Morning Prayer: Saturday 14 June 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
Basil of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, c 390; Gregory of Nyssa, 394, Bishops and Teachers of the Faith
Week A
Week of Proper 10
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: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;* I will praise my God while I have my being. (Psalm 104.33)
Opening
Come, let us sing
1 Come, let us sing to the Lord; *let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before the presence of the Lord with thanksgiving *
and raise a loud shout to God with psalms.
3 For you, O Lord, are a great God, *
and a great sovereign above all gods.
4 In your hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and the heights of the hills are yours also.
5 The sea is yours, for you made it, *
and your hands have moulded the dry land.
6 Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For you are our God, and we are the people of your pasture and the sheep of your hand. *
Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!
8 “Harden not your hearts, *
as your forebears did in the wilderness.
9 They put me to the test, *
though they had seen my works.
10 So I swore in my wrath, *
‘They shall not enter into my rest.’”
Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn
(Or from Psalm 104)
1. You spread out the heavens like a curtain;*
you lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above;
2. You make the clouds your chariot;*
you ride on the wings of the wind;
3. You make the winds your messengers*
and flames of fire your servants.
4. You have set the earth upon its foundations,*
so that it never shall move at any time.
Glory ...
or a suitable hymn
I will sing and make melody.
2. Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; *
I myself will waken the dawn.
3. I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4. For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5. Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *
and your glory over all the earth.
6. So that those who are dear to you may be delivered, *
save with your strong hand and answer me.
7. You spoke from your heavenly dwelling and said, *
“I will exult and parcel out Shechem; I will divide the valley of Succoth.
8. Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *
Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my sceptre.
9. Moab is my washbasin; on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *
and over Philistia will I shout in triumph.”
10. Who will lead me into the strong city? *
Who will bring me into Edom?
11. Have you not cast us off, O God? *
You no longer go out, O God, with our armies.
12. Grant us your help against the enemy, *
for vain is the help of mortals. You no longer go out, O God, with our armies.
13. With you we will do valiant deeds, *
and you shall tread our enemies under foot.
Glory ...
Psalm 110
1. The Lord said to my lord, ”Sit at my side in honour, *
until I make your enemies your footstool”
2. The Lord will send the sceptre of your power out of Zion, *
saying, ”Rule over your enemies round about you.
3. Royal state has been yours from the day of your birth, *
in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you, like dew from the womb of the morning.”
4. The Lord has sworn and will not recant: *
”You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”
5. The Lord who is at your side will smite rulers in the day of wrath; *
and will rule over the nations.
6. The Lord will heap high the corpses, *
smashing heads over the wide earth.
7. The king will drink from the brook beside the road, *
therefore he will lift high his head.
Conclusion
from Isaiah 45
1. Thus says the Lord who created the heavens,*
who formed the earth and made it;
2. who did not create it a chaos,*
but formed it to be inhabited –
3. Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;*
for I am God: there is no other.
4. From my mouth has gone forth in righteousness*
a word that shall not return:
5 “To me every knee shall bow,*
every tongue shall swear”.’
6. In the Lord all the offspring of Israel*
shall triumph and glory.
Glory ...
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;* I will praise my God while I have my being.
READING(S)
Ecclesiasticus 46.1-10
and was the successor of Moses in the prophetic office.
He became, as his name implies,
a great saviour of God’s elect,
to take vengeance on the enemies that rose against them,
so that he might give Israel its inheritance.
How glorious he was when he lifted his hands
and brandished his sword against the cities!
Who before him ever stood so firm?
For he waged the wars of the Lord.
Was it not through him that the sun stood still
and one day became as long as two?
He called upon the Most High, the Mighty One,
when enemies pressed him on every side,
and the great Lord answered him
with hailstones of mighty power.
He overwhelmed that nation in battle,
and on the slope he destroyed his opponents,
so that the nations might know his armament,
that he was fighting in the sight of the Lord;
for he was a devoted follower of the Mighty One.
And in the days of Moses he proved his loyalty,
he and Caleb son of Jephunneh:
they opposed the congregation,
restrained the people from sin,
and stilled their wicked grumbling.
And these two alone were spared
out of six hundred thousand infantry,
to lead the people into their inheritance,
the land flowing with milk and honey.
The Lord gave Caleb strength,
which remained with him in his old age,
so that he went up to the hill country,
and his children obtained it for an inheritance,
so that all the Israelites might see
how good it is to follow the Lord.
2 Corinthians 13.1-14
Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless, indeed, you fail to pass the test! I hope you will find out that we have not failed. But we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong—not that we may appear to have passed the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. This is what we pray for, that you may become perfect. So I write these things while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be severe in using the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Silence
Response (Psalm 92.4)
In all you have done, O Lord, you have made me glad.
In all you have done, O Lord, you have made me glad.
I will sing for joy because of the works of your hands.
You have made me glad.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
In all you have done, O Lord, you have made me glad.
SONG OF ZECHARIAH
Song of Zechariah Antiphon: You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * and, after, receive us with glory. You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * * and, after, receive us with glory.
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. You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * * and, after, receive us with glory.
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, our hope and strength,the source and end of all our prayers:
because our mortal nature is weak
we can do nothing good without your help;
support us with your grace,
that in keeping your commandments,
we may ever remain in your love;
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.
