OREMUS for Monday, May 12, 2008
O Lord, open our lips.
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Blessed are you, O God,
by whose word the heavens were formed
and the earth was brought forth from the waters.
The reflection of your glory
****nes in each created thing,
and, though earth's flowering fades,
you call life out of death
into the light that endures forever,
For these and all your mercies, we praise you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
Blessed be God for ever!
An opening canticle may be sung.
Psalm 103
Bless the Lord, O my soul,*
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,*
and forget not all his benefits.
He forgives all your sins*
and heals all your infirmities;
He redeems your life from the grave*
and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;
He satisfies you with good things,*
and your youth is renewed like an eagle=92s.
The Lord executes righteousness*
and judgement for all who are oppressed.
He made his ways known to Moses*
and his works to the children of Israel.
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy,*
slow to anger and of great kindness.
He will not always accuse us,*
nor will he keep his anger for ever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,*
nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,*
so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,*
so far has he removed our sins from us.
As a father cares for his children,*
so does the Lord care for those who fear him.
For he himself knows whereof we are made;*
he remembers that we are but dust.
Our days are like the grass;*
we flourish like a flower of the field;
When the wind goes over it, it is gone,*
and its place shall know it no more.
But the merciful goodness of the Lord
endures for ever on those who fear him,*
and his righteousness on children=92s children;
On those who keep his covenant*
and remember his commandments and do them.
The Lord has set his throne in heaven,*
and his king****p has dominion over all.
Bless the Lord, you angels of his,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,*
and hearken to the voice of his word.
Bless the Lord, all you his hosts,*
you ministers of his who do his will.
Bless the Lord, all you works of his,
in all places of his dominion;*
bless the Lord, O my soul.
A Song of Jonah (Jonah 2.2-7,9)
I called to you, O God, out of my distress
and you answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and you heard my voice.
You cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me,
all your waves and billows passed over me.
Then I said, I am driven away from your sight;
how shall I ever look again upon your holy temple?
The waters closed in over me,
the deep was round about me;
weeds were wrapped around my head
at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me for ever,
yet you brought up my life from the depths, O God.
As my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, O God,
and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
With the voice of thanksgiving, I will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay;
deliverance belongs to the Lord!
Psalm 146
Alleluia!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!*
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Put not your trust in rulers,
nor in any child of earth,*
for there is no help in them.
When they breathe their last, they return to earth,*
and in that day their thoughts perish.
Happy are they who have the God of Jacob
for their help!*
whose hope is in the Lord their God;
Who made heaven and earth, the seas,
and all that is in them;*
who keeps his promise for ever;
Who gives justice to those who are oppressed,*
and food to those who hunger.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind;*
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous;
the Lord cares for the stranger;*
he sustains the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way of the wicked.
The Lord shall reign for ever,*
your God, O Zion, throughout all generations.
Alleluia!
FIRST READING [Jeremiah 31:31-34]:
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not
be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt a covenant that
they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,
says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on
their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No
longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, 'Know the
Lord', for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the
greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and
remember their sin no more.
HYMN
Words: Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778)
Tune: Cleveland
A debtor to mercy alone,
of covenant-mercy I sing;
nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
my person and offering to bring.
The terrors of law and of God
with me can have nothing to do;
my Saviour's obedience and blood
hide all my transgressions from view.
The work which his goodness began,
the arm of his strength will complete;
his promise is Yes and Amen
and never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
nor all things below and above,
can make him his purpose forego
or sever my soul from his love.
My name from the palms of his hands
eternity will not erase;
impressed on his heart it remains
in marks of indelible grace.
Yes, I to the end shall endure
as sure as the earnest is given;
more happy, but not more secure,
the glorified spirits in heaven.
SECOND READING [Acts 4:5-6,13-22]:
Now when the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with
Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were
of the high-priestly family, they saw the boldness of Peter and John
and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were
amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus. When they saw the
man who had been cured standing beside them, they had nothing to say
in opposition. So they ordered them to leave the council while they
discussed the matter with one another. They said, 'What will we do
with them? For it is obvious to all who live in Jerusalem that a
notable sign has been done through them; we cannot deny it. But to
keep it from spreading further among the people, let us warn them to
speak no more to anyone in this name.' So they called them and ordered
them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and
John answered them, 'Whether it is right in God's sight to listen to
you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot keep from
speaking about what we have seen and heard.' After threatening them
again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the
people, for all of them praised God for what had happened. For the man
on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty
years old.
The Benedictus (Morning), the Magnificat (Evening), or Nunc dimittis
(Night) may follow.
Prayer:
Holy God,
we rejoice in the martyrs and prophets, teachers and leaders,
and all the ordinary and extraordinary believers
who have lived and loved the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For their witness and encouragement,
We thank you, Lord.
Recalling their stories and deeds,
we dare to take up our crosses.
For their witness and encouragement,
We thank you, Lord.
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
we plead for the human family and all creation:
For those addicted or tormented:
We pray to you, Lord.
For the victims of terrorism and disaster:
We pray to you, Lord.
For those who despair of life's goodness:
We pray to you, Lord.
For e***enical councils and church agencies:
We pray to you, Lord.
For a resolution to unresolved matters of this day:
We pray to you, Lord.
O Lord,
increase in us faith and devotion;
replenish our hearts with all goodness,
and by your great mercy keep us in the same.
Give us godly zeal in prayer,
true humility in prosperity,
perfect patience in adversity,
and continual joy in the Holy Spirit;
for the sake of Jesus Christ, our only Lord and Savior. Amen.
Gathering our prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as our Savior has taught us.
- The Lord's Prayer
Savior,
send us to earth's ends with water and words
and startle us with the grace, love, and communion
of your unity in diversity,
that we may live to the praise of your majestic Name. Amen.
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The psalms are from Celebrating Common Prayer (Mowbray), =A9 The Society
of Saint Francis 1992, which is used with permission.
The canticle is from Common Wor****p: Daily Prayer, Preliminary
Edition, copyright =A9 The Archbishops' Council, 2002.
The biblical passage is from The New Revised Standard Version
(Anglicized Edition), copyright =A9 1989, 1995 by the Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The opening prayer of thanksgiving is adapted from a prayer by Philip
Newell and the closing sentence is adapted from Revised Common
Lectionary Prayers, copyright =A9 2002 Consultation on Common Texts.
The intercession is reprinted from THE DAILY OFFICE: A Book of Hours
of Daily Prayer after the Use of the Order of Saint Luke, =A9 1997 by
The Order of Saint Luke. Used by permission.
The collect is by William Laud.
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