Tuesday, November 18
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The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
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The Call to Prayer
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Praise Him, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below;
praise Him, you heavenly hosts; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. |
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Traditional
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The Request for Presence
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Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe, for you are my crag and my stronghold;*
for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. |
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Psalm 31:3
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The Greeting
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To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;* my God, I put my trust in you . . . |
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Psalm 25:1
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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Psalm 28:1
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A Reading
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YAHWEH spoke to Moses and said, “Speak to Aaron and his sons and say: ‘This is
how you must bless the Israelites. You will say: May YAHWEH bless you and keep you. May YAHWEH let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. May YAHWEH show
his face and bring you peace.’ This is how they must call down my name on the
Israelites, and then I shall bless them.” |
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Numbers 6:22-27
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The Refrain
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Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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Psalm 28:1
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The Midday Psalm
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Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD
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If the LORD had not been on our side,* let Israel now say.
If the LORD had not been on our side,* when enemies rose up against us;
Then would they have swallowed us up alive* in their fierce anger toward us;
Then would the waters have overwhelmed us* and the torrent gone over us;
Then would the raging waters* have gone right over us.
Blessed be the LORD!* he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler;* the snare is broken, and
we have escaped.
Our help is in the Name of the LORD,* the maker of heaven and earth. |
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Psalm 124
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The Refrain
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Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
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Psalm 28:1
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The Small Verse
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The Lord is king. He has put on glorious apparel. Let all the nations praise him.
Let those of every tongue bow before him. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
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Traditional
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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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Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant
me so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that I may
embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have
given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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Come forth, O Christ, and help me. For your name’s sake deliver me. |
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Traditional
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