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 | O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, * and his mercy endureth for ever. |
2 | Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed, * and delivered from the hand of the enemy; |
3 | And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west; * from the north and from the south. |
4 | They went astray in the wilderness out of the way, * and found no city to dwell in; |
5 | Hungry and thirsty, * their soul fainted in them. |
6 | So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, * and he delivered them from their distress. |
7 | He led them forth by the right way, * that they might go to the city where they dwelt. |
8 | O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, * and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men; |
9 | For he satisfieth the empty soul, * and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. |
10 | Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * being fast bound in misery and iron; |
11 | Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord, * and lightly regarded the counsel of the most Highest; |
12 | He also brought down their heart through heaviness: * they fell down, and there was none to help them. |
13 | So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, * he delivered them out of their distress. |
14 | For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, * and brake their bonds in sunder. |
15 | O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, * and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men; |
16 | For he hath broken the gates of brass, * and smitten the bars of iron in sunder. |
17 | Foolish men are plagued for their offence, * and because of their wickedness. |
18 | Their soul abhorred all manner of meat, * and they were even hard at death's door. |
19 | So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, * he delivered them out of their distress. |
20 | He sent his word, and healed them; * and they were saved from their destruction. |
21 | O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, * and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men; |
22 | That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, * and tell out his works with gladness! |
23 | They that go down to the sea in ships, * and occupy their business in great waters; |
24 | These men see the works of the Lord, * and his wonders in the deep. |
25 | For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, * which lifteth up the waves thereof. |
26 | They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep; * their soul melteth away because of the trouble. |
27 | They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, * and are at their wit's end. |
28 | So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, * he delivereth them out of their distress. |
29 | For he maketh the storm to cease, * so that the waves thereof are still. |
30 | Then are they glad, because they are at rest; * and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. |
31 | O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, * and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men; |
32 | That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people, * and praise him in the seat of the elders! |
33 | Who turneth the floods into a wilderness, * and drieth up the watersprings. |
34 | A fruitful land maketh he barren, * for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. |
35 | Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing water, * and watersprings of a dry ground. |
36 | And there he setteth the hungry, * that they may build them a city to dwell in; |
37 | That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards, * to yield them fruits of increase. |
38 | He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly; * and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
39 | And again, when they are minished and brought low * through oppression, through any plague or trouble; |
40 | Though he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants, * and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; |
41 | Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery, * and maketh him households like a flock of sheep. |
42 | The righteous will consider this, and rejoice; * and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. |
43 | Whoso is wise will ponder these things; * and they shall understand the lovingkindness of 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 | And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. |
2 | And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. |
3 | And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? |
4 | Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. |
5 | And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; |
6 | Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. |
7 | And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. |
8 | And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. |
9 | And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
10 | Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem. |
11 | And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. |
12 | And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. |
13 | And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. |
14 | And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. |
15 | And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. |
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let the Earth bless the Lord:
* yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of men, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let Israel bless the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Holy and Humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord:
* praise him, and magnify him 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 | And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. |
2 | And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? |
3 | Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. |
4 | I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. |
5 | As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. |
6 | When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, |
7 | And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. |
8 | The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? |
9 | Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. |
10 | Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? |
11 | He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. |
12 | Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. |
13 | They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. |
14 | And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. |
15 | Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. |
16 | Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. |
17 | They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. |
18 | But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. |
19 | And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? |
20 | His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: |
21 | But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. |
22 | These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. |
23 | Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. |
24 | Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. |
25 | He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. |
26 | Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? |
27 | He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? |
28 | Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. |
29 | We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. |
30 | The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. |
31 | Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. |
32 | Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. |
33 | If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. |
34 | They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. |
35 | Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? |
36 | He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? |
37 | And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. |
38 | And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. |
39 | And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. |
40 | And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? |
41 | Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. |
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.
Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them thatthose who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, 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.