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Sunday, November 23
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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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In the temple of the LORD* all are crying, “Glory!” |
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Psalm 29:9
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The Request for Presence
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Fight those who fight me, O LORD;* attack those who are attacking me.
. . . say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” |
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Psalm 35:1, 3
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The Greeting
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Blessed be the Lord GOD, the God of Israel,* who alone does wondrous deeds!
And blessed be his glorious Name for ever!* and may all the earth be filled with
his glory. Amen. Amen. |
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Psalm 72:18-19
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen. |
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Psalm 41:13
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A Reading
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Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention distant peoples. YAHWEH called me
when I was in the womb, before my birth he had pronounced my name. He
made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the shadow of his hand. He
made me into a sharpened arrow and concealed me in his quiver. He said to
me, ‘Israel, you are my servant, through whom I shall manifest my glory.’ But I
said, ‘My toil has been futile, I have exhausted myself for nothing, to no purpose.’
Yet all the while my cause was with YAHWEH and my reward with God.
And now YAHWEH has spoken, who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him and reunite Israel to him;—I shall be honored in
YAHWEH’s eyes, and my God has been my strength.—He said, ‘It is not enough
for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors
of Israel; I shall make you a light to the nations so that my salvation may
reach the remotest parts of the earth.’ |
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Isaiah 49:1-6
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The Refrain
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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen. |
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The Midday Psalm
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My Soul Has a Desire for the Court of the LORD
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Howdear tomeis your dwelling,OLORD of hosts!*Mysoul has a desire and
longing for the courts of the LORD;my heart andmyflesh rejoice in the living God.
The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her
young;* by the side of your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
Happy are they who dwell in your house!* they will always be praising you. Happy are the people whose strength is in you!* whose hearts are set on the
pilgrims’ way.
Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs,* for the
early rains have covered it with pools of water. |
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Psalm 84:1-5
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The Refrain
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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,* from age to age. Amen. Amen. |
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The Cry of the Church
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Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. |
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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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O God, you make me glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection
of your Son my Lord: Give me this day such blessing through my worship
of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.† |
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