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Tuesday, January 14
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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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Tremble, then, and do not sin;* speak to your heart in silence upon your bed.
Offer the appointed sacrifices* and put your trust in the LORD. |
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Psalm 4:4–5
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The Request for Presence
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In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free;* incline your ear to me and
save me. |
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Psalm 71:2
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The Greeting
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Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and your glory over all the earth. |
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Psalm 108:5
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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“Be still, then, and know that I am God;* I will be exalted among the nations; I will
be exalted in the earth.” |
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Psalm 46:11
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A Reading
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From St. Peter’s address before the Sanhedrin in defense of his healing of a cripple:
‘Rulers of the people, and elders! If you are questioning us today about an
act of kindness to a cripple and asking us how he was healed, you must know,
all of you, and the whole people of Israel, that it is by the name of Jesus Christ
the Nazarene, whom you crucified, and God raised from the dead, by this
name and by no other that this man stands before you cured. This is the stone
which you, the builders rejected but which has become the cornerstone. Only in him
is there salvation; for of all the names in the world given to men, this is the only
one by which we can be saved.’ |
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Acts 4:8–12
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The Refrain
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“Be still, then, and know that I am God;* I will be exalted among the nations; I will
be exalted in the earth.” |
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The Midday Psalm
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God Is the Rock of My Trust
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As often as I said, “My foot has slipped,”* your love, O LORD, upheld me.
When many cares fill my mind,* your consolations cheer my soul.
Can a corrupt tribunal have any part with you,* one which frames evil into law?
They conspire against the life of the just* and condemn the innocent to death.
But the LORD has become my stronghold,* and my God the rock of my trust.
He will turn their wickedness back upon them and destroy them in their own
malice;* the LORD our God will destroy them. |
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Psalm 94:18–23
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The Refrain
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“Be still, then, and know that I am God;* I will be exalted among the nations; I will
be exalted in the earth.” |
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The Cry of the Church
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Michael, Gabriel, Cherubim and Seraphim cease not to cry daily: You are worthy,
O Lord, to receive glory, alleluia. |
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THE SHORT BREVIARY
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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 God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant
that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the
radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to
the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the
Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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Almighty God, who gave to your servant Peter boldness to confess the Name of
our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for
this faith: Grant that I may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is
in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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