The order of Morning Prayer, Rite Two

The order, part by part

1. Opening sentencepp. 75–78

   Follows the season or feast

   October 16, 2026: Isaiah 57:15 On an ordinary day, one of the sentences for any time, taken in turn.

   Morning Prayer begins with a sentence of Scripture. The prayer book groups them by season; any may be used at any time (p. 141). The app uses the season’s sentences, taking them in turn.

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   Opening sentence

   33 texts to choose from, pp. 75–78

   • Advent

     Watch, for you know not when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning; lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.

     Mark 13:35, 36

   • Advent

     In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

     Isaiah 40:3

   • Advent

     The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

     Isaiah 40:5

   • Christmas

     Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which will come to all the people; for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

     Luke 2:10, 11

   • Christmas

     Behold, the dwelling of God is with mankind. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.

     Revelation 21:3

   • Epiphany

     Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

     Isaiah 60:3

   • Epiphany

     I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.

     Isaiah 49:6b

   • Epiphany

     From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

     Malachi 1:11

   • Lent

     If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

     I John 1:8, 9

   • Lent

     Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.

     Joel 2:13

   • Lent

     I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son."

     Luke 15:18, 19

   • Lent

     To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws which he set before us.

     Daniel 9:9, 10

   • Lent

     Jesus said, "If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

     Mark 8:34

   • Holy Week

     All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

     Isaiah 53:6

   • Holy Week

     Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, whom the Lord hath afflicted.

     Lamentations 1:12

   • Easter Season

     Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

   • Easter Season

     On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

     Psalm 118:24

   • Easter Season

     Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

     1 Corinthians 15:57

   • Easter Season

     If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

     Colossians 3:1

   • Ascension Day

     Christ has entered, not into a sanctuary made with hands, a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.

     Hebrews 9:24

   • The Day of Pentecost

     You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

     Acts 1:8

   • Trinity Sunday

     Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.

     Revelation 4:8

   • All Saints and other Major Saints’ Days

     We give thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

     Colossians 1:12

   • All Saints and other Major Saints’ Days

     You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

     Ephesians 2:19

   • All Saints and other Major Saints’ Days

     Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world.

     Psalm 19:4

   • Occasions of thanksgiving

     O give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his Name; make known his deeds among the peoples.

     Psalm 105:1

   • At any time

     Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

     Philippians 1:2

   • At any time

     I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord."

     Psalm 122:1

   • At any time

     Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

     Psalm 19:14

   • At any time

     Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

     Psalm 43:3

   • At any time

     The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.

     Habakkuk 2:20

   • At any time

     The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.

     John 4:23

   • At any time

     Thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, "I dwell in the high and holy place and also with the one who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite."

     Isaiah 57:15

2. Confession of Sinpp. 79–80

   The same every day

   The invitation, a silence, the confession said together, and the absolution (or, without a priest, a prayer for forgiveness).

   The office may begin at once with “Lord, open our lips” instead.

3. Lord, open our lipsp. 80

   Follows the season or feast

   October 16, 2026: With “Alleluia,” as in every season but Lent.

   The versicle and the Gloria Patri, with “Alleluia” after them in every season but Lent.

4. Invitatory antiphonpp. 80–82

   Follows the season or feast

   October 16, 2026: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him. One of the three antiphons for ordinary Sundays and weekdays, taken in turn.

   An antiphon for the season or feast may be said before and after the invitatory psalm. On ordinary Sundays and weekdays there are three to choose from; the app takes them in turn. Christ our Passover takes none.

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   Invitatory antiphon

   13 texts to choose from, pp. 80–82

   • In Advent

     Our King and Savior now draws near: Come, let us adore him.

   • On the Twelve Days of Christmas

     Alleluia. To us a child is born: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.

   • From the Epiphany through the Baptism of Christ, and on the Feasts of the Transfiguration and Holy Cross

     The Lord has shown forth his glory: Come let us adore him.

   • In Lent

     The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us adore him.

   • From Easter Day until the Ascension

     Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: Come let us adore him. Alleluia.

