MATINS

- God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. (Psalm 47:5)

For Pentecost
- Let us bless the coming of the Holy Spirit ; the coming of the Holy Spirit let us bless.
- Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel. (Psalm 68:26)

For Lent and Days of Fasting
Monday - Psalm 13:3-4
- O  LORD my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
- Lest mine enemy say, "I have prevailed against him"; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

Tuesday - Psalm 36:9-10
- For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.
- Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Wednesday - Psalm 41:4, 2
- I said, O  LORD, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
- Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

Thursday - Psalm 88:13-14
- Unto thee, O  LORD, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
- LORD, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

For other days of Lent, see some next pages ( from 18 untill 21 ).

After anthems, follows the Litany. Choose the proper of the day : for Sunday Eves, Sundays, and Eastertide - page 22; for Saints - pages 24 - 25 - 26 ; for other Feasts - page 27 ; for days of fasting - page 28 .

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