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 sing unto the Lord a new song; * sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. |
2 | Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name; * be telling of his salvation from day to day. |
3 | Declare his honour unto the heathen, * and his wonders unto all people. |
4 | For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods. |
5 | As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols; * but it is the Lord that made the heavens. |
6 | Glory and worship are before him; * power and honour are in his sanctuary. |
7 | Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, * ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. |
8 | Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name; * bring presents, and come into his courts. |
9 | O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him. |
10 | Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King, * and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously. |
11 | Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; * let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is. |
12 | Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; * then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. |
13 | For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. |
† | 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 Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; * yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. |
2 | Clouds and darkness are round about him: * righteousness and judgement are the habitation of his seat. |
3 | There shall go a fire before him, * and burn up his enemies on every side. |
4 | His lightnings gave shine unto the world: * the earth saw it, and was afraid. |
5 | The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord; * at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
6 | The heavens have declared his righteousness, * and all the people have seen his glory. |
7 | Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: * worship him, all ye gods. |
8 | Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; * and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgements, O Lord. |
9 | For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth: * thou art exalted far above all gods. |
10 | O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil: * the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. |
11 | There is sprung up a light for the righteous, * and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. |
12 | Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; * and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. |
† | 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 | Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. |
2 | And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
3 | O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. |
4 | Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. |
5 | I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. |
6 | Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. |
7 | How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. |
8 | They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. |
9 | Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? |
10 | Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord's. |
11 | For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. |
12 | They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: |
13 | And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. |
14 | Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. |
15 | Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. |
16 | Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. |
17 | And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. |
18 | Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you. |
19 | And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. |
20 | Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, |
21 | Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: |
22 | Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? |
23 | But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. |
24 | Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. |
25 | Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. |
26 | For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. |
27 | As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. |
28 | They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. |
29 | Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? |
30 | A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; |
31 | The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? |
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 | After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. |
2 | Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. |
3 | His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. |
4 | For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. |
5 | For neither did his brethren believe in him. |
6 | Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. |
7 | The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. |
8 | Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. |
9 | When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. |
10 | But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. |
11 | Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? |
12 | And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. |
13 | Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. |
14 | Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. |
15 | And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? |
16 | Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. |
17 | If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. |
18 | He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. |
19 | Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? |
20 | The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? |
21 | Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. |
22 | Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. |
23 | If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? |
24 | Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. |
25 | Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? |
26 | But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? |
27 | Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. |
28 | Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. |
29 | But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. |
30 | Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. |
31 | And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? |
32 | The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. |
33 | Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. |
34 | Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. |
35 | Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? |
36 | What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? |
37 | In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. |
38 | He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. |
39 | (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) |
40 | Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. |
41 | Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? |
42 | Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? |
43 | So there was a division among the people because of him. |
44 | And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. |
45 | Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? |
46 | The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. |
47 | Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? |
48 | Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? |
49 | But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. |
50 | Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) |
51 | Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? |
52 | They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. |
53 | And every man went unto his own house. |
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.
O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake 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.