Saturday, April 1
The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.

Tuesday of Holy Week


The Call to Prayer
God has gone up with a shout,* the LORD with the sound of the ram’s-horn. Sing praises to God, sing praises;* sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is King of all the earth;* sing praises with all your skill. God reigns over the nation;* God sits upon his holy throne.
Psalm 47:5–8

The Request for Presence
Early in the morning I cry out to you,* for in your word is my trust.
Psalm 119:147


The Greeting

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your Name give glory;* because of your love and because of your faithfulness.
Psalm 115:1

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

For lo, your enemies, O LORD, lo, your enemies shall perish,* and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Psalm 92:8

A Reading

So they reached Jerusalem and he went into the Temple and began driving out the men selling and buying there; he upset the tables of the money changers and the seats of the dove sellers. Nor would he allow anyone to carry anything through the Temple. And he taught them and said, ‘Does not scripture say: My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples? But you have turned into a bandits’ den.’ This came to the ears of the chief priests and the scribes, and they tried to find some way of doing away with him; they were afraid of him because the people were carried away by his teaching. And when evening came he went out of the city.
Mark 11:15–19

The Refrain

For lo, your enemies, O LORD, lo, your enemies shall perish,* and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

The Morning Psalm

In Your Light We See Light

Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,* and your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the strong mountains, your justice like the great deep;* you save both man and beast, O LORD. How priceless is your love, O God!* your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings. They feast upon the abundance of your house;* you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the well of life,* and in your light we see light. Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you,* and your favor to those who are true of heart.
Psalm 36:5–12

The Refrain

For lo, your enemies, O LORD, lo, your enemies shall perish,* and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

The Short Verse

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’
Revelation 1:8

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 God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that I, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; 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

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. †