Morning Prayer

Opening Sentence

From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. malachi 1:11

Antiphon

The Lord has shown forth his glory: * O come, let us adore him.

Psalms

71

First Lesson

Gen 27 † 1-13,18-36,39-40

Second Lesson

John 14:15-end

Evening Prayer

Opening Sentence

Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. isaiah 60:3

Psalms

73

First Lesson

Jer 27

Second Lesson

1 Cor 12

Collects

Seasonal Collect

Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Special Collect

Almighty God, who has enriched your church with the singular learning and holiness of your servant Thomas Aquinas: Enlighten us more and more, we pray, by the disciplined thinking and teaching of Christian scholars, and deepen our devotion by the example of saintly lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.