The First Sunday in Lent.
Isaiah 45.15-25
Vere tu
es Deus
Verily
thou art a God that hidest thyself, * O God of Israel, the
Saviour.
They shall be
ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: * they shall go to confusion
together that are makers of idols.
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with
an everlasting salvation: * ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world
without end.
For thus
saith the LORD that created the heavens; * God himself that formed the earth
and made it;
He hath
established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: *
I am the LORD; and there is none else.
I have not
spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: * I said not unto the seed of
Jacob, Seek ye me in vain:
I the LORD
speak righteousness, * I declare things that are right.
Assemble
yourselves and come; * draw near together, ye that are escaped of
the nations:
They have no
knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, * and pray unto a
god that cannot save.
Tell ye, and
bring them near; * yea, let them take counsel together:
Who hath
declared this from ancient time? * who hath told it from that
time?
Have not I the LORD?
and there is no God else beside me; * a just God and a
Saviour; there is none beside me.
Look unto me,
and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: * for I am God,
and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, * the word is
gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return,
That unto me
every knee shall bow, * every tongue shall swear.
Surely,
shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and
strength: even to him shall men come; * and
all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
In the LORD
shall all the seed of Israel be justified, * and shall glory.
Glory be to
the Father and to the Son * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in
the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The
Collect.
O LORD, who for our sake didst
fast forty days and forty nights; Give us grace to use such abstinence, that,
our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in
righteousness, and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest and
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
{The Collect from the First Day of
Lent is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect appointed for the Day.}
The
Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who
hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all them that
are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily
lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the
God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 58.1-14
Psalter: Psalm 51, 54 | 119.1-32
Epistle Reading: 2 Corinthians 6.1-10
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 4.1-11
Ember days are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Here are the
readings (morning and evening) along with the Collect: http://orderofcenturions.org/documents/ember_lent.html
Here are
additional Collects for the Lenten ember days from the Brotherhood Prayer Book:
(Wednesday) We beseech Thee, O Lord:
that Thou wouldest graciously hear our prayers, stretch forth the right hand of
Thy majesty to be our defence against all adversaries; through Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.
(Friday) We beseech Thee, O Lord: mercifully
to have compassion on Thy people, that they, which by Thee are enabled to serve
Thee, may ever be comforted by Thy gracious and ready help; through Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
(Saturday) We beseech Thee, O Lord:
graciously to hear the prayers of Thy people, and of Thy great goodness turn
aside from them the scourges of Thine anger; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world
without end. Amen.
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