Epiphany Week 5

Family Prayer: Feb 5th - 11th, 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

Matthew 5:14-16 (NRSV)

14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”

NEW TESTAMENT READING

• Sun (2.5) - Matthew 5:13–20

• Mon (2.6) - Mark 9:30–41

• Tues (2.7) - Mark 9:42–50

• Wed (2.8) - Mark 10:1–16

• Thurs (2.9) - Mark 10:17–31

• Fri (2.10) - Mark 10:32–45

• Sat (2.11) - Mark 10:46–52

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

Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of 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