(The picture above reflects Isaiah 11.1-4: "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.")
Whit-Sunday.
Psalm
33
Exultate, justi
REJOICE in the Lord, O ye
righteous : for it becometh well the just to be thankful.
2. Praise the Lord with harp :
sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings.
3. Sing unto the Lord a new
song : sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage.
4. For the word of the Lord is
true : and all his works are faithful.
5. He loveth righteousness and
judgement : the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6. By the word of the Lord
were the heavens made : and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
7. He gathereth the waters of
the sea together, as it were upon an heap : and layeth up the deep, as in a
treasure-house.
8. Let all the earth fear the
Lord : stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world.
9. For he spake, and it was
done : he commanded and it stood fast.
10. The Lord bringeth the
counsel of the heathen to nought : and maketh the devices of the people to be
of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes.
11. The counsel of the Lord
shall endure for ever : and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12. Blessed are the people,
whose God is the Lord Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that he hath chosen
to him to be his inheritance.
13. The Lord looked down from
heaven, and beheld all the children of men : from the habitation of his
dwelling he considereth all them that dwell on the earth.
14. He fashioneth all the
hearts of them : and understandeth all their works.
15. There is no king that can
be saved by the multitude of an host : neither is any mighty man delivered by
much strength.
16. A horse is counted but a
vain thing to save a man : neither shall he deliver any man by his great
strength.
17. Behold, the eye of the
Lord is upon them that fear him : and upon them that put their trust in his
mercy.
18. To deliver their soul from
death : and to feed them in the time of dearth.
19. Our soul hath patiently
tarried for the Lord : for he is our help and our shield.
20. For our heart shall
rejoice in him : because we have hoped in his holy Name.
21. Let thy merciful kindness,
O Lord, be upon us : like as we do put our trust in thee.
(V.6. – “the breath” in Hebrew is *ruach* which is translated often
as “the Spirit”. Therefore, notice the relation between “the word of the Lord”
and “the ruach of his mouth.”)
The Collect.
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts
of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit;
Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our
Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit,
one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Joel 2.28-31
Psalter: Psalm 48, 68 | 104, 145
Epistle Reading: Acts 2.1-11
Gospel Reading: St. John 14.15-31
Monday
in Whitsun-Week.
Psalm
100
Jubilate Deo
O BE joyful in the Lord, all
ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a
song.
2. Be ye sure that the Lord he
is God : it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people,
and the sheep of his pasture.
3. O go your way into his
gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto
him, and speak good of his Name.
4. For the Lord is gracious,
his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endureth from generation to
generation.
Same Collect for Sunday along with
this one added in the 1928 BCP:
Send,
we beseech thee, Almighty God, thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, that he may
direct and rule us according to thy will, comfort us in all our afflictions,
defend us from all error, and lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who with thee and the same Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God,
world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 31.31-34
Psalter: Psalm 139
Epistle Reading: Acts 10.34-48
Gospel Reading: St. John 3.16-21
Tuesday
in Whitsun-Week.
Psalm
101
Misericordiam et judicium
MY SONG shall be of mercy and
judgement : unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
2. O let me have understanding
: in the way of godliness.
3. When wilt thou come unto me
: I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.
4. I will take no wicked thing
in hand; I hate the sins of unfaithfulness : there shall no such cleave unto
me.
5. A froward heart shall
depart from me : I will not know a wicked person.
6. Whoso privily slandereth
his neighbour : him will I destroy.
7. Whoso hath also a proud
look and high stomach : I will not suffer him.
8. Mine eyes look upon such as
are faithful in the land : that they may dwell with me.
9. Whoso leadeth a godly life
: he shall be my servant.
10. There shall no deceitful
person dwell in my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
11. I shall soon destroy all
the ungodly that are in the land : that I may root out all wicked doers from
the city of the Lord.
Same Collect for Sunday along with
this one added in the 1928 BCP:
GRANT,
we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together in
unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples, to the
glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Psalter: Psalm 148
Epistle Reading: Acts 8.14-17
Gospel Reading: St. John 10.1-10
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