Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Anglican (Church of England) Daily Readings And Prayers For Tuesday, 28 December

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Daily Readings and Prayers:


Saints/Martyrs/Heroes/Feasts/Fasts to be observed/commemmorated/celebrated:  the Fourth Day of Christmas, the Slaughter of the Innocents




Morning Prayer from


The Book of Common Prayer

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

The Innocents’ Day

The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.

¶ Introduction



The minister may use a seasonal sentence before using one or more of the penitential sentences.



The minister introduces the service



Dearly beloved [brethren],

the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge

and confess our manifold sins and wickedness;



[and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before

the face of almighty God our heavenly Father;

but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent and

obedient heart;

to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same

by his infinite goodness and mercy.

And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge

our sins before God;

yet ought we most chiefly so to do,

when we assemble and meet together

to render thanks for the great benefits that we have

received at his hands,

to set forth his most worthy praise,

to hear his most holy word,

and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary,

as well for the body as the soul.]



Wherefore I pray and beseech you,

as many as are here present,

to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice,

unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying [after me]:



(or)



Beloved, we are come together in the presence of almighty God and of the whole company of heaven to offer unto him through our Lord Jesus Christ our worship and praise and thanksgiving; to make confession of our sins; to pray, as well for others as for ourselves, that we may know more truly the greatness of God's love and shew forth in our lives the fruits of his grace; and to ask on behalf of all men such things as their well-being doth require.



Wherefore let us kneel in silence, and remember God's presence with us now.



All Almighty and most merciful Father,

we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.

We have followed too much the devices and desires

of our own hearts.

We have offended against thy holy laws.

We have left undone those things

which we ought to have done;

and we have done those things

which we ought not to have done;

and there is no health in us.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders.

Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults.

Restore thou them that are penitent;

according to thy promises declared unto mankind

in Christ Jesu our Lord.

And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,

that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,

to the glory of thy holy name.

Amen.



A priest says



Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who desireth not the death of a sinner,

but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live;

and hath given power, and commandment, to his ministers

to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent,

the absolution and remission of their sins:

he pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent

and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel.

Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance,

and his Holy Spirit,

that those things may please him which we do at this present;

and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy;

so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



or other ministers may say



Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord,

to thy faithful people pardon and peace,

that they may be cleansed from all their sins,

and serve thee with a quiet mind;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



All Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

¶ Morning Prayer



The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.



These responses are used



O Lord, open thou our lips

All and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.



O God, make speed to save us.

All O Lord, make haste to help us.



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost;

All as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen.



Praise ye the Lord.

All The Lord's name be praised.



Venite, exultemus Domino



1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord :

let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.



2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving :

and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.



3 For the Lord is a great God :

and a great King above all gods.



4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth :

and the strength of the hills is his also.



5 The sea is his, and he made it :

and his hands prepared the dry land.



6 O come, let us worship, and fall down :

and kneel before the Lord our Maker.



7 For he is the Lord our God :

and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.



[8 Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts :

as in the provocation,

and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;



9 When your fathers tempted me :

proved me, and saw my works.



10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said :

It is a people that do err in their hearts,

for they have not known my ways.



11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath :

that they should not enter into my rest.]

Psalm 95



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



Psalmody

Psalm 132





1 Lord, remember David :

and all his trouble;



2 How he sware unto the Lord :

and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob;



3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house :

nor climb up into my bed;



4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye-lids to slumber :

neither the temples of my head to take any rest;



5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord :

an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.



6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata :

and found it in the wood.



7 We will go into his tabernacle :

and fall low on our knees before his footstool.



8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place :

thou, and the ark of thy strength.



9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness :

and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.



10 For thy servant David’s sake :

turn not away the presence of thine Anointed.



11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David :

and he shall not shrink from it;



12 Of the fruit of thy body :

shall I set upon thy seat.



13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall learn them :

their children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore.



14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself :

he hath longed for her.



15 This shall be my rest for ever :

here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.



16 I will bless her victuals with increase :

and will satisfy her poor with bread.



17 I will deck her priests with health :

and her saints shall rejoice and sing.



18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish :

I have ordained a lantern for mine Anointed.



19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame :

but upon himself shall his crown flourish.



