A form of prayer at specified times to be used
by individuals or groups. The Divine Hours includes morning,
midday, vespers (evening) and compline (before retiring) offices,
having roots in the biblical tradition. By default the Divine
Hours below is displayed based on Eastern Standard Time, U.S. |
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The Morning Office |
To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour
Between 6 and 9 a.m. |
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The Call to Prayer
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him
with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God,* and a great King above all gods.
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| Psalm 95:2-3 |
The Request for Presence
Show us the light of your countenance, O God,* and come to us.
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| based on Psalm 67:1 |
The Greeting
Open my eyes, that I may see* the wonders of your law.
I am a stranger here on earth;* do not hide your commandments from me.
My soul is consumed at all times* with longing for your judgments.
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| Psalm 119:18-20 |
The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
The LORD has pleasure in those who fear him,* in those who await his gracious
favor.
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| Psalm 147:12 |
A Reading
Jesus taught us, saying: 'You have heard how it was said: You will love your neighbor
and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you; so that you may be children of your Father in
heaven.'
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| Matthew 5:43-45 |
The Refrain
The LORD has pleasure in those who fear him,* in those who await his gracious
favor.
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| The Morning Psalm |
What Is Man That You Should Be Mindful of Him?
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| O LORD our Governor,* how exalted is your Name in all the world!
Out of the mouths of infants and children* your majesty is praised above the
heavens.
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries,* to quell the enemy and
the avenger.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,* the moon and the stars
you have set in their courses,
What is man that you should be mindful of him?* the son of man that you should
seek him out?
You have made him but little lower than the angels;* you adorn him with glory
and honor;
You give him mastery over the works of your hands;* you put all things under his
feet:
All sheep and oxen,* even the wild beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea,* and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
O LORD our Governor,* how exalted is your Name in all the world! |
| Psalm 8:1-10 |
The Refrain
The LORD has pleasure in those who fear him,* in those who await his gracious
favor.
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The Gloria
Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was
in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end.
Alleluia. Amen.
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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.
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week
Almighty God, who has given your only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin
and also an example of his godly life: Give me grace that I may always most
thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavor myself
to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same your Son
Jesus Christ our Lord, 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
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.
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