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Prayer During the Day on Tuesday | |||
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 [Commemoration] |
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Preparation | ||||
O God, make speed to save us. | ||||
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O Lord, make haste to help us. | |||
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. | ||||
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O my God, in you I trust. | |||
Psalm 25.1a
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Praise
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A hymn, song, canticle, extempore praise, or | ||||
I am giving you worship with all my life, I am giving you obedience with all my power, I am giving you praise with all my strength, I am giving you honour with all my speech. |
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I am giving you love with all my heart, I am giving you affection with all my sense, I am giving you my being with all my mind, I am giving you my soul, O most high and holy God. |
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Praise to the Father, Praise to the Son, Praise to the Spirit, The Three in One. |
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adapted from Alexander Carmichael,
Carmina Gadelica (1900) |
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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Either, on any Tuesday Psalm 17.1-8 | ||||
Or, Week 1 Psalm 16 | ||||
Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed. | ||||
Psalm 17.1-8Refrain: Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand. 1 Hear my just cause, O Lord; consider my complaint; ♦ 2 Let my vindication come forth from your presence; ♦ 3 Weigh my heart, examine me by night, ♦ 4 My mouth does not trespass for earthly rewards; ♦ 5 My footsteps hold fast in the ways of your commandments; ♦ 6 I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me; ♦ 7 Show me your marvellous loving-kindness, ♦ 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; ♦ Refrain: Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand. Generous Lord, |
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Psalm 16Refrain: The Lord is at my right hand; I shall not fall. 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you have I taken refuge; ♦ 2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, ♦ 3 Though the idols are legion 4 The Lord himself is my portion and my cup; ♦ 5 My share has fallen in a fair land; ♦ 6 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel, ♦ 7 I have set the Lord always before me; ♦ 8 Wherefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; ♦ 9 For you will not abandon my soul to Death, ♦ 10 You will show me the path of life; Refrain: The Lord is at my right hand; I shall not fall. Give to us, Lord Christ, |
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Each psalm or group of psalms may end with | ||||
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Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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Short readings
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Week One | ||||
If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth; all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb, the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock, both the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading-bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. | ||||
Deuteronomy 28.1-6
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Or, on any Tuesday | ||||
Great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them. | ||||
Matthew 15.30
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Response
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Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as | ||||
Jesus said, I am the light of the world. | ||||
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Whoever follows me will have the light of life. | |||
John 8.12
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Prayers
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Prayers may include these concerns: | ||||
¶ | All who are sick in body, mind or spirit | |||
¶ | Those in the midst of famine or disaster | |||
¶ | Victims of abuse and violence, intolerance and prejudice | |||
¶ | Those who are bereaved | |||
¶ | All who work in the medical and healing professions | |||
A form of intercession found here may be used. | ||||
Either, the following prayer is said | ||||
Eternal God, the light of the minds that know you, the joy of the hearts that love you, and the strength of the wills that serve you: grant us so to know you that we may truly love you, so to love you that we may truly serve you, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | |||
after Augustine of Hippo (430)
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Or, the Collect of the day is said | ||||
Almighty God, by whose grace alone we are accepted and called to your service: strengthen us by your Holy Spirit and make us worthy of our calling; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AllAmen. |
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The Lord’s Prayer is said. | ||||
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As our Saviour taught us, so we pray | ||||
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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, 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 the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. |
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Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us | ||||
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Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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The Conclusion
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May Christ our redeemer bring us healing and wholeness. | ||||
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Amen. | |||
©
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, 2000–2005 The Bible readings (other than the psalms) are from The New Revised Standard Version Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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