The Morning Office
To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.
The Call to Prayer
Bless the LORD, you angels of his, you mighty ones who do his bidding,* and hearken
to the voice of his word.
Bless the LORD, all you his hosts,* you ministers of his who do his will.
Bless the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion;* bless the LORD,
O my soul.
— Psalm 103:20-22
The Request for Presence
Let those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;* let those who love your salvation
say forever, "Great is the LORD!"
— Psalm 70:4
The Greeting
O LORD my God, I cried out to you,* and you restored me to health.
You brought me up, O LORD, from the dead;* you restored my life as I was going
down to the grave.
— Psalm 30:2-3
The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
May you be blessed by the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
A Reading
On October 18, the Church celebrates the life of St. Luke, the Evangelist. Aphysician by profession, he accompanied St. Paul on many missionary journeys and was the author of the Book of Acts, as well as the third gospel.
Seeing that many others have undertaken to draw up accounts of the events that
have reached their fulfillment among us, as these were handed down to us by
those who from the outset were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, I in
my turn, after carefully going over the whole story from the beginning, have
decided to write an ordered account for you, Theophilus, so that your
Excellency may learn how well founded the teaching is that you have received.
— Luke 1:1-4
The Refrain
May you be blessed by the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
The Morning Psalm
His Work Is Full of Majesty
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,* in the assembly of
the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the deeds of the LORD!* they are studied by all who delight in them.
His work is full of majesty and splendor,* and his righteousness endures for ever.
He makes his marvelous works to be remembered;* the LORD is gracious and full
of compassion.
The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice;* all his commandments are
sure.
They stand fast for ever and ever,* because they are done in truth and equity.
He sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant for ever;* holy and
awesome is his Name.
— Psalm 111:1-4, 7-9
The Refrain
May you be blessed by the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
The Small Verse
Open, Lord, my eyes that I may see.
Open, Lord, my ears that I may hear.
Open, Lord, my heart and my mind that I may understand.
So shall I turn to you and be healed.
— Traditional
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name.
May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
The Prayer Appointed for the Week
Lord, I pray that your grace may always precede and follow me, that I may continually
be given to good works; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.†
The Concluding Prayer of the Church
Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the
Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Graciously continue in your
Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.†
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this
new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor
be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose;
through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.†