The Third Sunday after Easter.
Philippians 2.5-16
Hoc
enim sentite in vobis
Let this mind
be in you, * which was also in Christ Jesus:
Who, being in
the form of God, * thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, * and was made in
the likeness of men:
And being
found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, * and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God
also hath highly exalted him, * and given him a name which is above every name:
That at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, * of things in heaven,
and things in earth, and things under the
earth;
And that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, * to the glory
of God the Father.
Wherefore, my
beloved, as ye have always obeyed, * not as in my presence only,
But now much
more in my absence, * work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God
which worketh in you * both to will and to do of his good
pleasure.
Do all things
without murmurings and disputings: * That ye may be blameless and harmless, the
sons of God, without rebuke,
In the midst
of a crooked and perverse nation, * among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Holding forth
the word of life; * that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not
run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
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.
ALMIGHTY God, who shewest to them
that be in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return
into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all them that are admitted into the
fellowship of Christ’s Religion, that they may eschew those things that are
contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to
the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: 1 Samuel
2.1b-10
Psalter: Psalm 120, 121, 122 | 123,
124, 125
Epistle Reading: 1 Peter 2.11-17
Gospel Reading: St. John 16.16-24
Saint Mark the Evangelist
[25 April]
[25 April]
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly
doctrine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark; Give us grace that, being not like
children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be established
in the truth of thy holy Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Epistle
Reading: Ephesians 4.7-16
Gospel
Reading: John 15.1-11
“Wherefore,
beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found
of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the
longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved
brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things;
in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned
and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto
their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these
things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of
the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory
both now and for ever. Amen” (2 Peter 3.14-18).
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