Thursday, October 29
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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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Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song;* sing his praise in the congregation of the
faithful. |
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Psalm 149:1
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The Request for Presence
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You are good and you bring forth good;* instruct me in your statutes. |
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Psalm 119:68
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The Greeting
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Be exalted, O LORD, in your might;* we will sing and praise your power. |
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Psalm 21:14
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in flesh.
It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in rulers. |
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Psalm 118:8-9
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A Reading
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Of Wisdom, the scribe wrote: “But the One who knows all discovers her, he has
grasped her with his own intellect, he has set the earth firm for evermore and
filled it with four-footed beasts, he sends the light—and it goes, he recalls it—
and trembling it obeys; the stars shine joyfully at their posts; when he calls
them, they answer, ‘Here we are’; they shine to delight their Creator. It is he
who is our God, no other can compare with him. He has uncovered the whole
way of knowledge and shown it to his servant Jacob, to Israel his well-beloved;
only then did she appear on earth and live among human beings. |
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Baruch 3:32-38
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The Refrain
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It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in flesh.
It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in rulers. |
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The Midday Psalm
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The Judgments of the LORD Are Sweeter Far Than Honey
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The law of the LORD is perfect and revives the soul;* the testimony of the LORD is
sure and gives wisdom to the innocent.
The statutes of the LORD are just and rejoice the heart;* the commandment of the
LORD is clear and gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean and endures for ever;* the judgments of the LORD are
true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold,* sweeter far than
honey, than honey in the comb.
By them also is your servant enlightened,* and in keeping them there is great
reward. |
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Psalm 19:7-11
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The Refrain
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It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in flesh.
It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in rulers. |
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The Gloria
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Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was
in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end.
Alleluia. Amen. |
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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, increase in me the gifts of faith, hope, and charity;
and, that I may obtain what you promise, make me love what you command;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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God of justice, God of mercy, bless all those who are surprised with pain this day
from suffering caused by their own weakness or that of others. Let what we
suffer teach us to be merciful; let our sins teach us to forgive. This I ask through
the intercession of Jesus and all who died forgiving those who oppressed them.
Amen.† |
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