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:
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 themthose, O God, whichwho confess their faults: Restore thou them thatthose who 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.
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 thatthose who 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. Amen.
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who 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.
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 firstborn: * 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 lovingkindness 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 lovingkindness toward me; * yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands. |
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. |
1 | When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; |
2 | And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: |
3 | Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. |
4 | For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. |
5 | But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. |
6 | For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. |
7 | The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: |
8 | But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. |
9 | Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; |
10 | And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. |
11 | Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. |
12 | Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: |
13 | And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. |
14 | Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. |
15 | And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee. |
16 | And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. |
17 | If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? |
18 | Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; |
19 | The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the Lord thy God brought thee out: so shall the Lord thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. |
20 | Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. |
21 | Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. |
22 | And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. |
23 | But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. |
24 | And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them. |
25 | The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. |
26 | Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. |
My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. | |
For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. | |
For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. | |
For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * and holy is his Name. | |
And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. | |
He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. | |
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. | |
He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away. | |
He remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel; * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. | |
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. |
1 | Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. |
2 | Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: |
3 | And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. |
4 | Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. |
5 | They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. |
6 | We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. |
7 | Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. |
8 | He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. |
9 | In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. |
10 | Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. |
11 | Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. |
12 | No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. |
13 | Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. |
14 | And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. |
15 | Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. |
16 | And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
17 | Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. |
18 | There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. |
19 | We love him, because he first loved us. |
20 | If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? |
21 | And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. |
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word. | |
For mine eyes have seen * thy salvation, | |
Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all people; | |
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel. | |
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. |
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.
The Lord be with you:
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
And grant us thy salvation.
O Lord, save the State;
And mercifully hear us, when we call upon thee.
Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
And make thy chosen people joyful.
O Lord, save thy people;
And bless thine inheritance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord;
Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
O God, make clean our hearts within us;
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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. 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. Amen.
O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to [—, and to] all in Authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels; Send down upon our Bishops, and Curates, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing: Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen.
Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this nation in general, so especially for the Legislature at this time assembled: That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of thy people; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all Nations. More especially we pray for the good estate of the Catholic Church; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions: And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men: We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.