Epiphany 5
Matins
✠ The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany ✠
FEBRUARY 7, A. D. 2021
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Prelude and Opening Hymn
Versicles
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth will declare your praise.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me;
Make haste to help me, O Lord.
Glory be 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.
Praise to You, O Christ. Alleluia.
Psalmody
Blessed be God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O come, let us worship Him.
Venite
Blessed be God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O come, let us worship Him.
Psalm 13:3-5 (Antiphon: Psalm 13:6)
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
Glory be 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.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Office Hymn
Readings: Isaiah 40:21-31; 1 Corinthians 9:16-27; Mark 1:29-39
(after each reading)
O Lord, have mercy on us.
Thanks be to God.
Common Responsory
Forever, O Lord, your Word is firmly set in the heavens.
Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.
Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
Sermon: Mark 10:13-16 - "To Such Belongs the Kingdom of God"
Te Deum
Prayers
Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy.
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.
O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Almighty God, Creator of the world and its foundations, You hold might over the powers of nature and the rulers of the earth. Graciously preserve our land, its produce and industry, and our leaders together with our people. Do not disregard us for our sins, but renew us, that our lives may be peaceful and our country governed according to Your will; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Lord of all, in thanksgiving for the gift of Baptism, we ask you to bless Noah Mitrovic, his parents and sponsors. Give them confidence in your promises and in the knowledge that all who call the name of the Lord will be saved and that the Kingdom belongs even to little children. Grant that Noah continue in the fellowship of your holy Church and be taught the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make him wise for salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Lord God, you hold our years in your hands and you grant each of us days and hours as you see fit, giving us all that we need to support this body and life. We give you thanks and praise for the 100 years that you will have granted our sister, Elizabeth, this Wednesday. Look in mercy upon her and bless her with increased faith and assurance of your love in Christ Jesus and grant her many more years under your care; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
O Lord, you promise to hear and answer our petitions. We therefore entreat you especially for our brothers and sisters who suffer sickness, loneliness, anxiety or fear of death, especially those we name in hearts before you now . . . Let them know the comfort which only you can afford them, that they may meet their trials with courage and trust in you; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day; defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Benedicamus and Blessing
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of our Lord ✠ Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all.
Amen.
Closing Hymn and Postlude
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Matins from Lutheran Service Book. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV®Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.