may say</i></p>
-<p>The Word of the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>Answer</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>Or the Reader may say</i> Here ends the Lesson (Reading).</p>
-<p><i>silence may be kept after each Reading. One of the following<br/>Canticles, or one of those on pages <a href="47.html">47</a>-<a href="52.html">52</a> (Canticles 1-7), is sung or<br/>said after each Reading. If three lessons are used, the Lesson from the<br/>Gospel is read after the second Canticle.</i></p>
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-<h1>8 The Song of Moses</h1> <i>Cantemus Domino</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Exodus+15%3A1-6%2C11-13%2C17-18">Exodus 15:1-6, 11-13, 17-18</a></i></p>
-<p><i>Especially suitable for use in Easter Season</i></p>
-<p>I will sing to the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted; *<br/> the horse and its rider has he hurled into the sea.</p>
-<p>The Lord is my strength and my refuge; *<br/> the Lord has become my Savior.</p>
-<p>This is my God and I will praise him, *<br/> the God of my people and I will exalt him.</p>
-<p>The Lord is a mighty warrior; *<br/> Yahweh is his Name.</p>
-<p>The chariots of Pharoah and his army has he hurled into the sea; *<br/> the finest of those who bear armor have been<br/> drowned in the Red Sea.</p>
-<p>The fathomless deep has overwhelmed them; *<br/> they sank into the depths like a stone.</p>
-<p>Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might; *<br/> your right hand, O Lord, has overthrown the enemy.</p>
-<p>Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among the gods? *<br/> who is like you, glorious in holiness,<br/> awesome in renown, and worker of wonders?</p>
-<p>You stretched forth your right hand; *<br/> the earth swallowed them up.</p>
-<p>With your constant love you led the people you redeemed; *<br/> with your might you brought them in safety to<br/> your holy dwelling.</p>
-<p>You will bring them in and plant them *<br/> on the mount of your possession,</p>
-<p>The resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord, *<br/> the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hand has established.</p>
-<p>The Lord shall reign *<br/> for ever and for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>Canticle 9</h1> The First Song of Isaiah <i>Ecce, Deus</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Isaiah+12%3A2-6">Isaiah 12:2-6</a></i></p>
-<p>Surely, it is God who saves me; *<br/> I will trust in him and not be afraid.</p>
-<p>For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, *<br/> and he will be my Savior.</p>
-<p>Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing *<br/> from the springs of salvation.</p>
-<p>And on that day you shall say, *<br/> Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;</p>
-<p>Make his deeds known among the peoples; *<br/> see that they remember that his Name is exalted.</p>
-<p>Sing praises of the Lord, for he has done great things, *<br/> and this is known in all the world.</p>
-<p>Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, *<br/> for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 10</h1> The Second Song of Isaiah <i>Quaerite Dominum</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Isaiah+55%3A6-11">Isaiah 55:6-11</a></i></p>
-<p>Seek the Lord while he wills to be found; *<br/> call upon him when he draws near.</p>
-<p>Let the wicked forsake their ways *<br/> and the evil ones their thoughts;</p>
-<p>And let them turn to the Lord, and he will have compassion, *<br/> and to our God, for he will richly pardon.</p>
-<p>For my thoughts are not your thoughts, *<br/> nor your ways my ways, says the Lord.</p>
-<p>For as the heavens are higher than the earth, *<br/> so are my ways higher than your ways,<br/> and my thoughts than your thoughts.</p>
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-<p>For as rain and snow fall from the heavens *<br/> and return not again, but water the earth,</p>
-<p>Bringing forth life and giving growth, *<br/> seed for sowing and bread for eating,</p>
-<p>So is my word that goes forth from my mouth; *<br/> it will not return to me empty;</p>
-<p>But it will accomplish that which I have purposed, *<br/> and prosper in that for which I sent it.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 11</h1> The Third Song of Isaiah <i>Surge, illuminare</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Isaiah+60%3A1-3%2C11">Isaiah 60:1-3, 11</a>a, 14c, 18-19</i></p>
-<p>Arise, shine, for your light has come, *<br/> and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.</p>
-<p>For behold, darkness covers the land; *<br/> deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.</p>
-<p>But over you the Lord will rise, *<br/> and his glory will appear upon you.</p>
-<p>Nations will stream to your light, *<br/> and kings to the brightness of your dawning.</p>
-<p>Your gates will always be open; *<br/> by day or night they will never be shut.</p>
-<p>They will call you, The City of the Lord, *<br/> The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.</p>
-<p>Violence will no more be heard in your land, *<br/> ruin or destruction within your borders.</p>
-<p>You will call your walls, Salvation, *<br/> and all your portals, Praise.</p>
-<p>The sun will no more be your light by day; *<br/> by night you will not need the brightness of the moon.</p>
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-<p>The Lord will be your everlasting light, *<br/> and your God will be your glory.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 12</h1> A Song of Creation <i>Benedicite, omnia opera Domini</i>
-<p><i>Song of the Three Young Men, 35-65</i></p>
-<p><i>One or more sections of this Canticle may be used. Whatever the<br/>selection, it begins with the Invocation and concludes with the<br/>Doxology.</i></p>
-<p><i>Invocation</i></p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p><i>I The Cosmic Order</i></p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, *<br/> O heavens and all waters above the heavens.</p>
-<p>Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, *<br/> all winds and fire and heat.</p>
-<p>Winter and Summer, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold, *<br/> drops of dew and flakes of snow.</p>
-<p>Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
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-<p>Glorify the Lord, O nights and days, *<br/> O shining light and enfolding dark.</p>
-<p>Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p><i>II The Earth and its Creatures</i></p>
-<p>Let the earth glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills,<br/>and all that grows upon the earth, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O springs of water, seas, and streams, *<br/> O whales and all that move in the waters.</p>
-<p>All birds of the air, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O beasts of the wild, *<br/> and all you flocks and herds.</p>
-<p>O men and women everywhere, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p><i>III The People of God</i></p>
-<p>Let the people of God glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O priests and servants of the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>Glorify the Lord, O spirits and souls of the righteous, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>You that are holy and humble of heart, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
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-<p><i>Doxology</i></p>
-<p>Let us glorify the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<p>In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *<br/> praise him and highly exalt him for ever.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 13</h1> <i>Benedictus es, Domine</i>
-<p><i>Song of the Three Young Men, 29-34</i></p>
-<p>Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *<br/> you are worthy of praise; glory to you.</p>
-<p>Glory to you for the radiance of you holy Name; *<br/> we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to you in the splendor of you temple; *<br/> on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.</p>
-<p>Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim; *<br/> we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to you, beholding the depths; *<br/> in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.</p>
-<p>Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *<br/> we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 14</h1> A Song of Penitence <i>Kyrie Pantokrator</i>
-<p><i>Prayer of Manasseh 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11-15</i></p>
-<p><i>Especially suitable in Lent, and on other penitential occasions</i></p>
-<p>O Lord and Ruler of the hosts of heaven, *<br/> God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,<br/> and of all their righteous offspring:</p>
-<p>You made the heavens and the earth, *<br/> with all their vast array.</p>
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-<p>All things quake with fear at your presence; *<br/> they tremble because of your power.</p>
-<p>But your merciful promise is beyond all measure; *<br/> it surpasses all that our minds can fathom.</p>
-<p>O Lord, you are full of compassion, *<br/> long-suffering, and abounding in mercy.</p>
-<p>You hold back your hand; *<br/> you do not punish as we deserve.</p>
