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