Monday, May 21
The Morning Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.


The Call to Prayer
Bless the LORD, O my soul,* and all that is within me, bless his holy Name. Bless the LORD, O my soul,* and forget not all his benefits.
Psalm 103:1–2

The Request for Presence
Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;* I have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”
Psalm 16:1


The Greeting

I love you, O LORD my strength,* O LORD my stronghold, my crag, and my haven.
Psalm 18:1

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure;* wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.
Psalm 51:8

A Reading

Jesus taught us, saying: “No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth to an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse. And nobody puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins too. No! New wine into fresh skins!”
Mark 2:21–22

The Refrain

Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure;* wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.

The Morning Psalm

Awesome Things Will You Show Us

You are to be praised, O God, in Zion;* to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem. To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come,* because of their transgressions. Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out. Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there!* they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple. Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation,* O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.
Psalm 65:1–5

The Refrain

Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure;* wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.

The Cry of the Church

O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, grant me your peace.

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.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

Almighty and merciful God, in your goodness keep me, I pray, from all things that may hurt me, that I, being ready both in mind and body, may accomplish with a free heart those things which belong to your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. †

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. †