Second Sunday after Trinity

Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

News of the Order and commentary appear after the Proper Collect, Epistle and Gospel

 

The Second Sunday after Trinity

LORD, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name: for thou never failest to help and govern them whom thou doest bring up in thy stedfast love. Grant this, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Collect source: Sacrementary of Gelasius, Bishop of Rome [ca 494AD]. 1549 BCP version. An differnt arrangement appeared in the 1662 BCP

Genesis vi.5, Psalms12, 13 | 10, 11 ; 1 St. John iii. 13   &   St. Luke xiv. 16

Homiy of Augustine on Psalm XII

The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth....But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

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Ferdinand of Portugal, Knight, Crusader, Prince - June 5th

 

 

quotation

 

unity in essentials, diversity in non-essentials, and in all things charity

 

 [RUPERTUS MELDENIUS]

 

commentary

 

Augustine examines Psalm XII in today's homily at the link above. The psalm is introduced with a reference to the eighth day, which was taken by the early fathers to be the Day of the LORD, a day of judgment for evil, and resurrection for those in Christ.

 

Augustine writes:

 

 "the eighth" may be taken as the day of judgment. "For the eighth" may also be taken "for the eternal age;" for that after the time present, which is a cycle of seven days, it shall be given to the Saints.  "Save me, O Lord, for the holy hath failed;" that is, is not found: as we speak when we say, Corn fails, or, Money fails. "For the truths have been minished from among the sons of men" (ver. 1

 

The OT lesson of the story of Noah and the Flood speak of a time when God destroyed all evil in the Earth. In his covenant with Noah, he swore never to again destroy the earth by flood. However, the scriptures continue to point to the coming of a great and terrible Day of the Lord. That is on the Order's vision page from Revelation—the Apocalypse.  Noah's Ark has been a symbol of the church since early days. The word "Nave" for where the people gather is a naval term for the interior of a ship. It signifies safety for the "called-out" and a haven from the chaos of the deep. Those who are in Christ are in his "nave" and are sealed until the Last Great Day. [Eph 4:30]. As God promised Noah whom he chose out of mankind, so he promises his elect life everlasting: But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

 

Ponder too the wisdom of Augustine's comment, there may be said to be many truths: as in mirrors there are seen many reflections from one face.  Augustine is often cited for the quotation,

 

unity in essentials, diversity in non-essentials, and in all things charity

 

 although he is not its author, his assertion in this homily would seem to support the premise. One must evaluate whether some of the new "reflections" one sees coming forth and claimed to be a "new working' of the Holy Ghost these days are of God

 

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