Prayer at the Close of Day for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Prayer of Confession
• Psalm 121
• Brief Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4
• Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer (silent)
• Canticle: Canticle of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis; Luke 2:29-32)
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from  the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

Evening Prayer for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Hymn to Christ the Light (Phos Hilaron)
• Thanksgiving for Light
• Psalm 141
• Psalm 102
• Gospel: Matthew 13:24-34a
• Canticle: Canticle to the Lamb (Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 12, 13)
• Prayer of the Day: Sixth Sunday of Easter
• Thanksgiving and Intercession
• Collect
• The Lord's Prayer ("sins")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here. 

Midday Prayer for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Apocrypha: Sirach 19:4-17
• Old Testament: Deuteronomy 15:1-11
• Confession: The Nicene Creed
• Ancient or Classic Prayer: Church of Scotland, Book of Common Order (1940), inspired by Augustine, Confessions 1.1
• Prayer for Various Occasions: For Those in Mental Distress
• Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer ("debts")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The Confessions are from The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part I: The Book of Confessions, published by the Office of the General Assembly, copyright (c) 2016.  "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here. 

Morning Prayer for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Morning Psalm: Psalm 95:1-7
• Thanksgiving for Baptism
• Psalm 86
• New Testament: 1 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5
• Canticle: Canticle of Miriam and Moses (Exodus 15:1, 2, 11, 13, 17-18)
• Prayer of the Day: Sixth Sunday of Easter
• Thanksgiving and Intercession
• Collect
• The Lord's Prayer ("trespasses")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here.

Prayer at the Close of Day for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fifth Saturday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Prayer of Confession
• Psalm 91
• Brief Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4
• Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer (silent)
• Canticle: Canticle of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis; Luke 2:29-32)
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from  the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

Evening Prayer for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fifth Saturday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Hymn to Christ the Light (Phos Hilaron)
• Thanksgiving for Light
• Psalm 141
• Psalm 9
• Psalm 130
• Gospel: Luke 9:1-17
• Canticle: Canticle of Mary (Magnificat; Luke 1:46-55)
• Thanksgiving and Intercession
• Collect
• The Lord's Prayer ("sins")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here. 

Vigil of the Resurrection
Saturday, May 13, 2023

• Opening Sentences
• Evening Hymn: Phos Hilaron (Hymn to Christ the Light)
• Thanksgiving for Light
• Psalm 118:1-4, 14-21
• Psalm 150
• Resurrection Gospel: John 20:1-10
• Thanksgiving for Baptism
• Canticle: Canticle of Miriam and Moses (Exodus 15:1, 2, 11, 13, 17-18)
• Prayer
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay. 

Midday Prayer for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fifth Saturday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Apocrypha: Sirach 18:30 - 19:3
• Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:34-43
• Confession: The Confession of 1967: paragraphs 48-50
• Ancient or Classic Prayer: Alcuin of Tours (c. 735-804)
• Prayer for Various Occasions: For Peace in the Church
• Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer ("debts")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The Confessions are from The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part I: The Book of Confessions, published by the Office of the General Assembly, copyright (c) 2016.  "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here. 

Morning Prayer for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fifth Saturday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Morning Psalm: Psalm 51:1-12
• Thanksgiving for Baptism
• Psalm 52
• Psalm 95
• New Testament: Romans 15:1-13
• Canticle: Glory to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
• Litany for Easter
• Thanksgiving and Intercession
• Collect
• The Lord's Prayer ("trespasses")
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from the New Revised Standard - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.

An introduction to Daily Prayer is available here.

Prayer at the Close of Day for Friday, May 12, 2023
Fifth Friday of Easter

• Opening Sentences
• Prayer of Confession
• Psalm 34
• Brief Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4
• Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer (silent)
• Canticle: Canticle of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis; Luke 2:29-32)
• Dismissal

This service is adapted from The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, copyright (c) 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Scripture quotations (except the Psalms and Canticles) are from  the New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition, copyright (c) 2021 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. "Aleluya" music by JosepMonter from Pixabay. Candle image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay.