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Prayer During the Day on Friday | |||
Friday, 18 July 2025 Elizabeth Ferard, first Deaconess of the Church of England , Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883 [Commemoration] |
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Preparation | ||||
O God, make speed to save us. | ||||
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O Lord, make haste to help us. | |||
Make me a clean heart, O God, | ||||
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and renew a right spirit within me. | |||
Psalm 51.11
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Praise
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A hymn, song, canticle, extempore praise, or | ||||
Jesus, Saviour of the world, come to us in your mercy: we look to you to save and help us. |
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By your cross and your life laid down, you set your people free: we look to you to save and help us. |
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When they were ready to perish, you saved your
disciples: we look to you to come to our help. |
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In the greatness of your mercy, loose us from our
chains, forgive the sins of all your people. |
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Make yourself known as our Saviour and mighty
deliverer; save us and help us that we may praise you. |
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Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ
Jesus: hear our prayer and be with us always. |
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And when you come in your glory: make us to be one with you and to share the life of your kingdom. |
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The Word of God
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Psalmody
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Either, on any Friday Psalm 23 | ||||
Or, Week 3 Psalm 123 | ||||
Alternatively, when Morning and Evening Prayer are also celebrated, one of these cycles may be followed. | ||||
Psalm 231 The Lord is my shepherd; ♦ 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures ♦ 3 He shall refresh my soul ♦ 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 5 You spread a table before me 6 Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me Refrain: I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. O God, our sovereign and shepherd, |
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Psalm 123Refrain: Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God. 1 To you I lift up my eyes, ♦ 2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, ♦ 3 So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, ♦ 4 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, ♦ 5 Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of the arrogant, ♦ Refrain: Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God. Sovereign God, enthroned in the heavens, |
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Each psalm or group of psalms may end with | ||||
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Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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Short readings
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Week Three | ||||
Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. | ||||
Ephesians 2.13-18
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Or, on any Friday | ||||
Jesus said, ‘Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.’ | ||||
Luke 6.27b,28
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Response
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Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as | ||||
Jesus said, I am the good shepherd. | ||||
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The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. | |||
John 10.11
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Prayers
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Prayers may include these concerns: | ||||
¶ | The King, members of parliament and the armed forces | |||
¶ | Peace and justice in the world | |||
¶ | Those who work for reconciliation | |||
¶ | All whose lives are devastated by war and civil strife | |||
¶ | Prisoners, refugees and homeless people | |||
A form of intercession found here may be used. | ||||
Either, the following prayer is said | ||||
Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for all the benefits you have won for us, for all the pains and insults you have borne for us. Most merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. |
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Amen. | |||
After Richard of Chichester
(1253)
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Or, the Collect of the day is said | ||||
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AllAmen. |
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The Lord’s Prayer is said. | ||||
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As our Saviour taught us, so we pray | ||||
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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, 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 the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. |
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Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us | ||||
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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, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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The Conclusion
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May Christ our Saviour give us peace. | ||||
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Amen. | |||
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The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, 2000–2005 The Bible readings (other than the psalms) are from The New Revised Standard Version Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995 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.
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