-<p>In your great goodness, Lord,<br/>you have promised forgiveness to sinners, *<br/> that they may repent of their sin and be saved.</p>
-<p>And now, O Lord, I bend the knee of my heart, *<br/> and make my appeal, sure of your gracious goodness.</p>
-<p>I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, *<br/> and I know my wickedness only too well.</p>
-<p>Therefore I make this prayer to you: *<br/> Forgive me, Lord, forgive me.</p>
-<p>Do not let me perish in my sin, *<br/> nor condemn me to the depths of the earth.</p>
-<p>For you, O Lord, are the God of those who repent, *<br/> and in me you will show forth your goodness.</p>
-<p>Unworthy as I am, you will save me,<br/>in accordance with your great mercy, *<br/> and I will praise you without ceasing all the days of my life.</p>
-<p>For all the powers of heaven sing your praises, *<br/> and yours is the glory to ages of ages. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 15</h1> The Song of Mary <i>Magnificat</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+1%3A46-55">Luke 1:46-55</a></i></p>
-<p>My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,<br/>my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *<br/> for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.</p>
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-<p>From this day all generations will call me blessed: *<br/> the Almighty has done great things for me,<br/> and holy is his Name.</p>
-<p>He has mercy on those who fear him *<br/> in every generation.</p>
-<p>He has shown the strength of his arm, *<br/> he has scattered the proud in their conceit.</p>
-<p>He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *<br/> and has lifted up the lowly.</p>
-<p>He has filled the hungry with good things, *<br/> and the rich he has sent away empty.</p>
-<p>He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *<br/> for he has remembered his promise of mercy,</p>
-<p>The promise he made to our fathers, *<br/> to Abraham and his children for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 16</h1> The Song of Zechariah <i>Benedictus Dominus Deus</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+1">Luke 1</a>: 68-79</i></p>
-<p>Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *<br/> he has come to his people and set them free.</p>
-<p>He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *<br/> born of the house of his servant David.</p>
-<p>Through his holy prophets he promised of old,<br/>that he would save us from our enemies, *<br/> from the hands of all who hate us.</p>
-<p>He promised to show mercy to our fathers *<br/> and to remember his holy covenant.</p>
-<p>This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *<br/> to set us free from the hands of our enemies,</p>
-<p>Free to worship him without fear, *<br/> holy and righteous in his sight<br/> all the days of our life.</p>
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-<p>You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *<br/> for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,</p>
-<p>To give his people knowledge of salvation *<br/> by the forgiveness of their sins.</p>
-<p>In the tender compassion of our God *<br/> the dawn from on high shall break upon us,</p>
-<p>To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *<br/>and to guide our feet into the way of peace.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 17</h1> The Song of Simeon <i>Nunc Dimittis</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A29-32">Luke 2:29-32</a></i></p>
-<p>Lord, you now have set your servant free *<br/> to go in peace as you have promised;</p>
-<p>For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, *<br/> whom you have prepared for all the world to see:</p>
-<p>A Light to enlighten the nations, *<br/> and the glory of your people Israel.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 18</h1> A Song to the Lamb <i>Dignus es</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Revelation+4%3A11%2C5%3A9-10%2C13">Revelation 4:11, 5:9-10, 13</a></i></p>
-<p>Splendor and honor and kingly power *<br/> are yours by right, O Lord our God,</p>
-<p>For you created everything that is, *<br/> and by your will they were created and have their being;</p>
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-<p>And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *<br/> for with your blood you have redeemed for God,</p>
-<p>From every family, language, people, and nation, *<br/> a kingdom of priests to serve our God.</p>
-<p>And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *<br/> and to Christ the Lamb,</p>
-<p>Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *<br/> for ever and for evermore.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 19</h1> The Song of the Redeemed <i>Magna et mirabilia</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Revelation+15%3A3-4">Revelation 15:3-4</a></i></p>
-<p>O ruler of the universe, Lord God,<br/>great deeds are they that you have done, *<br/> surpassing human understanding.</p>
-<p>Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth, *<br/> O King of all the ages.</p>
-<p>Who can fail to do you homage, Lord,<br/>and sing the praises of your Name? *<br/> for you only are the Holy One.</p>
-<p>All nations will draw near and fall down before you, *<br/> because your just and holy works have been revealed.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 20</h1> Glory to God <i>Gloria in excelsis</i>
-<p>Glory to God in the highest,<br/> and peace to his people on earth.</p>
-<p>Lord God, heavenly King,<br/>almighty God and Father,</p>
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-<p>we worship you, we give you thanks,<br/> we praise you for your glory.</p>
-<p>Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,<br/>Lord God, Lamb of God,<br/>you take away the sin of the world:<br/> have mercy on us;</p>
-<p>you are seated at the right hand of the Father:<br/> receive our prayer.</p>
-<p>For you alone are the Holy One,<br/>you alone are the Lord,<br/>you alone are the Most High,<br/> Jesus Christ,<br/> with the Holy Spirit,<br/> in the glory of God the Father. Amen.</p>
-<h1>Canticle 21</h1> You are God <i>Te Deum laudamus</i>
-<p>You are God: we praise you;<br/>You are the Lord; we acclaim you;<br/>You are the eternal Father:<br/>All creation worships you.<br/>To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,<br/>Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:<br/> Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,<br/> heaven and earth are full of your glory.</p>
-<p>The glorious company of apostles praise you.<br/>The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.<br/>The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.<br/>Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;<br/> Father, of majesty unbounded,<br/> your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,<br/> and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.</p>
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-<p>You, Christ, are the king of glory,<br/>the eternal Son of the Father.<br/>When you became man to set us free<br/>you did not shun the Virgin's womb.<br/>You overcame the sting of death<br/>and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.<br/>You are seated at God's right hand in glory.<br/>We believe that you will come and be our judge.<br/> Come then, Lord, and help your people,<br/> bought with the price of your own blood,<br/> and bring us with your saints<br/> to glory everlasting.</p>
-<h1>The Apostles' Creed</h1>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all standing</i></p>
-<p>I believe in God, the Father almighty,<br/> creator of heaven and earth.</p>
-<p>I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.<br/> He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit<br/> and born of the Virgin Mary.<br/> He suffered under Pontius Pilate,<br/> was crucified, died, and was buried.<br/> He descended to the dead.<br/> On the third day he rose again.<br/> He ascended into heaven,<br/> and is seated at the right hand of the Father.<br/> He will come again to judge the living and the dead.</p>
-<p>I believe in the Holy Spirit,<br/> the holy catholic Church,<br/> the communion of saints,<br/> the forgiveness of sins,<br/> the resurrection of the body,<br/> and the life everlasting. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>The Prayers</h1>
-<p><i>The People stand or kneel</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> The Lord be with you.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And also with you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father in heaven,<br/> hallowed be your Name,<br/> your kingdom come,<br/> your will be done,<br/> on earth as in heaven.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our trespasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us today our daily bread.<br/>Forgive us our sins<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who sin against us.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Save us from the time of trial,<br/> and deliver us from evil.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">For the kingdom, the power,<br/> and the glory are yours,<br/> now and for ever. Amen.</td></tr>
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-<p><i>Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages</i></p>
