Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
Officiant and People together, all kneeling
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
All stand
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| Officiant | Lord, open our lips. |
| People | And our mouth shall proclaim your praise. |
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Alleluia.
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The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.Come, let us sing to the Lord; *
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.For the Lord is a great God, *
and a great King above all gods.In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and the heights of the hills are his also.The sea is his, for he made it, *
and his hands have molded the dry land.Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.
BCP p. 726The Lord is King;
let the earth rejoice; *
let the multitude of the isles be glad.Clouds and darkness are round about him, *
righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne.A fire goes before him *
and burns up his enemies on every side.His lightnings light up the world; *
the earth sees it and is afraid.The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, *
at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.The heavens declare his righteousness, *
and all the peoples see his glory.Confounded be all who worship carved images
and delight in false gods! *
Bow down before him, all you gods.Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgments, O Lord.For you are the Lord,
most high over all the earth; *
you are exalted far above all gods.The Lord loves those who hate evil; *
he preserves the lives of his saints
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.Light has sprung up for the righteous, *
and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, *
and give thanks to his holy Name.
BCP p. 728The Lord is King;
let the people tremble; *
he is enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth shake.The Lord is great in Zion; *
he is high above all peoples.Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome; *
he is the Holy One.“O mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity; *
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.”Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God
and fall down before his footstool; *
he is the Holy One.Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among those who call upon his Name, *
they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; *
they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.“O Lord our God, you answered them indeed; *
you were a God who forgave them,
yet punished them for their evil deeds.”Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God
and worship him upon his holy hill; *
for the Lord our God is the Holy One.
BCP p. 729Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with a song.Know this: The Lord himself is God; *
he himself has made us, and we are his;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise; *
give thanks to him and call upon his Name.For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting; *
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
2 Chron. 29:1-3,30:1[2-9]; 2 Chron. 29:10-27
A Reading from the Second Book of Chronicles.
Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done. In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover to the Lord the God of Israel. [ For the king and his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the passover in the second month ] (for they could not keep it at its proper time because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem). The plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly. So they decreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that the people should come and keep the passover to the Lord the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; for they had not kept it in great numbers as prescribed. So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, as the king had commanded, saying, "O people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. Do not be like your ancestors and your kindred, who were faithless to the Lord God of their ancestors, so that he made them a desolation, as you see. Do not now be stiff-necked as your ancestors were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you. [ For as you return to the Lord, your kindred and your children will find compassion with their captors, and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him." ] Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger may turn away from us. My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence to minister to him, and to be his ministers and make offerings to him." Then the Levites arose, Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah; and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. The priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and they brought out all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord; and the Levites took them and carried them out to the Wadi Kidron. They began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord; then for eight days they sanctified the house of the Lord, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of bread and all its utensils. All the utensils that King Ahaz repudiated during his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and sanctified; see, they are in front of the altar of the Lord." Then King Hezekiah rose early, assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the descendants of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord. So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and dashed it against the altar; they slaughtered the rams and their blood was dashed against the altar; they also slaughtered the lambs and their blood was dashed against the altar. Then the male goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly; they laid their hands on them, and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood at the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. He stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of the prophet Nathan, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets. The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of King David of Israel.The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.CHANGE CANTICLE
Song of the Three Young Men, 29-34Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.Glory to you in the splendor of your temple; *
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.Glory to you, beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Matt. 7:1-12
A Reading from the Gospel According to Matthew.
“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye. "Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you. "Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! "In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.CHANGE CANTICLE
Revelation 4:11, 5:9-10, 13Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
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Ibelieve in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
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| Officiant | The Lord be with you. |
| People | And also with you. |
| Officiant | Let us pray. |
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
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.
| V. | Show us your mercy, O Lord; |
| R. | And grant us your salvation. |
| V. | Clothe your ministers with righteousness; |
| R. | Let your people sing with joy. |
| V. | Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; |
| R. | For only in you can we live in safety. |
| V. | Lord, keep this nation under your care; |
| R. | And guide us in the way of justice and truth. |
| V. | Let your way be known upon earth; |
| R. | Your saving health among all nations. |
| V. | Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; |
| R. | Nor the hope of the poor be taken away. |
| V. | Create in us clean hearts, O God; |
| R. | And sustain us with your Holy Spirit. |
OGod, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
OGod, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OGod, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.
Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS
Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be used
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Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable 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 pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to your service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
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Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
Then may be saidLet us bless the Lord.Thanks be to God.
The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