   • From Ascension Day until the Day of Pentecost

     Alleluia. Christ the Lord has ascended into heaven: Come let us adore him. Alleluia.

   • On the Day of Pentecost

     Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord renews the face of the earth: Come let us adore him. Alleluia.

   • On Trinity Sunday

     Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God: Come let us adore him.

   • On other Sundays and weekdays

     The earth is the Lord's for he made it: Come let us adore him.

   • On other Sundays and weekdays

     Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him.

   • On other Sundays and weekdays

     The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.

   • On Feasts of the Incarnation

     The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us: Come, let us adore him.

   • On All Saints and other Major Saints’ Days

     The Lord is glorious in his saints: Come, let us adore him.

5. Invitatory psalmpp. 82–83

   Follows the season or feast

   October 16, 2026: Venite The usual invitatory psalm. The Jubilate may be used instead.

   The Venite or the Jubilate, or Psalm 95 in full. In Easter Week, Christ our Passover takes their place, and it may be used until the Day of Pentecost. The app uses it all fifty days. On the days the lectionary marks Psalm 95 “for the Invitatory,” the app says it in full.

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   Invitatory psalm

   4 texts to choose from, pp. 82–83

   • VenitePsalm 95:1-7

     Come, let us sing to the Lord; *

     let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.

     Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *

     and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.

     For the Lord is a great God, *

     and a great King above all gods.

     In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *

     and the heights of the hills are his also.

     The sea is his, for he made it, *

     and his hands have molded the dry land.

     Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *

     and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

     For he is our God,

     and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *

     Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

   • JubilatePsalm 100

     Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; * serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The Lord himself is God; * he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; * give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; * and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

   • Psalm 95in full, p. 724

   • Christ our PassoverEaster Season

     Alleluia. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; *

     therefore let us keep the feast,

     Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, *

     but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.

     Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; *

     death no longer has dominion over him.

     The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all; *

     but the life he lives, he lives to God.

     So also consider yourselves dead to sin, *

     and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.

     Christ has been raised from the dead, *

     the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

     For since by a man came death, *

     by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.

     For as in Adam all die, *

     so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.

6. The Psalmsp. 84

   Appointed for the day by the lectionary

   October 16, 2026: Psalms 16, 17 Appointed for this day in Year Two.

   The Daily Office Lectionary (pp. 934–1001) appoints psalms and three readings for every day of a two-year cycle. Year One begins on the First Sunday of Advent before odd-numbered years. Bracketed psalms may be left out. The Gloria Patri ends the psalms.

7. The First Lessonp. 84

   Appointed for the day by the lectionary

   October 16, 2026: Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10, 18-27 The day’s Old Testament reading, Year Two.

   Each day has three readings. When the office is said twice a day, the Gospel is read in the evening in Year One and in the morning in Year Two (p. 934). When more than one reading is used, the first is always from the Old Testament or the Apocrypha.

8. Canticle after the first lessonpp. 85–95, 144

   Follows the weekday, or rotates

   October 16, 2026: The Second Song of Isaiah The table’s canticle for Fridays.

   The Table of Suggested Canticles (pp. 144–145) gives one for each weekday, with changes in Advent, Lent, and Easter and on major feasts. Any canticle may be used.

9. The Second Lessonp. 84

   Appointed for the day by the lectionary

   October 16, 2026: Luke 9:28-36 The Gospel is read in the morning in Year Two.

   The day’s New Testament reading: the Epistle, or the Gospel when it falls at this office.

10. Canticle after the second lessonpp. 85–95, 144

    Follows the weekday, or rotates

    October 16, 2026: A Song to the Lamb The table’s canticle for Fridays.

    From the same table, usually the Song of Zechariah or a song of praise.

11. The Apostles’ Creedp. 96

    The same every day

    Said by everyone, standing.

    Omitted when the Eucharist with its own Creed follows; it may also be omitted at one of the offices on weekdays (p. 142).

