OREMUS for Tuesday, May 13, 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 145
I will exalt you, O God my King,*
and bless your name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless you*
and praise your name for ever and ever.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;*
there is no end to his greatness.
One generation shall praise your works to another*
and shall declare your power.
I will ponder the glorious splendour of your majesty*
and all your marvellous works.
They shall speak of the might of your wondrous acts,*
and I will tell of your greatness.
They shall publish the remembrance
of your great goodness;*
they shall sing of your righteous deeds.
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,*
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The Lord is loving to everyone*
and his compassion is over all his works.
All your works praise you, O Lord,*
and your faithful servants bless you.
They make known the glory of your kingdom*
and speak of your power;
That the peoples may know of your power*
and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;*
your dominion endures throughout all ages.
The Lord is faithful in all his words*
and merciful in all his deeds.
The Lord upholds all those who fall;*
he lifts up those who are bowed down.
The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord,*
and you give them their food in due season.
You open wide your hand*
and satisfy the needs of every living creature.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways*
and loving in all his works.
The Lord is near to those who call upon him,*
to all who call upon him faithfully.
He fulfils the desire of those who fear him,*
he hears their cry and helps them.
The Lord preserves all those who love him,*
but he destroys all the wicked.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord;*
let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
A Song of the Messiah (Isaiah 9.2,3b,4a,6,7)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
upon them the light has dawned.
You have increased their joy and given them great gladness;
they rejoiced before you as with joy at the harvest.
For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them;
the collar that lay heavy on their shoulders.
For to us a child is born and to us a son is given,
and the government will be upon his shoulder.
And his name will be called: Wonderful Counsellor;
the Mighty God;
the Everlasting Father; the Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness.
=46rom this time forth and for evermore;
the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Psalm 147:1-12
Alleluia!
How good it is to sing praises to our God!*
how pleasant it is to honour him with praise!
The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;*
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted*
and binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of the stars*
and calls them all by their names.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;*
there is no limit to his wisdom.
The Lord lifts up the lowly,*
but casts the wicked to the ground.
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;*
make music to our God upon the harp.
He covers the heavens with clouds*
and prepares rain for the earth;
He makes grass to grow upon the mountains*
and green plants to serve us all.
He provides food for flocks and herds*
and for the young ravens when they cry.
He is not impressed by the might of a horse,*
he has no pleasure in human strength;
But the Lord has pleasure in those who fear him,*
in those who await his gracious favour.
Alleluia!
FIRST READING [Numbers 11:16-17, 24-30]:
The Lord said to Moses, 'Gather for me seventy of the elders of
Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over
them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their
place there with you. I will come down and talk with you there; and I
will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them; and
they shall bear the burden of the people along with you so that you
will not bear it all by yourself.
So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he
gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the
tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took
some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders;
and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did
not do so again.
Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named
Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those
registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they
prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, 'Eldad and
Medad are prophesying in the camp.' And Joshua son of Nun, the
assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, 'My lord Moses, stop
them!' But Moses said to him, 'Are you jealous for my sake? Would that
all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his
spirit on them!' And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the
camp.
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SECOND READING [Acts 4:23-end]:
After Peter and John were released, they went to their friends and
re****ted what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When
they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said,
'Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and
everything in them, it is you who said by the Holy Spirit through our
ancestor David, your servant:
"Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples imagine vain things?
The kings of the earth took their stand,
and the rulers have gathered together
against the Lord and against his Messiah."
For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the
Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your
holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, to do whatever your hand and
your plan had predestined to take place. And now, Lord, look at their
threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all
boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and
wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.'
When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together
was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke
the word of God with boldness.
Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul,
and no one claimed private owner****p of any possessions, but
everything they owned was held in common. With great power the
apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,
and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among
them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the
proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it
was distributed to each as any had need. There was a Levite, a native
of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which
means 'son of encouragement'). He sold a field that belonged to him,
then brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
The Benedictus (Morning), the Magnificat (Evening), or Nunc dimittis
(Night) may follow.
Prayer:
Baptizing God,
you have plunged us into the waters as death to sin
and have raised us to be alive to you in joy and service.
For all whose eager and resolute living in you
makes them saints to us:
We thank you, Lord.
For the community made holy in Christ,
the living and the dead, the near and the far away:
We thank you, Lord.
For an awareness of our kin****p
to holy and just men and women:
We thank you, Lord.
For reminding us that perfection in you is a journey
of consistent love to you and to others:
We thank you, Lord.
For sustaining us in the faithful use of means of grace,
that we may resolve to live in your love and peace:
We thank you, Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ,
raise us with you
that we may know the mystery of life,
and that we may see the heavenly in the earthly. 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 based on a prayer by Charles Kingsley.
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