The daily service

Introduction

The Index of the Psalms.

The Calendar.

Advent : Morning Service.

Advent : Evening Service.

Christmas-Eve Service.

Christmas-tide and Epiphany-tide : Morning Service.

Christmas-tide and Epiphany-tide : Evening Service.

Pre-Lenten Season : Morning and Evening Service.

Lent : Morning Service.

Lent : Evening Service.

Passion-tide Service.

Early Easter Service.

Easter-tide : Morning Service.

Easter-tide : Evening Service.

Ascension-tide : Morning and Evening Service.

Whitsuntide and Ember Days : Morning and Evening Service

Trintty-tide : Morning Service.

Trinity-tide : Evening Service.

Prayers for the Day.

Eucharistic Prayers.

Intercessions for Daily Use.

Benedictions.

A Penitential Litany for Fast Days. An Office for the Visitation of the Sick. An Office for the Use of the Clergy. The Daily Offices : —

The Morning Watch.

The Early Orison.

The Mid-day Service.

The Evensong.

The Night Watch.

The Selections of Psalms The Song of Moses.

The Song of Habakkuk.

Te Deum Laudamus.

Gloria in Excels] s.

PREFACE.

THIS Book contains offices of Public Worship for daily use, which are adapted to the seasons of the Christian year, and while they express in the words of Holy Scripture the doctrine of the Church according to the course of her sacred seasons, they all conform essentially to one order.

The Psalms are arranged in fitting connection under the head of Selections, so that the minister may appoint on each day the use of those Psalms which he deems the true and edifying utterance of the faith and religious feeling of his congregation, as he is permitted to do with respect to Hymns.

The Lessons from Holy Scripture in the Calendar are appointed, as far as possible, in accordance with the course of the Christian year. By this arrangement the Word of God will be dispensed to the great benefit of the Church. The course of Lessons appointed for Sundays will occupy two years, and our people will thereby be furnished with richer provision of divine instruction. And it will be observed that the Sunday Lessons from the Gospel of one year will recount all the words and works of our Blessed

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Lord, and those of the next year all His most important words and works: and especially that the Sermon on the Mount will not fail to be read annually in the Sunday Service of the Church.

The sources from whence the many Collects and Prayers in this Book are derived, are chiefly die Ancient Liturgies of the Eastern and Western branches of the Christian Church, from the latter of which come, also, the Collects which enrich the Eucharistic Office of our Prayer Book. A few prayers are also derived from the devotional works of English divines.

This Book contains the ordinary daily offices of praise and prayer, but no Sacramental offices. It does not in any wise intrench upon the province of the Order for Baptism and Holy Communion, but is kept entirely distinct from either. Nor does it contain the Litany, which is regarded as properly pertaining to the Office of the Holy Communion. The Morning and Evening Services in this Book are substantially the Morning and Evening Prayer of our Prayer Book, varied according to the Christian Seasons, enriched and enlarged. And each service is so constructed that the performance of it may occupy but a few minutes, or be prolonged to several hours.

This Book of Offices is put forth in order that our American branch of the Church may be provided with such forms of worship as are adapted to her varied and peculiar wants, — that in these very words of inspired Prophets and Apostles

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she may more distinctly declare her faith, more fully glorify the truth, more worthily celebrate the praise of her Lord : and that in the use of these Prayers of the Ages, which in ancient times were offered up by holy men in all parts of the universal church, she may more adequately utter her devout aspirations, her spiritual longings, her holy affections, and may more particularly ask of the Father of lights those gifts and graces which she needs. The substance of which these Offices are formed, is the choice heritage we have received through the divers branches of Christ's Catholic Church on earth.

It is hoped that these Offices, designed to supply the manifest and deeply felt needs of the Church, and to satisfy the longings of most of her best members, may come into general use, so far as may be possible under existing regulations, until legal action may be taken upon them. The Morning and Evening Services may not be used in churches before they be permitted by the lawful ecclesiastical authority : but they may perhaps in other places chosen by the minister, especially on week-days. But the following Offices may now be used in churches : — the Early Orison, at the opening of Sundayschools ; the Evensong, at evening whenever ■ a third service is held ; and the Mid-day Service, whenever there is daily Morning and Evening Prayer ; also the Services for Christmas Eve and Early Easter Morn.

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This Book of Offices is specially adapted for use in the Chapels of all Seminaries, Colleges, Academies, Schools, Hospitals, and other institutions.

This Book also makes abundant provision for Family Worship. The Calendar gives ample direction for rightly dividing the word of truth ; the Psalms, arranged as in the Index, give complete expression to all the religious affections of the Christian household ; and the " Prayers for the Day " particularly are adapted for use in the Family.

