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 | My God, my God, look upon me; why hast thou forsaken me? * and art so far from my health, and from the words of my complaint? |
2 | O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; * and in the night season also I take no rest. |
3 | And thou continuest holy, * O thou worship of Israel. |
4 | Our fathers hoped in thee; * they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them. |
5 | They called upon thee, and were holpen; * they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. |
6 | But as for me, I am a worm, and no man; * a very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people. |
7 | All they that see me laugh me to scorn: * they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying, |
8 | He trusted in God, that he would deliver him; * let him deliver him, if he will have him. |
9 | But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; * thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts. |
10 | I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; * thou art my God, even from my mother's womb. |
11 | O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand, * and there is none to help me. |
12 | Many oxen are come about me; * fat bulls of Basan close me in on every side. |
13 | They gape upon me with their mouths, * as it were a ramping and a roaring lion. |
14 | I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; * my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax. |
15 | My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, * and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death. |
16 | For many dogs are come about me, * and the council of the wicked layeth siege against me. |
17 | They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones: * they stand staring and looking upon me. |
18 | They part my garments among them, * and cast lots upon my vesture. |
19 | But be not thou far from me, O Lord; * thou art my succour, haste thee to help me. |
20 | Deliver my soul from the sword, * my darling from the power of the dog. |
21 | Save me from the lion's mouth; * thou hast heard me also from among the horns of the unicorns. |
22 | I will declare thy Name unto my brethren; * in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. |
23 | O praise the Lord, ye that fear him: * magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear him, all ye seed of Israel; |
24 | For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, the low estate of the poor; * he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him he heard him. |
25 | My praise is of thee in the great congregation; * my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him. |
26 | The poor shall eat and be satisfied: * they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; your heart shall live for ever. |
27 | All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord; * and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him. |
28 | For the kingdom is the Lord's, * and he is the Governor among the people. |
29 | All such as be fat upon earth * have eaten and worshipped. |
30 | All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; * and no man hath quickened his own soul. |
31 | My seed shall serve him: * they shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation. |
32 | They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his righteousness * unto a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made. |
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 my shepherd; * therefore can I lack nothing. |
2 | He shall feed me in a green pasture, * and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. |
3 | He shall convert my soul, * and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, for his Name's sake. |
4 | Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: * for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. |
5 | Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me; * thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. |
6 | But thy lovingkindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; * and I will dwell in the house of the Lord 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 the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
2 | And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
3 | And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
4 | Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
5 | And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
6 | And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. |
7 | And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
8 | And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
9 | And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
10 | And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
11 | Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
12 | Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
13 | And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
14 | Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. |
15 | Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
16 | And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
17 | And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
18 | Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
19 | For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
20 | And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
21 | I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. |
22 | And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. |
23 | And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
24 | Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? |
25 | That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? |
26 | And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
27 | And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: |
28 | Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
29 | And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
30 | And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
31 | And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. |
32 | And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
33 | And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
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 | Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. |
2 | By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. |
3 | For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. |
4 | For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. |
5 | Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? |
6 | This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. |
7 | For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. |
8 | And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. |
9 | If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. |
10 | He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. |
11 | And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
12 | He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. |
13 | These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. |
14 | And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: |
15 | And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. |
16 | If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. |
17 | All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. |
18 | We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. |
19 | And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. |
20 | And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. |
21 | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. |
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.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities; who livest and reignest, 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, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men: We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. 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.