Saturday Sept 18

COMMEMORATION: Dag Hammarskjöld

Prayers for strength and confidence, for cities, for conservation of natural resources.

Psalm: 75

Hebrew Reading:   1 Corinthians 4:1-7 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 3:13-17 NRSV

Friday Sep 17

COMMEMORATION: Hildegard of Bingen

Prayers for a sick person, for right use of God’s gifts, for the care of children

Psalm: 60:1-18

Hebrew Reading:   1 Corinthians 3:16-23 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 5:11-16 NRSV

Thursday Sept 16

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for families, for correctional institutions. 

Psalm: 70  

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 5:1-10 NRSV

Wednesday Sep 15

Prayers for health of body and soul, for the oppressed, for the future of the human race.

Psalm: 72

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 2:1-13   NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 4:18-25   NRSV

Tuesday Sept 14

Commemoration:  Holy Cross Day

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for the poor and neglected, for rain

Psalm: 62

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 1:12-20 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 4:12-17 NRSV 

Monday Sep 13

COMMEMORATION:  Anthony Bewley

Prayer for those who mourn, for towns and rural areas, for the harvest of lands and waters.

Hebrew Reading:    1 Kings 21:1-16   NRSV    

Psalm: 57   NRSV  

Gospel:  Matt. 4:1-11   NRSV   

Here you will find a structure of the daily office with a variety of morning prayers to pray throughout the week. Experience the benefits of a disciplined prayer time with videos, Monday through Saturday, posted each week.

 If being committed to prayer describes you, be sure to  let us know that you, too, have moved from intention to commitment and are praying with us.

Please right-click on the date to pull up a pdf in a different tab if you would like to read along.

A video version of morning prayer is available on Facebook, and is linked to YouTube below.

Audio and video versions are available at 12:00am on given date.

Saturday Sept 11

COMMEMORATION: Isabella Thoburn and Clara Swain

Prayers for strength and confidence, for cities, for conservation of natural resources, remembering Sept 11, 2001.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:41-19:8 NRSV

Psalm: 55

Gospel:  Matthew 3:13-17 NRSV

Friday Sept 10

Prayers for a sick person, for the good use of leisure, for knowledge of god’s creation.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:20-40   NRSV    

Psalm: 54

Gospel:  Matthew 3:1-12  NRSV 

Thursday Sept 9

COMMEMORATION: Mary Bosanquet Fletcher

 Prayer for recovery of sickness, for schools and colleges, for church musicians and artists. 

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:1-19   NRSV

Psalm: 50  

Gospel:  Matthew 2:13-23   NRSV 

Wednesday Sep 8

Prayers for health of body and soul, the unemployed, for unity of the church.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 17:1-24    NRSV

Psalm: 119:49-64

Gospel:  Matthew 2:1-12   NRSV

Tuesday Sept 7

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for monastic orders and vocations, for agriculture.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 16:23-34  NRSV

Psalm: 48

Gospel:  Mark 16:1-8(9-20)  NRSV

Monday Sep 6

COMMEMORATION:  James Bradley Finley

Prayer for those who mourn, for the congregation, for in times of conflict.

Hebrew Reading:    1 Kings 13:1-10   NRSV    

Psalm: 52   NRSV  

Gospel:  Mark 15:40-47   NRSV   

Here you will find a structure of the daily office with a variety of morning prayers to pray throughout the week. Experience the benefits of a disciplined prayer time with videos, Monday through Saturday, posted each week.

 If being committed to prayer describes you, be sure to  let us know that you, too, have moved from intention to commitment and are praying with us.

Please right-click on the date to pull up a pdf in a different tab if you would like to read along.

A video version of morning prayer is available on Facebook, and is linked to YouTube below.

Audio and video versions are available at 12:00am on given date.

Saturday Sep 4

Sept 4:  COMMEMORATION: Albert Schweitzer

Prayers for strength and confidence, for the Greater NJ Annual Conference, for social justice.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 12:1-20  NRSV

Psalm: 32

Gospel:  Mark 15:33-39   NRSV

Friday Sep 3

COMMEMORATION: Samuel Checote

Prayers for a sick person, clergy and people, a collect for the renewal of life.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 11:26-43 NRSV

Psalm: 31

Gospel:  Mark 15:22-32  NRSV

Thursday Sep 2

Sep 2:  Prayer for recovery of sickness, for those in the armed forces, for the mission of the church. 

