Friday, November 28
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The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
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The Call to Prayer
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Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name;* bring offerings and come into his
courts. |
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Psalm 96:8
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The Request for Presence
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Let your countenance shine upon your servant* and teach me your statutes. |
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Psalm 119:135
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The Greeting
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I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with my whole heart;* I will tell of all your marvelous
works. |
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Psalm 9:1
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD,* nor anything like your works. |
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Psalm 86:8
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A Reading
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The end of all things is near, so keep your minds calm and sober for prayer. Above
all preserve an intense love for each other, since love covers over many a sin. |
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1 Peter 4:7-8
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The Refrain
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Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD,* nor anything like your works. |
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Psalm 86:8
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The Midday Psalm
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You Have Declared Your Power Among the Peoples
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I will remember the works of the LORD,* and call to mind your wonders of old
time.
I will meditate on all your acts* and ponder your mighty deeds.
Your way, O God, is holy;* who is so great a god as our God?
You are the God who works wonders* and have declared your power among the
peoples. |
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Psalm 77:11-14
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The Refrain
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Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD,* nor anything like your works. |
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Psalm 86:8
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The Cry of the Church
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Even so, come, Lord Jesus! |
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The Lord’s Prayer
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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. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week
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Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your wellbeloved
Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples
of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought
together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant me to so
follow in faith where you have led the way, that I may at length fall asleep peacefully
in you and wake in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen.† |
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