-<h1>Suffrages A</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Show us your mercy, O Lord;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And grant us your salvation.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Clothe your ministers with righteousness;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Let your people sing with joy.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For only in you can we live in safety.</p>
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-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, keep this nation under your care;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And guide us in the way of justice and truth.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let your way be known upon earth;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Your saving health among all nations.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Create in us clean hearts, O God;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And sustain us by your Holy Spirit.</p>
-<h1>Suffrages B</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Govern and uphold them, now and always.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Day by day we bless you;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> We praise your name for ever.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, keep us from all sin today;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, show us your love and mercy;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For we put our trust in you.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> In you, Lord, is our hope;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And we shall never hope in vain.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects</i></p>
-<p><i>The Collect of the Day</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Sundays</i></p>
-<p>O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of<br/>the glorious resurrection of you Son our Lord: Give us this<br/>day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week<br/>to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our<br/>Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Fridays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but<br/>first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he<br/>was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way<br/>of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and<br/>peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Saturdays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested<br/>from all you works and sanctified a day of rest for all your<br/>creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties,<br/>may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and<br/>that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the<br/>eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for the Renewal of Life</i></p>
-<p>O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the<br/>night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive<br/>far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your<br/>law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having<br/>done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may,<br/>when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Peace</i></p>
-<p>O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know<br/>you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend<br/>us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that<br/>we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of<br/>any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord,<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Grace</i></p>
-<p>Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have<br/>brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your<br/>mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome<br/>by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of<br/>your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Guidance</i></p>
-<p>Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our<br/>being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by<br/>your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our<br/>life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are<br/>ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to<br/>follow, one of these prayer for mission is added</i></p>
-<p>Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole<br/>body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified:<br/>Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before<br/>your for all members of you holy Church, that in their<br/>vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you;<br/>through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the<br/>earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those<br/>who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people<br/>everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the<br/>nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh,<br/>and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p>Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on<br/>the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within<br/>the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit<br/>that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those<br/>who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for<br/>the honor of your Name. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.</i></p>
-<p><i>Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.</i></p>
-<p><i>Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be<br/>used</i></p>
-<p><i>The General Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, Father of all mercies,<br/>we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks<br/>for all your goodness and loving-kindness<br/>to us and to all whom you have made.<br/>We bless you for our creation, preservation,<br/>and all the blessings of this life;<br/>but above all for your immeasurable love<br/>in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;<br/>for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.<br/>And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,<br/>that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,<br/>not only with our lips, but in our lives,<br/>by giving up our selves to your service,<br/>and by walking before you<br/>in holiness and righteousness all our days;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord,<br/>to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,<br/>be honor and glory throughout all ages. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p>Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one<br/>accord to make our common supplication to you; and you<br/>have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two<br/>or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the<br/>midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions<br/>as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of<br/>your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then may be said</i></p>
-<p>Let us bless the Lord.<br/><i>Thanks be to God.</i></p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost "Alleluia, alleluia" may<br/>be added to the preceding versicle and response.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following</i></p>
-<p>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and<br/>the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore.<br/><i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+13%3A14">2 Corinthians 13:14</a></i></p>
-<p>May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in<br/>believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i><br/><i><a href="bible:Romans+15%3A13">Romans 15:13</a></i></p>
-<p>Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely<br/>more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from<br/>generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus<br/>for ever and ever. <i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+3%3A20%2C21">Ephesians 3:20,21</a></i></p>
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-<h1>An Order of Service<br/>for Noonday</h1>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> O God, make speed to save us.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> O Lord, make haste to help us.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent, add</i> Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>A suitable hymn may be sung.</i></p>
-<p><i>One or more of the following Psalms is sung or said. Other suitable<br/>selections include <a href="bible:Psalms+19%2C67">Psalms 19,67</a>, one or more sections of <a href="bible:Psalm+119">Psalm 119</a>, or a<br/>selection from <a href="bible:Psalms+120">Psalms 120 </a>through 133.</i></p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+119">Psalm 119</a></h1>
-<p>105 Your word is a lantern to my feet *<br/> and a light upon my path.</p>
-<p>106 I have sworn and am determined *<br/> to keep your righteous judgments.</p>
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-<p>107 I am deeply troubled; *<br/> preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.</p>
-<p>108 Accept, O LORD, the willing tribute of my lips, *<br/> and teach me your judgments.</p>
-<p>109 My life is always in my hand, *<br/> yet I do not forget your law.</p>
