Epiphany Week 3
Family Prayer: January 22nd - 28th, 2023
THE LITURGY
These devotions follow the basic structure of the Daily Office of the Church and are particularly appropriate for families with young children.
The Reading and the Collect may be read by one person, and the other parts said in unison, or in some other convenient manner.
OPENING WORDS
FROM PSALM 51
Open my lips, O Lord, *
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence *
and take not your holy Spirit from me.
Give me the joy of your saving help again *
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE
Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”
NEW TESTAMENT READING
Sun (1.22) - John 5:2-18
Mon (1.23) - Mark 5:21-43
Tues (1.24) - Mark 6:1-13
Wed (1.25) (Conversion of Saint Paul) - Acts 9:1-22
Thurs (1.26) - Mark 6:30-46
Fri (1.27) - Mark 6:47-56
Sat (1.28) - Mark 7:1-23
INTERCESSIONS
Take time to ask everyone at your table who they would like to pray for this day.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
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,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
COLLECTS
WEEKLY COLLECT
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL (Wednesday Only)
O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show ourselves thankful to you by following his holy teaching; 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.
Collect from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer
Quoted Scripture from the 2016 ESV and the 2019 Book of Common Prayer
