Daily Office for Our Times

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Redeeming the Soul of the World Through Love and Prayer

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Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 27

Theme for Monday: Beauty and Creativity

With awe and gratitude for the beauty of all of God's creation we offer our worship and prayers for artists, musicians, writers, architects, and artisans, who invite us into beauty and we pray for people who are trapped in the ugly side of humanity's actions.

Sentence for the Week

Today salvation has come to this house, for the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost. Luke 19:10

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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

The earth is the Lord's, for God made it:
Come let us adore him.

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!

The earth is the Lord's, for God made it:
Come let us adore him.

The Psalm Appointed

Psalm 80 Qui regis Israel

Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock;*

shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim.

In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,*

stir up your strength and come to help us.

Restore us, O God of hosts;*

show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

O God of hosts,*

how long will you be angered despite the prayers of your people?

You have fed them with the bread of tears;*

you have given them bowls of tears to drink.

You have made us the derision of our neighbors,*

and our enemies laugh us to scorn.

Restore us, O God of hosts;*

show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

You have brought a vine out of Egypt;*

you cast out the nations and planted it.

You prepared the ground for it;*

it took root and filled the land.

The mountains were covered by its shadow*

and the towering cedar trees by its boughs.

You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea*

and its branches to the River.

Why have you broken down its wall,*

so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?

The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it,*

and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.

Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine;*

preserve what your right hand has planted.

They burn it with fire like rubbish;*

at the rebuke of your countenance let them perish.

Let your hand be upon the one at your right hand,*

the one you have made so strong for yourself.

And so will we never turn away from you,*

give us life, that we may call upon your Name.

Restore us, O God of hosts;*

show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

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 Joel 1:1-13

The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

Hear this, O elders,
give ear, all inhabitants of the land!

Has such a thing happened in your days,
or in the days of your ancestors?

Tell your children of it,
and let your children tell their children,
and their children another generation.

What the cutting locust left,
the swarming locust has eaten.

What the swarming locust left,
the hopping locust has eaten,

and what the hopping locust left,
the destroying locust has eaten.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;
and wail, all you wine-drinkers,

over the sweet wine,
for it is cut off from your mouth.

For a nation has invaded my land,
powerful and innumerable;

its teeth are lions’ teeth,
and it has the fangs of a lioness.

It has laid waste my vines,
and splintered my fig trees;

it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;
their branches have turned white.

Lament like a virgin dressed in sackcloth
for the husband of her youth.

The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off
from the house of the Lord.

The priests mourn,
the ministers of the Lord.

The fields are devastated,
the ground mourns;

for the grain is destroyed,
the wine dries up,
the oil fails.

Be dismayed, you farmers,
wail, you vinedressers,

over the wheat and the barley;
for the crops of the field are ruined.

The vine withers,
the fig tree droops.

Pomegranate, palm, and apple—
all the trees of the field are dried up;

surely, joy withers away
among the people.

Put on sackcloth and lament, you priests;
wail, you ministers of the altar.

Come, pass the night in sackcloth,
you ministers of my God!

Grain offering and drink offering
are withheld from the house of your God.

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

You are God   Te Deum laudamus

You are God: we praise you;*

You are the Lord: we acclaim you;

You are the God from before all time:*

All creation worships you.

To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,*

Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,*

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

The glorious company of apostles praise you.*

The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.

The white robed army of martyrs praise you.*

Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;

Almighty God, of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,*

and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.

You, Christ, are the king of glory,*

the eternal Son of God.

When you became a human to set us free*

you did not shun the Virgin's womb.

You overcame the sting of death,*

and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

You are seated at God's right hand in glory.*

We believe that you will come and be our judge.

Come then, Lord, and help your people,*

bought with the price of your own blood,

and bring us with your saints*

to glory everlasting.

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 Revelation 18:15-24

The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her,
will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

“Alas, alas, the great city,
clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,

adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!

For in one hour all this wealth has been laid waste!”

And all shipmasters and seafarers, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,

“What city was like the great city?”

And they threw dust on their heads, as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, the great city,
where all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!

For in one hour she has been laid waste.”

Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has given judgment for you against her.”

Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“With such violence Babylon the great city
will be thrown down,
and will be found no more;

and the sound of harpists and minstrels and of flutists and trumpeters
will be heard in you no more;

and an artisan of any trade
will be found in you no more;
and the sound of the millstone
will be heard in you no more;

and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more;

and the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more;

for your merchants were the magnates of the earth,
and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.

And in you was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of all who have been slaughtered on earth.”

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 Praise Benedictus es, Domine

Glory to you, Lord God of our parents;*

you are worthy of praise; glory to you.

Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name;*

we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.

Glory to you in the splendor of your temple;*

on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.

Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim;*

we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.

Glory to you, beholding the depths;*

in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.

Glory to you, O Blessed Trinity;*

we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.

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 for Creation

V.  O God, you have created the heavens and the earth;

R.  All that is seen and unseen you have made.

V.  You have made us a little lower than the angels;

R.  Yet still, in you we live and move and have our being.

V.  Lord, forgive us for not cherishing your earth our island home;

R.  Have mercy upon us Lord, have mercy upon us.

V.  Lord, give us courage to do what is right and not just expedient;

R.  That the generations who follow us will be glad for our caring of their earth.

V.  In you, Lord, is our hope;

R.  Help us work together that your hope will be manifested on this earth.

Collect for the Week

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect for the Diocese

Collect for Beauty and Creativity

Almighty God, creator of all things seen and unseen, we thank you for, artists and artisans, composers and musicians, writers and poets, and all who call us to behold you in all things and take us to a soulful awareness beyond what our eyes can see and ears can hear. Strengthen them when they are despondent, when they feel like no one cares, and re-inspire their prophetic calling to us to live with your beauty in our hearts as we work to alleviate suffering and heal the world. Amen.

Prayers for People Engaged in The Arts Ministries

We give thanks for the gift of the visual arts and music and all our servants of transcendence.
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

Go in beauty to love and enjoy the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more that we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the church, and in Christ Jesus for ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21

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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:

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