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 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 | Hear my prayer, O Lord, * and let my crying come unto thee. |
2 | Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble; * incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon. |
3 | For my days are consumed away like smoke, * and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand. |
4 | My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass; * so that I forget to eat my bread. |
5 | For the voice of my groaning, * my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh. |
6 | I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, * and like an owl that is in the desert. |
7 | I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow, * that sitteth alone upon the housetop. |
8 | Mine enemies revile me all the day long; * and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me. |
9 | For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, * and mingled my drink with weeping; |
10 | And that because of thine indignation and wrath; * for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down. |
11 | My days are gone like a shadow, * and I am withered like grass. |
12 | But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever, * and thy remembrance throughout all generations. |
13 | Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion; * for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come. |
14 | And why? thy servants think upon her stones, * and it pitieth them to see her in the dust. |
15 | The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord, * and all the kings of the earth thy majesty; |
16 | When the Lord shall build up Sion, * and when his glory shall appear; |
17 | When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, * and despiseth not their desire. |
18 | This shall be written for those that come after, * and the people which shall be born shall praise the Lord. |
19 | For he hath looked down from his sanctuary; * out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth; |
20 | That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity, * and deliver the children appointed unto death; |
21 | That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion, * and his worship at Jerusalem; |
22 | When the people are gathered together, * and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord. |
23 | He brought down my strength in my journey, * and shortened my days. |
24 | But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine age; * as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations. |
25 | Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, * and the heavens are the work of thy hands. |
26 | They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: * they all shall wax old as doth a garment; |
27 | And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed; * but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. |
28 | The children of thy servants shall continue, * and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight. |
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 | Praise the Lord, O my soul; * and all that is within me praise his holy Name. |
2 | Praise the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits; |
3 | Who forgiveth all thy sin, * and healeth all thine infirmities; |
4 | Who saveth thy life from destruction, * and crowneth thee with mercy and lovingkindness; |
5 | Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, * making thee young and lusty as an eagle. |
6 | The Lord executeth righteousness and judgement * for all them that are oppressed with wrong. |
7 | He shewed his ways unto Moses, * his works unto the children of Israel. |
8 | The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, * longsuffering, and of great goodness. |
9 | He will not alway be chiding; * neither keepeth he his anger for ever. |
10 | He hath not dealt with us after our sins; * nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses. |
11 | For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; * so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him. |
12 | Look how wide also the east is from the west; * so far hath he set our sins from us. |
13 | Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; * even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. |
14 | For he knoweth whereof we are made; * he remembereth that we are but dust. |
15 | The days of man are but as grass; * for he flourisheth as a flower of the field. |
16 | For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; * and the place thereof shall know it no more. |
17 | But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him; * and his righteousness upon children's children; |
18 | Even upon such as keep his covenant, * and think upon his commandments to do them. |
19 | The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven, * and his kingdom ruleth over all. |
20 | O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength; * ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. |
21 | O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; * ye servants of his that do his pleasure. |
22 | O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: * praise thou the Lord, O my soul. |
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 Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. |
2 | The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: |
3 | But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. |
4 | And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. |
5 | And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: |
6 | And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. |
7 | And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; |
8 | And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. |
9 | Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. |
10 | Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. |
11 | Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. |
12 | For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. |
13 | And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. |
14 | Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. |
15 | And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. |
16 | David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. |
17 | And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. |
18 | And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? |
19 | But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. |
20 | Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. |
21 | Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. |
22 | And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? |
23 | But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. |
24 | And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. |
25 | And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. |
26 | And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. |
27 | And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. |
28 | Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. |
29 | And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. |
30 | And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. |
31 | And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. |
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 | Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: |
2 | And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, |
3 | Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. |
4 | And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. |
5 | But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. |
6 | And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; |
7 | Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. |
8 | And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. |
9 | And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go. |
10 | And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. |
11 | These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. |
12 | Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. |
13 | But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. |
14 | And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. |
15 | And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed. |
16 | Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. |
17 | Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. |
18 | Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. |
19 | And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? |
20 | For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. |
21 | (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) |
22 | Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. |
23 | For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. |
24 | God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; |
25 | Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; |
26 | And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; |
27 | That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: |
28 | For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. |
29 | Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. |
30 | And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: |
31 | Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. |
32 | And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. |
33 | So Paul departed from among them. |
34 | Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. |
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 hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life, through the same 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 is 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.