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Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Variable Psalms Saturdays: From Psalm 150 Laudate Dominum  Hallelujah! Praise the Lord in the holy temple; *praise God in the firmament of divine power.Praise the Lord for mighty acts; * praise God for excellent greatness.Praise the Lord with the blast of the ram’s-horn; * praise God with lyre and harp.Praise the Lord with timbrel and dance; * praise God with strings and pipe.Praise the Lord with resounding cymbals; * praise God with loud-1clanging cymbals.Let everything that has breath * praise the Lord. Hallelujah! CLOSING Isaiah 40 The Lord is the everlasting God,* the Creator of the ends of the earth,who does not faint nor grow weary,* whose understanding is unsearchable,who gives power to the faint,* increase of strength to those who have no might.Even

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St Barnabas, Apostle Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. FROM REVELATION 4 & 5 Glory and honour and power*are yours by right, O Lord our God;For you created all things*and by your will they have their being.Glory and honour and power*are yours by right, O Lamb who was slain;For by your blood you ransomed us for God,*from every race and language,from every people and nation.To make us a kingdom of priests*to stand and serve before our God.To God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb*be praise and honour, glory and might,for ever and ever.Amen. First Reading: Job 29:11–16 When the ear heard, it commended me,   and when the eye saw, it approved; because I delivered the poor who cried,   and the orphan who had no helper. The blessing of

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St Barnabas, Apostle Morning Prayer: Festivals Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Fridays: FROM Psalm 146, Lauda, anima mea  Hal-lelujah!  Praise the Lord, O my soul! * I will praise the Lord as long as I live;I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth, * for there is no help in them. Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help! *For their hope is in the Lord their God,who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; *who keeps promises for ever;who gives justice to those who are oppressed, *food to those who hunger and sets the prisoners free.The Lord opens the eyes of the blind! *The

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THE BIDDING PRAYER Beloved in Christ, on this day we pause to give thanks once more for the gift of Christ’s body, made tangible for us in Holy Communion.Unusually we are not able to gather in celebration of the Eucharist today.Therefore let us read and mark in holy scripture the tales of heavenly bread and of Jesus’s saving sacrifice.But first, let us pray for the needs of the whole world:for compassion on earth and forgiveness among all his people; for unity and kinship within the Church. And because in his body he bore our sufferings on the cross, let us remember, in his name, the poor and hopeless,the denied, the aggressed, and the betrayed; those in agony and them that mourn, those accused of crimes and those imprisoned, the dying and the bereaved. Lastly, let us remember before God all the people who are hungry,all who are thirsty and all who feel alone and abandoned this day . These prayers and praises let us humbly offer up to the throne of

read more A service of Reflection for Corpus Christi, 9th June.

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING   Variable Psalms Wednesdays: From Psalm 73, QUAM BONUS ISRAEL Truly, God is good to Israel, * to those who are pure in heart.But as for me, my feet had nearly slipped; * I had almost tripped and fallen;because I envied the proud * and saw the prosperity of the wicked:For they suffer no pain, * and their bodies are sleek and sound; in the misfortunes of others they have no share; * they are not afflicted as others are; therefore they wear their pride like a necklace *and wrap their violence about them like a cloak.Their iniquity comes from gross minds, * and their hearts overflow with wicked thoughts. They scoff and speak maliciously; * out of their haughtiness they

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Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Variable Psalms Wednesdays: From Psalm 126, In convertendo When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, * then were we like those who dream.Then was our mouth filled with laughter, * and our tongue with shouts of joy.The Lord has done great things for us, * and we are glad indeed.Restore our fortunes, O Lord, * like the watercourses of the Negev.Let those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. CLOSING Isaiah 40 The Lord is the everlasting God,* the Creator of the ends of the earth,who does not faint nor grow weary,* whose understanding is unsearchable,who gives power to the faint,* increase of strength to those who have no might.Even youth shall faint and be weary;*

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Columba of Iona Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. FROM REVELATION 4 & 5 Glory and honour and power*are yours by right, O Lord our God;For you created all things*and by your will they have their being.Glory and honour and power*are yours by right, O Lamb who was slain;For by your blood you ransomed us for God,*from every race and language,from every people and nation.To make us a kingdom of priests*to stand and serve before our God.To God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb*be praise and honour, glory and might,for ever and ever.Amen. First Reading: Isaiah 52:7–12 How beautiful upon the mountainsare the feet of the messenger who announces peace,who brings good news,who announces salvation,who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’Listen! Your sentinels lift

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St Columba of Iona For those of you wanting help in praying at home, this is how I use the SEC daily prayer with simple hymns and Taize chants. If you don’t recognise the music, please feel free to simply listen, to replace with a hymn you know or to skip over the chants. Morning Prayer: Festivals Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Tuesdays: From Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song;* sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.Sing to the Lord and bless his name;*proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations* and his wonders among all peoples.For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;*he is more to be feared than all gods.As for all the

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Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING   Variable Psalms Mondays: From Psalm 49,  Audite hæc  Hear this, all you peoples; * hearken, all you who dwell in the world,you of high degree and low, * rich and poor together.My mouth shall speak of wisdom, * and my heart shall meditate on understanding.I will incline my ear to a proverb * and set forth my riddle upon the harp.We can never ransom ourselves, * or deliver to God the price of our life;for the ransom of our life is so great, * that we should never have enough to pay it, in order to live for ever and ever, * and never see the grave.For we see that the wise die also; like the dull and stupid

read more Monday after Trinity Evening Prayer, 8th June 2020.