-<p>110 The wicked have set a trap for me, *<br/> but I have not strayed from your commandments.</p>
-<p>111 Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; *<br/> truly, they are the joy of my heart.</p>
-<p>112 I have applied my heart to fulfill your statues *<br/> for ever and to the end.</p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+121">Psalm 121</a></h1> <i>Levavi oculos</i>
-<p>1 I lift up my eyes to the hills; *<br/> from where is my help to come?</p>
-<p>2 My help comes from the LORD, *<br/> the maker of heaven and earth.</p>
-<p>3 He will not let your foot be moved *<br/> and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.</p>
-<p>4 Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *<br/> shall neither slumber nor sleep;</p>
-<p>5 The LORD himself watches over you; *<br/> the LORD is your shade at your right hand,</p>
-<p>6 So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *<br/> nor the moon by night.</p>
-<p>7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; *<br/> it is he who shall keep you safe.</p>
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-<p>8 The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *<br/> from this time forth for evermore.</p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+126">Psalm 126</a></h1> <i>In convertendo</i>
-<p>1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *<br/> then were we like those who dream.</p>
-<p>2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *<br/> and our tongue with shouts of joy.</p>
-<p>3 Then they said among the nations, *<br/> "The LORD has done great things for them."</p>
-<p>4 The LORD has done great things for us, *<br/> and we are glad indeed.</p>
-<p>5 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *<br/> like the watercourses of the Negev.</p>
-<p>6 Those who sowed with tears *<br/> will reap with songs of joy.</p>
-<p>7 Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *<br/> will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.</p>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>One of the following, or some other suitable passage of Scripture, is<br/>read</i></p>
-<p>The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the<br/>Holy Spirit that has been given to us. <i><a href="bible:Romans+5%3A5">Romans 5:5</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>or the following</i></p>
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-<p>If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has passed<br/>away, behold the new has come. All this is from God, who<br/>through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry<br/>of reconciliation. <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+5%3A17-18">2 Corinthians 5:17-18</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be<br/>great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be<br/>offered to my Name, and a pure offering; for my Name shall be<br/>great among the nations, says the Lord of Hosts. <i><a href="bible:Malachi+1%3A11">Malachi 1:11</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>A meditation, silent or spoken, may follow.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then begins the Prayers</i></p>
-<p>Lord, have mercy.</p>
-<p><i>Christ, have mercy.</i></p>
-<p>Lord, have mercy.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father in heaven,<br/> hallowed be your Name,<br/> your kingdom come,<br/> your will be done,<br/> on earth as in heaven.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our trespasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us today our daily bread.<br/>Forgive us our sins<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who sin against us.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Save us from the time of trial,<br/> and deliver us from evil.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">For the kingdom, the power,<br/> and the glory are yours,<br/> now and for ever. Amen.</td></tr>
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-<p><i>Officiant</i> Lord, hear our prayer;</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And let our cry come to you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one of the following Collect. If desired, the<br/>Collect of the Day may be used.</i></p>
-<p>Heavenly Father, send your Holy Spirit into our hearts, to<br/>direct and rule us according to your will, to comfort us in all<br/>our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into<br/>all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Blessed Savior, at this hour you hung upon the cross,<br/>stretching out your loving arms: Grant that all the peoples of<br/>the earth may look to you and be saved; for your tender<br/>mercies' sake. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Almighty Savior, who at noonday called your servant Saint<br/>Paul to be an apostle to the Gentiles: We pray you to illumine<br/>the world with the radiance of your glory, that all nations<br/>may come and worship you; for you live and reign for ever<br/>and ever. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, "Peace I give to<br/>you; my peace I leave with you:" Regard not our sins,<br/>but the faith of your Church, and give to us the peace and<br/>unity of that heavenly city, where with the Father and the<br/>Holy Spirit you live and reign, now and for ever. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Free intercessions may be offered.</i></p>
-<p><i>The service concludes as follows</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us bless the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
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-<h1>Concerning the Service</h1>
-<p><i>This Order provides a form of evening service or vespers for use on<br/>suitable occasions in the late afternoon or evening. It may be used as<br/>a complete rite in place of Evening Prayer, or as the introduction to<br/>Evening Prayer or some other service, or as the prelude to an evening<br/>meal or other activity. It is appropriate also for use in private<br/>houses.</i></p>
-<p><i>Any part or parts of this service may be lead by lay persons. A priest<br/>or deacon, when presiding, should read the Prayer for Light, and the<br/>Blessing or Dismissal at the end. The bishop, when present, should give<br/>the Blessing.</i></p>
-<p><i>This order is not appropriate for use on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday<br/>in Holy Week, or on Good Friday. Easter Eve has its own form for the<br/>Lighting of the Paschal Candle.</i></p>
-<p><i>For the Short Lesson at the beginning of the service, any one of the<br/>following is also appropriate, especially for the seasons suggested:</i></p>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top"><a href="bible:Isaiah+60%3A19-20">Isaiah 60:19-20</a> (Advent)<br/><a href="bible:Luke+12%3A35-37">Luke 12:35-37</a> (Advent)<br/><a href="bible:John+1%3A1-5">John 1:1-5</a> (Christmas)<br/><a href="bible:Isaiah+60%3A1-3">Isaiah 60:1-3</a> (Epiphany)<br/><a href="bible:1+John+1%3A5-7">1 John 1:5-7</a> (Lent)<br/><a href="bible:John+12%3A35-36">John 12:35-36</a>a (Lent)</td><td style="vertical-align: top"><a href="bible:Revelation+21%3A10%2C22-24">Revelation 21:10,22-24</a> (Easter)<br/><a href="bible:Psalm+36%3A5-9">Psalm 36:5-9</a> (Ascension)<br/><a href="bible:Joel+2%3A28-30">Joel 2:28-30</a> (Whitsunday)<br/><a href="bible:Colossians+1%3A9%2C11-14">Colossians 1:9,11-14</a> (Saints' Days)<br/><a href="bible:Peter+2%3A9">Peter 2:9 </a>(Saints' Days)<br/><a href="bible:Revelation+22%3A1%2C4-5">Revelation 22:1,4-5</a> (Saints' Days)</td></tr>
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-<p><i>Any of the prayers in contemporary language may be adapted to<br/>traditional language by changing the pronouns and the corresponding<br/>verbs.</i></p>
-<p><i>Additional Directions are on page <a href="142.html">142</a>.</i></p>
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-<h1>An Order of Worship<br/>for the Evening</h1>
-<p><i>The church is dark, or partially so, when the service is to begin.</i></p>
-<p><i>All stand, and the Officiant greets the people with these words.</i></p>
-<p>Light and Peace, in Jesus Christ our Lord.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>In place of the above, from Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Alleluia. Christ is risen.<br/><i>People</i> The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>In Lent and on other penitential occasions</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins;</p>
-<p><i>People</i> His mercy endures for ever.</p>
-<p><i>One of the following, or some other Short Lesson of Scripture<br/>appropriate to the occasion or to the season, may then be read</i></p>
-<p>Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. A city built on a<br/>hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp to put it under a<br/>bucket, but on a lamp-stand where it gives light for everyone<br/>in the house. And you, like the lamp, must shed light among<br/>your fellow men, so that they may see the deed you do, and<br/>give glory to your Father in heaven." <i><a href="bible:Matthew+5%3A14-16">Matthew 5:14-16</a></i></p>
