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Tuesday, August 12
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The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.
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The Call to Prayer
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,* for his mercy endures for ever. |
Psalm 136:1–3
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The Request for Presence
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Bow down your ear, O LORD, and answer me . . . * Keep watch over my life, for I
am faithful. |
Psalm 86:1–2
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The Greeting
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The LORD, the God of gods, has spoken;* he has called the earth from the rising of
the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty,* God reveals himself in glory.
Our God will come and will not keep silence;* before him there is a consuming
flame, and round about him a raging storm. |
Psalm 50:1–3
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
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The LORD has sworn an oath to David;* in truth, he will not break it:
“A son, fruit of your body* will I set upon your throne.” |
Psalm 132:11–12
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A Reading
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Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When
he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of
the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in
Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. They assumed he was somewhere in
the party, and it was only after a day’s journey that they went to look for him
among their relations and acquaintances. When they failed to find him they
went back to Jerusalem, looking for him everywhere. It happened that, three
days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening
to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were
astounded at his intelligence and his replies. They were overcome when they
saw him, and his mother said to him, ‘My child, why have you done this to us?
See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.’ ‘Why were you
looking for me?’ he replied. ‘Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s
house?’ But they did not understand what he meant. He went down with them
and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all
these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in
favor with God and with people. |
Luke 2:41–52
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The Refrain
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The LORD has sworn an oath to David;* in truth, he will not break it:
“Ason, fruit of your body* will I set upon your throne.” |
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The Morning Psalm
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This Day Have I Begotten You
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Let me announce the decree of the LORD:* he said to me, “You are my Son; this day
have I begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance* and the ends of the
earth for your possession. |
Psalm 2:7–8
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The Refrain
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The LORD has sworn an oath to David;* in truth, he will not break it:
“Ason, fruit of your body* will I set upon your throne.” |
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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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Grant to me, Lord. I pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are
right, that I, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live
according to your will; through Jesus Christ my 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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Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this
new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor
be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose;
through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.† |
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