first, third and fifth saturdays
Morning Prayer


READING
Romans 14:7-9
We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH
His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. Alleluia!

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who shepherds the people and sets them free.

God raises from David’s house
a child with power to save.
Through the holy prophets
God promised in ages past
to save us from enemy hands,
from the grip of all who hate us.

The Lord favored our ancestors
recalling the sacred covenant,
the pledge to our ancestor Abraham,
to free us from our enemies,
so we might worship without fear
and be holy and just all our days.

And you child, will be called
Prophet of the Most High,
for you will come to prepare
a pathway for the Lord
by teaching the people salvation
through forgiveness of their sin.

Out of God’s deepest mercy
a dawn will come from on high,
light for those shadowed by death,
a guide for our feet on the way to peace.


INTERCESSIONS
O God, your Son Jesus burst forth from the tomb in order to show us that death has no final power over us. We are destined to be united with you for all eternity. We pray today to be worthy of that great calling:

~ Support us with your help, we pray.

In our efforts to be women of the gospel, sharing our faith with others:

In our efforts to minister to the poor, sick, and uneducated:

In our efforts to change unjust social systems:

In our efforts to live in harmony and interdependence with creation:

In our efforts to create communities of love and service:

THE LORD’S PRAYER


PRAYER
Gracious God, your Son Jesus Christ died and rose again and now lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit. May our lives be lived in and for you, mirroring the endless gift of your trinitarian love. We make this prayer with confidence in your creating, redeeming, and life-giving love. Amen.