An Ordo for Daily Morning Prayer during Easter

Morning Prayer

Easter to Ascension

The Gathering of the Community

Introductory Responses

Alleluia!  Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed.  Alleluia!

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

who gave us new life and hope

by raising Jesus from the dead.

Rejoice, then, even in our distress.

We shall be counted worthy when Christ appears.

You, O God, have claimed us as your own

and called us from our darkness into the light of your day.

Alleluia!  Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed.  Alleluia!

Morning Prayer continues with the Psalm.

The Proclamation of the Word

The Psalm

The Psalm from a daily lectionary or one of the following may be said or sung.

Sundays                        Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24

Mondays                      Psalm 34.1-10

Tuesdays                     Psalm 100

Wednesdays               Psalm 101

Thursdays                  Psalm 80.1-7

Fridays                      Psalm 109.21-31

Saturdays                 Psalm 118.19-25

The Reading

A Reading from a daily lectionary or one of the following may be read.

Sundays                        Jeremiah 31.1-6

Mondays                       Isaiah 51.1-6

Tuesdays                      Ezekiel 34.11-15

Wednesdays               Genesis 35.9-15

Thursdays                   Zechariah 10.6-12

Fridays                       Deuteronomy 34.1-12

Saturdays                   Exodus 19.1-7

After a period of silent reflection one of the following is said.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

or

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God.

or

Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.

Thanks be to God.

If only one Reading is read, then Morning Prayer continues with the Responsory or the Canticle.

If two Readings are read, then the Responsory follows the first Reading and the Canticle the second Reading.

The Responsory

On this day the Lord has acted;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

On this day the Lord has acted;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

We will shout for joy at your victory

and triumph in the name of our God.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

For with you is the well of life,

and in your light we see light.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

You will ransom our lives

and will snatch us from the grasp of death.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

You hold our souls in life

and will not allow our feet to slip.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Glory to God:  the Source, the eternal Word, and the Holy Spirit.

On this day the Lord has acted;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Morning Prayer continues with the Canticle.

The Canticle

The Song of Moses (Exodus 15.1-3, 6, 11, 13, 17-18)

I will sing to you, O Lord, for you have triumphed gloriously; *

            horse and rider you have thrown into the sea.

You have become my strength and my might, *

            and you have become my salvation;

you are my God, and I will praise you, *

            my ancestors’ God, and I will exalt you.

Your strong hand, O Lord, glorious in power, *

            your strong hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? *

            Who is like you, majestic in holiness,

            awesome in splendour, doing wonders?

In steadfast love you led the people *

            whom you redeemed;

you guided them by your strength *

            to your holy abode.

You brought them in and planted them *

            on the mountain of your own possession,

the place, O Lord, that you made your abode, *

            the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands established.

The Lord will reign *

            forever and forever.

Morning Prayer continues with the Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.

Affirmation of Faith

One of the following may be said.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

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,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and 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.

Hear, O Israel

Hear, O Israel,

the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Love the Lord your God

with all your heart,

with all your soul,

with all your mind,

and with all your strength.

           

This is the first and the great commandment.

The second is like it: 

Love your neighbour as yourself.

           

There is no commandment greater than these.

Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.

The Prayers of the Community

The Litany

In joy and hope let us pray to the source of all life, saying, “Hear us, Lord of glory!”

Intercessions, petitions and thanksgivings may be offered in silence or aloud.  Then the Litany is said or sung.

Risen Saviour, fill us with the joy of your holy and life-giving resurrection.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

May isolated and persecuted churches may find fresh strength in the Easter gospel.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

Grant us humility to be subject to one another in Christian love.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

Provide for those who lack food, work or shelter.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

By your power may wars and famine cease through all the earth.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

Reveal the light of your presence to the sick, the weak and the dying, that they may be comforted and strengthened.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

Send the fire of your Holy Spirit upon your people, that we may bear faithful witness to your resurrection.  Hear us, Lord of glory!

Either the Collect of the Day or one of the following Collects may be said or sung.

Resurrecting God, you conquered death and opened the gates of life everlasting.  In the power of the Holy Spirit, raise us with Christ that we, too, may proclaim healing and peace to the nations.  Amen.

or

Love divine, in raising Christ to new life you opened the path of salvation to all peoples.  Send us out, with the joy of Mary Magdalene, to proclaim that we have seen the Lord, so that all the world may celebrate with you the banquet of your peace.  Amen.

or

We exult in your love, O God of the living, for you made the tomb of death the womb from which you bring forth you Son, the first-born of a new creation, and you anointed the universe with the fragrant Spirit of his resurrection.  Make us joyful witnesses to this good news, that all humanity may one day gather at the feast of new life in the kingdom where you reign for ever and ever.  Amen.

Morning Prayer continues with the Lord’s Prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

Gathering our prayers and praises into one,

let us pray as our Saviour taught 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.

Save us form the time of trial,

and deliver us from evil.

for the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours,

now and for ever.  Amen.

Morning Prayer continues with the Dismissal.

The Sending Forth of the Community

The Dismissal

Let us bless the risen Lord.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Thanks be to God.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

The following may be said or sung.

God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do your will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in your sight.  Amen.