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 Jesus 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, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
| 1 | O come, let us sing unto the Lord; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. |
| 2 | Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, * and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. |
| 3 | For the Lord is a great God, * and a great King above all gods. |
| 4 | In his hand are all the corners of the earth, * and the strength of the hills is his also. |
| 5 | The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land. |
| 6 | O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
| 7 | For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. |
| 8 | Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: * as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; |
| 9 | When your fathers tempted me, * proved me, and saw my works. |
| 10 | Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, * It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; |
| 11 | Unto whom I sware in my wrath, * that they should not enter into my rest. |
| † | 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 am well pleased, * that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer; |
| 2 | That he hath inclined his ear unto me: * therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. |
| 3 | The snares of death compassed me round about, * and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. |
| 4 | I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord; * O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. |
| 5 | Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; * yea, our God is merciful. |
| 6 | The Lord preserveth the simple: * I was in misery, and he helped me. |
| 7 | Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul; * for the Lord hath rewarded thee. |
| 8 | And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death, * mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. |
| 9 | I will walk before the Lord * in the land of the living. |
| 10 | I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: * I said in my haste, All men are liars. |
| 11 | What reward shall I give unto the Lord * for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? |
| 12 | I will receive the cup of salvation, * and call upon the Name of the Lord. |
| 13 | I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: * right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. |
| 14 | Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy servant: * I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. |
| 15 | I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, * and will call upon the Name of the Lord. |
| 16 | I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people, * in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. |
| † | 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 | O praise the Lord, all ye heathen; * praise him, all ye nations. |
| 2 | For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us; * and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. |
| † | 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 | O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; * because his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 2 | Let Israel now confess that he is gracious, * and that his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 3 | Let the house of Aaron now confess, * that his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 4 | Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess, * that his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 5 | I called upon the Lord in trouble; * and the Lord heard me at large. |
| 6 | The Lord is on my side; * I will not fear what man doeth unto me. |
| 7 | The Lord taketh my part with them that help me; * therefore shall I see my desire upon mine enemies. |
| 8 | It is better to trust in the Lord, * than to put any confidence in man. |
| 9 | It is better to trust in the Lord, * than to put any confidence in princes. |
| 10 | All nations compassed me round about; * but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. |
| 11 | They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every side; * but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. |
| 12 | They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire among the thorns; * for in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them. |
| 13 | Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall; * but the Lord was my help. |
| 14 | The Lord is my strength, and my song; * and is become my salvation. |
| 15 | The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous; * the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. |
| 16 | The right hand of the Lord hath the preeminence; * the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. |
| 17 | I shall not die, but live, * and declare the works of the Lord. |
| 18 | The Lord hath chastened and corrected me; * but he hath not given me over unto death. |
| 19 | Open me the gates of righteousness, * that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. |
| 20 | This is the gate of the Lord, * the righteous shall enter into it. |
| 21 | I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, * and art become my salvation. |
| 22 | The same stone which the builders refused, * is become the headstone in the corner. |
| 23 | This is the Lord's doing, * and it is marvellous in our eyes. |
| 24 | This is the day which the Lord hath made; * we will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| 25 | Help me now, O Lord: * O Lord, send us now prosperity. |
| 26 | Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord: * we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord. |
| 27 | God is the Lord who hath shewed us light: * bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the horns of the altar. |
| 28 | Thou art my God, and I will thank thee; * thou art my God, and I will praise thee. |
| 29 | O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, * and 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 | The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. |
| 2 | And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. |
| 3 | And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. |
| 4 | And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. |
| 5 | O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. |
| 6 | Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. |
| 7 | Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: |
| 8 | Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: |
| 9 | And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. |
| 10 | Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. |
| 11 | The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. |
| 12 | For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: |
| 13 | And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, |
| 14 | And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, |
| 15 | And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, |
| 16 | And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. |
| 17 | And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. |
| 18 | And the idols he shall utterly abolish. |
| 19 | And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. |
| 20 | In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; |
| 21 | To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. |
| 22 | Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? |
We praise thee, O God; * we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, * the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; * the Heavens, and all the powers therein.
To thee Cherubin and Seraphin * continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, * Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty * of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles * praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets * praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs * praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world * doth acknowledge thee;
The Father * of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true, * and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost * the Comforter,
Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ;
Thou art the everlasting Son * of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,
* thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
* thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God,
* in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come * to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, * whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints,
* in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people, * and bless thine heritage.
Govern them * and lift them up for ever.
Day by day * we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name * ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, * to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, * as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; * let me never be confounded.
| 1 | These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. |
| 2 | They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. |
| 3 | And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. |
| 4 | But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. |
| 5 | But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? |
| 6 | But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. |
| 7 | Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. |
| 8 | And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: |
| 9 | Of sin, because they believe not on me; |
| 10 | Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; |
| 11 | Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. |
| 12 | I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. |
| 13 | Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. |
| 14 | He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. |
| 15 | All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. |
| 16 | A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. |
| 17 | Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? |
| 18 | They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. |
| 19 | Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? |
| 20 | Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. |
| 21 | A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. |
| 22 | And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. |
| 23 | And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. |
| 24 | Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. |
| 25 | These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. |
| 26 | At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: |
| 27 | For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. |
| 28 | I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. |
| 29 | His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. |
| 30 | Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. |
| 31 | Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? |
| 32 | Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. |
| 33 | These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. |
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
* for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us,
* in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets,
* which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies,
* and from the hand of all that hate us:
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest:
* for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
* for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God;
* whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death,
* and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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.
Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that isdoings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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, 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.