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Prayer During the
Day Epiphany Season |
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Wednesday, 15 January 2025 |
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Preparation | ||||
O God, make speed to save us. | ||||
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O Lord, make haste to help us. | |||
With you, O God, is the well of life | ||||
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and in your light shall we see light. | |||
cf Psalm 36.9
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Praise
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A hymn, song, canticle, extempore praise or | ||||
Christ Jesus was revealed in the flesh and vindicated in the spirit. |
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He was seen by angels and proclaimed among the nations. |
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Believed in throughout the world, he was taken up in glory. |
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This will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign, |
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Who alone has immortality, and dwells in unapproachable light. |
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To the King of kings and Lord of lords be honour and eternal dominion. Amen. |
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I Timothy 3.16; 6.15,16
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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Either, Wednesday Psalm 122 | ||||
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Or, on any day Psalm 72.10-15 | ||||
Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed. | ||||
Psalm 122Refrain: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts. 1 I was glad when they said to me, ♦ 2 And now our feet are standing ♦ 3 Jerusalem, built as a city ♦ 4 Thither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, ♦ 5 For there are set the thrones of judgement, ♦ 6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ♦ 7 ‘Peace be within your walls ♦ 8 For my kindred and companions’ sake, ♦ 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, ♦ Refrain: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts. God of our pilgrimage, |
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Psalm 72.10-15Refrain: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute; ♦ 11 All kings shall fall down before him; ♦ 12 For he shall deliver the poor that cry out, ♦ 13 He shall have pity on the weak and poor; ♦ 14 He shall redeem their lives from oppression and violence, ♦ 15 Long may he live; Refrain: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice. May your kingdom come, O God, |
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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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Wednesday | ||||
We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. | ||||
2 Corinthians 4.5,6
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Or, on any day in Epiphany | ||||
Jesus said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.’ | ||||
John 8.12
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Response
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Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as | ||||
Blessed are the meek, | ||||
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for they will inherit the earth. | |||
Matthew 5.5
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Prayers
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Prayers may include these concerns: | ||||
¶ | The unity of the Church | |||
¶ | The peace of the world | |||
¶ | The healing of the sick | |||
¶ | The revelation of Christ to those from whom his glory is hidden | |||
¶ | All who travel | |||
A form of intercession found here may be used. | ||||
Either, the following prayer is said | ||||
O good Jesus, Word of the Father and brightness of his glory, whom angels desire to behold: teach me to do your will that, guided by your Spirit, I may come to that blessed city of everlasting day, where all are one in heart and mind, where there is safety and eternal peace, happiness and delight, where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, world without end. |
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Amen. | |||
after Gregory the Great (604)
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Or, the Collect of the day is said | ||||
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed him to be your Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children; 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 the light of Christ our Lord shine in all our hearts. | ||||
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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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