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 | Praise the Lord, O my soul: * O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour. |
2 | Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment, * and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. |
3 | Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, * and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. |
4 | He maketh his angels spirits, * and his ministers a flaming fire. |
5 | He laid the foundations of the earth, * that it never should move at any time. |
6 | Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment; * the waters stand in the hills. |
7 | At thy rebuke they flee; * at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid. |
8 | They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath; * even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them. |
9 | Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass, * neither turn again to cover the earth. |
10 | He sendeth the springs into the rivers, * which run among the hills. |
11 | All beasts of the field drink thereof, * and the wild asses quench their thirst. |
12 | Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation, * and sing among the branches. |
13 | He watereth the hills from above; * the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. |
14 | He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, * and green herb for the service of men; |
15 | That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man; * and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man's heart. |
16 | The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: * even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted; |
17 | Wherein the birds make their nests: * and the fir trees are a dwelling for the stork. |
18 | The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; * and so are the stony rocks for the conies. |
19 | He appointed the moon for certain seasons, * and the sun knoweth his going down. |
20 | Thou makest darkness that it may be night; * wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. |
21 | The lions roaring after their prey, * do seek their meat from God. |
22 | The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, * and lay them down in their dens. |
23 | Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour, * until the evening. |
24 | O Lord, how manifold are thy works! * in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches. |
25 | So is the great and wide sea also; * wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. |
26 | There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan, * whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein. |
27 | These wait all upon thee, * that thou mayest give them meat in due season. |
28 | When thou givest it them they gather it; * and when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good. |
29 | When thou hidest thy face they are troubled: * when thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned again to their dust. |
30 | When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made; * and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. |
31 | The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever; * the Lord shall rejoice in his works. |
32 | The earth shall tremble at the look of him; * if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke. |
33 | I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; * I will praise my God while I have my being. |
34 | And so shall my words please him: * my joy shall be in the Lord. |
35 | As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end: * praise thou the Lord, O my soul, 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 Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee. |
2 | Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for thou art merciful: and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee. |
3 | For thou endurest for ever, and we perish utterly. |
4 | O Lord Almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children, which have sinned before thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God: for the which cause these plagues cleave unto us. |
5 | Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers: but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time. |
6 | For thou art the Lord our God, and thee, O Lord, will we praise. |
7 | And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee. |
8 | Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where thou hast scattered us, for a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the Lord our God. |
9 | Hear, Israel, the commandments of life: give ear to understand wisdom. |
10 | How happeneth it, Israel, that thou art in thine enemies' land, that thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou art defiled with the dead, |
11 | That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave? |
12 | Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom. |
13 | For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou shouldest have dwelled in peace for ever. |
14 | Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. |
15 | Who hath found out her place? or who hath come into her treasures? |
16 | Where are the princes of the heathen become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth; |
17 | They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting? |
18 | For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are unsearchable, |
19 | They are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads. |
20 | Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known, |
21 | Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way. |
22 | It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman. |
23 | The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths. |
24 | O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession! |
25 | Great, and hath none end; high, and unmeasurable. |
26 | There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war. |
27 | Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he the way of knowledge unto them: |
28 | But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished through their own foolishness. |
29 | Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? |
30 | Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold? |
31 | No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path. |
32 | But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts: |
33 | He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear. |
34 | The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them. |
35 | This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him. |
36 | He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. |
37 | Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men. |
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 | This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. |
2 | For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, |
3 | Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, |
4 | Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; |
5 | Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. |
6 | For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, |
7 | Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
8 | Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. |
9 | But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. |
10 | But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, |
11 | Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. |
12 | Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. |
13 | But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. |
14 | But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; |
15 | And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
16 | All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: |
17 | That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. |
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 God, whose blessed Son was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech thee, that having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever, one God, world without end. 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, 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.