morning
prayer for All saints
From All Saints to the
First Sunday of Advent
The
Gathering of the Community
Introductory Responses
Great are you,
O Lord, and greatly to be praised;
there is no end of your greatness.
One generation
shall praise your works to another
and shall declare your power.
All your works
praise you, O Lord,
and your faithful servants bless you.
They make
known the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your power.
My mouth shall
speak your praise, O Lord;
let all flesh bless your holy name for
ever and ever.
Morning Prayer continues
with the Psalm of the Day.
The
Proclamation of the Word
The Psalm
A
Psalm from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is said or sung.
Morning
Prayer continues with the Reading.
The Reading
A
Reading from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is read. 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.
Morning Prayer continues
with the Responsory or the Canticle or both.
If two Readings are read, then the Responsory follows the first Reading
and the Canticle the second.
The Responsory
The Responsory is said or
sung.
You are
righteous, O Lord, and you delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall
see your face.
You are righteous, O Lord, and you
delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall see your face.
When
foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous
do?
The just shall see your face.
Your eyes, O
Lord, behold the inhabited world;
your piercing
eye weighs our worth.
The just shall see your face.
You weigh the
righteous as well as the wicked,
but those who
delight in violence you abhor.
The just shall see your face.
Glory to
God: Source of all being, eternal Word
and Holy Spirit.
You are righteous, O Lord, and you
delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall see your face.
Morning Prayer continues
with [the Second Reading or] the Canticle or an Affirmation of Faith.
The Canticle
Either ‘The Song of
Zechariah’ or ‘The Souls of the Righteous’ may be said or sung.
The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1.68-79)
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, *
you
have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty Saviour, *
born
of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets, *
you
promised of old to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us, *
to
show mercy to our forebears,
and
to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father
Abraham: *
to
set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free
to worship you without fear.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of
the Most High, *
for
you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,
to give God’s people knowledge of salvation *
by
the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the
dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and
the shadow of death, *
and
to guide our feet into the way of peace.[i]
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.
or
Glory to God, Source of all being, eternal
Word and Holy Spirit: *
as
it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
The Souls of the Righteous
(Wisdom 3.1-8)
The souls of
the righteous are in your hands, O God, *
and no torment will ever touch them.
In the eyes of
the foolish they seemed to have died, *
and their departure was thought to
be a disaster,
and their
going from us to be their destruction; *
but they are at peace.
For though in
the sight of others they were punished, *
their hope is full of immortality.
Having been
disciplined a little, they will receive great good, *
because you tested them and found
them worthy of yourself;
like gold in
the furnace you tried them, *
and like a sacrificial burnt
offering you accepted them.
In the time of
their visitation they will shine forth, *
and will run like sparks through the
stubble.
They will
govern nations and rule over peoples, *
and you, O Lord, will reign over
them forever.
Those who
trust in you will understand truth, *
and the faithful will abide with you
in love,
because grace
and mercy are upon your holy ones, *
and you watch over your elect.
Morning Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
Affirmation of Faith
Either The Apostles’ Creed
or the ‘Hear, O Israel’ may be said or sung.
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,
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
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.
The following may be said or sung after ‘Hear, O
Israel’.
Lord, have mercy upon us,
and write both these commandments in our hearts,
we beseech you.
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
The
Prayers of the Community
The Litany
The Litany is said or sung.
In company with all the saints,
known and unknown, let us pray to the Ancient of Days.
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of
God.
Blessed are those who are
persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Additional intercessions,
petitions and thanksgivings may be offered in silence or aloud. After a period of silence either the Collect
of the Day or the following Collect may be said or sung.
O Ancient of
Days, through the outpouring of your Holy Spirit you comfort and bless all
creatures. Gather from the four corners
of the world all those who weep in despair or loneliness, those who are hungry,
naked or poor, those who have withstood oppression and are bowed in anguish
before violence. Grant that they may
rejoice in the new life of justice and peace that you promised your people
through the compassionate witness of Jesus.
Amen.[iii]
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 from 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 Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Morning Prayer may
conclude with the following Sentence.
May God give
us grace to follow the saints in faith and hope and love. Amen.[iv]
Notes
All
scriptural texts are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
and may have been emended for more inclusive language.
All
liturgical texts are taken from The Book
of Alternative Services unless otherwise noted and may have been emended
for more inclusive language.
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