Psalm 133





1 Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is :

brethren, to dwell together in unity !



2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard :

even unto Aaron’s beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing.



3 Like as the dew of Hermon :

which fell upon the hill of Sion.



4 For there the Lord promised his blessing :

and life for evermore.



Psalm 134





1 Behold now, praise the Lord :

all ye servants of the Lord;



2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord :

even in the courts of the house of our God.



3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary :

and praise the Lord.



4 The Lord that made heaven and earth :

give thee blessing out of Sion.



Psalm 135





1 O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord :

praise it, O ye servants of the Lord;



2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord :

in the courts of the house of our God.



3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious :

O sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.



4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself :

and Israel for his own possession.



5 For I know that the Lord is great :

and that our Lord is above all gods.



6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth :

and in the sea, and in all deep places.



7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world :

and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of his treasures.



8 He smote the first-born of Egypt :

both of man and beast.



9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt :

upon Pharaoh, and all his servants.



10 He smote divers nations :

and slew mighty kings;



11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan :

and all the kingdoms of Canaan;



12 And gave their land to be an heritage :

even an heritage unto Israel his people.



13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever :

so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another.



14 For the Lord will avenge his people :

and be gracious unto his servants.



15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold :

the work of men’s hands.



16 They have mouths, and speak not :

eyes have they, but they see not.



17 They have ears, and yet they hear not :

neither is there any breath in their mouths.



18 They that make them are like unto them :

and so are all they that put their trust in them.



19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel :

praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.



20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi :

ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord.



21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion :

who dwelleth at Jerusalem.







At the end of each psalm these words are said or sung



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



Old Testament Reading

First Reading: Baruch 4.21-27

Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.

For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour.

For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever.

Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.

My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.

My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies.

Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.







Te Deum Laudamus



Either the Te Deum Laudamus (as follows) or Benedicite, omnia opera is said or sung.



We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.

To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein.

To thee cherubin and seraphin continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.

The noble army of martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee:

the Father of an infinite majesty;

thine honourable, true and only Son;

also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.



Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,

thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,

thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,

whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.



O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage.

Govern them and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee;

and we worship thy name, ever world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.



New Testament Reading

Second Reading: Matthew 18.1-10







At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.







Benedictus



Either The Benedictus (as follows) or Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) is said or sung.



1 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel :

for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;



2 And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us :

in the house of his servant David;



3 As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets :

which have been since the world began;



4 That we should be saved from our enemies :

and from the hands of all that hate us;



5 To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers :

and to remember his holy covenant;



6 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham :

that he would give us,



7 That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies :

might serve him without fear,



8 In holiness and righteousness before him :

all the days of our life.



9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest :

for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;



10 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people :

for the remission of their sins;



11 Through the tender mercy of our God :

whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us;



12 To give light to them that sit in darkness,

and in the shadow of death :

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 1.68-79



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



The Apostles' Creed



All I believe in God the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth:

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell;

the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

the holy catholic Church;

the communion of saints;

the forgiveness of sins;

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.



Prayers



The Lord be with you.

All And with thy spirit.



Let us pray.



Lord, have mercy upon us.

All Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.



All Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil. Amen.



O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.

All And grant us thy salvation.



O Lord, save the Queen.

All And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.



Endue thy ministers with righteousness.

All And make thy chosen people joyful.



O Lord, save thy people.

All And bless thine inheritance.



Give peace in our time, O Lord.

All Because there is none other that fighteth for us,

but only thou, O God.



O God, make clean our hearts within us.

All And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.



Three Collects are said.



The Collect of the Day



O almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths; Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.





The Collect for Peace



O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord,

in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life,

whose service is perfect freedom;

defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies;

that we, surely trusting in thy defence,

may not fear the power of any adversaries;

through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



The Collect for Grace



O Lord, our heavenly Father,

almighty and everlasting God,

who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day;

defend us in the same with thy mighty power;

and grant that this day we fall into no sin,

neither run into any kind of danger,

but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance,

to do always that is righteous in thy sight;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



The order for the end of the service may include:



¶ hymns or anthems

¶ a sermon

¶ further prayers (which may include prayers from here)



This prayer may be used to conclude the service



The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost,

be with us all evermore.

All Amen.



