This short devotional liturgy can be used in the home, or for the beginning of a school day or a church meeting. It can also be used at any time during the Lenten season. In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen. Be gracious to me, God, according to … Continue reading A Short Devotional Liturgy for Ash Wednesday
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. O Christ, hear us. God, the Father in heaven, have mercy on us. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Be gracious to us. Spare us, good Lord. Be gracious to us. Help us, … Continue reading A Short Litany
May God the Father bless me. May God the + Son protect me.May the power of the Holy Spiritenlighten me,and forgive all my sins.Amen. Source: Rigi’sches Gebetbuch, Translated for A Collection of Prayers. German source: Gebetbuch, enthaltend die sämtlichen Gebete und Seufzer Martin Luther’s, ….Evangelischer Bücher-Verein, 1866, #27. Original in German Gesegne mich Gott der Vater, bewahre … Continue reading Short Trinitarian Prayer and Blessing
Lord Jesus, our heavenly King, grant that the closer we draw to Judgment Day the more sharply we may recognize and acknowledge the claim—the blood-bought claim—which you have on our whole lives. [1] Jesus, our only Savior, grant that the gifts we bring you each week may more and more get to show that we … Continue reading Short Offering Prayers
Dearest God, for food and rest Accept our praise. Your name be blessed. Amen. Source: Unknown Source of this version: Freely modified from Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week by Dr. John Habermann, Wartburg Publishing House, Chicago, 1918 Original: Dearest God, for meat and drink Accept our praise. Thy Name be blessed. Amen. … Continue reading A Short Grace
Jesus, bless what you have given, Feed our souls with bread from heaven; Guide and lead us all the way, In all that we may do and say. Amen. Source: Unknown Source of this version: Freely modified from Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week by Dr. John Habermann, Wartburg Publishing House, … Continue reading A Short Grace
Heavenly Father, bless this food, To your glory and our good. Amen. Source: Unknown Source of this version: Freely modified from Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week by Dr. John Habermann, Wartburg Publishing House, Chicago, 1918 (This prayer is not in the original German edition of Habermann’s Gebetbuch.)
The Service of the Sacrament begins with the Great Thanksgiving, a prayer that leads up to the Words of Institution, and in some cases includes the Words of Institution. The Great Thanksgiving begins with the same greeting as the Service of the Word. “The Lord be with you. And also with you.” Only here there … Continue reading The Western Rite, Part 3, The Service of the Sacrament
Service of the Word This is the oldest part of the service. Many authorities (Reed, Pfatteicher, Strey) describe worship in the early church beginning with a simple greeting, and then the pattern of readings from the synagogue would follow: a reading from the law, a psalm, and a reading from the prophets. To this, readings … Continue reading The Western Rite, Part 2, The Service of the Word
During September of 2023 we will look at the Western Rite. The Oxford Dictionary defines rite as: “a religious or other solemn ceremony or act. ‘the rite of communion.’” A stricter definition used by liturgists is a rite is words that are spoken (or sung) in worship. Ceremony is actions or gestures used in worship. The Western … Continue reading The Western Rite, Part 1: Confession / Lord, Have Mercy / Glory to God in the Highest
A Collection of Prayers 