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Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Theme for Sunday: Resurrection

We join with all the laughter in the universe as we recognize that in all things, even death itself, God will have the last word and it will be a word of life and love. And we pray for all people who are oppressed and unable to laugh that our hands of joy would reach out to them and set them free.

Sentence for the Week

While Peter was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” Matthew 17:5

Confession of Sin

The Invitatory and Psalter

O God, let our mouths proclaim your praise.

Let our hearts rejoice in your goodness.

Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor, power and might be to our God for ever and ever. Amen! Alleluia!

Canticle

Venite   Psalm 95:1-7

God's final word on everything is, Love:
Come let us adore him.

Come, let us sing to our God;*

let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before God's presence with thanksgiving*

and raise a loud shout to God with psalms.

For our God is a great God,*

and a great Ruler above all gods.

In your hand are the caverns of the earth,*

and the heights of the hills are yours also.

The sea is yours, for you made it,*

and your hands have molded the dry land.

Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,*

and kneel before God our Maker.

For you are our God, and we are the people of your pasture, the sheep of your hand.*

Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!

God's final word on everything is, Love:
Come let us adore him.

The Psalms Appointed

Psalm 148 Laudate Dominum

Alleluia! Praise God from the heavens;*

sing praise in the heights.

Praise God, all you angels;*

sing praise, all the heavenly host.

Praise God, sun and moon;*

sing praise, all you shining stars.

Praise God, heaven of heavens*

and you waters above the heavens.

Let them praise the Name of God,*

by whose command they were created.

God made them stand fast for ever and ever,*

and gave them a law which shall not pass away.

Praise God from the earth,*

you sea-monsters and all deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and fog,*

tempestuous wind, doing God's will;

Mountains and all hills,*

fruit trees and all cedars;

Wild beasts and all cattle,*

creeping things and winged birds;

Sovereigns of the earth and all peoples,*

leaders and all rulers of the world;

Young men and maidens,*

old and young together.

Let them praise your Name, O God,*

for your Name only is exalted; your splendor is over earth and heaven.

You have raised up strength for your people and praise for all your loyal servants,*

the children of Israel, a people who are near you. Alleluia!

Psalm 149 Cantate Domino

Alleluia! Sing to God a new song;*

sing praise in the congregation of the faithful.

Let the people of Israel rejoice in their Maker;*

let the children of Zion be joyful in their Monarch.

Let them praise God's Name in the dance;*

let them sing praise with timbrel and harp.

For God takes pleasure in the people*

and adorns the poor with victory.

Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;*

let them be joyful on their beds.

Let the praises of God be in their throat*

and a two-edged sword in their hand,

To wreak vengeance on the nations*

and punishment on the peoples;

To bind their rulers in chains*

and their nobles with links of iron;

To inflict on them the judgment decreed;*

this is glory for all God's faithful people. Alleluia!

Psalm 150 Laudate Dominum

Alleluia! Praise God in the holy temple;*

praise God in the firmament of power.

Praise God for every mighty act;*

praise God's excellent greatness.

Praise God with the blast of the ram's-horn;*

praise God with lyre and harp.

Praise God with timbrel and dance;*

praise God with strings and pipe.

Praise God with resounding cymbals;*

praise God with loud-clanging cymbals.

Let everything that has breath*

praise God. Alleluia!

All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The First Lesson

A Reading from Ecclesiasticus 48:1-11

Elijah arose, a prophet like fire,

and his word burned like a torch.

He brought a famine upon them,
and by his zeal he made them few in number.

By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens,
and also three times brought down fire.

How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds!
Whose glory is equal to yours?

You raised a corpse from death
and from Hades, by the word of the Most High.

You sent kings down to destruction,
and famous men, from their sickbeds.

You heard rebuke at Sinai
and judgments of vengeance at Horeb.

You anointed kings to inflict retribution,
and prophets to succeed you.

You were taken up by a whirlwind of fire,
in a chariot with horses of fire.

At the appointed time, it is written, you are destined
to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury,

to turn the hearts of parents to their children,
and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

Happy are those who saw you
and were adorned with your love!
For we also shall surely live.

A time of silence may be kept.

Officiant   For the word of God in scripture,
for the Word of God among us,
for the Word of God within us.

People      Thanks be to God.

Canticle

Glory to God   Gloria in excelsis

Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to God's people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,

almighty God and Father,

we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lord God, Lamb of God,

you take away the sin of the world;

have mercy on us;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father;

receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Second Lesson

A Reading from 2 Corinthians 3:7-18

Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stone tablets, came in glory so that the people of Israel could not gaze at Moses’ face because of the glory of his face, a glory now set aside, how much more will the ministry of the Spirit come in glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory! Indeed, what once had glory has lost its glory because of the greater glory; for if what was set aside came through glory, much more has the permanent come in glory!

Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.

A time of silence may be kept.

Officiant   For the word of God in scripture,
for the Word of God among us,
for the Word of God within us.

People      Thanks be to God.

Canticle

A Song to the Lamb Revelation 4:11; 5:9 10, 13

Splendor and honor and kingly power*

are yours by right, O Lord our God,

For you created everything that is,*

and by your will they were created and have their being;

And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,*

for with your blood you have redeemed for God,

From every family, language, people, and nation,*

a kingdom of priests to serve our God.

And so, to him who sits upon the throne,*

and to Christ the Lamb,

Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor,*

for ever and for evermore.

All Glory to the Loving One, Source of our being, Eternal Word, and Life-Giving Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Creed

Compiled from a variety of sources and the people of St. Michael's Colorado Springs

Our God is the Creator of all things, seen and unseen:

Air, fire, water, and earth,

Sun and moon, stars and galaxies,

Mountains and valleys, rivers and streams.