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Evening Prayer from


The Book of Common Prayer

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

The Innocents’ Day

The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.

¶ Introduction



The minister may use a seasonal sentence before using one or more of the penitential sentences.



The minister introduces the service



Dearly beloved [brethren],

the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge

and confess our manifold sins and wickedness;



[and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before

the face of almighty God our heavenly Father;

but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent and

obedient heart;

to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same

by his infinite goodness and mercy.

And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge

our sins before God;

yet ought we most chiefly so to do,

when we assemble and meet together

to render thanks for the great benefits that we have

received at his hands,

to set forth his most worthy praise,

to hear his most holy word,

and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary,

as well for the body as the soul.]



Wherefore I pray and beseech you,

as many as are here present,

to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice,

unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying [after me]:



(or)



Beloved, we are come together in the presence of almighty God and of the whole company of heaven to offer unto him through our Lord Jesus Christ our worship and praise and thanksgiving; to make confession of our sins; to pray, as well for others as for ourselves, that we may know more truly the greatness of God's love and shew forth in our lives the fruits of his grace; and to ask on behalf of all men such things as their well-being doth require.



Wherefore let us kneel in silence, and remember God's presence with us now.



All Almighty and most merciful Father,

we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.

We have followed too much the devices and desires

of our own hearts.

We have offended against thy holy laws.

We have left undone those things

which we ought to have done;

and we have done those things

which we ought not to have done;

and there is no health in us.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders.

Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults.

Restore thou them that are penitent;

according to thy promises declared unto mankind

in Christ Jesu our Lord.

And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,

that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,

to the glory of thy holy name.

Amen.



A priest says



Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who desireth not the death of a sinner,

but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live;

and hath given power, and commandment, to his ministers

to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent,

the absolution and remission of their sins:

he pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent

and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel.

Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance,

and his Holy Spirit,

that those things may please him which we do at this present;

and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy;

so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



or other ministers may say



Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord,

to thy faithful people pardon and peace,

that they may be cleansed from all their sins,

and serve thee with a quiet mind;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



All Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

¶ Evening Prayer



The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.



These responses are used



O Lord, open thou our lips

All and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.



O God, make speed to save us.

All O Lord, make haste to help us.



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost;

All as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen.



Praise ye the Lord.

All The Lord's name be praised.



Psalmody

Psalm 136





1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious :

and his mercy endureth for ever.



2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



3 O thank the Lord of all lords :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



4 Who only doeth great wonders :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



6 Who laid out the earth above the waters :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



7 Who hath made great lights :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



8 The sun to rule the day :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



9 The moon and the stars to govern the night :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



10 Who smote Egypt with their first-born :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



11 And brought out Israel from among them :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



12 With a mighty hand, and stretched out arm :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



13 Who divided the Red sea in two parts :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the Red sea :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



16 Who led his people through the wilderness :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



17 Who smote great kings :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



18 Yea, and slew mighty kings :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



19 Sehon king of the Amorites :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



20 And Og the king of Basan :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



21 And gave away their land for an heritage :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



23 Who remembered us when we were in trouble :

for his mercy endureth for ever;



24 And hath delivered us from our enemies :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



25 Who giveth food to all flesh :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



27 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords :

for his mercy endureth for ever.



Psalm 137





1 By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept :

when we remembered thee, O Sion.



2 As for our harps, we hanged them up :

upon the trees that are therein.



3 For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and melody, in our heaviness :

Sing us one of the songs of Sion.



4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song :

in a strange land?



5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem :

let my right hand forget her cunning.



6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth :

yea if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth.



7 Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in the day of Jerusalem :

how they said, Down with it, down with it, even to the ground.



8 O daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery :

yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou hast served us.



9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children :

and throweth them against the stones.



Psalm 138





1 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart :

even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.



2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth :

for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy Word, above all things.



3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me :

and enduedst my soul with much strength.



4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord :

for they have heard the words of thy mouth.



5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord :

that great is the glory of the Lord.



6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly :

as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.



7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me :

thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.



8 The Lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me :

yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.







At the end of each psalm these words are said or sung



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



Old Testament Reading



First Reading: Isaiah 49.14-25

But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.







Magnificat



Either the Magnificat (as follows) or Cantate Domino (Psalm 98) is said or sung.