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-<p>It is not ourselves that we proclaim; we proclaim Christ<br/>Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants, for Jesus' sake.<br/>For the same God who said, "Out of darkness let light shine,"<br/>has caused his light to shine within us, to give the light of<br/>revelation—the revelation of the glory of God in the face of<br/>Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+4%3A5-6">2 Corinthians 4:5-6</a></i></p>
-<p>If I say, "Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light<br/>around me turn to night," darkness is not dark to you, O<br/>Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to<br/>you are both alike. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+139%3A10-11">Psalm 139:10-11</a></i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says the Prayer for Light, using any one of the<br/>following for some other suitable prayer, first saying</i></p>
-<p>Let us pray.</p>
-<p>Almighty God, we give you thanks for surrounding us, as<br/>daylight fades, with the brightness of the vesper light; and we<br/>implore you of your great mercy that, as you enfold us with<br/>the radiance of this light, so you would shine into our hearts<br/>the brightness of your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our<br/>Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Grant us, Lord, the lamp of charity which never fails, that it<br/>may burn in us and shed its light on those around us, and<br/>that by its brightness we may have a vision of that holy City,<br/>where dwells the true and never-failing Light, Jesus Christ<br/>our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>O Lord God Almighty, as you have taught us to call the<br/>evening, the morning, and the noonday one day; and have<br/>made the sun to know its going down: Dispel the darkness of<br/>our hearts, that by your brightness we may know you to be<br/>the true God and eternal light, living and reigning for ever<br/>and ever. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p>Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy<br/>great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this<br/>night; for the love of thy only Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Advent</i></p>
-<p><i>Collect for the First Sunday of Advent</i></p>
-<p><i>Christmas, Epiphany, and other Feasts of the Incarnation</i></p>
-<p><i>Collect for the First Sunday after Christmas</i></p>
-<p><i>Lent and other times of penitence</i></p>
-<p>Almighty and most merciful God, kindle within us the fire of<br/>love, that by its cleansing flame we may be purged of all our<br/>sins and made worthy to worship you in spirit and in truth;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Easter Season</i></p>
-<p>Eternal God, who led your ancient people into freedom by a<br/>pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night: Grant that<br/>we who walk in the light of your presence may rejoice in the<br/>liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Festivals of Saints</i></p>
-<p>Lord Christ, your saints have been the lights of the world<br/>in every generation: Grant that we who follow in their<br/>footsteps may be made worthy to enter with them into that<br/>heavenly country where you live and reign for ever and ever.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>The candles at the Altar are now lighted, as are other candles and<br/>lamps as may be convenient.</i></p>
-<p><i>During the candle-lighting, an appropriate anthem or psalm may be<br/>sung, or silence kept.</i></p>
-<p><i>The following hymn, or a metrical version of it, or some other hymn, is<br/>then sung</i></p>
-<h1>O Gracious Light</h1> <i>Phos hilaron</i>
-<p>O gracious light,<br/>pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,<br/>O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!</p>
-<p>Now as we come to the setting of the sun,<br/>and our eyes behold the vesper light,<br/>we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.</p>
-<p>You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,<br/>O Son of God, O Giver of Life,<br/>and to be glorified through all the worlds.</p>
-<p><i>The service may then continue in any of the following ways:</i></p>
-<p><i>With Evening Prayer, beginning with the Psalms; or with some other<br/>Office or Devotion;</i></p>
-<p><i>With the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, beginning with the<br/>Salutation and Collect of the Day;</i></p>
-<p><i>Or, it may be followed by a meal or other activity, in which case Phos<br/>hilaron may be followed by the Lord's Prayer and a grace or blessing;</i></p>
-<p><i>Or, it may continue as a complete evening Office with the following<br/>elements:</i></p>
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-<h1>Selection from the Psalter.</h1> <i>Silence, or a suitable Collect, or both,<br>may follow the Psalmody.</br></i>
-<h1>Bible Reading.</h1> <i>A sermon or homily, a passage from Christian<br>literature,<br/>or a brief silence, may follow the Reading.</br></i>
-<h1>Canticle.</h1> <i>The Magnificat or other canticle, or some other hymn of<br>praise.</br></i>
-<h1>Prayers.</h1> <i>A litany, or other suitable devotions, including the Lord's<br>Prayer.</br></i>
-<h1>Blessing or Dismissal,</h1> *or both. The Peace may then be exchanged.
-<p><i>On feasts or other days of special significance, the Collect of the<br/>Day, or one proper to the season, may precede the Blessing or Dismissal.<br/>On other days, either of the following, or one of the Collects from<br/>Evening Prayer or from Compline, may be so used.</i></p>
-<p>Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, creator<br/>of the changes of day and night, giving rest to the weary,<br/>renewing the strength of those who are spent, bestowing<br/>upon us occasions of song in the evening. As you have<br/>protected us in the day that is past, so be with us in the<br/>coming night; keep us from every sin, every evil, and every<br/>fear; for you are our light and salvation, and the strength of<br/>our life. To you be glory for endless ages. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Almighty, everlasting God, let our prayer in your sight be as<br/>incense, the lifting up of our hands as the evening sacrifice.<br/>Give us grace to behold you, present in your Word and<br/>Sacraments, and to recognize you in the lives of those around<br/>us. Stir up in us the flame of that love which burned in the<br/>heart of your Son as he bore his passion, and let it burn in us<br/>to eternal life and to the ages of ages. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A bishop or priest may use the following or some other blessing or<br/>grace</i></p>
-<p>The Lord bless you and keep you. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A deacon or lay person using the preceding blessing substitutes "us"<br/>for "you."</i></p>
-<p><i>A dismissal may be used (adding "Alleluia, alleluia" in Easter Season)</i></p>
-<p><i>The People respond</i></p>
-<p>Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>In Easter Season the People respond</i></p>
-<p>Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.</p>
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-<h1>Daily Evening Prayer:<br/>Rite Two</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant begins the service with one or more of the following<br/>sentences of Scripture, or of those on pages <a href="75.html">75</a>-<a href="78.html">78</a>;</i></p>
-<p><i>or with the Service of Light on pages <a href="109.html">109</a>-<a href="112.html">112</a>, and continuing with the<br/>appointed Psalmody;</i></p>
-<p><i>or with the versicle "O God, make speed to save us" on page <a href="117.html">117</a></i></p>
-<p>Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting<br/>up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+141%3A2">Psalm 141:2</a></i></p>
-<p>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the<br/>Lord Jesus Christ. <i><a href="bible:Philippians+1%3A2">Philippians 1:2</a></i></p>
-<p>Worship the Lord in the beauty of his holiness; let the whole earth<br/>tremble before him. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+96%3A9">Psalm 96:9</a></i></p>
-<p>Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established<br/>the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the<br/>earth; you made both summer and winter. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+74%3A15%2C16">Psalm 74:15,16</a></i></p>
-<p>I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches<br/>me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me;<br/>because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+16%3A7%2C8">Psalm 16:7,8</a></i></p>
-<p>Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep<br/>darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night;<br/>who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon<br/>the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. <i><a href="bible:Amos+5%3A8">Amos 5:8</a></i></p>
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-<p>If I say, "Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light<br/>around me turn to night," darkness is not dark to you, O<br/>Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to<br/>you are both alike. <i><a href="bible:Psalm+139%3A10%2C11">Psalm 139:10,11</a></i></p>
-<p>Jesus said, "I am the light of the world; whoever follows me<br/>will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."<br/><i><a href="bible:John+8%3A12">John 8:12</a></i></p>
-<p><i>The following Confession of Sin may then be said; or the Office may<br/>continue at once with "O God make speed to save us."</i></p>
