Daily Prayer & Services
Daily prayers, household observances and full services.
ORDER OF DAILY MORNING PRAYERS (5:00 A.M.)
Daily morning prayers should be kept in all bethels of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star at 5:00 am. No activity should disrupt this order.
The following order is to be observed by the officiating priest.
1. Jingling to the bell by officiating priest
2. Hymn
3. Prayer by officiating priest
4. Psalm one (To be recited by all)
5. Prayer by a member
6. Psalm 121 (To be recited by all)
7. Hymn
8. Prayer by a member
9. Silent Prayer (All standing)
10. Song (1) “Very early in the morning”
11. Prayer by a member
12. Song (2) “Oh Father hear my prayers”
13. Prayer by a member
14. Song (3)”Father send down thy power”
15. Prayer by a member
16. Closing hymn
17. Psalm 23
18. Lord’s Prayer
19. Doxology (“Bless us oh Lord in this hour of morn”
20. Benediction
21. Doxology (“Hear our prayer oh Lord”
22. Here all members gather and kneel around the alter with complete reverence.
23. Song (a) “Around the throne of God…”)
24. Song (b) “Ye Children of God now awake….”)
25. © (“I am a woeful sinner…”) During this song, holy water is sprinkles by any spirited one to all kneeling down.
26. Song (d) (“That Blood which was shed…”)
27. Prayer by:4 members (2 Sisters and 2 Brothers) standing around the altar.
28. Song (e) Right from the day Our Lord Jesus Christ was nailed on the Cross….”) Everybody leaves the altar to his/her seat.
29. Spiritual Choruses: (“All stand and go on blessing as follows:
a. Choristers
b. Children
c. Men congregation
d. Women Congregation
e. Spirited Children
f. Elders
g. Ordained
h. Christ Practical Students
I. Christ Preachers
j. Christ Witnesses
k. Christ Servants
l. Bishops
m. 144,000 Virgins This order of blessing should be maintained as laid down by the Father anywhere and anytime blessing is undertaken.
30. Dreams, Visions, Testimonies, etc.
31. Announcements
32. Admonition and closing by the officiating priest.
ORDER OF SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
It is of great importance that all distant members, i.e. those members who are living at places where there is no branch of the Brotherhood lo keep prayer twice at 5 a.m. and at 7 p..m.
daily in their homes. This will enhance and sustain that spiritual awareness which is essential in an organization such as ours. Such members should follow the order of service below: –
1. Psalm 1 (To be recited)
2. Hymn
3. Prayer
4. Psalm 121 (To be recited)
5. Closing Hymn
6. Psalm 23, The Lord’s prayer (To be recited)
7. Doxology: (a) if morning sing “Bless us oh Lord…”
(b) If evening sing “Olumba behold us here…
8. Benediction
9. Doxology: Hear our prayers oh Lord….
10. Spiritual Choruses
11. Closing. Note: The above can be used by a Brother/Sister and his/her family.
ORDER OF SERVICE ON MONDAY-TUESDAY AND SATURDAY
EVENING WORSHIPS
1. Hymn
2. Prayer – by officiating priest
3. Psalm One – To be repeated by all
4. Prayer – by a member
5. Reading of Psalm 15 – to be repeated by all
6. Anthem by the choir(s)
7. Prayer – by a member
8. Text-Sermon
9. Prayer – by a member
10. Silent prayer – all standing
11. Blessing
12. Prayer- by a member
13. Anthem by the choir(s)
14. Prayer- by a member
15. Closing Hymn
16. Psalm 23
17. Lord’s prayer
18. Doxology: Olumba behold us here
19. Benediction
20. Doxology: Hear our prayer 0 Lord
21. Spiritual Choruses and blessing
22. Love Feast
23. Vision, Prophecy, Dream and Testimony
24. Announcement, Admonition and Closing by officiating priest.
ORDER OF FULL SERVICE
Full services are held daily during Pentecostal Periods, at pentecostal centres and on Fellowships Week long activities.
At Bethel levels, Sunday. Meanwhile full services are held on sundays 10am Sunday evening 7pm Thursday evening 7pm Friday 7pm Thursday evening will be treated separately Morning/Evening and Fridays Services are conducted as full service.
1. The officiating priest jingle the bell
2. Introit – “The Lord is in His Holy Temple”
3. Psalm One
4. Prayer by the officiating priest
5. Hymn
6. Prayer – by a member
7. Reading of the First Bible lesson
8. Hymn
9. Prayer – by a member
10. Reading of the Second Bible Lesson
11. Anthem by Choir(s)
12. Prayer by a member
13. Reading of the Golden Text
14. Sermon by the officiating priest
15. Prayer by a member at the end of the sermon
16. Silent Prayer – all standing
17. Going on first blessing.
(a) “Father, Son and the Holy Ghost”.Children go on blessing with this song
(b) “My disciples be ever ready….” Women/Men Congregation go on blessing with this song.
(c) “I will make you fishers of men….”Choristers go on blessing with this song.
(d) “Father do thy work in me..” Spirited Children, Elders, Ordained, Practical Students, Preachers, Christ Witnesses, Christ Servant, Bishops and 144,000 Virgins go on blessing with this song.
16. Prayer – by a member
17. Anthem by a choir or choirs
18. Prayer by a member
19. Closing Hymn
20. Psalm 23
21. The Lord’s Prayer
22. Doxology “Come holy spirit of God….”
23. Benediction
24. Doxology “Hear our prayers oh Lord….”
25. Chorus and second blessing is as follows:
(a) Choristers
(b) Children
(c) Men Congregation
(d) Women Congregation
(e) Spirited
(f) Elders
(g) Ordained
(h) Christ Witnesses/Servants
(j) Bishops
(k) 144,000 Virgins
25. Feast
(b) Dreams, Visions, Prophecies, Testimonies
26. Announcements.
27. Admonition and closing by officiating priest. Note: Going on blessing entails filing pass the Altar by each pew. The procession should be orderly and each person moves with both hands clasped together finger-to-finger. As each person gets to the Altar he/she bows and puts his/her offering. It is not mandatory to put money as the offering is a freewill exercise.
SPECIAL SILENT PRAYER (TO BE READ BY CONDUCTOR):
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of human race. Look down upon us who humbly prostrate before thine Altar, we are thine and thine we wish to be but to be more surely united with Thee. Behold each one of us freely consecrates himself to thy Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known Thee. Many too, despising Thy precepts have rejected Thee.
Have mercy on them all most merciful Jesus and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart.
Be Thou King, O Lord not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee. Grant that they may quickly return to their father’s house less they die of wretchedness and hunger.
Be thou King of all those who are deceived by erroneous opinions or whom discord keeps aloof and call them back to the larbour of truth and unity of faith so that soon they may be one flock and one shepherd.
Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in darkness of idolatry and Islamism. And refuse not to draw them back to the light and Kingdom of God.
Turn thy eyes of mercy toward the children of that race, once thy chosen people of old who incurred upon themselves the blood of the savour. May it now descend upon them a lover of redemption and of life. Sent O Lord to Thine Church assurance of freedom, immunity from harm. And peace from pole to pole with one cry: – Praise! To the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation. To it be glory and honour forever and ever more.