1 My soul doth magnify the Lord :

and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.



2 For he hath regarded :

the lowliness of his handmaiden.



3 For behold, from henceforth :

all generations shall call me blessed.



4 For he that is mighty hath magnified me :

and holy is his Name.



5 And his mercy is on them that fear him :

throughout all generations.



6 He hath shewed strength with his arm :

he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.



7 He hath put down the mighty from their seat :

and hath exalted the humble and meek.



8 He hath filled the hungry with good things :

and the rich he hath sent empty away.



9 He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel :

as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

Luke 1.46-55



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



New Testament Reading



Second Reading: Mark 10.13-16

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.







Nunc dimittis



Either the Nunc dimittis (as follows) or Deus misereatur (Psalm 67) is said or sung.



1 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace :

according to thy word.



2 For mine eyes have seen :

thy salvation;



3 Which thou hast prepared :

before the face of all people;



4 To be a light to lighten the Gentiles :

and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Luke 2.29-32



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



The Apostles' Creed



All I believe in God the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth:

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell;

the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

the holy catholic Church;

the communion of saints;

the forgiveness of sins;

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.



Prayers



The Lord be with you.

All And with thy spirit.



Let us pray.



Lord, have mercy upon us.

All Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.



All Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil. Amen.



O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.

All And grant us thy salvation.



O Lord, save the Queen.

All And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.



Endue thy ministers with righteousness.

All And make thy chosen people joyful.



O Lord, save thy people.

All And bless thine inheritance.



Give peace in our time, O Lord.

All Because there is none other that fighteth for us,

but only thou, O God.



O God, make clean our hearts within us.

All And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.



Three Collects are said.



The Collect of the Day



O almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths; Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.





The Collect for Peace



O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels,

and all just works do proceed;

give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give;

that both, our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments,

and also that, by thee,

we being defended from the fear of our enemies

may pass our time in rest and quietness;

through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.

All Amen.



The Collect for Aid against all Perils



Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord;

and by thy great mercy defend us

from all perils and dangers of this night;

for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All Amen.



The order for the end of the service may include:



¶ hymns or anthems

¶ a sermon

¶ further prayers (which may include prayers from here)



This prayer may be used to conclude the service



The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost,

be with us all evermore.

All Amen.



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An Order for Night Prayer


(Compline) in Traditional Language



Tuesday, 28 December 2010

The Innocents’ Day



Note



The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning 'completion' (completorium). It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. It is most effective when the ending is indeed an ending, without additions, conversation or noise. If there is an address, or business to be done, it should come first. If the service is in church, those present depart in silence; if at home, they go quietly to bed.



For further Notes, see here.







Preparation



The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.

All Amen.



[Brethren,] be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,

as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

whom resist, steadfast in the faith.

1 Peter 5.8,9

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

All Thanks be to God.



Our help is in the name of the Lord

All who hath made heaven and earth.



A period of silence for reflection on the past day may follow.



The following or other suitable words of penitence may be used



All We confess to God almighty,

the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,

that we have sinned in thought, word and deed,

through our own grievous fault.

Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.



Almighty God, have mercy upon us,

forgive us all our sins and deliver us from all evil,

confirm and strengthen us in all goodness,

and bring us to life everlasting;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.



A priest may say



May the almighty and merciful Lord

grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins,

time for amendment of life,

and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit.

All Amen.



O God, make speed to save us.

All O Lord, make haste to help us.



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost;

All as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen.



Praise ye the Lord.

All The Lord's name be praised.



The following or another suitable hymn may be sung



Before the ending of the day,

Creator of the world we pray,

That with thy wonted favour thou

Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.



From all ill dreams defend our eyes,

From nightly fears and fantasies;

Tread underfoot our ghostly foe,

That no pollution we may know.



O Father, that we ask be done,

Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son;

Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,

Doth live and reign eternally.



The Word of God



Psalmody



One or more of the following psalms may be used



Psalm 4



1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness :

thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble;

have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.



2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour :

and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing?



3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself

the man that is godly :

when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.



4 Stand in awe, and sin not :

commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still.



5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness :

and put your trust in the Lord.



6 There be many that say :

Who will shew us any good?



7 Lord, lift thou up :

the light of thy countenance upon us.