12. The Lord’s Prayerp. 97

    The same every day

    The salutation, then the Lord’s Prayer in contemporary or traditional words.

    May be omitted when the Litany or the Eucharist follows immediately (p. 142).

13. Suffragespp. 97–98

    The same every day

    October 16, 2026: Suffrages A

    Either set of versicles and responses may be used. The app uses A in the morning.

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    Suffrages

    2 texts to choose from, pp. 97–98

    • Suffrages Ap. 97

      Show us your mercy, O Lord;

      And grant us your salvation.

      Clothe your ministers with righteousness;

      Let your people sing with joy.

      Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;

      For only in you can we live in safety.

      Lord, keep this nation under your care;

      And guide us in the way of justice and truth.

      Let your way be known upon earth;

      Your saving health among all nations.

      Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;

      Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.

      Create in us clean hearts, O God;

      And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.

    • Suffrages Bp. 98

      Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;

      Govern and uphold them, now and always.

      Day by day we bless you;

      We praise your name for ever.

      Lord, keep us from all sin today;

      Have mercy upon us, Lord, have mercy.

      Lord, show us your love and mercy;

      For we put our trust in you.

      In you, Lord, is our hope;

      And we shall never hope in vain.

14. The Collect of the Daypp. 98–100; 159–261

    Follows the season or feast

    October 16, 2026: The Collect for Proper 23 The collect of the Sunday before, said through the week.

    The collect of the Sunday, season, or Holy Day. A Sunday’s collect is said through the week that follows.

    Every collect of the church year

15. A collect for the daypp. 98–100

    Follows the weekday, or rotates

    October 16, 2026: A Collect for Fridays The app’s collect for Fridays.

    The prayer book gives collects for Sundays, Fridays, and Saturdays and four more for any day. The app gives each weekday its own.

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    A collect for the day

    7 texts to choose from, pp. 98–100

    • A Collect for Sundays

      O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for Fridays

      Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for Saturdays

      Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for the Renewal of Life

      O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for Peace

      O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for Grace

      Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • A Collect for Guidance

      Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

16. A prayer for missionpp. 100–101

    Follows the weekday, or rotates

    October 16, 2026: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body… One of the three, taken in turn.

    One of three prayers, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession follows. The app takes them in turn.

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    A prayer for mission

    3 texts to choose from, pp. 100–101

    • Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

    • O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    • Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

17. Hymn, intercessions, and thanksgivingsp. 101

    The same every day

    A hymn or anthem may be sung, and authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.

18. The General Thanksgivingpp. 101–102

    The same every day

    Before the close, the General Thanksgiving, a Prayer of St. Chrysostom, or both may be used. The app says the General Thanksgiving.

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    The General Thanksgiving

    2 texts to choose from, pp. 101–102

    • The General Thanksgiving

      Almighty God, Father of all mercies,

      we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks

      for all your goodness and loving-kindness

      to us and to all whom you have made.

      We bless you for our creation, preservation,

      and all the blessings of this life;

      but above all for your immeasurable love

      in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;

      for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

      And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,

      that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,

      not only with our lips, but in our lives,

      by giving up our selves to your service,

      and by walking before you

      in holiness and righteousness all our days;

      through Jesus Christ our Lord,

      to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,

      be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

    • A Prayer of St. Chrysostom

      Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

19. Dismissalp. 102

    Follows the season or feast

    October 16, 2026: Without Alleluias, which are added only in Easter Season.

    “Let us bless the Lord,” with “Alleluia, alleluia” added from Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost.

20. Concluding sentencep. 102

    The same every day

    The officiant may close with one of three sentences. The app uses the grace.

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    Concluding sentence

    3 texts to choose from, p. 102

    • The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

    • May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

    • Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.

The Table of Suggested Canticles

The canticles after the lessons come from this table on pages 144–145 of the prayer book. The app uses it as printed, and the day shown above is marked.

The other offices

• The order of Noonday Prayer
• The order of Evening Prayer, Rite Two
• The order of Compline
• How to pray the Daily Office
• Today’s Morning Prayer