-<h1>Confession of Sin</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant says to the people</i></p>
-<p>Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God,<br/>let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts<br/>confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his<br/>infinite goodness and mercy.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept.</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all kneeling</i></p>
-<p>Most merciful God,<br/>we confess that we have sinned against you<br/>in thought, word, and deed,<br/>by what we have done,<br/>and by what we have left undone.<br/>We have not loved you with our whole heart;<br/>we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.<br/>We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.</p>
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-<p>For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,<br/>have mercy on us and forgive us;<br/>that we may delight in your will,<br/>and walk in your ways,<br/>to the glory of your Name. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>The Priest alone stands and says</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins<br/>through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all<br/>goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in<br/>eternal life. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and<br/>substitutes "us" for "you" and "our" for "your."</p>
-<h1>The Invitatory and Psalter</h1>
-<p><i>All stand</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> O God, make speed to save us.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> O Lord, make haste to help us.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent, add</i> Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>The following, or some other suitable hymn, or an Invitatory Psalm, may<br/>be sung or said.</i></p>
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-<h1>O Gracious Light</h1> <i>Phos hilaron</i>
-<p>O gracious light,<br/>pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,<br/>O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!</p>
-<p>Now as we come to the setting of the sun,<br/>and our eyes behold the vesper light,<br/>we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.</p>
-<p>You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,<br/>O Son of God, O Giver of Life,<br/>and to be glorified through all the worlds.</p>
-<p><i>Then follows</i></p>
-<h1>The Psalm or Psalms Appointed</h1>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>The Lessons</h1>
-<p>*One or two lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying</p>
-<p>A Reading (Lesson) from __________.</p>
-<p><i>A citation giving chapter and verse may be added.</i></p>
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-<p><i>After each Lesson the Reader may say</i></p>
-<p>The Word of the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>Answer</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>Or the Reader may say</i> Here ends the Lesson (Reading).</p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept after each Reading. One of the following<br/>Canticles, or one of those on pages <a href="47.html">47</a>-<a href="52.html">52</a>, or 85-95, is sung or said<br/>after each Reading. If three lessons are used, the Lesson from the<br/>Gospel is read after the second Canticle.</i></p>
-<h1>The Song of Mary</h1> <i>Magnificat</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+1%3A46-55">Luke 1:46-55</a></i></p>
-<p>My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,<br/>my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *<br/> for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.</p>
-<p>From this day all generations will call me blessed: *<br/> the Almighty has done great things for me,<br/> and holy is his Name.</p>
-<p>He has mercy on those who fear him *<br/> in every generation.</p>
-<p>He has shown the strength of his arm, *<br/> he has scattered the proud in their conceit.</p>
-<p>He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *<br/> and has lifted up the lowly.</p>
-<p>He has filled the hungry with good things, *<br/> and the rich he has sent away empty.</p>
-<p>He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *<br/> for he has remembered his promise of mercy,</p>
-<p>The promise he made to our fathers, *<br/> to Abraham and his children for ever.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>Song of Simeon</h1> <i>Nunc Dimittis</i>
-<p><i><a href="bible:Luke+2%3A29-32">Luke 2:29-32</a></i></p>
-<p>Lord, you now have set your servant free *<br/> to go in peace as you have promised;</p>
-<p>For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, *<br/> whom you have prepared for all the world to see:</p>
-<p>A Light to enlighten the nations, *<br/> and the glory of your people Israel.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<h1>The Apostles' Creed</h1>
-<p><i>Officiant and People together, all standing</i></p>
-<p>I believe in God, the Father almighty,<br/> creator of heaven and earth.</p>
-<p>I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.<br/> He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit<br/> and born of the Virgin Mary.<br/> He suffered under Pontius Pilate,<br/> was crucified, died, and was buried.<br/> He descended to the dead.<br/> On the third day he rose again.<br/> He ascended into heaven,<br/> and is seated at the right hand of the Father.<br/> He will come again to judge the living and the dead.</p>
-<p>I believe in the Holy Spirit,<br/> the holy catholic Church,<br/> the communion of saints,<br/> the forgiveness of sins,<br/> the resurrection of the body,<br/> and the life everlasting. Amen.</p>
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-<h1>The Prayers</h1>
-<p><i>The People stand or kneel</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> The Lord be with you.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And also with you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father in heaven,<br/> hallowed be your Name,<br/> your kingdom come,<br/> your will be done,<br/> on earth as in heaven.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our trespasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us today our daily bread.<br/>Forgive us our sins<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who sin against us.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Save us from the time of trial,<br/> and deliver us from evil.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">For the kingdom, the power,<br/> and the glory are yours,<br/> now and for ever. Amen.</td></tr>
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-<p><i>Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages</i></p>
-<h1>Suffrages A</h1>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Show us your mercy, O Lord;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And grant us your salvation.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Clothe your ministers with righteousness;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Let your people sing with joy.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For only in you can we live in safety.</p>
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-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Lord, keep this nation under your care;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And guide us in the way of justice and truth.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let your way be known upon earth;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Your saving health among all nations.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Create in us clean hearts, O God;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> And sustain us by your Holy Spirit.</p>
-<h1>Suffrages B</h1>
-<p>That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and<br/>goodwill,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins<br/>and offenses,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole<br/>world,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may depart this life in your faith and fear,<br/>and not be condemned before the great judgment seat<br/>of Christ,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p>That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in<br/>the communion of [... and ] all your saints,<br/>entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,<br/><i>We entreat you, O Lord.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects</i></p>
-<p><i>The Collect of the Day</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Sundays</i></p>
-<p>O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of<br/>the glorious resurrection of you Son our Lord: Give us this<br/>day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week<br/>to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our<br/>Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Fridays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but<br/>first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he<br/>was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way<br/>of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and<br/>peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Saturdays</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested<br/>from all you works and sanctified a day of rest for all your<br/>creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties,<br/>may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and<br/>that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the<br/>eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Peace</i></p>