8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart :

since the time that their corn, and wine, and oil increased.



9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest :

for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.



Psalm 31.1-6



1 In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust :

let me never be put to confusion, deliver me in thy righteousness.



2 Bow down thine ear to me :

make haste to deliver me.



3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence :

that thou mayest save me.



4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle :

be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake.



5 Draw me out of the net, that they have laid privily for me :

for thou art my strength.



6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit :

for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.



Psalm 91



1 Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High :

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.



2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold :

my God, in him will I trust.



3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter :

and from the noisome pestilence.



4 He shall defend thee under his wings,

and thou shalt be safe under his feathers :

his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.



5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night :

nor for the arrow that flieth by day;



6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness :

nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday.



7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand :

but it shall not come nigh thee.



8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold :

and see the reward of the ungodly.



9 For thou, Lord, art my hope :

thou hast set thine house of defence very high.



10 There shall no evil happen unto thee :

neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.



11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee :

to keep thee in all thy ways.



12 They shall bear thee in their hands :

that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.



13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder :

the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.



14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him :

I will set him up, because he hath known my name.



15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him :

yea, I am with him in trouble;

I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.



16 With long life will I satisfy him :

and shew him my salvation.



Psalm 134



1 Behold now, praise the Lord :

all ye servants of the Lord;



2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord :

even in the courts of the house of our God.



3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary :

and praise the Lord.



4 The Lord that made heaven and earth :

give thee blessing out of Sion.



At the end of the psalmody, the following is said or sung



Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



Scripture Reading



One of the following short lessons or another suitable passage is read



Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not, O Lord our God.

Jeremiah 14.9



(or)



Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matthew 11.28-30



(or)



Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13.20,21



All Thanks be to God.



The following responsory may be said



Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

All Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.

All I commend my spirit.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

All Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.



Keep me as the apple of an eye.

All Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.



Gospel Canticle



The Nunc dimittis (The Song of Simeon) is said or sung



All Preserve us, O Lord, while waking,

and guard us while sleeping,

that awake we may watch with Christ,

and asleep we may rest in peace.



1 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace :

according to thy word.



2 For mine eyes have seen :

thy salvation;



3 Which thou hast prepared :

before the face of all people;



4 To be a light to lighten the Gentiles :

and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Luke 2.29-32

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :

and to the Holy Ghost;



as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen.



All Preserve us, O Lord, while waking,

and guard us while sleeping,

that awake we may watch with Christ,

and asleep we may rest in peace.



Prayers



Lord, have mercy upon us.

All Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.



All Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil. Amen.



Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers:

All to be praised and glorified above all for ever.



Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost:

All let us praise him and magnify him for ever.



Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven:

All to be praised and glorified above all for ever.



The almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.

All Amen.







[Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us;

All that thy people may rejoice in thee?



O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;

All and grant us thy salvation.



Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin;

All O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.



O Lord, hear our prayer;

All and let our cry come unto thee.]



Let us pray.



One or more of the following Collects is said



Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this place,

and drive from it all the snares of the enemy;

let thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace;

and may thy blessing be upon us evermore;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord;

and by thy great mercy defend us

from all perils and dangers of this night;

for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All Amen.



O Lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God,

who at this evening hour didst rest in the sepulchre,

and didst thereby sanctify the grave

to be a bed of hope to thy people:

make us so to abound in sorrow for our sins,

which were the cause of thy passion,

that when our bodies lie in the dust,

our souls may live with thee;

who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost,

one God, world without end.

All Amen.



Look down, O Lord, from thy heavenly throne,

illuminate the darkness of this night with thy celestial brightness,

and from the sons of light banish the deeds of darkness;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



Be present, O merciful God,

and protect us through the silent hours of this night,

so that we who are wearied

by the changes and chances of this fleeting world,

may repose upon thy eternal changelessness;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.



The Conclusion



We will lay us down in peace and take our rest.

All For it is thou, Lord, only that makest us dwell in safety.



Abide with us, O Lord,

All for it is toward evening and the day is far spent.



As the watchmen look for the morning,

All so do we look for thee, O Christ.



[Come with the dawning of the day

All and make thyself known in the breaking of bread.]



The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.



Let us bless the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.



The almighty and merciful Lord,

the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,

bless us and preserve us.

All Amen.



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