EASTER THURSDAY Daily Office Readings Thursday, April 24, 2014 Psalms Psalm 146 Lauda, anima mea 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul! * I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 2Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth, * for there is no help in them. 3When they breathe their last, they return to earth, * and in that day their thoughts perish. 4Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help! * whose hope is in the LORD their God; 5Who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; * who keeps his promise for ever; 6Who gives justice to those who are oppressed, * and food to those who hunger. 7The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind; * the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; 8The LORD loves the righteous; the LORD cares for the stranger; * he sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked. 9The LORD shall reign for ever, * your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah! Psalm 147 Laudate Domi 1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! * how pleasant it is to honor him with praise! 2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; * he gathers the exiles of Israel. 3He heals the brokenhearted * and binds up their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars * and calls them all by their names. 5Great is our LORD and mighty in power; * there is no limit to his wisdom. 6The LORD lifts up the lowly, * but casts the wicked to the ground. 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; * make music to our God upon the harp. 8He covers the heavens with clouds * and prepares rain for the earth; 9He makes grass to grow upon the mountains * and green plants to serve mankind. 10He provides food for flocks and herds * and for the young ravens when they cry. 11He is not impressed by the might of a horse; * he has no pleasure in the strength of a man; 12But the LORD has pleasure in those who fear him, * in those who await his gracious favour. 13Worship the LORD, O Jerusalem; * praise your God, O Zion; 14For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; * he has blessed your children within you. 15He has established peace on your borders; * he satisfies you with the finest wheat. 16He sends out his command to the earth, * and his word runs very swiftly. 17He gives snow like wool; * he scatters hoarfrost like ashes. 18He scatters his hail like bread crumbs; * who can stand against his cold? 19He sends forth his word and melts them; * he blows with his wind, and the waters flow. 20He declares his word to Jacob, * his statutes and his judgments to Israel. 21He has not done so to any other nation; * to them he has not revealed his judgments. Hallelujah! :o: - Evening Psalms - :o: Psalm 148 Laudate Domi 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; * praise him in the heights. 2Praise him, all you angels of his; * praise him, all his host. 3Praise him, sun and moon; * praise him, all you shining stars. 4Praise him, heaven of heavens, * and you waters above the heavens. 5Let them praise the Name of the LORD; * for he commanded, and they were created. 6He made them stand fast for ever and ever; * he gave them a law which shall not pass away. 7Praise the LORD from the earth, * you sea-monsters and all deeps; 8Fire and hail, snow and fog, * tempestuous wind, doing his will; 9Mountains and all hills, * fruit trees and all cedars; 10Wild beasts and all cattle, * creeping things and winged birds; 11Kings of the earth and all peoples, * princes and all rulers of the world; 12Young men and maidens, * old and young together. 13Let them praise the Name of the LORD, * for his Name only is exalted, his splendor is over earth and heaven. 14He has raised up strength for his people and praise for all his loyal servants, * the children of Israel, a people who are near him. Hallelujah! Psalm 149 Cantate Domino 1Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song; * sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. 2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; * let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3Let them praise his Name in the dance; * let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp. 4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people * and adorns the poor with victory. 5Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; * let them be joyful on their beds. 6Let the praises of God be in their throat * and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7To wreak vengeance on the nations * and punishment on the peoples; 8To bind their kings in chains * and their nobles with links of iron; 9To inflict on them the judgment decreed; * this is glory for all his faithful people. Hallelujah! Old Testament Reading Exodus 13:3-10 3 And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place; no leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 This day you are to go forth, in the month of Abib. 5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. 8 And you shall tell your son on that day, `It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt. 10 You shall therefore keep this ordinance at its appointed time from year to year. New Testament Reading 1 Corinthians 15:41-50 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. 42 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual which is first but the physical, and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. 50 I tell you this, brethren: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Gospel Reading Matthew 28:16-20 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.
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