-<p>O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know<br/>you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend<br/>us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that<br/>we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of<br/>any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord,<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for Aid against Perils</i></p>
-<p>Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy<br/>defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love<br/>of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Projection</i></p>
-<p>O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the<br/>strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We<br/>thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and<br/>humbly ask for your protection through the coming night.<br/>Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who<br/>died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ.<br/><i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>A Collect for the Presence of Christ</i></p>
-<p>Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day<br/>is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and<br/>awaken hope, that we may know you as you are revealed in<br/>Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake<br/>of your love. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to<br/>follow, one of these prayer for mission is added</i></p>
-<p>O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore:<br/>Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you,<br/>all tongues confess and bless you, and mean and women<br/>everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or<br/>weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who<br/>sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless<br/>the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the<br/>joyous; and all for your love's sake. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or the following</i></p>
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-<p>O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your<br/>presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in<br/>companionship with one another your abounding grace may<br/>increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.</i></p>
-<p><i>Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.</i></p>
-<p><i>Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be<br/>used</i></p>
-<p><i>The General Thanksgiving</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, Father of all mercies,<br/>we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks<br/>for all your goodness and loving-kindness<br/>to us and to all whom you have made.<br/>We bless you for our creation, preservation,<br/>and all the blessings of this life;<br/>but above all for your immeasurable love<br/>in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;<br/>for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.<br/>And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,<br/>that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,<br/>not only with our lips, but in our lives,<br/>by giving up our selves to your service,<br/>and by walking before you<br/>in holiness and righteousness all our days;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord,<br/>to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,<br/>be honor and glory throughout all ages. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Prayer of St. Chrysostom</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one<br/>accord to make our common supplication to you; and you<br/>have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two<br/>or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the<br/>midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions<br/>as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of<br/>your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then may be said</i></p>
-<p>Let us bless the Lord.<br/><i>Thanks be to God.</i></p>
-<p><i>From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost "Alleluia, alleluia" may<br/>be added to the preceding versicle and response.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following</i></p>
-<p>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and<br/>the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore.<br/><i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:2+Corinthians+13%3A14">2 Corinthians 13:14</a></i></p>
-<p>May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in<br/>believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i><br/><i><a href="bible:Romans+15%3A13">Romans 15:13</a></i></p>
-<p>Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely<br/>more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from<br/>generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus<br/>for ever and ever. <i>Amen.</i> <i><a href="bible:Ephesians+3%3A20%2C21">Ephesians 3:20,21</a></i></p>
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-<h1>An Order for Compline</h1>
-<p><i>The Officiant begins</i></p>
-<p>The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect<br/>end. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Our help is in the Name of the Lord;</p>
-<p><i>People</i> The maker of heaven and earth.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant may then say</i></p>
-<p>Let us confess our sins to God.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Almighty God, our heavenly Father:<br/>We have sinned against you,<br/>through our own fault,<br/>in thought, and word, and deed,<br/>and in what we have left undone.<br/>For the sake of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,<br/>forgive us all our offenses;<br/>and grant that we may serve you<br/>in newness of life,<br/>to the glory of your Name. Amen.</p>
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-<p><i>Officiant</i></p>
-<p>May the Almighty God grant us forgiveness of all our sins,<br/>and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says</i></p>
-<p>O God, make speed to save us.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> O Lord, make haste to help us.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as<br/>it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>Except in Lent, add</i> Alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>One or more of the following Psalms are sung or said. Other suitable<br/>selections may be substituted.</i></p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+4">Psalm 4</a></h1> <i>Cum invocarem</i>
-<p>1 Answer me when I call, O God, defender of my cause; *<br/> you set me free when I am hard-pressed;<br/> have mercy on me and hear my prayer.</p>
-<p>2 "You mortals, how long will you dishonor my glory; *<br/> how long will you worship dumb idols<br/> and run after false gods?"</p>
-<p>3 Know that the LORD does wonders for the faithful; *<br/> when I call upon the LORD, he will hear me.</p>
-<p>4 Tremble, then, and do not sin; *<br/> speak to your heart in silence upon your bead.</p>
-<p>5 Offer the appointed sacrifices *<br/> and put your trust in the LORD.</p>
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-<p>6 Many are saying,<br/>"Oh, that we might see better times!" *<br/> Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O LORD.</p>
-<p>7 You have put gladness in my heart, *<br/> more than when grain and wine and oil increase.</p>
-<p>8 I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; *<br/> for only you, LORD, make me dwell in safety.</p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+31">Psalm 31</a></h1> <i>In te, Domine, speravi</i>
-<p>1 In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge;<br/>let me never be put to shame: *<br/> deliver me in your righteousness.</p>
-<p>2 Incline your ear to me; *<br/> make haste to deliver me.</p>
-<p>3 Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,<br/>for you are my crag and my stronghold; *<br/> for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me.</p>
-<p>4 Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, *<br/> for you are my tower of strength.</p>
-<p>5 Into your hands I commend my spirit, *<br/> for you have redeemed me,<br/> O LORD, O God of truth.</p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+91">Psalm 91</a></h1> <i>Qui habitat</i>
-<p>1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High *<br/> abides under the shadow of the Almighty.</p>
-<p>2 He shall say to the LORD,<br/>"You are my refuge and my stronghold, *<br/> my God in whom I put my trust."</p>
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-<p>3 He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter *<br/> and from the deadly pestilence.</p>
-<p>4 he shall cover you with his pinions,<br/>and you shall find refuge under his wings; *<br/> his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.</p>
-<p>5 You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, *<br/> nor of the arrow that flies by day;</p>
-<p>6 Of the plague that stalks in the darkness, *<br/> nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.</p>
