Morning Prayer: Friday 29 August 2025

Friday 29 August 2025

This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.

The Beheading of John the Baptist
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The Beheading of John the Baptist

O Lord, open our lips:
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Glory to God, Source of all Being, Eternal Word, and Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
Amen.

PSALMODY

Antiphon: The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice:* let the multitude of the isles be glad. (Psalm 97.1)

Opening

Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn

(Or from Psalm 97)

1. You are the Lord, most high over all the earth;*
you are exalted far above all gods.

2. The Lord loves those who hate evil;*
preserving the lives of the saints and delivering them from the hand of the wicked.

3. Light has sprung up for the righteous,*
and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.

4. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous.*
and give thanks to the holy name of the Lord.

Glory ...
or a suitable hymn

Psalm 146
1. Hallelujah! *
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2. I will praise the Lord as long as I live; *
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
3. Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of
earth, *
for there is no help in them.
4. When they breathe their last, they return to earth, *
and in that day their thoughts perish.
5. Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help! *
For their hope is in the Lord their God,
6. who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; *
who keeps promises for ever;
7. who gives justice to those who are oppressed, *
food to those who hunger and sets the prisoners free.
8. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind! *
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down and loves the righteous.
9. The Lord cares for the stranger *
and sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked
10. The Lord shall reign for ever, *
your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah!

Glory ...


Conclusion

We praise you, O God - Te Deum

1. We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord;*
all creation worships you, the Father everlasting

2. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, *
the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise:

3. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,*
heaven and earth are full of your glory.

4. The glorious company of apostles*
praise you.

5. The noble fellowship of prophets*
praise you.

6. The white-robed army of martyrs*
praise you.

7. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:*
Father, of majesty unbounded.

8. Your true and only Son, worthy of all praise,*
the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.

9. You, Christ, are the king of glory,*
the eternal Son of the Father.

10. When you took our flesh to set us free*
you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb.

11. You overcame the sting of death,*
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

12. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.*
We believe that you will come to be our judge.

13. Come then, Lord, and help your people,*
bought with the price of your own blood.

14. And bring us with your saints*
to glory everlasting.

Glory ...

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice:* let the multitude of the isles be glad.

READING(S)

Jeremiah 38.1-6

Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people, Thus says the Lord, Those who stay in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but those who go out to the Chaldeans shall live; they shall have their lives as a prize of war, and live. Thus says the Lord, This city shall surely be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon and be taken. Then the officials said to the king, ‘This man ought to be put to death, because he is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.’ King Zedekiah said, ‘Here he is; he is in your hands; for the king is powerless against you.’ So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

Revelation 7.13-17

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
For this reason they are before the throne of God,
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them,
nor any scorching heat;
for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’

Silence

Response (Psalm 89.1)

Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.
Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.
My mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
Throughout all generations.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.

SONG OF ZECHARIAH

Song of Zechariah Antiphon: Their sound* * has gone out through all the world.

1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel,* for he has come to his people and set them free.
2 He has raised up for us a mighty saviour,* born of the house of his servant David.
3 Through his holy prophets he promised of old* that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all that hate us.
4 He promised to show mercy to our forebears,* and to remember his holy covenant.
5 This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:* to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6 free to worship him without fear,* holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
7 You my child shall be called the prophet of the Most High,* for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8 to give his people knowledge of salvation* by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9 In the tender compassion of our God* the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10 to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,* and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory ... (may be said by all)

Song of Zechariah Antiphon: Their sound* * has gone out through all the world.

PRAYERS

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.

Amen



Collect of the Day

O God,
who called Saint John the Baptist
to be both in birth and death the forerunner of your Son:
grant that, as he was slain for truth and justice,
so we may boldly resist corruption and vice,
and receive with him the unfading crown of glory;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen

God most holy, we give you thanks for bringing us out of the shadow of night into the light of morning; and we ask you for the joy of spending this day in your service, so that when evening comes, we may once more give you thanks, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
Amen

Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God!

The Lord bless us and preserve us from all evil;
and bring us to life eternal.
Amen.