tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61879942024-03-15T10:45:44.652-04:00CENTURIONS FORUMORDO CENTURIONUM * IN HOC SIGNO VINCES * TIME DEUM ET OPERARE IUSTITIAMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1590125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-22553031174319580362024-03-15T10:44:00.005-04:002024-03-15T10:44:55.122-04:00Fifth Sunday in Lent or Passion Sunday - 2024 The Fifth Sunday in Lent or Passion Sunday.
Psalm 143. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and consider my
desire; * hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness’ sake.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy
servant; * for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my
soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; * he hath laid me in the
mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-10684391181740183602024-03-08T10:45:00.000-05:002024-03-08T10:45:16.162-05:00Fourth Sunday in Lent - 2024 The Fourth Sunday
in Lent.Psalm 130. De profundis.OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; * Lord,
hear my voice.2 O let thine ears consider well * the voice of my
complaint. 3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is
done amiss, * O Lord, who may abide it?4 For there is mercy with thee; * therefore shalt
thou be feared.5 I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him; *
in mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-47582388742301540002024-03-02T11:03:00.002-05:002024-03-02T11:03:58.198-05:00Third Sunday in Lent - 2024 (And a Reflection on Philippians 1:25-26) The Third Sunday in
Lent.Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.HEAR my prayer, O Lord, * and let my crying come unto
thee.2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble;
* incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.3 For my days are consumed away like smoke, * and
my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand.4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like
grass; * so mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-10453635943687383352024-02-23T12:13:00.000-05:002024-02-23T12:13:52.835-05:00St. Matthias (24 February) and Second Sunday in Lent - 2024 Saint Matthias’s
Day (24 February)
The Collect
Almighty God, who into the place of the traitor
Judas didst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve
Apostles; Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles, may
be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Old
Testament Reading: 1 Samuelmphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-33435953067643739622024-02-16T10:39:00.003-05:002024-02-16T10:39:41.608-05:00First Sunday in Lent and Lenten Ember Days - 2024 The First Sunday in
Lent.
Psalm 32. Beati quorum.
BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, *
and whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no
sin, * and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 For whilst I held my tongue, * my bones consumed away
through my daily complaining.
4 For thy hand was heavy upon me day and night, *
and my moisture was like mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-5053213610415462262024-02-02T10:53:00.000-05:002024-02-02T10:53:41.506-05:00The Presentation of Christ (2 February) and Sexagesima - 2024 The presentation of Christ in the
temple, commonly called the Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin(2 February)Psalm 20. Exaudiat te Dominus.THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; * the
Name of the God of Jacob defend thee: 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, * and
strengthen thee out of Sion: 3 Remember all thy offerings, * and accept thy
burnt sacrifice: 4 Grant thee thy heart’s mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-74544707631956196322024-01-27T12:32:00.000-05:002024-01-27T12:32:47.050-05:00Septuagesima, or the Third Sunday before Lent - 2024 The Sunday called
Septuagesima, or the third Sunday before Lent.Psalm 19. Cæli enarrant.THE heavens declare the glory of God; * and the
firmament showeth his handy-work. 2 One day telleth another; * and one night
certifieth another. 3 There is neither speech nor language; * but their
voices are heard among them. 4 Their sound is gone out into all lands; * and
their words into the ends of mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-40496137050724433442024-01-19T10:40:00.000-05:002024-01-19T10:40:31.509-05:00Third Sunday after Epiphany and Conversion of St. Paul (25 January) - 2024 The Third Sunday
after the Epiphany.Psalm
72. Deus, judicium.GIVE the King thy judgments, O God, * and thy
righteousness unto the King’s son. 2 Then shall he judge thy people according unto
right, * and defend the poor.3 The mountains also shall bring peace, * and the
little hills righteousness unto the people. 4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right, *
defend the children of the mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-47677831030175179012024-01-12T10:37:00.000-05:002024-01-12T10:37:20.005-05:00Second Sunday after Epiphany - 2024 The Second Sunday after the Epiphany.Psalm
48. Magnus Dominus.GREAT
is the Lord, and highly to be praised * in the city of our God, even upon his
holy hill. 2
The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth; * upon the
north side lieth the city of the great King: God is well known in her palaces
as a sure refuge. 3
For lo, the kings of the earth * were gathered, and gone bymphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-39924314090125501062024-01-05T11:20:00.000-05:002024-01-05T11:20:08.387-05:00Epiphany (6 January) and the First Sunday after Epiphany - 2024 The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ
to the Gentiles
6
January
Psalm
46. Deus noster refugium.
GOD
is our hope and strength, * a very present help in trouble.
2
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, * and though the hills
be carried into the midst of the sea;
3
Though the waters thereof rage and swell, * and though the mountains shake at
the tempest of the mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-89903514535243049082023-12-29T09:55:00.002-05:002023-12-29T09:55:10.201-05:00First Sunday after Christmas and Circumcision of Christ (1 January) - 2023/24The Sunday after Christmas-Day.
Psalm
8. Domine, Dominus noster.
O LORD our Governor, how excellent is thy Name
in all the world; * thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens!
2 Out of the
mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou
ordained strength, because of thine enemies, * that thou mightest still the enemy and the
avenger.
3
When I consider thy heavens, even the work mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-552501857957272972023-12-26T12:53:00.001-05:002023-12-26T12:53:16.969-05:00St. Stephen's (26 December), St. John's (27 December), and The Innocents (28 December) - 2023/24 We are now in the Twelve Days of ChristmasSaint Stephen’s Day (26 December).