-<p>7 A thousand shall fall at your side<br/>and ten thousand at your right hand, *<br/> but it shall not come near you.</p>
-<p>8 Your eyes only have to behold *<br/> to see the reward of the wicked.</p>
-<p>9 Because you have made the LORD your refuge, *<br/> and the Most High your habitation,</p>
-<p>10 There shall no evil happen to you, *<br/> neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.</p>
-<p>11 For he shall give his angels charge over you, *<br/> to keep you in all your ways.</p>
-<p>12 They shall bear you in their hands, *<br/> lest you dash your foot against a stone.</p>
-<p>13 You shall tread upon the lion and the adder; *<br/> you shall trample the young lion and the serpent<br/> under your feet.</p>
-<p>14 Because he is bound to me in love,<br/>therefore will I deliver him; *<br/> I will protect him, because he knows my Name.</p>
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-<p>15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; *<br/> I am with him in trouble;<br/> I will rescue him and bring him to honor.</p>
-<p>16 With long life will I satisfy him, *<br/> and show him my salvation.</p>
-<h1><a href="bible:Psalm+134">Psalm 134</a></h1> <i>Ecce nunc</i>
-<p>1 Behold now, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, *<br/> you that stand by night in the house of the LORD.</p>
-<p>2 Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the LORD; *<br/> the LORD who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.</p>
-<p><i>At the end of the Psalms is sung or said</i></p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p><i>One of the following, or some other suitable passage of Scripture, is<br/>read</i></p>
-<p>Lord, you are in the midst of us, and we are called by your<br/>Name: Do not forsake us, O Lord our God. <i><a href="bible:Jeremiah+14%3A9%2C22">Jeremiah 14:9,22</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will<br/>give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me;<br/>for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for<br/>your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.<br/><i><a href="bible:Matthew+11%3A28-30">Matthew 11:28-30</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
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-<p>May the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our<br/>Lord Jesus, and great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of<br/>the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you<br/>may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his<br/>sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and<br/>ever. <i><a href="bible:Hebrews+13%3A20-21">Hebrews 13:20-21</a></i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls<br/>around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<br/>Resist him, firm in your faith. <i><a href="bible:1+Peter+5%3A8-9">1 Peter 5:8-9</a>a</i></p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>A hymn suitable for the evening may be sung.</i></p>
-<p><i>Then follows</i></p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> For you have redeemed me, O Lord, O God of truth.</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">V</span></b> Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye;</p>
-<p><b><span class="person">R</span></b> Hide us under the shadow of your wings.</p>
-<p>Lord, have mercy.</p>
-<p><i>Christ, have mercy.</i></p>
-<p>Lord, have mercy.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant and People</i></p>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father, who art in heaven,<br/> hallowed be thy Name,<br/> thy kingdom come,<br/> thy will be done,<br/> on earth as it is in heaven.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Our Father in heaven,<br/> hallowed be your Name,<br/> your kingdom come,<br/> your will be done,<br/> on earth as in heaven.</td></tr>
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-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us this day our daily bread.<br/>And forgive us our trespasses,<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who trespass against us.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Give us today our daily bread.<br/>Forgive us our sins<br/> as we forgive those<br/> who sin against us.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">And lead us not into temptation,<br/> but deliver us from evil.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">Save us from the time of trial,<br/> and deliver us from evil.</td></tr>
-<tr><td style="vertical-align: top">For thine is the kingdom,<br/> and the power, and the glory,<br/> for ever and ever. Amen.</td><td style="vertical-align: top">For the kingdom, the power,<br/> and the glory are yours,<br/> now and for ever. Amen.</td></tr>
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-<p><i>Officiant</i> Lord, hear our prayer;</p>
-<p><i>People</i> And let our cry come to you.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us pray.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant then says one of the following Collects</i></p>
-<p>Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy<br/>defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the<br/>love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours<br/>of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and<br/>chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Look down, O Lord, from your heavenly throne, and<br/>illumine this night with your celestial brightness; that by<br/>night as by day your people may glorify your holy Name;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p>Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snare of the<br/>enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in<br/>peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus<br/>Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<p><i>A Collect for Saturdays</i></p>
-<p>We give thanks, O God, for revealing your Son Jesus<br/>Christ to us by the light of his resurrection: Grant that as we<br/>sing your glory at the close of this day, our joy may abound<br/>in the morning as we celebrate the Paschal mystery; through<br/>Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>One of the following prayers may be added</i></p>
-<p>Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or<br/>weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who<br/>sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless<br/>the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the<br/>joyous; and all for your love's sake. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>or this</i></p>
-<p>O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live<br/>in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day,<br/>who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never<br/>forget that our common life depends upon each other's toil;<br/>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.</i></p>
-<p><i>Silence may be kept, and free intercessions and thanksgivings may be<br/>offered.</i></p>
-<p><i>The service concludes with the Song of Simeon with this Antiphon, which<br/>is sung or said by all</i></p>
-<p>Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake<br/>we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.</p>
-<p><i>In Easter Season, add</i> Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.</p>
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-<p>Lord, you now have set your servant free *<br/> to go in peace as you have promised;</p>
-<p>For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, *<br/> whom you have prepared for all the world to see:</p>
-<p>A Light to enlighten the nations, *<br/> and the glory of your people Israel.</p>
-<p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *<br/> as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p>
-<p>Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake<br/>we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.</p>
-<p><i>In Easter Season, add</i> Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.</p>
-<p><i>Officiant</i> Let us bless the Lord.</p>
-<p><i>People</i> Thanks be to God.</p>
-<p><i>The Officiant concludes</i></p>
-<p>The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,<br/>bless us and keep us. <i>Amen.</i></p>
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-<h1>Daily Devotions for<br/>Families and Individuals</h1>
-<p><i>These devotions follow the basic structure of the Daily Office of the<br/>Church.</i></p>
-<p><i>When more than one person is present, the Reading and the Collect<br/>should be read by one person, and the other parts said in unison, or in<br/>some other convenient manner. (For suggestions about reading the<br/>Psalms, see page <a href="582.html">582</a>.)</i></p>
-<p><i>For convenience, appropriate Psalms, Readings, and Collects are<br/>provided in each service. When desired, however, the Collect of the<br/>Day, or any of the Collects appointed in the Daily Offices, may be used<br/>instead.</i></p>
-<p><i>The Psalms and Readings may be replaced by those appointed in</i></p>
-<p><i>a) the Lectionary for Sundays, Holy Days, the Common of Saints, and<br/>Various Occasions, page <a href="888.html">888</a>.</i></p>
-<p><i>b) the Daily Office Lectionary, page <a href="934.html">934</a></i></p>
-<p><i>c) some other manual of devotion which provides
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