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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.

Lord, open our lips.

And we shall praise your name.

Invitatory Psalm	Psalm 66 (67)

We are the people of the Lord, the flock that is led by his hand: come, let us adore him, alleluia.

(repeat antiphon*)

O God, take pity on us and bless us,

and let your face shine upon us,

so that your ways may be known across the world,

and all nations learn of your salvation.

(repeat antiphon*)

Let the peoples praise you, O God,

let all the peoples praise you.

Let the nations be glad and rejoice,

for you judge the peoples with fairness

and you guide the nations of the earth.

(repeat antiphon*)

Let the peoples praise you, O God,

let all the peoples praise you.

The earth has produced its harvest:

may God, our God, bless us.

May God bless us,

may the whole world revere him.

(repeat antiphon*)

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

(repeat antiphon*)

* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.

Hymn

All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;

Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell,

Come ye before him, and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;

Without our aid he did us make;

We are his folk, he doth us feed;

And for his sheep he doth us take.

For why, the Lord our God is good:

His mercy is for ever sure;

His truth at all times firmly stood,

And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

The God whom heaven and earth adore,

From men and from the angel-host

Be praise and glory evermore.

Psalm 117 (118)
A cry of rejoicing and triumph

Give thanks to the Lord, for his great love is without end. Alleluia.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

and his kindness is for ever.

Now let Israel say, he is good

and his kindness is for ever.

Now let the house of Aaron say it too:

that his kindness is for ever.

Now let all who fear the Lord say it too:

that his kindness is for ever.

In my time of trial I called out to the Lord:

he listened, and led me to freedom.

The Lord is with me,

I will fear nothing that man can do.

The Lord, my help, is with me,

and I shall look down upon my enemies.

It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,

better than to trust in men.

It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,

better than to trust in the leaders of men.

All the nations surrounded me,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They crowded in and besieged me,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They surrounded me like swarms of bees,

they burned like a fire of dry thorns,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They chased and pursued me, to make me fall,

and the Lord came to my help.

The Lord is my strength and my rejoicing:

he has become my saviour.

A cry of joy and salvation

in the dwellings of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand has triumphed!

The Lord’s right hand has raised me up;

the Lord’s right hand has triumphed.”

I shall not die, but live,

and tell of the works of the Lord.

The Lord chastised me severely

but did not let me die.

Open the gates of righteousness:

I will go in, and thank the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;

it is the upright who enter here.

I will thank you, for you listened to me,

and became my saviour.

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the corner-stone.

It was the Lord who did this –

it is marvellous to behold.

This is the day that was made by the Lord:

let us rejoice today, and be glad.

Lord, keep me safe;

O Lord, let me prosper!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

The Lord is God, he shines upon us!

Arrange the procession, with close-packed branches,

up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, I will give thanks to you;

my God, I will give you praise.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

and his kindness is for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Give thanks to the Lord, for his great love is without end. Alleluia.

How to listen

Canticle	Daniel 3

Let every creature praise the Lord

Alleluia. All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! Alleluia.

Blessed are you, Lord God of our fathers,

praised and exalted for ever.

Blessed is the holy name of your glory

praised above all things and exalted for ever.

Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory

praised and glorious above all things for ever.

Blessed are you who gaze on the depths,

seated on the cherubim,

praised and exalted for ever.

Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven

praised and glorious for ever.

Bless the Lord, all his works,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Alleluia. All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! Alleluia.

Psalm 150
Praise the Lord

Let everything that breathes give praise to the Lord! Alleluia.

Praise the Lord in his sanctuary,

praise him in his mighty firmament.

Praise him for his mighty deeds,

praise him for all his greatness.

Praise him with trumpet-blasts,

praise him with the harp and lyre,

praise him with timbrel and dance,

praise him with strings and pipes,

praise him with cymbals resounding,

praise him with cymbals of jubilation.

All that breathes, praise the Lord!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Let everything that breathes give praise to the Lord! Alleluia.

Scripture Reading
2 Timothy 2:8,11-13

Remember the Good News that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David’. Here is a saying that you can rely on: ‘If we have died with him, then we shall live with him. If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him. If we disown him, then he will disown us. We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful, for he cannot disown his own self.’

Short Responsory

We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

We recount your wonderful deeds.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

Mary sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. (Year C)

Or: Jesus saw the great multitude and he was moved to compassion for them, because they were like a flock of sheep with no shepherd.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption.

He has raised up the sign of salvation

in the house of his servant David,

as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones,

his prophets through the ages:

to rescue us from our enemies

and all who hate us,

to take pity on our fathers,

to remember his holy covenant

and the oath he swore to Abraham our father,

that he would give himself to us,

that we could serve him without fear

– freed from the hands of our enemies –

in uprightness and holiness before him,

for all of our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High:

for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path,

to let his people know their salvation,

so that their sins may be forgiven.

Through the bottomless mercy of our God,

one born on high will visit us

to give light to those who walk in darkness,

who live in the shadow of death;

to lead our feet in the path of peace.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Mary sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. (Year C)

Or: Jesus saw the great multitude and he was moved to compassion for them, because they were like a flock of sheep with no shepherd.

Prayers and intercessions

To the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time, now, and for ever.