INVITATORY – Psalm 24
L: Lord, open my lips.
A: And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
L: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S1: The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the waters he made it firm.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S2: Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart,
who desires not worthless things,
who has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbor.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S1: He shall receive blessings from the Lord
and reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him,
seek the face of the God of Jacob.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S2: O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory!
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S1: Who is the king of glory?
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant,
the Lord, the valiant in war.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S2: O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory!
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S1: Who is he, the king of glory?
He, the Lord of armies,
he is the king of glory.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
S2: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
A: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
A: Today if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
Morning Prayer for Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent
March 21, 2022
L:God, come to my assistance.
A: Lord, make haste to help me.
L: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
A: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
HYMN
L: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
A: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
PSALM 84
S1: How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord, God of hosts.
S2: My soul is longing and yearning,
is yearning for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my soul ring out their joy
to God, the living God.
S1: The sparrow herself finds a home
and the swallow a nest for her brood;
she lays her young by your altars,
Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
S2: They are happy, who dwell in your house,
for ever singing your praise.
They are happy, whose strength is in you,
in whose hearts are the roads to Zion.
S1: As they go through the Bitter Valley
they make it a place of springs
the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
They walk with ever growing strength,
they will see the God of gods in Zion.
S2: O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer,
give ear, O God of Jacob.
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield,
look on the face of your anointed.
S1: One day within your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere.
The threshold of the house of God
I prefer to the dwellings of the wicked.
S2: For the Lord God is a rampart, a shield;
he will give us his favor and glory.
The Lord will not refuse any good
to those who walk without blame.
S1: Lord, God of hosts,
happy the man who trusts in you!
S2: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
A: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
L: Bless your people, Lord. You have given us the law that we may walk from strength to strength and raise our minds to you from this valley of tears. May we receive the gifts you have gained for us.
A: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
(PAUSE)
L: Come, let us climb the mountain of the Lord.
A: Come, let us climb the mountain of the Lord.
CANTICLE – Isaiah 2:2-5
S1: In days to come,
The mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
S2: All nations shall stream toward it;
many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.”
S1: For from Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
S2: He shall judge between the nations,
and impose terms on many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.
S1: O house of Jacob, come,
let us walk in the light of the Lord!
S2: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
A: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A: Come, let us climb the mountain of the Lord.
(PAUSE)
L: Sing to the Lord and bless his name.
A: Sing to the Lord and bless his name.
PSALM 96
S1: O sing a new song to the Lord,
sing to the Lord all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name.
S2: Proclaim his help day by day,
tell among the nations his glory
and his wonders among all the peoples.
S1: The Lord is great and worthy of praise,
to be feared above all gods;
the gods of the heathens are naught.
S2: It was the Lord who made the heavens,
his are majesty and state and power
and splendor in his holy place.
S1: Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and power;
give the Lord the glory of his name.
S2: Bring an offering and enter his courts,
worship the Lord in his temple.
O earth, tremble before him.
S1: Proclaim to the nations: God is king.
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the people in fairness.
S2: Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad,
let the sea and all within it thunder praise,
let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the wood shout for joy
S1: at the presence of the Lord for he comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
With justice he will rule the world,
he will judge the peoples with his truth.
S2: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
A: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
L: Lord, you have renewed the face of the earth. Your Church throughout the world sings you a new song, announcing your wonders to all. Through a virgin, you have brought forth a new birth in our world; through your miracles, a new power; through your suffering, a new patience; in your resurrection, a new hope, and in your ascension, new majesty.
A: Sing to the Lord and bless his name.
R: A reading from the book of Exodus (Exodus 19:4-6a)
You have seen for yourselves how I bore you up on eagle wings and brought you here to myself. Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other peoples, though all the earth is mine. You shall be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.
The word of the Lord.
A: Thanks be to God.
SACRED SILENCE – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.
L: God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.
A: God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.
L: From those who would trap me with lying words
A: and from the hunter’s snare.
L: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
A: God himself will set me free, from the hunter’s snare.
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH – Luke 1:68 – 79
L: I tell you assuredly, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
A: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
A: I tell you assuredly, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
L: Praise to Jesus, our Savior; by his death he has opened for us the way of salvation. Let us ask him: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: God of mercy, you gave us new life through baptism, make us grow day by day in your likeness.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: May our generosity today bring joy to those in need, in helping them may we find you.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: Help us to do what is good, right and true in your sight, and to seek you always with undivided hearts.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: Forgive our sins against the unity of your family, make us one in heart and spirit.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: Add your own petitions in the silence of you hearts. (PAUSE) Let us pray.
A: Lord, guide your people to walk in your ways.
L: Now let us pray as Jesue taught us.
A: Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
L: May your unfailing compassion,
O Lord, cleanse and protect your Church,
and since without you she cannot stand secure,
may she be always governed by your grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
A: Amen.
L: The Lord be with you.
A: and also with you.
L: May Almighty God bless you in the name of the + Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
A: Amen