HOMILY POINTS

Morning Prayers – LAUDS

Invitatory Prayers here

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

His steadfast love endures forever!

Let Israel say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

Let the house of Aaron say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

Let those who fear the Lord say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.

With the Lord on my side I do not fear.

What can mortals do to me?

The Lord is on my side to help me;

I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Rather than put confidence in mortals.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Rather than put confidence in princes.

All nations surrounded me;

In the name of the Lord I cut them off!

They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

In the name of the Lord I cut them off!

They surrounded me like bees;

They blazed like a fire of thorns;

In the name of the Lord I cut them off!

I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,

Yet the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my might;

He has become my salvation.

There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:

"The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;

The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly."

I shall not die, but I shall live,

And recount the deeds of the Lord.

The Lord has punished me severely,

Yet he did not give me over to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,

That I may enter through them

And give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;

The righteous shall enter through it.

I thank you that you have answered me

And have become my salvation.

The stone that the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

This is the Lord’s doing;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day that the Lord has made;

Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Save us, we beseech you, oh Lord!

Oh Lord, we beseech you, give us success!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

The Lord is God, and he has given us light.

Bind the festal procession with branches,

Up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;

You are my God, I will extol you.

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

For his steadfast love endures forever.

May you be blessed, Lord, God of our ancestors,

Be praised and extolled for ever.

Blessed be your glorious and holy name,

Praised and extolled for ever.

May you be blessed in the Temple of your sacred glory,

Exalted and glorified above all for ever.

Blessed are you enthroned over the cherubs,

Exalted above all, glorified for ever.

Blessed are you who fathoms the abyss,

Praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed in the expanse of the heavens,

Exalted and glorified for ever.

Bless the Lord, all the Lord’s creation,

Praise and glorify him for ever!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

Praise him in his mighty firmament!

Praise him for his mighty deeds;

Praise him according to his surpassing greatness!

Praise him with trumpet sound;

Praise him with lute and harp!

Praise him with tambourine and dance;

Praise him with strings and pipe!

Praise him with clanging cymbals;

Praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!

Ezech. 36, 25-27

I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.

End Prayers here

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