From Psalm 34
Benedicam Domino
I WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord * his praise
shall ever be in my mouth.
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous * and
his ears are open unto their prayers.
The countenance of the Lord is against them that do
evil * to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.
mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-23860196844902759232023-12-25T10:02:00.000-05:002023-12-25T10:02:40.199-05:00Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - 2023 The Eve of the Nativity of our Lord
December 24
Psalm
2. Quare fremuerunt gentes?
WHY do the heathen so furiously rage together? *
and why do the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers
take counsel together * against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
3 Let us break their bonds asunder, * and cast away
their cords from us.
4 He that mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-53268878962001462302023-12-22T10:47:00.004-05:002023-12-22T10:47:56.631-05:00Fourth Sunday of Advent - 2023/24 The Fourth Sunday in Advent.Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; *
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: *
righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.3 There shall go a fire before him, * and burn up
his enemies on every side. 4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world: * the
mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-47601142859032043312023-12-16T10:23:00.000-05:002023-12-16T10:23:00.484-05:00The 60 Martyrs of Gaza 17 December [638]The martyrdom of the 60 soldiers of Christ who were captured by the wicked Saracens in the Christ-loving city of Gaza during the reign of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the 27th year of the emperor Heraclius.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-15118296784210841892023-12-15T13:56:00.000-05:002023-12-15T13:56:29.462-05:00Third Sunday in Advent - 2023/24 and Advent Ember Days The Third Sunday in Advent.Psalm
96 Cantate DominoO SING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the
Lord, all the whole earth. 2. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name : be
telling of his salvation from day to day.3. Declare his honour unto the heathen : and his
wonders unto all people. 4. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be
praised : he is more to be feared than all gods. 5. As mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-16971180680791745582023-12-08T10:49:00.000-05:002023-12-08T10:49:22.070-05:00Second Sunday in Advent - 2023/24 The Second Sunday in Advent.
Psalm
50. Deus deorum.
THE Lord, even the Most Mighty God, hath spoken,
*and called the world, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down
thereof.
2 Out of Sion hath God appeared * in perfect
beauty.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence;
*there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be
stirred up round about him.
mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-79293470344049396962023-12-02T09:30:00.005-05:002023-12-02T09:30:24.096-05:00First Sunday in Advent - 2023/24 The
First Sunday of Advent.Psalm 8.Domine,
Dominus noster.O LORD our Governor, how
excellent is thy Name in all the world; * thou that hast set thy glory above
the heavens!2 Out of the mouth of very
babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, *
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.3 When I consider thy
heavens, even the work of thy fingers; * themphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-88963241202103543342023-11-30T09:28:00.000-05:002023-11-30T09:28:27.573-05:00St. Andrew - 30 November Saint Andrew the
Apostle
[November 30]
Collect
ALMIGHTY God, who didst
give such grace unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the
calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him without delay; Grant unto us
all, that we, being called by thy holy Word, may forthwith give up ourselves
obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments; through the same Jesus Christ our
mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-56203172212949754682023-11-25T22:34:00.000-05:002023-11-25T22:34:10.609-05:00Sunday next before Advent - 2023 The Sunday next
before Advent.
Isaiah 12.1-6
Confitebor tibi
And in that day thou
shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me,
thine anger is turned away, * and thou comfortedst me.
Behold, God is my
salvation; * I will trust, and not be afraid:
for the Lord
Jehovah is my strength and my song; * he also is become my salvation.
Therefore with mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-28305846894892733192023-11-18T10:52:00.007-05:002023-11-18T10:52:42.046-05:00Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity - 2023 The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.
Jeremiah 31.10-14
Audite verbum Domini
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, * and
declare it in the isles afar off, and say,
He that scattered Israel will gather him, * and
keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, * and ransomed
him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-4483947382041126122023-11-10T11:10:00.007-05:002023-11-10T11:10:40.557-05:00Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity - 2023 The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity.1
Samuel 2.1-10Exultant cor meumMy heart rejoiceth in the LORD, * mine horn is
exalted in the LORD: My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; * because I
rejoice in thy salvation.There is none holy as the LORD: for there
is none beside thee: * neither is there any rock like our God.Talk no more so exceeding proudly; *
let mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-37574001083199396812023-11-03T11:04:00.007-04:002023-11-03T11:04:56.150-04:00Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity - 2023 The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity.
Benedic,
anima mea.
Psalm ciii.
PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; * and all that is within
me, praise his holy Name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his
benefits:
Who forgiveth all thy sin, * and healeth all thine
infirmities;
Who saveth thy life from destruction, * and crowneth
thee with mercy and loving-kindness.
O praise the Lord, mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-29714565390499980892023-11-01T09:45:00.003-04:002023-11-01T09:45:52.901-04:00All Saints Day (1 Nov) - 2023 All Saints’ Day
The
Collect
O
almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and
fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so
to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come
to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly
love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 mphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187994.post-74426733044368934132023-10-27T08:47:00.000-04:002023-10-27T08:47:18.370-04:00Sts Simon and Jude (28 October) and Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity - 2023 28
October
Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
Psalm 68.1-11
Exurgat Deus
LET God arise, and let his enemies be scattered :
let them also that hate him flee before him.
2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive
them away : and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at
the presence of God.
3. But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before
God : let themmphilliberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199089265196120556noreply@blogger.com0