Friday - The Second Week After Epiphany

<h3>Opening Scripture:</h3><p>Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. <br /><a href="https://www.esv.org/verses/Isaiah%2060%3A3/" target="_blank"><i>Isaiah 60:3</i></a><i> </i><br /> </p><h3>Confession:</h3><p><i>Let us take a moment to confess our sins</i></p><p>Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you<br />in thought, word, and deed,<br />by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.<br />We have not loved you with our whole heart;<br />we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.<br />We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.<br />For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,<br />have mercy on us and forgive us;<br />that we may delight in your will,<br />and walk in your ways,<br />to the glory of your Name. <strong>Amen.</strong></p><p><i>Grant to your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace;</i><br /><i>that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind;</i><br /><i>through Jesus Christ our Lord. <strong>Amen.</strong></i><br /><br /> </p><h3>The Invitatory & Psalter:</h3><p><i>Officiant: </i>Lord, open our lips.<br /><i>People: </i>And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.</p><p> </p><p><i>Officiant and People</i></p><p>Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:</p><p>as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.</p><p> </p><p>Venite <i>(O Come)</i></p><p>The Lord has shown forth his glory: <br />Come let us adore him.</p><p> </p><p>Come, let us sing to the Lord; *<br />let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. <br />Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *<br />and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. <br />For the Lord is a great God, *<br />and a great King above all gods. <br />In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *<br />and the heights of the hills are his also. <br />The sea is his, for he made it, *<br />and his hands have molded the dry land. <br />Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *<br />and kneel before the Lord our Maker. <br />For