The Morning Office
To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.
The Call to Prayer
Search for the LORD and his strength;* continually seek his face.
— Psalm 105:4
The Request for Presence
Show your goodness, O LORD, to those who are good* and to those who are true of
heart.
— Psalm 125:4
The Greeting
Seven times a day do I praise you,* because of your righteous judgments.
— Psalm 119:164
The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
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.
— Psalm 103:15-16
A Reading
Jesus taught us, saying: "I tell you, if anyone openly declares himself for me in the
presence of human beings, the Son of man will declare himself for him in the
presence of God's angels. But anyone who disowns me in the presence of
human beings will be disowned in the presence of God's angels."
— Luke 12:8-9
The Refrain
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.
The Morning Psalm
With God We Will Do Valiant Deeds
God spoke from his holy place and said:* "I will exult and parcel out Shechem; I
will divide the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine;* Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my
scepter.
Moab is my wash-basin, on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it,* and over
Philistia will I shout in triumph."
Who will lead me into the strong city?* who will bring me into Edom?
Have you not cast us off, O God?* you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.
Grant us your help against the enemy,* for vain is the help of man.
With God we will do valiant deeds,* and he shall tread our enemies under foot.
— Psalm 60:6-12
The Refrain
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.
The Small Verse
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name.
May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
The Prayer Appointed for the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the
nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the
world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.†
The Concluding Prayer of the Church
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this
new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor
be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose;
through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.†