THE ORDER FOR DAILY MORNING PRAYER
According to the Use of the Book of Common Prayer-1928
Opening Hymn (Please stand)
The Invocation
The Sentences…………………………………………………………. Page 3, 4
The Invitation………………………………………………………….. Page 5
(Please sit or kneel)
The General Confession……………………………………………….. Page 6
The Prayer or Declaration of Absolution……………………………… Page 7
The Lord’s Prayer…………………………………………………….… Page 7
(Please sit)
The Precis………………………………………………………………. Page 8
Venite, exultemus Domino……….……………………………………. Page 9
The Psalm………………………………………………………………. Pages 345-525
The Gloria………………………………………………………………. Page 9
The First Lesson……………………………………………………….. Page 9
The First Canticle, Benedicite, omnia opera Domini..………….…… Page 11
The Second Lesson……………………………………………………. Page 13
The Second Canticle, Benedictus……………………………………… Page 14
(Please stand)
The Apostles Creed…………………………………………………….. Page 15
The Sermon Hymn
The Sermon
The Offertory Hymn
The Offering
Doxology ……………………………………………………………….. Hymnal 139
The Collect……………………………………………………………… Page 16
Collect for Peace………………………………………………………… Page 17
Collect for Grace………………………………………………………… Page 17
Prayer for All Conditions of Men……………………………………..… Page 18
Additional Prayers and Petitions
A General Thanksgiving……………………………………………….. Page 19
Prayer of St. Chrysostom……………………………………………….. Page 20
The Grace……………………………………………………………..… Page 20
Recessional Hymn
Nevertheless at Thy Word: Faith in the Midst of Empty Nets
Sermon Excerpt — Trinity 5
Luke 5:1–11
Have you ever worked hard at something, only to come up empty? Simon Peter knew that feeling well. After a long night of fishing, he and his companions had caught nothing. Exhausted and discouraged, they returned to shore and began washing their nets—resigned to failure.
It was in that very moment that Jesus stepped in and said, “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets.”
By all human reasoning, this made no sense. The night was over. The opportunity had passed. Yet Peter responds with remarkable faith:“Nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the net.”
Those four words change everything.
Peter obeys—and the result is abundance beyond imagination. The nets overflow. The boats nearly sink. What began in exhaustion ends in overwhelming blessing.
This passage reminds us that faith often looks like simple obedience in difficult moments. Not when we feel strong or confident, but when we are tired, uncertain, and ready to give up. Christ does not wait for us to be perfect or prepared—He meets us in our weakness and calls us to trust Him.
Whatever “empty nets” you are carrying today, bring them to Christ. And then, like Peter, say: “Nevertheless at thy word.” Cast the net once more—and trust that He is faithful.
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