For Sunday

Reading of the Law of God

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20.12

Confession of Sin

Our Father, we have not kept this commandment. All too often we have not properly honored those whom You have placed over us. All too often we have not submitted ourselves to their instruction. All too often we have not received their correction graciously nor borne with their weaknesses patiently. We acknowledge that by sinning against them we have actually rebelled against You. We know from the Gospel that these sins have earned us Your justice. But we also know from the Gospel that we who have entrusted ourselves to Jesus have received the grace of Your forgiveness. Thank You that Jesus has paid for these sins, too. Amen.

 Declaration of Pardon

Jesus said: For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. John 6.40

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Book of Common Prayer