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Daily Prayer | April 2014

Tuesday 1st       Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher (1872)
Intention · for spiritual writers and teachers
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 45                  Reading: Exodus 2. 23-3. 20
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 46                  Reading: St John 10. 1-10

Wednesday 2nd     Feria of Lent
Intention · for the homeless
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 47                  Reading: Exodus 4. 1-23
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 48                  Reading: St John 10. 11-21

Thursday 3rd       Feria of Lent
Intention · for those living with uncertainty
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 49                  Reading: Exodus 4. 27-6.1
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 50                  Reading: St John 10. 22-end

Friday 4th         Feria of Lent
Intention · for the emergency services
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 51                  Reading: Exodus 6. 2-13
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 52                  Reading: St John 11. 1-16

Saturday 5th       Feria of Lent
Intention · for the sick
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 53, 54              Reading: Exodus 7. 8-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 55                  Reading: St John 11. 17-27

Sunday 6th        Lent 5 | Passion Sunday

Monday 7th        Feria of Passiontide
Intention · for those living with HIV/AIDS
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 73                  Reading: Exodus 8. 1-19
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 47                  Reading: St John 11. 28-44

Tuesday 8th       Feria of Passiontide
Intention · for those entrusted with authority and responsibility
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 35                  Reading:  Exodus 8. 20-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 61                  Reading: St John 11. 45-end

Wednesday 9th     Feria of Passiontide | Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1945
Intention · for those who mourn
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 55                  Reading: Exodus 9. 1-12
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 62                  Reading: St John 12. 1-11

Thursday 10th     Feria of Passiontide
Intention · for the unemployed
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 40                  Reading: Exodus 9. 13-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 43                  Reading: St John 12. 12-19

Friday 11th       Feria of Passiontide
Intention · for those struggling with mental illness
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 22                  Reading: Exodus 10
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 31                  Reading: St John 12. 20-36a

Saturday 12th      Feria of Passiontide
Intention · for peace in the Holy Land
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 23                  Reading: Exodus 11
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 130                 Reading: St John 12. 36b-end

Sunday 13th       Palm Sunday

Monday 14th       Monday in Holy Week
Intention · for the strength to be faithful in our Christian lives
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 41                  Reading: Lamentations 1. 1-12a
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 25                  Reading: Colossians 1. 18-23

Tuesday 15th      Tuesday in Holy Week
Intention · for those who have been betrayed
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 27                  Reading: Lamentations 3. 1-18
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 55. 13-24           Reading: Galatians 6. 11-end

Wednesday 16th    Wednesday in Holy Week
Intention · for those who are searching for purpose and meaning in life
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 102. 1-18           Reading: Jeremiah 11. 18-20
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 88                  Reading: Revelation 14.18 – 15.4

Thursday 17th     Maundy Thursday
Intention · for our clergy
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 42, 43              Reading: Leviticus 16. 2-24
Evening Prayer is not said on Maundy Thursday

Friday 18th       Good Friday
Intention · thanksgiving for the Cross
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 69                  Reading: Genesis 22. 1-18
Evening Prayer is not said on Good Friday

Saturday 19th     Holy Saturday
Intention · for a deepening of the prayer of silence
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 142                 Reading: Hosea 6. 1-6
Evening Prayer is not said on Holy Saturday

Sunday 20th       Easter Day

Monday 21st       Monday of Easter Week
Intention · for the newly baptised and confirmed
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 111                 Reading: Exodus 12. 1-14
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 135                 Reading: St Mark 16. 1-8

Tuesday 22nd      Tuesday of Easter Week
Intention · for the Community of the Resurrection
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 112                 Reading: Exodus 12. 14-36
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 136                 Reading: St Luke 24. 1-12

Wednesday 23rd    Wednesday of Easter Week
Intention · for stronger ecumenical relations
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 113                 Reading: Exodus 12. 37-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 105                 Reading: St Matthew 28. 16-end

Thursday 24th     Thursday of Easter Week
Intention · for the Bishop of London
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 114                 Reading: Exodus 13. 1-16
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 106                 Reading: St Luke 7. 11-17

Friday 25th       Friday of Easter Week
Intention · for unity among Christians
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 115                 Reading: Exodus 13.17 - 14.14
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 107                 Reading: Luke 8. 41-end

Saturday 26th     Saturday of Easter Week
Intention · for those exploring their vocation
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 116                 Reading: Exodus 14. 15-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 145                 Reading: St John 11. 17-44

Sunday 27th       Easter 2

Monday 28th       St George, Martyr, Patron of England (c.304) (tr)
Intention · for a deepening of prayer in this country
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm:146                  Reading: Joshua 1. 1-9
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 19                  Reading: St Mark 1. 1-15

Tuesday 29th      St Mark the Evangelist (tr)
Intention · for a willingness to share our faith
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 37. 23-end          Reading: Isaiah 62. 6-10
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 45                  Reading: 2 Timothy 4. 1-11

Wednesday 30th    Feria of Easter
Intention · for St Matthew’s School
Morning Prayer ·               Psalm: 30                  Reading: Exodus 16. 11-end
Evening Prayer ·               Psalm: 33                  Reading: St John 20. 19-end

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Abbreviations
Ab · Abbot or Abbess
Ap · Apostle
Bl · Blessed
Bp · Bishop 
Dcn · Deacon
Dr · Doctor of the Church
Ev · Evangelist
K · King 
M · Martyr
Mis · Missionary
Pr · Priest
Rel · Religious
Q · Queen