Confession
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllLet us con-fess our sins a-gainst God and our neigh-bor.
O Most mer-ci-ful God,
we con-fess that we have sinned a-gainst you
in our thoughts, our words, our deeds,
By what we have done,
and by what we have left un-done.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neigh-bors as our-selves.
We are tru-ly sor-ry
and we hum-bly re-pent.
For the sake of your Son Je-sus Christ,
have mer-cy on us and for-give us;
that we may de-light in your will,
and ev-er walk in your ways,
to the glo-ry of your Name. A-men.
Al-might-y God have mer-cy on us,
for-give us all our sins through our Lord Je-sus Christ,
strength-en us in all good-ness,
and by the pow-er of the Ho-ly Spi-rit
keep us in e-ter-nal life. A-men.
Pentecost - Friday Invitation
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto All
The Lord is in his ho-ly tem-ple;
let all the earth keep si-lence be-fore him
I was glad when they said to me,
Let us go to the house of the Lord.
Let the words of my mouth
and the med-i-ta-tion of my heart
be ac-cep-ta-ble in your sight, O Lord,
my strength and my re-deem-er.
Thus says the high and loft-y One
who in-hab-its e-ter-ni-ty,
whose name is Ho-ly,
I dwell in the high and ho-ly place
Send out your light
and your truth, that they may lead me,
and bring me to your ho-ly hill
and to your dwel-ling place.
Give thanks to the Lord, and call up-on his Name;
make known his deeds a-mong the peo-ples.
Lord, o-pen our lips.
And our mouth shall pro-claim your praise.
Glo-ry to the Fath-er, and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit:
as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now,
and will be for ev-er. A-men.
Friday - Venite
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllCome, let us sing to the Lord;
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our sal-va-tion.
Let us come be-fore his pres-ence with thanks-giv-ing
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King a-bove all gods.
In his hand are the cav-erns of the earth,
and the heights of the hills are his al-so.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands have mold-ed the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,
and kneel be-fore the Lord our Mak-er.
For he is our God,
and we are the peo-ple of his pas-ture
and the sheep of his hand.
Oh, that to-day you would heark-en to his voice!
Psalm 40
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllI re-lied com-plete-ly on the Lord,
and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
He lift-ed me out of the wa-ter-y pit,
out of the slim-y mud.
He placed my feet on a rock
and gave me se-cure foot-ing.
He gave me rea-son to sing a new song, prais-ing our God.
May man-y see what God has done,
So that they might swear al-le-giance[ to him and trust in the Lord!
How bless-ed is the one who trusts in the Lord
and does not seek help from the proud or from li-ars!
O Lord, my God, you have ac-com-plished man-y things;
you have done a-maz-ing things
and car-ried out your pur-pos-es for us.
No one can thwart you!
I want to de-clare them and talk a-bout them,
but they are too nu-mer-ous to re-count!
Re-ceiv-ing sac-ri-fic-es and of-fer-ings are not your pri-ma-ry con-cern.
You make that quite clear to me!
You do not ask for burnt sac-ri-fic-es and sin of-fer-ings.
Then I say, Look! I come!
What is writ-ten in the scroll per-tains to me.
I want to do what pleas-es you, my God.
Your law dom-i-nates my thoughts.
I have told the great as-sem-bly a-bout your jus-tice.
Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.
I have not failed to tell a-bout your jus-tice;
I spoke a-bout your re-li-a-bil-i-ty and de-liv-er-ance;
I have not ne-glect-ed to tell the great as-sem-bly
a-bout your loy-al love and faith-ful-ness.
O Lord, you do not with-hold your com-pas-sion from me.
May your loy-al love and faith-ful-ness con-tin-ual-ly pro-tect me!
For in-nu-mer-a-ble dan-gers sur-round me.
My sins o-ver-take me so I am un-a-ble to see;
they out-num-ber the hairs of my head
so my strength is fail-ing me.
Please be will-ing, O Lord, to res-cue me!
O Lord, hur-ry and help me!
May those who are try-ing to snatch a-way my life
be to-tal-ly em-bar-rassed and a-shamed!
May those who want to harm me
be turned back and a-shamed!
May those who say to me, A-ha! A-ha!
be hu-mil-i-at-ed and dis-graced!
May all those who seek you
be hap-py and re-joice in you!
May those who love to ex-pe-ri-ence your de-liv-er-ance
say con-tin-ual-ly, May the Lord be praised!
I am op-pressed and need-y!
May the Lord pay at-ten-tion to me!
You are my help-er and my de-liv-er-er!
O my God, do not de-lay!
Glo-ry to the Fath-er, and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit:
as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now,
and will be for ev-er. A-men.
Psalm 54
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllO God, de-liv-er me by your name!
Vin-di-cate me by your pow-er!
O God, lis-ten to my prayer!
Pay at-ten-tion to what I say!
For for-eign-ers at-tack me;
ruth-less men, who do not re-spect God, seek my life.
Look, God is my de-liv-er-er!
The Lord is a-mong those who sup-port me.
May those who wait to am-bush me
be re-paid for their e-vil!
As a dem-on-stra-tion of your faith-ful-ness,
con-found and de-stroy them!
With a free-will of-fer-ing I will sac-ri-fice to you!
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!
Sure-ly he res-cues me from all trou-ble,
and I tri-umph o-ver my en-e-mies.
Glo-ry to the Fath-er, and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit:
as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now,
and will be for ev-er. A-men.
A reading from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God;
draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools,
for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
(5:1) Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God,
for God is in heaven and you are on earth!
Therefore, let your words be few.
Just as dreams come when there are many cares,
so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it.
