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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,
forever and ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer
Saturday, May 9, 2026 • Easter, Week 5 — Saturday
Opening
Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
O God, come to my assistance.
Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Hymn
This Is the Day
This is the day, this is the day
that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made;
we will rejoice, we will rejoice,
and be glad in it, and be glad in it.
that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made;
we will rejoice, we will rejoice,
and be glad in it, and be glad in it.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Death is conquered by his love;
all creation sings with gladness:
praise him, earth below and heaven above.
Death is conquered by his love;
all creation sings with gladness:
praise him, earth below and heaven above.
At the break of Easter morning
Mary came and found the tomb;
but the stone was rolled away, and
Jesus met her in the gloom.
Mary came and found the tomb;
but the stone was rolled away, and
Jesus met her in the gloom.
Now the Lord of life is risen;
now our sorrow turns to song;
we who walked in death's dark shadow
are set free from all that long.
now our sorrow turns to song;
we who walked in death's dark shadow
are set free from all that long.
Psalmody
Psalm 119Blessed Are the Blameless (Aleph)
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed are those who search his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart.
For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
You have commanded your commandments to be kept very much.
Would that my ways be directed so as to keep your justifications!
Then I will not be confounded, when I look upon all your commandments.
I will confess to you with sincerity of heart, in that I have learned the judgments of your justice.
I will keep your justifications; do not utterly forsake me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
Psalm 117Give Thanks to the Lord
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is forever.
Let Israel now say: for his mercy is forever.
Let the house of Aaron now say: for his mercy is forever.
Let those who fear the Lord now say: for his mercy is forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
Old Testament Canticle
Old Testament Canticle (Exodus 15:1–4, 8–13, 17–18)
Let us sing to the Lord, for he is magnificently glorious; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will glorify him; he is the God of my father, and I will exalt him.
The Lord is like a warrior; Almighty is his name.
At the breath of your fury, the waters parted; the flowing water stood up like a wall.
The depths were gathered together in the midst of the sea.
The enemy said: "I will pursue and overtake; I will divide the spoils."
You blew your wind, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Who is like you among the strong, O Lord? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, terrible in praises, doing wonders?
You stretched out your hand, and the earth swallowed them.
In your mercy, you were the leader of the people whom you redeemed; and in your strength you carried them to your holy dwelling.
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance,
in your most firm dwelling, which you have fashioned, O Lord, in your sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
The Lord will reign forever and ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Gospel Canticle: Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79)
The Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus) (Luke 1:68–79)
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and accomplished the redemption of his people.
And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant.
As he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets, those who have been from the beginning:
Salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
To show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, that he would grant to us,
that being freed from the hand of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,
in holiness and justice before him, throughout all our days.
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways.
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, for the remission of their sins,
through the compassionate mercy of our God, by which the Rising Sun has visited us from on high,
to illuminate those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
Short Reading
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Responsory
V. This is the day that the Lord has made. Alleluia.
R. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
V. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
R. his love endures forever. Alleluia.
Intercessions
Rejoicing in the resurrection of the Lord, let us offer our prayers, saying:
For the church throughout the world, that it may proclaim the resurrection with boldness and joy: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For the newly baptized, that they may grow in the faith they have received and be sustained by the Easter community: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For all who are in darkness or despair, that the light of Easter may dawn in their lives: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For those who have died in the hope of resurrection, that they may share fully in the Easter victory of Christ: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For all nations, that the peace of the risen Christ may overcome division and bring reconciliation: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For ourselves, that we may live as Easter people, bringing the good news of new life to those around us: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
The Lord's Prayer
Let us pray as the Lord himself has taught us:
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,
forever and ever. Amen.
Concluding Prayer
Almighty Father, you have given your only Son Jesus Christ to overcome death and open for us the gate of everlasting life. Grant us grace to believe in his resurrection and to seek those things which are above; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dismissal
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless us: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.