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Second Friday of Easter
Theme for Friday: Forgiveness
With deep gratitude for God’s compassion in which we live and move and have our being, we pray that we would have Christ's compassion and courage in our heats so that we can love and forgive our neighbors and ourselves.
Sentence for the Week
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." John 20:19
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The Invitatory and Psalter
O God, let our mouths proclaim your praise.
Let our hearts rejoice in your goodness.
Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor, power and might be to our God for ever and ever. Amen! Alleluia!
Canticle
Venite Psalm 95:1-7
Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed:
Come let us adore him. Alleluia.
Come, let us sing to our God;*
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before God's presence with thanksgiving*
and raise a loud shout to God with psalms.
For our God is a great God,*
and a great Ruler above all gods.
In your hand are the caverns of the earth,*
and the heights of the hills are yours also.
The sea is yours, for you made it,*
and your hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,*
and kneel before God our Maker.
For you are our God, and we are the people of your pasture, the sheep of your hand.*
Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!
Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed:
Come let us adore him. Alleluia.
The Psalms Appointed
Psalm 16 Conserva me, Domine
Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;*
I have said to the Holy One, "You are my God, my good above all other."
All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land,*
upon those who are noble among the people.
But those who run after other gods*
shall have their troubles multiplied.
Their libations of blood I will not offer,*
nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.
O God, you are my portion and my cup;*
it is you who uphold my lot.
My boundaries enclose a pleasant land;*
indeed, I have a goodly heritage.
I will bless you, O God, who gives me counsel;*
my heart teaches me, night after night.
I have set you always before me;*
because you are at my right hand I shall not fall.
My heart, therefore, is glad and my spirit rejoices;*
my body also shall rest in hope.
For you will not abandon me to the grave,*
nor let your holy one see the Pit.
You will show me the path of life;*
in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 17 Exaudi, Domine
Hear my plea of innocence, O God; give heed to my cry;*
listen to my prayer, which does not come from lying lips.
Let my vindication come forth from your presence;*
let your eyes be fixed on justice.
Weigh my heart, summon me by night,*
melt me down; you will find no impurity in me.
I give no offense with my mouth as others do;*
I have heeded the words of your lips.
My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law;*
in your paths my feet shall not stumble.
I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me;*
incline your ear to me and hear my words.
Show me your marvelous loving-kindness,*
O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;*
hide me under the shadow of your wings,
From the wicked who assault me,*
from my deadly enemies who surround me.
They have closed their heart to pity,*
and their mouth speaks proud things.
They press me hard, now they surround me,*
watching how they may cast me to the ground,
Like a lion, greedy for its prey,*
and like a young lion lurking in secret places.
Arise, O God; confront them and bring them down;*
deliver me from the wicked by your sword.
Deliver me, O God, by your hand*
from those whose portion in life is this world;
Whose bellies you fill with your treasure,*
who are well supplied with children and leave their wealth to their little ones.
But at my vindication I shall see your face;*
when I awake, I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.
All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The First Lesson
A Reading from Exodus 16:22-36
On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers apiece. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, he said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord; bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning.’” So they put it aside until morning, as Moses commanded them; and it did not become foul, and there were no worms in it. Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is a sabbath, there will be none.”
On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, and they found none. The Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and instructions? See! The Lord has given you the sabbath, therefore on the sixth day he gives you food for two days; each of you stay where you are; do not leave your place on the seventh day.” So the people rested on the seventh day.
The house of Israel called it manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, in order that they may see the food with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord, to be kept throughout your generations.” As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the covenant, for safekeeping. The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a habitable land; they ate manna, until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. An omer is a tenth of an ephah.
A time of silence may be kept.
Officiant For the word of God in scripture,
for the Word of God among us,
for the Word of God within us.
People Thanks be to God.
Canticle
The Song of Zechariah Luke 1:68-79
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;*
you have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty savior,*
born of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets you promised of old,*
that you would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.
You promised to show mercy to our fathers*
and to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham,*
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship you without fear,*
holy and righteous in your 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 God's way,
To give your people knowledge of salvation*
by the forgiveness of 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.
All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Second Lesson
A Reading from 1 Peter 3:13—4:6
Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin), so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God. You have already spent enough time in doing what the Gentiles like to do, living in licentiousness, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry. They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme. But they will have to give an accounting to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.
A time of silence may be kept.
Officiant For the word of God in scripture,
for the Word of God among us,
for the Word of God within us.
People Thanks be to God.
Canticle
A Song of God's Love 1 John 4:7-11
Beloved, let us love one another,*
for love is of God.
Whoever does not love does not know God,*
for God is Love.
In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God sent his only Son into the world,*
so that we might live through Jesus Christ.
In this is love, not that we loved God but that God loved us*
and sent his Son that sins might be forgiven.
