The Midday Office

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;* sing praises to his Name, for it is lovely. Psalm 135:3

Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you,* when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.

You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord: we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.

But it is good for me to be near God;* I have made the Lord GOD my refuge.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father and the God who gives us every possible encouragement; he supports us in every hardship, so that we are able to come to the support of others, in every hardship of theirs because of the encouragement we ourselves receive from God.

But it is good for me to be near God;* I have made the Lord GOD my refuge.

Happy are they whose way is blameless,* who walk in the law of the LORD! Happy are they who observe his decrees* and seek him with all their hearts! Who never do any wrong,* but always walk in his ways. You laid down your commandments,* that we should fully keep them. Oh, that my ways were made so direct* that I might keep your statutes! Then I should not be put to shame,* when I regard all your commandments. I will thank you with an unfeigned heart,* when I have learned your righteous judgments. I will keep your statutes;* do not utterly forsake me.

But it is good for me to be near God;* I have made the Lord GOD my refuge.

Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end. Alleluia. Amen.

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.

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, I may purify myself as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, I may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept my prayers, and strengthen me to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.