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# Morning Prayer
## For the First Sunday in Lent
### _from the Book of Common Prayer, pp. 76ff._
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Officiant:
> If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, but if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. .smaller[_I John 1:8, 9_]

### Confession of Sin
Officiant:
> Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of Almighty God our heavenly Father, to set forth his praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy.

##### The people kneel or stand as able. Silence may be kept.
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> Officiant and **People**:

> **Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.**

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> Priest:

> Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

##### A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and substitutes “us” for “you” and “our” for “your.”

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## The Invitatory and Psalter
Officiant:

> Lord, open our lips.

**People:**

> **And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.**

**All:**

**Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.**

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**People:**

> **The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:
Come let us adore him.**

### Venite .smaller[_Psalm 95:1-7_]

**All:**
> **Come, let us sing to the Lord; \*
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving \*
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.**

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> **For the Lord is a great God, \*
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth, \*
and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it, \*
and his hands have molded the dry land.**

> **Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, \*
and 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. \*
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!**

**People:**

> **The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:
Come let us adore him.**

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## The Psalm Appointed
##### The People are seated.
##### The Psalm is sung or said in a suitable manner (e.g., responsively by verse, in unison, or read by the lector).
**Psalm** 25:1-9

_Ad te, Domine, levavi_

1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
my God, I put my trust in you; \*
let me not be humiliated,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
**2 Let none who look to you be put to shame; \*
let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.**

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> 3 Show me your ways, O Lord, \*
and teach me your paths.
**4 Lead me in your truth and teach me, \*
for you are the God of my salvation;
in you have I trusted all the day long.**

> 5 Remember, O Lord, your compassion and love, \*
for they are from everlasting.
**6 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my transgressions; \*
remember me according to your love
and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.**

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> 7 Gracious and upright is the Lord; \*
therefore he teaches sinners in his way.
**8 He guides the humble in doing right \*
and teaches his way to the lowly.**

> 9 All the paths of the Lord are love and faithfulness \*
to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

> **Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit: \*
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.**

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## The Lessons
### The First Lesson
_Genesis 9:8-17_

Lector:

> A reading from the book of Genesis.

> ...

> The word of the Lord.

**People:**

> **Thanks be to God.**

##### Silence may be kept.

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**Canticle 14: A Song of Penitence** -- _Kyrie, Pantokrator_
.smaller[_(Prayer of Manasseh, 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11-15) (BCP 90)_]
##### Especially suitable in Lent, and on other penitential occasions

**All:**
> **O Lord and Ruler of the hosts of heaven, \*
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and of all their righteous offspring:
You made the heavens and the earth, \*
with all their vast array.**

> **All things quake with fear at your presence; \*
they tremble because of your power.
But your merciful promise is beyond all measure; \*
it surpasses all that our minds can fathom.**

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> **O Lord, you are full of compassion, \*
long-suffering, and abounding in mercy.
You hold back your hand; \*
you do not punish as we deserve.**

> **In your great goodness, Lord,
you have promised forgiveness to sinners, \*
that they may repent of their sin and be saved.**

> **And now, O Lord, I bend the knee of my heart, \*
and make my appeal, sure of your gracious goodness.
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, \*
and I know my wickedness only too well.
Therefore I make this prayer to you: \*
Forgive me, Lord, forgive me.
Do not let me perish in my sin, \*
nor condemn me to the depths of the earth.**

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> **For you, O Lord, are the God of those who repent, \*
and in me you will show forth your goodness.
Unworthy as I am, you will save me,
in accordance with your great mercy, \*
and I will praise you without ceasing all the days of my life.
For all the powers of heaven sing your praises, \*
and yours is the glory to ages of ages. Amen.**

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### The Second Lesson
_1 Peter 3:18-22_

Lector:

> A reading from Peter’s first epistle.

> ...

> The word of the Lord.

**People:**

> **Thanks be to God.**

##### Silence may be kept.

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**Canticle 16: The Song of Zechariah**	--- _Benedictus Dominus Deus_ --- .smaller[_(Luke 1:68--79) (BCP 92)_]

**All:**
> **Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; \*
he has come to his people and set them free.
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.**

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> **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 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.**

> **Glory to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit: \*
> as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.**

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## The Third Lesson
_Mark 1:9-15_

Lector:

> A reading from Mark’s Gospel.

> ...

> The word of the Lord.

**People:**

> **Thanks be to God.**

##### Silence may be kept.

##### A brief homily, spiritual conversation, or moment of silence may be placed here.

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## The Apostles' Creed
Officiant and **People** together, all standing:

> **I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.**

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> **I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.**

Officiant:

> The Lord be with you.

**People:**

> **And also with you.**

Officiant:

> Let us pray.

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Officiant and **People:**

> 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,
for ever and ever. Amen.**

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### Suffrages A

##### Officiant & People call and respond:

> V. Show us your mercy, O Lord;
**R. And grant us your salvation.**
V. Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
**R. Let your people sing with joy.**
V. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
**R. For only in you can we live in safety.**
V. Lord, keep this nation under your care;
**R. And guide us in the way of justice and truth.**
V. Let your way be known upon earth;
**R. Your saving health among all nations.**
V. Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
**R. Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.**
V. Create in us clean hearts, O God;
**R. And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.**

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### The Collect of the Day

Officiant:

> Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

**People:**

> **Amen.**

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### A Collect for Sundays

> O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. **Amen.**

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### 20. For the Sick (modeled after BCP 260)

> Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servants, and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs, that those suffering from Covid-19 and its secondary harms may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. **Amen.**

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### A Prayer for Mission

> Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. **Amen.**

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## The Great Litany
##### The Officiant and the People call and respond:

O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth,

> **Have mercy upon us.**

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

> **Have mercy upon us.**

O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful,

> **Have mercy upon us.**

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God,

> **Have mercy upon us.**

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Remember not, Lord Christ, our offenses, nor the offenses of our forefathers; neither reward us according to our sins. Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and by thy mercy preserve us for ever.

> **Spare us, good Lord.**

From all evil and wickedness; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; and from everlasting damnation,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice; and from all want of charity,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

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From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

From all oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

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By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and submission to the Law; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

> **Good Lord, deliver us.**

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We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church Universal in the right way,