And those who are hindered from attending daily service may use this Book in secret as a Manual of Private Devotion.

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INTRODUCTION.

THIS Book contains Seven Daily Offices of Public Worship, which are also adapted for private use. The First Office is the Morning Watch, for the dawn of day. The Second Office is the Early Orison, for sunrise or the early morning. The Third Office is the Morning Service, for the forenoon, and varies according to the course of the Seasons of the Christian Year. The Fourth Office is the Mid-day Service, for noon. The Fifth Office is the Evening Service, for the afternoon, and varies according to the course of the Seasons of the Christian Year. The Sixth Office is the Evensong, for sunset or even. The Seventh Office is the Night Watch, for the beginning of night. Of these offices the Morning and Evening Service alone varies according to the Season of the Christian Year. But on Easter Morn a special service shall be used instead of the Early Orison, and on Christmas-Eve a special Service shall be used instead of the Evensong ; and on every day in Holy Week the Special Service for Passion-tide shall be used instead of the Mid-day Service or the Evensong.

The following is the Order of each Morning and Evening Service for each Season of the year : —

I. The Initial Portion, which is the beginning of every Service, shall be said by the Minister and people standing, the Minister saying the Verses (marked and the people saying the Responses (marked J$f. ). The Initial Portion of each Service is divided into three parts: the first part (I.) shall always be said; but either the second part (II J or the third part (III.), or both the second and third parts may be omitted at the discretion of the Minister. The Initial Portion may be sung by the Choir, where it may be done properly.

II. The Invocations shall then be said by the Minister and people kneeling. In all cases, the Verses (^.) shall be said by the Minister, and the Responses by the people.

III. The Confession shall then be said by all together: but it may be omitted at Morning Service except during Advent, the Pre-Lenten Season, Lent, and Ascension-tide. On Fridays and other Fast days the Penitential Litany may be said instead of the Invocations and the Confession.

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IV. The Priest's Intercession for the pardon of the truly penitent after their Confession shall then be said, the priest alone standing while the people remain kneeling. Whenever the Confession is omitted, it also shall be omitted.

V. The Lord's Prayer shall then be said by all kneeliiuj.

VI. The Verses and Responses following shall then be said bv the Minister and people respectively.

Vlf. The Gloria Patri shall then be said by the Minister and people standing.

VUl. The First c anticle shall then be sung.

IX. The Chapter or Capitulum shall then be read by the Minister; and at the end of it the people shall say the usual Response, "Thanks be to God," unless a special Response be appointed.

X. The Selection of Psalms, designated by the Minister, shall then be read or sung. The Minister may appoint two or more Selections to be read or sung. The Gloria Patri or the Gloria in Excelsis shall be sung at the end of every Selection of Psalms. It is to be observed that every verse of every Canticle and Psalm in this Book is divided into two parts by a colon ; and if at any time the Canticles or the Psalms be read, the minister shall always read the former part of each verse, and the people the latter part of the same verse.

XI. The First Lesson, designated in the Calendar for every morning and evening throughout the year, shall then be read accordingly by the Minister.

XII. The Second Canticle shall then be sung, all standing. But the Song of Moses or the Song of Habakkuk may be sung instead of the Second Canticle.

XII T. The Second Lesson, designated in the Calendar likewise, shall then be read by the Minister. Two sets of Lessons are designated in the Calendar for every Sunday Morning and Evening : the former set of lessons shall be used one year and the latter set the next year, and so on alternately, year after year.

XIV. The Third Canticle shall then be sung, all standing. But instead of the third Canticle, the Te Deum Lauda- MUS may be sung at Morning Service on all Sundays and other festivals, and also on every day within the octave of the principal festivals.

XV. The Creed shall then be said by all together. But at Evening Service it may be omitted at the discretion of the Minister.

XVI. The Verse following the Creed may then be said by the Minister. He shall then say, « The Lord be with you: " and the people shall say, "And with thy spirit." Then shall all kneel down.

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XVII. The Verses and Responses following, which are the same in every Service, shall then be said by the Minister and people respectively.

XVIII. The Collects for the Season shall then be said by the Minister. He may say one or more Collects at his discretion.

XIX. The Prayers for the Day shall then be said. After saying two or more Prayers for the Day, he may say one or more of the Eucharistic Prayers.

XX. The Intercessions may then be said by the Minister, at his discretion.

XXI. The Benediction, pronounced by the Minister, shall conclude every service.

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THE INDEX OF THE PSALMS.