Saturday, January 31
The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m


The Call to Prayer
Glory in his holy Name;* let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Psalm 105:3

The Request for Presence
Let your compassion come to me, that I may live,* for your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:77


The Greeting

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens;* you have done great things; who is like you, O God?
Psalm 71:19

The Refrain for the Midday Lessons

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,* and whose sin is put away!
Psalm 32:1

A Reading

. . . “The Lord YAHWEH says this; I am not acting for your sake, House of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name . . . I shall pour clean water over you and you shall be cleansed; I shall cleanse you of all your filth and of all your fool idols. I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you . . .”
Ezekiel 36:22, 25–26

The Refrain

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,* and whose sin is put away!

The Midday Psalm

I Will Extol You Among the Nations

The LORD lives! Blessed is my Rock!* Exalted is the God of my salvation! He is the God who gave me victory* and cast down the peoples beneath me. You rescued me from the fury of my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me;* you saved me from my deadly foe. Therefore will I extol you among the nations, O LORD,* and sing praises to your Name. He multiplies the victories of his king;* he shows loving-kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants for ever.
Psalm 18:46–50

The Refrain

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,* and whose sin is put away!

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

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.†

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

Open, Lord, my eyes that I may see. Open, Lord, my ears that I may hear. Open, Lord, my heart and my mind that I may understand. So shall I turn to you and be healed.
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