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For Sleep

Father, in your mercy dispel the darkness of this night, and let your servant sleep in peace, that at the dawn of a new day I may wake with joy in your Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Friday after the 2nd Sunday of Easter

Liturgical Color: White/Gold

Weekly Collect

The 2nd Sunday of Easter

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Proper Preface

Easter

But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was offered for us, and has taken away the sin of the world; who by his death has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has won for us everlasting life.

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Most liturgical texts are from the Book of Common Prayer (2019) of the Anglican Church in North America.

The New Coverdale Psalter, © 2019 by the Anglican Church in North America. Used by permission.

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The Hours

Morning Prayer

30 Day Psalter

Psalms 19, 20, 21

60 Day Psalter

Psalms 81

Lessons

  • Leviticus 8
  • Mark 3:13–3:35
  • Short Form
  • Readings
Midday Prayer

Benedictine Weekly

Short Form

Psalm 119:145-176

Readings
Evening Prayer

30 Day Psalter

Psalms 22, 23

60 Day Psalter

Psalms 83

Lessons

  • Job 2
  • Titus 1
  • Short Form
  • Readings
Compline

Psalter

Short Form

Psalms 4, 31, 91, 134

Readings

Last Sunday

The 2nd of Easter

  • Acts 3:12a, 13–15, 17–26 or Isaiah 26:1–9, 19
  • Psalm 111
  • 1 John 5:1–5
  • John 20:19–31

Upcoming Sunday

The 3rd of Easter

  • Acts 4:5–14 or Micah 4:1–5
  • Psalm 98 or Psalm 98:1–5
  • 1 John 1:1–2:2
  • Luke 24:36–49

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prophetic Witness and Renewer of Society

Ecumenical Commemoration

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister of Atlanta and Montgomery who led the American civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 until his assassination in Memphis. He preached the love of enemies from the age of twenty-three to the last night of his life, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and died on April 4, 1968, at thirty-nine. The Episcopal Church commemorates him on that day as Pastor and Martyr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University and was ordained to the Baptist ministry. As pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, he emerged as leader of the Montgomery bus boycott (1955-1956), which catalyzed the modern civil rights movement. King championed nonviolent direct action, drawing on the example of Mahatma Gandhi and the teaching of Jesus. He delivered his most famous address, 'I Have a Dream,' during the 1963 March on Washington. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest man at that time to receive the award. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis on April 4, 1968, while supporting striking sanitation workers. His legacy transformed American law, culture, and Christian witness.

Traditions & stories

Prophet and spiritual leader of nonviolent resistance; advocate of beloved community and racial reconciliation; witness to the moral demands of the gospel in the face of injustice; symbol of courageous Christian witness in the 20th century.

Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, you kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your servant Martin Luther King, Jr. to manifest your compassion and mercy to the poor and the persecuted: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who give thanks for his righteous zeal may profit by his example; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.