For God takes no pleasure in fools:
Pay what you vow!
It is better for you not to vow
than to vow and not pay it.
Do not let your mouth cause you to sin,
and do not tell the priest, “It was a mistake!”
Why make God angry at you
so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”
Just as there is futility in many dreams,
so also in many words.
Therefore, fear God!
Here ends the reading.
Thanks be to God!
Friday - Second Song of Isaiah
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto All
Seek the Lord while he wills to be found;
call up-on him when he draws near.
Let the wick-ed for-sake their ways
and the e-vil ones their thoughts;
And let them turn to the Lord,
and he will have com-pas-sion,
Let then re-turn to our God,
for he will rich-ly par-don.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heav-ens are high-er than the earth,
so are my ways high-er than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as rain and snow fall from the heav-ens
and re-turns not a-gain,
but wat-ers the whole earth,
Bring-ing forth life
and giv-ing a-bun-dant growth
And seed for re-plan-ting
and bread and fruit for eat-ing,
So is my word that goes forth from my mouth;
it will not re-turn to me emp-ty;
But it will ac-com-plish that which I have pur-posed,
and pros-per in that for which I sent it.
Glo-ry to the Fath-er, and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit:
as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now,
and will be for ev-er. A-men.
A reading from Galatians 3:15-22
Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, “and to the descendants,” referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ. What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise. For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary. Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one. Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.
Here ends the reading.
Thanks be to God!
Friday - Song to the Lamb
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllSplen-dor and ho-nor and king-ly pow-er
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you cre-at-ed eve-ry-thing that is,
and by your will they were cre-at-ed and have their be-ing;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have re-deemed for God,
From eve-ry fam-i-ly, lan-guage, peo-ple, and na-tion,
a king-dom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits up-on the throne,
and to Je-sus Christ the Lamb,
Be wor-ship and praise, do-min-ion and splen-dor,
for ev-er and for ev-er-more.
Glo-ry to the Fath-er, and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit:
as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now,
and will be for ev-er. A-men.
Friday Creed
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllWe be-lieve in God, the Fath-er al-might-y,
cre-a-tor of heav-en and earth.
We be-lieve in Je-sus Christ,
his on-ly son, our Lord.
He was con-ceived by the pow-er of the Ho-ly Spi-rit
and born of the Vir-gin Ma-ry.
He suf-fered un-der Pon-tius Pi-late,
was cru-ci-fied, died, and was bur-ied.
He de-scend-ed to the dead.
On the third day he rose a-gain.
He a-scend-ed into heav-en,
and is seat-ed at the right hand of the Fath-er.
He will come a-gain
to judge the liv-ing and the dead.
We be-lieve in the Ho-ly Spi-rit,
the ho-ly cath-o-lic Church,
the com-mun-ion of saints,
the for-give-ness of sins,
the res-ur-rec-tion of the bod-y,
and the life ev-er-last-ing. A-men.
Friday - Our Father
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllThe Lord be with you.
And al-so with you. A-men.
Our Fath-er in heav-en,
hal-low-ed be your Name.
Your king-dom come,
your will be done, on earth as in heav-en.
Give us to-day our dai-ly bread.
For-give us our sins as we for-give those who sin a-gainst us.
Save us from the time of tri-al,
and de-liv-er us from e-vil.
For the king-dom, the pow-er, and the glo-ry are yours,
now and for ev-er. A-men.
Friday - Suffrages A
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllShow us your mer-cy, O Lord;
And grant us your sal-va-tion.
Clothe your min-is-ters with right-eous-ness;
Let your peo-ple sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For on-ly in you can we live in safe-ty.
Lord, keep this na-tion un-der your care;
And guide us in the way of jus-tice and truth.
Let your way be known up-on earth;
Your sav-ing health a-mong all na-tions.
Let not the need-y, O Lord, be for-got-ten;
Nor the hope of the poor be tak-en a-way.
Cre-ate in us clean hearts, O God;
And sus-tain us with your Ho-ly Spi-rit.
Show us your mer-cy, O Lord;
And grant us your sal-va-tion.
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
A Collect for Fridays
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Prayer for Mission
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name.
Amen.
General Thanksgiving
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllAl-might-y God, Fa-ther of all mer-cies,
we your un-wor-thy serv-ants give you hum-ble thanks
for all your good-ness and lov-ing kind-ness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our cre-a-tion, pres-er-va-tion,
and all the bles-sings of this life;
but a-bove all for your im-meas-ur-a-ble love
in the re-demp-tion of the world by our Lord Je-sus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glo-ry.
And, we pray, give us such an a-ware-ness of your mer-cy,
that with tru-ly thank-ful hearts
we may show forth your praise,
not on-ly with our lips, but in our lives,
by giv-ing up our selves to your ser-vice,
and by walk-ing be-fore you
in ho-li-ness and right-eous-ness all our days;
through Je-sus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Ho-ly Spi-rit,
be ho-nor and glo-ry
through-out all the ag-es. A-men.
Friday - Closing Eph 3:20
Tenor Soprano Response Cantor Bass Alto AllLet us bless the Lord. Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
Thanks be to God. Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
Glo-ry to God whose pow-er, work-ing in us,
can do in-fi-nite-ly more than we can ask or im-ag-ine
Glo-ry to him from gen-er-a-tion to gen-er-a-tion in the Church,
and in Christ Je-sus for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.
Let us bless the Lord. Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
Thanks be to God. Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
Music from the Vox Barnabas Psalter, a collection of 60 Chant Scores by John Johansen,
released to Public Domain March 30, 2020.
Scriptures from the New English Translation (NET) Bible, used with permission.
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