Beloved, since God loved us so much,*
let us love one another.
For if we love one another, God abides in us,*
and God's love will be perfected in us.
All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Prayers
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.
Suffrages
Suffrage B
V. Save your people, O God, and bless your inheritance;
R. Govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. We praise your name for ever.
V. O God, keep us from all sin today;
R. Have mercy upon us, God, have mercy.
V. O God, show us your love and mercy;
R. For we put our trust in you.
V. In you, O God, is our hope;
R. And we shall never hope in vain.
Collect for the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christs Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Collect for the Diocese
Collect for Forgiveness
Loving God in whom is heaven, we remember and live in the presence of your son Jesus who is the living proof that you love and forgive us. As we hear his cry from the cross, "Father forgive them, because they don't know what they are doing," we pray that you would help us cleanse our hearts of resentment toward people who have hurt and betrayed us. And help us forgive ourselves, so that we can truly love our neighbors and ourselves and grow into the full expression of your love here on earth that you intended us to be in Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayers for People Engaged in Compassion Ministries
We pray for people entrusted with the care and nurture of souls, for psychologists, social workers, counselors, spiritual directors, and clergy, that they all will be wise and loving agents of God's healing and transformation.
Amen.
Parish Intercessions
And we pray for our own needs and the needs of others.
Collect for Our Time
God of all mercy, keep us from a mindless acceptance of things as they are, and a longing for peace without the courage to work for justice. Let us all know in the life-threatening pandemics of disease, poverty, racism, and violence there is an inner calm that comes from faith in you, and that from this central heart of peace, there may flow a creative and courageous compassion, a deep thirst for racial justice, and a relentless proclamation of your love, to heal and reconcile your world in you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dismissal
Walk in love with Christ's courage and compassion in your hearts. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Amen. John 14:27
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Acknowledgements: With Gratitude
Pray for Peace, Work for Justice.
This Daily Office App was created in 2020 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ladue, MO, as a partial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd. Because of the pandemic we and many congregations began offering online variations of the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer. George Floyd's murder brought into sharp relief the racism and many other injustices in our world. We believe it is pointless to pray for peace unless we are actively working for justice in all spheres of our daily lives.
Within our congregation we have many people such as, medical personnel and teachers, who are putting their lives at risk to help create a better world. We also have numerous parishioners employed or engaged in not-for-profit agencies, research, and outreach all of which are striving to right the wrongs of our society and in the words of the Lord's Prayer, "helping God's Kingdom come on earth". To focus our need to engage in social action we have created this Daily Office with a two week cycle of social justice themes to help us:
- Pray and reflect on our part in the systemic evils that corupt our world.
- Pray intentionally for parishioners and the programs they work in to "Heal the World."
- Pray for courage and wisdom to discover and empower us to be the change we wish to see in the world.
The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and its many companion books through out the Anglican Communion are wonderful treasure troves of prayers and resources for deepening our spiritual lives and inspiring action in the world. Such books are however are a frozen meal, they need thawing out, warming up, and seasoning with local spices. This is what this app seeks to do. It added the necessary flavors of St. Peter's, Ladue, so whether at home, in church, or travelling the world, we can continue to remember and pray for one another as we walk the way of love and make this a better world in which our children's children can love and grow into the image of God that God creates them to be.
If you would like to adapt this app for your own congregation or community setting and add your own spices and flavors please email us and we can create a specific parish option for you.
Specific Acknowledgements and Copyrights.
The service structure and the traditional psalms canticles and prayers are taken from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, 1979, available from The Church Hymnal Corporation, New York. Inclusive canticles and prayers have been adapted from a variety of sources including Enriching our Worship, 1998 also available from The Church Hymnal Corporation, New York.
Inclusive Psalms were taken from The Saint Helena Psalter, ©Copyright 2005 by The Order of St. Helena, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Specific prayers such as the Inclusive Lord’s Prayer has been taken from A New Zealand Prayerbook, ©Copyright 1989 the Church of the Province of New Zealand. This prayerbook has also provided inspiration for the inclusive Compline service and partial content to many of the collects.
In general, Biblical passages are taken from The New Revised Standard Version, ©Copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
We are also indebted to The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, BSG. the developer of the The Daily Office App who provided technical advice and resources as we developed this app.
We are also indebted to Sandie Willey and her gift of words and discerning eye as together we crafted many of the prayers as we worked to create this Daily Office for Our Times.
In the course of preparing this app we have visited many websites, read and prayed many prayers, and been inspired by many writers. To all the people who share their creativity with the world we say thank you for the beauty of your words and the times when a word becomes a sparkle of truth and a moment of transcendence.
With Gratitude
Rob Voyle,
Interim Rector, St. Peter's, 2020
Director of the Appreciative Way
©Copyright 2020-2026, Rob Voyle