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 11:1-13    NRSV

Psalm: 37:1-18    

Gospel:  Mark 15:12-21  NRSV

Wednesday Sep 1

Prayers for health of body and soul, for local government, for the church.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 9:24-10:13    NRSV

Psalm: 38

Gospel:  Mark 15:1-11   NRSV

Tuesday Aug 31

Commemoration:  John Bunyan 

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for our enemies, for sound government.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 8:65-9:9  NRSV

Psalm: 26

Gospel:  Mark 14:66-72  NRSV

Monday Aug 30

Prayer for those who mourn, for peace among the nations, for the courts of justice.

Hebrew Reading:    2 Samuel 13:23-39   NRSV    

Psalm: 25   NRSV  

Gospel:  2 Chron. 6:32-7:7   NRSV

Here you will find a structure of the daily office with a variety of morning prayers to pray throughout the week. Experience the benefits of a disciplined prayer time with videos, Monday through Saturday, posted each week.

 If being committed to prayer describes you, be sure to  let us know that you, too, have moved from intention to commitment and are praying with us.

Please right-click on the date to pull up a pdf in a different tab if you would like to read along.

A video version of morning prayer is available on Facebook, and is linked to YouTube below.

Audio and video versions are available at 12:00am on given date.

Saturday Aug 28

COMMEMORATION: Abba Moses of Scete  

Prayers for strength and confidence, for peace, for Congress.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 7:51-8:21   NRSV

Psalm: 21

Gospel:  Mark 14:43-52   NRSV

Friday Aug 27

Prayers for a sick person, for the President of the United States and all in Civil Authority; for the human family.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 5:1-6:1,7     NRSV

Psalm: 16

Gospel:  Mark 14:27-42  NRSV

Thursday Aug 26

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for our country, for people in all places and predicaments. 

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 3:16-28 NRSV

Psalm: 18:1-20  

Gospel:  Mark 14:12-26 NRSV

Wednesday Aug 25

Prayers for health of body and soul, A Litany of Thanksgiving.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 3:1-15    NRSV

Psalm: 119:1-24

Gospel:  Mark 14:1-11 NRSV

Tuesday Aug 24

Commemoration:  Bartholomew

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for joy in God’s creation, for protection.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 1:38-2:4  NRSV

Psalm: 5

Gospel:  Mark 13:28-37  NRSV

Monday Aug 23

Prayer for those who mourn, for unity of the church, for quiet confidence.

Hebrew Reading:    1 Kings 1:5-31   NRSV    

Psalm: 1  NRSV  

Gospel:  Mark 13:14-27  NRSV

Here you will find a structure of the daily office with a variety of morning prayers to pray throughout the week. Experience the benefits of a disciplined prayer time with videos, Monday through Saturday, posted each week.

 If being committed to prayer describes you, be sure to  let us know that you, too, have moved from intention to commitment and are praying with us.

Please right-click on the date to pull up a pdf in a different tab if you would like to read along.

A video version of morning prayer is available on Facebook, and is linked to YouTube below.

Audio and video versions are available at 12:00am on given date.

Saturday Aug 21

COMMEMORATION:   Georgia Harkness

Prayers for strength and confidence, vocation in daily work, of the reign of Christ.

Hebrew Reading:   2 Samuel 23:1-7,13-17   NRSV

Psalm: 137:1-6

Gospel:  Mark 13:1-13 NRSV

Friday Aug 20

COMMEMORATION:  Bernard of Clairvaux

Prayers for a sick person, for victims of addiction, for all baptized Chistians.

Hebrew Reading:   2 Samuel 19:24-43 NRSV

Psalm: 140

Gospel:  Mark 12:35-44 NRSV

Thursday Aug 19

Aug 19  :  COMMEMORATION:  Jonathan Myrick Daniels

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for guidance, for self-dedication. 

Hebrew Reading:   2 Samuel 19:1-23   CEV

Psalm: 132

Gospel:  Mark 12:28-34 NRSV

Wednesday Aug 18

COMMEMORATION:  Francis John McConnell

Prayers for health of body and soul, for in the morning, for those we love.

Hebrew Reading:  2 Samuel 18:19-33 NRSV

Psalm: 119:145-176

Gospel:  Mark 12:13-27 NRSV

Tuesday Aug 17

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for a person in trouble or bereavement, for the beauty of the earth.

Hebrew Reading:  2 Samuel 18:9-18 NRSV

Psalm: 121

Gospel:  Mark 11:27-12:12 NRSV

Monday Aug 16

COMMEMORATION:  Charles Grandison Finney

Prayer for those who mourn, for travelers, for the aged.

Hebrew Reading:    2 Samuel 17:24-18:8   NRSV    

Psalm: 106:1-18   NRSV  

Gospel:  Mark 11:12-26   NRSV