Monday, September 14
The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.


The Call to Prayer
In the temple of the LORD* all are crying, “Glory!”
Psalm 29:9

The Request for Presence
Fight those who fight me, O LORD;* attack those who are attacking me. . . . say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
Psalm 35:1, 3


The Greeting

Blessed be the Lord GOD, the God of Israel,* who alone does wondrous deeds! And blessed be his glorious Name for ever!* and may all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen. Amen.
Psalm 72:18–19

The Refrain for the Midday Lessons

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen.
Psalm 41:13

A Reading

They left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt around Edom. On the way the people lost patience. They spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the desert? For there is neither bread nor water here; we are sick of this meager diet.’ At this, God sent fiery serpents among the people; their bite brought death to many in Israel. The people came and said to Moses, ‘We have sinned by speaking against YAHWEH and against you. Intercede for us with YAHWEH to save us from these serpents.’ Moses interceded for the people, and YAHWEH replied, ‘Make a fiery serpent and raise it as a standard. Anyone who is bitten and looks at it will survive.’ Moses then made a serpent out of bronze and raised it as a standard, and anyone who was bitten by a serpent and looked at the bronze serpent survived.
Numbers 21:4–9

The Refrain

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen.

The Midday Psalm

He Shall Deliver You from the Daily Pestilence

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,* abides under the shadow of the Almighty. He shall say to the LORD,* “You are my refuge and my stronghold, my God in whom I put my trust.” He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter* and from the deadly pestilence. He shall cover you with his pinions, and you shall find refuge under his wings;* his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of any terror by night,* nor of the arrow that flies by day; Of the plague that stalks in the darkness,* nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day. Athousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand,* but it shall not come near you. Your eyes have only to behold* to see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD your refuge,* and the Most High your habitation, There shall no evil happen to you,* neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
Psalm 91:1–10

The Refrain

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen.

The Cry of the Church

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule my heart; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.†

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

O God, you make me glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son my Lord: Give me this day such blessing through my worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.†