Matins

For Lent and Days of Fasting
Friday
Psalm 88:2,1

- Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
- O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

For Lazarus' Day
Psalm 30:3,1

- O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
- I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

For Palm Sunday

- This day our king Christ enters into Jerusalem; the new city of David.
- Old men came out before him with branches of olive trees; and they glorified the Son of God.

For Great Monday
Psalm 102:25-26-27

- Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- They shall perish, But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.

For Great Tuesday
Psalm 54:14-15

- The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.
- With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king's palace.

For Great Wednesday
Psalm 73:8-9

- They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
- They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

For different feasts and Lent, see some next pages ( from 19 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 .