27
October
The
Victory at Saxa Ruba
"Labarum,
hoc est Christi sacratum nomine signum."
Collect: Almighty God, Captain of the
Host, grant, we beseech thee, that through thy grace we might be ever vigilant
to recognize thy sign, and hear thy calling; through thy Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, forever
and ever. Amen
Psalm 144: Benedictus
Dominus.
BLESSED be the LORD my
strength, who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My hope and my
fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in whom I trust; who subdueth my
people that is under me. LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him?
or the son of man, that thou so regardest him? Man is like a thing of nought;
his time passeth away like a shadow. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth thy lightning, and tear
them; shoot out thine arrows, and consume them. Send down thine hand from
above; deliver me, and take me but of the great waters, from the hand of
strangers; Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand
of wickedness. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God; and sing praises unto
thee upon a ten-stringed lute. Thou hast given victory unto kings, and hast
delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword. Save me, and deliver
me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right
hand is a right hand of iniquity: That our sons may grow up as the young
plants, and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple;
That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store; that our
sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our fields; That our oxen
may be strong to labour; that there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and
no complaining in our streets. Happy are the people that are in such a case;
yea, blessed are the people who have the LORD for their God.
Ephesians 6:
10-18
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of
his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with
the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Luke xii. 35
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the
wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to
meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second
watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those
servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour
the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an
hour when ye think not.
Here is the link for the Collect and readings: Saxa Ruba
The Twenty-second
Sunday after Trinity.
1
Samuel 2.1-10
Exultant cor meum
My 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 not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a
God of knowledge, * and by him actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty men are broken,
* and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
They that were full have hired out
themselves for bread; * and they that were hungry ceased:
So that the barren hath born seven; *
and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: *
he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich:
* he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, *
and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
To set them among princes, *
and to make them inherit the throne of glory:
For the pillars of the earth are the
LORD'S, * and he hath set the world upon them.
He will keep the feet of his saints,
and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; * for by strength shall no man
prevail.
The adversaries of the LORD shall be
broken to pieces; * out of heaven shall he thunder upon them:
The LORD shall judge the ends of the
earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, * and exalt the horn of his
anointed.
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.
LORD, we beseech thee
to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy
protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve
thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament
Reading: Numbers 20.14-29
Psalter: Psalm 123,
124, 125 | 136, 138
Epistle Reading: Philippians
1.3-11
Gospel Reading: St.
Matthew 18.21-35
