Epiphany Week 4

Family Prayer: January 23rd - Feb 4th, 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

John 7:24 (ESV)

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

NEW TESTAMENT READING

• Sun (1.29) - John 7:14–31

• Mon (1.30) - Mark 7:24–37

• Tues (1.31) - Mark 8:1–10

• Wed (2.1) - Mark 8:11–26

• Thurs (2.2) (Candlemas)- Luke 2:22–40

• Fri (2.3) - Mark 9:2–13

• Sat (2.4) - Mark 9:14–29

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

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

CANDLEMAS (Thursday Only)

Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in the substance of our flesh, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Collect from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer

Quoted Scripture from the 2016 ESV and the 2019 Book of Common Prayer