Wednesday, September 02, 2026
The Wednesday in the Fourteenth Week After Pentecost
Morning Prayer
Opening Sentence
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. habakkuk 2:20
Antiphon
The Lord is glorious in his saints: * O come, let us adore him.
Psalms
5; 6
First Lesson
II Samuel 20
Second Lesson
Ephesians 2:1–10
Evening Prayer
Opening Sentence
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. psalm 96:9
Psalms
7
First Lesson
Jonah 4
Second Lesson
Matthew 5:1–20
Collects
Seasonal Collect
O Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow after us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Special Collect
Almighty God, you gave your servant N. boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Remembrance
The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901 and 1942