April 21-26 2025
Season: Easter Week
Festivals this week: None
Opening Prayers
God of our days and years
We set this time apart for you.
Form us in the likeness of Christ
So that our lives may glorify you.
Amen
O Lord open our lips
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
In your resurrection, O Christ,
let heaven and earth rejoice. Alleluia
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As once you ransomed your people from Egypt
and led them to freedom in the promised land,
so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son.
May we, the first fruits of your new creation,
rejoice in this new day you have made,
and praise you for your mighty acts.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.
Prayer of Preparation
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day
So may the light of your presence O God,
Set our hearts on fire with love for you;
Now and for ever
Amen.
The Word of God
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Psalm 111 Song of Solomon 1:9-2:7 Mark 16:1-8 | Psalm 112 Song of Sol 2:8-end Luke 24:1-12 | Psalm 113 Song of Sol 3 Matthew 28:16-end | Psalm 114 Song of Sol 5:2-6:3 Luke 7:11-17 | Psalm 115 Song of Sol 7:10-8:4 Luke 8:41-end | Psalm 116 Song of Sol 8:5-7 Luke 11:17-44 |
The appointed Psalm of the day is read
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning is now
And shall be for ever.
Amen
The appointed Old Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The appointed New Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Death is swallowed up in victory.
Where, O death, is your sting?
Christ is risen from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Death is swallowed up in victory.
The trumpet will sound
and the dead shall be raised.
Where, O Death, is your sting?
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall be changed.
Death is swallowed up in victory.
Where, O Death, is your sting?
Prayers of Intercession
Pray for:
- The day and its tasks
- The world and its needs
- The Church and her life.
You may wish to include the concerns below in your prayers ths week:
- The people of God, that they may proclaim the risen Lord.
- God’s creation, that the people of the earth may meet their responsibility to care
- Those in despair and darkness, that they may find the hope and light of Christ.
- Those in fear of death, that they may find faith through the resurrection
- Prisoners and captives.
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Especially at this time, you may wish to use these prayers occasionally.
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The Collect of the Week
Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.
Amen
Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Rejoicing in God’s new creation
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
Final Prayer
May the risen Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.
Amen
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
