Tuesday, October 7
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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
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Come, let us sing to the LORD;* let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him
with psalms.
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Psalm 95:1–2
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The Request for Presence
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LORD, God of hosts, hear my prayer;* hearken, O God of Jacob.
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Psalm 84:7
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The Greeting
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The LORD lives! Blessed is my Rock!* Exalted is the God of my salvation!
Therefore will I extol you among the nations, O LORD,* and sing praises to your
Name.
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Psalm 18:46ff
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The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
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The heaven of heavens is the LORD’s,* but he entrusted the earth to its peoples.
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Psalm 115:16
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A Reading
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On October 4, the Church remembers with gratitude and affection
the life of St. Francis of Assisi, powerful witness to his Lord and
advocate for the oppressed.
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Jesus taught us, saying: “How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of
heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance.
Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Blessed are those who
hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill. Blessed are the
merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Blessed are the pure in heart: they
shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognized as children
of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness:
the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”
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Matthew 5:3–10
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The Refrain
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The heaven of heavens is the LORD’s,* but he entrusted the earth to its peoples. |
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The Morning Psalm
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Like a Child Upon Its Mother’s Breast
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O LORD, I am not proud;* I have no haughty looks.
I do not occupy myself with great matters,* or with things that are too hard for me.
But I still my soul and make it quiet, like a child upon its mother’s breast;* my soul
is quieted within me.
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Psalm 131:1–3
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The Refrain
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The heaven of heavens is the LORD’s,* but he entrusted the earth to its peoples. |
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The Small Verse
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Show us your mercy, O Lord; and grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness; let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; for only in you can we live in safety. |
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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, you are always more ready to hear than we to
pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon your
church the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our
conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy
to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.† |
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Concluding Prayers of the Church
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Heavenly Father, Shepherd of your people, I thank you for your servant Francis,
who was faithful in the care and nurture of your flock; and I pray that, following
his example and the teaching of his holy life, I may by your grace grow into
the stature of the fullness of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.†
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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