Our God conceives and sustains all life on this earth we share:

Trees and grasses, forests and plains;

Animals and birds, reptiles and fish;    

All people and tribes, all races and creeds,

Male and female, young and old,

God created and shares life with us all

Our God is Jesus, the Word made flesh.

Both from heaven and the womb of a young woman, he came.

A temporal incarnation of eternal loving kindness,

He lived as one of us, sharing our human nature,

Befriending, teaching, healing, forgiving, and restoring.

Betrayed, forsaken, and executed, 

He died and descended to the place of the dead. 

Our God is the risen Christ who, rising from the dead, destroyed death.

In his ascension, he has taken our humanity into the heart of God,

And now everywhere present, reigns as Lord of all.

His kingdom is without end.

Our God is the Holy Spirit who dwells within us,

Life giving breath of beloved community,

Inspiration of goodwill and compassion,

The source of healing and forgiveness, 

And the courage to live the Way of Love in the world.

 Our triune God, Creator, Incarnate Word, and Life-Giving Spirit, is one God!

In this our God, we live and move and have our being. Amen.

The Prayers

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.

Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,

Source of all that is and that shall be,

Father and Mother of us all,

Loving God, in whom is heaven:

The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!

The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!

Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!

Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.

With the bread we need for today, feed us.

In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.

In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.

From trials too great to endure, spare us.

From the grip of all that is evil, free us.

For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.

Suffrages

Suffrage B

V.  Save your people, O God, and bless your inheritance;

R.  Govern and uphold them, now and always.

V.  Day by day we bless you;

R.  We praise your name for ever.

V.  O God, keep us from all sin today;

R.  Have mercy upon us, God, have mercy.

V.  O God, show us your love and mercy;

R.  For we put our trust in you.

V.  In you, O God, is our hope;

R.  And we shall never hope in vain.

Collect for the Week

O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect for the Diocese

Collect for Resurrection

God of life we thank you for the mystery planted in us, the paradox of life from death, of selflessness from selfishness, of a desire for justice from an attitude of just us, of a heart of love from a heart of stone. Blessed is your risen Christ, the Lord of growth and discovery, of beauty and joy, of peace and justice, who makes all things new. Set within us your heart of love, that we may give of ourselves in love to one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Parish Intercessions

And we pray for our own needs and the needs of others.

Collect for Our Time

God of all mercy, keep us from a mindless acceptance of things as they are, and a longing for peace without the courage to work for justice. Let us all know in the life-threatening pandemics of disease, poverty, racism, and violence there is an inner calm that comes from faith in you, and that from this central heart of peace, there may flow a creative and courageous compassion, a deep thirst for racial justice, and a relentless proclamation of your love, to heal and reconcile your world in you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Dismissal

Go in peace rejoicing in your new life in Christ.

Thanks be to God

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14

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Acknowledgements: With Gratitude

Pray for Peace, Work for Justice.

This Daily Office App was created in 2020 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ladue, MO, as a partial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd. Because of the pandemic we and many congregations began offering online variations of the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer. George Floyd's murder brought into sharp relief the racism and many other injustices in our world. We believe it is pointless to pray for peace unless we are actively working for justice in all spheres of our daily lives.

Within our congregation we have many people such as, medical personnel and teachers, who are putting their lives at risk to help create a better world. We also have numerous parishioners employed or engaged in not-for-profit agencies, research, and outreach all of which are striving to right the wrongs of our society and in the words of the Lord's Prayer, "helping God's Kingdom come on earth". To focus our need to engage in social action we have created this Daily Office with a two week cycle of social justice themes to help us:

• Pray and reflect on our part in the systemic evils that corupt our world.
• Pray intentionally for parishioners and the programs they work in to "Heal the World."
• Pray for courage and wisdom to discover and empower us to be the change we wish to see in the world.

The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and its many companion books through out the Anglican Communion are wonderful treasure troves of prayers and resources for deepening our spiritual lives and inspiring action in the world. Such books are however are a frozen meal, they need thawing out, warming up, and seasoning with local spices. This is what this app seeks to do. It added the necessary flavors of St. Peter's, Ladue, so whether at home, in church, or travelling the world, we can continue to remember and pray for one another as we walk the way of love and make this a better world in which our children's children can love and grow into the image of God that God creates them to be.

If you would like to adapt this app for your own congregation or community setting and add your own spices and flavors please email us and we can create a specific parish option for you.

Specific Acknowledgements and Copyrights.

The service structure and the traditional psalms canticles and prayers are taken from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, 1979, available from The Church Hymnal Corporation, New York. Inclusive canticles and prayers have been adapted from a variety of sources including Enriching our Worship, 1998 also available from The Church Hymnal Corporation, New York.

Inclusive Psalms were taken from The Saint Helena Psalter, ©Copyright 2005 by The Order of St. Helena, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Specific prayers such as the Inclusive Lord’s Prayer has been taken from A New Zealand Prayerbook, ©Copyright 1989 the Church of the Province of New Zealand. This prayerbook has also provided inspiration for the inclusive Compline service and partial content to many of the collects.

In general, Biblical passages are taken from The New Revised Standard Version, ©Copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

We are also indebted to The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, BSG. the developer of the The Daily Office App who provided technical advice and resources as we developed this app.

We are also indebted to Sandie Willey and her gift of words and discerning eye as together we crafted many of the prayers as we worked to create this Daily Office for Our Times.

In the course of preparing this app we have visited many websites, read and prayed many prayers, and been inspired by many writers. To all the people who share their creativity with the world we say thank you for the beauty of your words and the times when a word becomes a sparkle of truth and a moment of transcendence.

With Gratitude
Rob Voyle,
Interim Rector, St. Peter's, 2020
Director of the Appreciative Way

©Copyright 2020-2026, Rob Voyle