O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Venite
Oh, come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise.
For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
The heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it;
And his hand formed the dry land.
Oh, come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker.
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture
And the sheep of his hand.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm 98
Oh sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
The LORD has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the hills sing for joy together
before the LORD, for he comes
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
The Reading: Romans 6.1-4
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Benedictus
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
He has come to his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up for us a mighty Savior,
Born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
That he would save us from our enemies,
From the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
And to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
To set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him without fear,
Holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God,
The dawn from on high shall break upon us
To shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death
And to guide our feet into the way 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 will be forever. Amen
O Lord, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us in safety to this new day; preserve us with your mighty power that we may not fall into sin nor be overcome in adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen
The Lord Almighty bless us and direct our deeds in his peace. Amen.
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