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Prayer During the Day on Wednesday | |||
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 |
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Preparation | ||||
O God, make speed to save us. | ||||
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O Lord, make haste to help us. | |||
Make me to know your ways, O Lord, | ||||
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and teach me your paths. | |||
Psalm 25.3
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Praise
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A hymn, song, canticle, extempore praise, or | ||||
You, Christ, are the King of glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you took our flesh to set us free you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb. You overcame the sting of death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. |
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from Te Deum Laudamus
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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Either, on any Wednesday Psalm 48 | ||||
Or, Week 4 Psalm 72.1-8 | ||||
Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed. | ||||
Psalm 48Refrain: We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God. 1 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised, ♦ 2 His holy mountain is fair and lifted high, ♦ 3 On Mount Zion, the divine dwelling place, ♦ 4 In her palaces God has shown himself ♦ 5 For behold, the kings of the earth assembled ♦ 6 They saw, and were dumbfounded; ♦ 7 Trembling seized them there; 8 As we had heard, so have we seen 9 We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God, ♦ 10 As with your name, O God, 11 Let Mount Zion rejoice and the daughters of Judah be glad, ♦ 12 Walk about Zion and go round about her; 13 That you may tell those who come after Refrain: We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God. Father of lights, |
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Psalm 72.1-81 Give the king your judgements, O God, ♦ 2 Then shall he judge your people righteously ♦ 3 May the mountains bring forth peace, ♦ 4 May he defend the poor among the people, ♦ 5 May he live as long as the sun and moon endure, ♦ 6 May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, ♦ 7 In his time shall righteousness flourish, ♦ 8 May his dominion extend from sea to sea ♦ |
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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 Four | ||||
Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.’ Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came intothe world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.’ Pilate asked him, ‘What is truth?’ | ||||
John 18.33,36-38
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Or, on any Wednesday | ||||
The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. | ||||
Habakkuk 2.14
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Response
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Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as | ||||
Jesus said, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. | ||||
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No one comes to the Father except through me. | |||
John 14.6
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Prayers
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Prayers may include these concerns: | ||||
¶ | The social services | |||
¶ | All who work in the criminal justice system | |||
¶ | Victims and perpetrators of crime | |||
¶ | The work of aid agencies throughout the world | |||
¶ | Those living in poverty or under oppression | |||
A form of intercession found here may be used. | ||||
Either, the following prayer is said | ||||
O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart; that so desiring, we may seek and find you; and so finding, may love you; and so loving, may hate those sins from which you have delivered us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | |||
Anselm (1109)
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Or, the Collect of the day is said | ||||
God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; 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 God grant to the world justice, truth and peace. | ||||
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Amen. | |||
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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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