Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,
and I will observe it to the end.
Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
(Psalm 119:33-35, NRSV.)
Invitatory
Oh, Lord, open our lips;
and our mouths shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
(BCP 1979, alt.)
Cruciform
Truly I tell you,
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered in my name,
I am there among them.
(Matthew 18:18, 20, NRSV.)
Weeks
Love does no wrong to a neighbor;
therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
(Romans 13:10, NRSV.)
Dimissory
Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed;
the night is far gone, the day is near.
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness
and put on the armor of light.
(Romans 13:11-12, NRSV, alt.)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.