Morning Prayer: Monday 8 September 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
The Birth of Mary Mother of the Lord
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The Birth of Mary Mother of the Lord
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
and are so far from my cry and from the words of my
distress?
2. O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not
answer;*
by night as well, but I find no rest.
3. Yet you are the Holy One, *
enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
4. Our ancestors put their trust in you; *
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5. They cried out to you and were delivered; *
they trusted in you and were not put to shame.
6. But as for me, I am a worm and not human, *
scorned by all and despised by the people.
7. All who see me laugh me to scorn; *
they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,
8. “You trusted in the Lord; let the Lord deliver you; *
let God rescue you, if God delights in you.”
9. Yet you are the one who took me out of the womb, *
and kept me safe upon my mother’s breast.
10. I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; *
you were my God when I was still in my mother’s
womb.
11. Be not far from me, for trouble is near, *
and there is none to help.
12. Many young bulls encircle me; *
strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
13. They open wide their jaws at me, *
like a ravening and a roaring lion.
14. I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of
joint; *
my heart within my breast is melting wax.
15. My mouth is dried out like a potsherd; my tongue sticks
to the roof of my mouth; *
and you have laid me in the dust of the grave.
16. Packs of dogs close me in and gangs of evildoers circle
around me; *
they pierce my hands and my feet.
17. I can count all my bones *
while they stare and gloat over me.
18. They divide my garments among them; *
they cast lots for my clothing.
19. Be not far away, O Lord; *
you are my strength; hasten to help me.
20. Save me from the sword, *my life from the power of the dog.
21. Save me from the lion’s mouth, *
my wretched body from the horns of wild bulls.
22. I will declare your name to my kindred; *
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.
23. Praise the Lord, you that fear God; *
stand in awe of God, O offspring of Israel; all you of
Jacob’s line, give glory.
24. For God does not despise nor abhor the poor in their
poverty; neither turns away from them; *
when they cry to the Lord, they are heard.
25. My praise is of God in the great assembly; *
I will perform my vows in the presence of those who
worship the Lord.
26. The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek
the Lord shall give praise: *
“May your heart live for ever!”
27. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to
the Lord, *
and all the families of the nations shall bow before God.
28. For sovereignty belongs to the Lord, *
who rules over the nations.
29. To God alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in
worship; *
all who go down to the dust fall before God
30. My soul shall live for God; my descendants shall serve
God; *
they shall be known as the Lord’s for ever.
31. They shall come and make known to a people yet
unborn *
the saving deeds that God has done.
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)
1 Kings 13.1-10
Philippians 1.1-11
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that on the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
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: You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * and, after, receive us with glory. Blessed is she* * who believed that the Lord's promise would be fulfilled.
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.
Song of Zechariah Antiphon: You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * and, after, receive us with glory. Blessed is she* * who believed that the Lord's promise would be fulfilled.
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
Almighty God,who looked with favour on your servant Mary
and called her to be the mother of your Son:
grant us, we pray,
the humility which found favour in your sight;
that we, with her, may proclaim the greatness of your name,
and find the mercy shown to those who stand in awe of you;
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.
