Daily Anglican Prayer - Saturday Morning – 19th April 2025

Daily Anglican Prayer - Saturday Morning – 19th April 2025

Readings NRSV: Psalm 30; Genesis 2. 1-3; John 19.38-42.

Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican Prayer minister in Queensland, Australia.

The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website.

https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com

Welcome to Saturday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia’.

We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ:

GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA

With faithfulness we respond to the good news:

We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever.

Let us Pray.

 

1

God has shone in our hearts,

to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 

2 Corinthians 4.6  

 

Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit: 

as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen. 

 

2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of Creation

Bless the Lord all created things:  who is worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.  Bless the Lord all people of the earth:  who is worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.  O people of God bless the Lord:  bless the Lord you priests of the Lord,  Bless the Lord you servants of the Lord:  who is worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.  Bless the Lord all you of upright spirit:  bless the Lord you that are holy and humble in heart.  Bless the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit:  who is worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 

Song of the Three 35ff  

 

3 The Opening Prayer

The night has passed and the day lies open before us; 

let us pray with one heart and mind. 

 

Silence may be 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.

 

4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each.

Psalm

 

5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow

Creator God, whose praise and power are proclaimed by the whole creation: receive our morning prayers, we pray, and renew us in your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

  

6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.

 

1st Reading

 

Hear the word of the LORD

Thanks be to GOD

 

2nd Reading

 

Hear the message of Christ

Thanks be to GOD.

 

7 The Canticle, A Song of Redemption

Christ is the image of the invisible God:  the first-born of all creation.  For in him all things were created:  in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.  All things were created through him and for him:  he is before all things  and in him all things hold together.  He is the head of the body, the Church:  he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead.  For it pleased God that in him  all fullness should dwell:  and through him all