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 them also
be merry and joyful.
4. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name : magnify him that
rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; praise him in his Name JAH,
and rejoice before him.
5. He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the
widows : even God in his holy habitation.
6. He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, and
bringeth the prisoners out of captivity : but letteth the runagates continue in
scarceness.
7. O God, when thou wentest forth before the people : when thou wentest
through the wilderness;
8. The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God : even
as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is the God of Israel.
9. Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance : and
refreshedst it when it was weary.
10. Thy congregation shall dwell therein : for thou, O God, hast of thy
goodness prepared for the poor.
11. The Lord gave the word : great was the company of the preachers.
The Collect
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the
Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head cornerstone; Grant
us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may
be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through the same Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 28.9-16
Psalter: Psalm 118
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2.17-22
Gospel Reading: St. John 15.17-27
Homily: http://orderofcenturions.org/documents/simon_jude.html#homily
The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.
Psalm
124
Nisi quia Dominus
1. IF THE Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say :
if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us;
2. They had swallowed us up quick : when thy were so wrathfully
displeased at us.
3. Yea, the waters had drowned us : and the stream had gone over our
soul.
4. The deep waters of the proud : had gone even over our soul.
5. But praised be the Lord : who hath not given us over for a prey unto
their teeth.
6. Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler :
the snare is broken, and we are delivered .
7. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord : who hath made heaven and
earth.
The Collect.
O GOD, our refuge and
strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to
hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask
faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 64.1-12
Psalter: Psalm 126, 127, 128 | 140, 141
Epistle Reading: Philippians 3.17-21
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 22.15-22
Homily: http://orderofcenturions.org/documents/trinity23_chrysostom_philipians.html
