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MatinsThe Song of Zechariah
1Blessèd are you O Lord our God:
you have come to your people and set them free.
2You have raised up for us a mighty Saviour:
born of the house of your servant David.
3 Through your holy prophets you promised of old:
that you would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
4You promised to show mercy to our forebears:
and to remember your holy covenant.
5This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6free to worship you without fear:
holy and righteous in your sight
all the days of our life.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading - Feast of Unleavened Bread ordered by God
16“On April firsta you shall celebrate the Passover—when the death angel passed over the oldest sons of the Israelites in Egypt, leaving them unharmed. 17On the following day a great, joyous seven-day festival will begin, but no leavened bread shall be served. 18On the first day of the festival all the people shall be called together before the Lord. No hard work shall be done on that day. 19You shall offer as burnt sacrifices to the Lord two young bulls, one ram, and seven yearling male lambs—all without defect. 20-21With each bull there shall be a grain offering of nine quarts of fine flour mixed with oil; with the ram there shall be six quarts; and with each of the seven lambs there shall be three quarts of fine flour. 22You must also offer a male goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for yourselves. 23These offerings shall be in addition to the usual daily sacrifices. 24This same sacrifice shall be offered on each of the seven days of the feast; they will be very pleasant to the Lord. 25 On the seventh day there shall again be a holy and solemn assembly of all the people, and during that day you may do no hard work.
. . . . . Numbers 28:16-25- Literally, “on the fourteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar). when the death angel passed over . . . leaving them unharmed, Implied.
Intercession
Pray for 3 people on your heart ending with the prayer below.
To you, O Lord, we lift our eyes;
to you, enthroned in the heavens.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Let our cry come before you, O Lord;
grant us understanding, according to your word.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Let your merciful goodness come to us, O Lord;
and your salvation, according to your promise.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Satisfy those who thirst,
and fill the hungry with good things.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Your kingship has dominion over all,
and with you is our redemption.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Amen.